Venice no longer allows these big ships to pass through like this!
Looking for a European cruise for Spring Break 2024
For the districts which follow the Standard Calendar, your spring break begins on Friday, March 22 which is a No School for Students, Teacher Work Day.
School resumes on April 1.
If you want to do a 7-day cruise that falls exactly within that window, YOU NEED to depart by March 24th.
Here are all the 7-day cruises going out during those dates!
the DODEA Regional School Calendars so you can confirm your spring break dates.
AFNorth – you have the first 2 weeks of April off, the 1st through the 16th.
Here are all the cruises going out over those weeks.
https://militarycruise.deals/AFNORTHapril2023
SHAPE – you have the 2nd and 3rd weeks of April off – here are cruises going out over those dates.
https://militarycruise.deals/SHAPEApril2024
Bahrain – you have the last week in March and the last week in April. https://militarycruise.deals/BahrainApril2024
Costa Smeralda, in March, a Balcony cabin for 5 may be available
https://militarycruise.deals/CostaSmeraldaMarch
There’s a special lower price on unassigned cabins, but those cabins don’t hold 5!
Cruise to the Eastern Med over Spring Break?
There aren’t many! Click here.
Can you go to Greece AND Spain in one 7-day cruise?
Western Mediterranean cruises move around the Western side of the Italian boot, toward Spain with stops in Italy, Malta, France, and Mediterranean Islands.
Eastern Mediterranean cruises sail toward Greece with stops in Croatia, Albania, Italy, and Montenegro.
Most 7-day cruises go to either the East or West side of the Med.
Only longer cruises or open jaw cruises will span the distance between East and West, hitting destinations on both sides of the Med in one cruise.
NEED A CABIN FOR 5 over the Standard Spring Break week?
Most ships have very few or no cabins for five. If they DO have any, we’ve identified them below for ya!
If the cruise you REALLY want doesn’t have any cabins for 5, you’ll have to get two cabins, one for 3 passengers and one for 2 passengers.
Contact us to help you do that. We’re experts at it. 🙂
Here are all your options.
Costa Smeralda
YES there are cabins for 5!
There are EP ocean views, BC and BP balconies, and GS Grand suites that hold 5 and sell out very quickly.
MSC Grandiosa and Virtuosa
YES ! Here are your options:
The SL1 Premium Suite Aurea and the OL2 Premium coean View.
That’s it!
Contact us to book these, or help you find cabins which are side-by-side, adjoining, or close to each other on the same deck.
Click here to see pictures and descriptions of the cabin types here which hold 5.
Find MSC kids clubs info here
For all Costa kids club info click here
In Germany? The closest cruise ports to you are:
For Western Med cruises: Savona, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Naples and Marseille are about an 7-8 hour drive from Stuttgart and K-town. Barcelona and Rome are about a 12 hour drive from central Germany – that’s a lot farther!
For Eastern Med cruises, Venice and Trieste are best! These ports are only 7 hours by car from Stuttgart.
Click here to see directions to the cruise terminal, where to stay and where to park.
How far are you from each cruise port? How much would it be to take a train, plane or bus? Click here and enter in your location and any cruise port to get those answers!
Stationed in Brussels, the Netherlands or the UK? Here are your closest cruise ports.
- Southampton/London
There won’t be any options from these ports for you during spring break. You’ll have to fly to ports further afield! There are some river cruises from Amsterdam that would fit for SHAPE spring break dates, have a look!
How far are you from each cruise port?
How much would it be to take a train, plane or bus?
Click here and enter in your location to find all transportation options and their price.
Cabins for 5 described!
MSC
FLA Super Family Balconies, Connecting B2 balcony cabins(triple or double/quad), sleeps up to 6, approximately 540 sq ft
S2 Fantastica Suites, one room that sleeps up to 5 measuring approximately 250 square feet.
O3 Aurea Ocean Views, one room that sleeps up to 5 measuring approximately 180 square feet.
Costa
EC Classic Ocean View cabins are on deck 1 and measure approximately 165 square feet.
EP Premium Ocean View cabins are on deck 2 and also measure approximately 165 square feet.
BC Classic Balcony cabins are on deck 6 and measure approximately 195 square feet.
BP Premium Balcony cabins are on deck 8 and measure approximately 195 square feet.
GS Grand Suites are the largest cabins for 5 available from Costa with approximately 375 square feet. They’re located on decks 6 and up.
