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Azamara Club Cruises (14 Cruises)

Carnival Cruise Line (3 Cruises)

Celebrity Cruises (2 Cruises)

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Celebrity Constellation

2184 Passengers
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Celebrity XCEL

3260 Passengers
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Costa Cruises (78 Cruises)

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Costa Pacifica

4118 Passengers
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1 February 13 days Round-trip from Marseille, France
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Crystal Cruises (8 Cruises)

Cunard (13 Cruises)

Emerald Waterways (6 Cruises)

Explora Journeys (29 Cruises)

Explora II

Explora II

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2 February 22 days One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Lisbon
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Holland America Line (6 Cruises)

MSC Cruises (334 Cruises)

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MSC Magnifica

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5 December 11 days Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy
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7 December 11 days Round-trip from Marseille, France
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8 December 11 days Round-trip from Tarragona, Spain
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15 December 11 days Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy
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16 December 11 days Round-trip from Genoa, Italy
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17 December 11 days Round-trip from Marseille, France
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18 December 11 days One-way from Tarragona to Barcelona
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25 December 11 days Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy
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26 December 11 days Round-trip from Genoa, Italy
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27 December 11 days Round-trip from Marseille, France
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28 December 11 days Round-trip from Barcelona, Spain
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12 October 32 days One-way from Alicante to Durban
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Norwegian Cruise Line (6 Cruises)

Norwegian Pearl Cruise Ship

Norwegian Pearl

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Norwegian Star

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Explorer of the Seas

3114 Passengers
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Rhapsody of the Seas

2040 Passengers
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Scenic Cruises (2 Cruises)

Scenic Eclipse II.

Scenic Eclipse II

228 Passengers
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SeaDream Yacht Club (4 Cruises)

Silversea Cruises (13 Cruises)

There is a face in Alicante's mountain. Look well at Benacantil Mount from the dock: its flank draws the profile of a sleeping Moor, a stone guardian beneath Santa Bárbara Castle. The entire port of call sits within this image—an Andalusian city adopted on the Valencian coast, where the fortress watches over palms, tapas and a waterfront promenade among Spain's most elegant.

Arrival at Muelle de Levante

Cruise ships moor at Muelle de Levante, about two kilometres from the historic centre. A free shuttle links the terminal to Plaza Puerta del Mar in a few minutes, at the threshold of the marina and old quarter; good walkers cover the distance on foot in about twenty minutes along the basins. The day can then organise itself without constraint, everything unfolding within a kilometre radius around the marina and its cafés.

The Explanada: Six and a Half Million Tesserae

The obvious first stop: the Explanada de España, the promenade tiled with mosaics of red, cream and black marble that undulates beneath four rows of palms, facing the yachts. Its waves of stone, assembled tile by tile, form one of the country's most photographed urban floors. Ice-cream kiosks, musicians and chess players make it the open-air salon of Alicantians, from morning until late at night. In June, the promenade becomes the theatre of the Fogueres de Sant Joan, fire festivals that set the city ablaze for an entire week.

Santa Bárbara: The Sentinel of Benacantil

One hundred sixty-six metres above the waters, the fortress ranks among Spain's largest medieval military strongholds. An elevator carved into the rock, accessible from the waterfront near Postiguet Beach, spares the climb for a few euros. Up there, ramparts of Arab origin, Gothic rooms and cannons compose a free-ranging tour, with a circular panorama over the bay, the blue roofs of the old city and the inland mountains as your reward.

El Barrio: The Old City With Vivid Façades

At the foot of the slope, the El Barrio quarter climbs in colourful lanes: cobalt-blue and ochre houses of the Santa Cruz sector, washing on balconies, flowered staircases. You encounter the Co-Cathedral of San Nicolás and the Basilica of Santa María, whose Baroque portal contrasts with the Gothic austerity of the nave. Archaeology enthusiasts will venture to the MARQ, a multi-award-winning provincial museum, whilst Postiguet Beach, tucked in the centre, allows an impromptu plunge between monuments. Come evening, the same quarter becomes the realm of tapas bars; at noon, its squares offer perfect shade for a frozen nougat, the province's specialty.

The Central Market and Alicante's Table

Ten minutes north, Mercado Central lines beneath its Modernist vaults red prawns from the coast, tuna preparations, Calasparra rice and mountains of citrus fruits. It is the perfect place to compose a picnic or spot the products that make local cuisine renowned, starting with seafood rice that restaurants here vary well beyond paella, often served straight in their cast-iron pans.

Leaving With the Light

Alicante yields reluctantly, at precisely the moment when the declining sun tints Benacantil's ramparts pink and lengthens the shadow of the palms on the docks. The stone Moor continues to sleep above the palms, the Explanada's mosaic still undulates, and the passenger returns aboard with this certainty: few Spanish ports of call offer so much within so few metres.

Frequently Asked Questions

At the Muelle de Levante, about two kilometres from the historic centre. A free shuttle links the terminal to Plaza Puerta del Mar in a few minutes; strong walkers cover the distance in twenty minutes along the basins.
A promenade paved in red, cream and black marble mosaic, six and a half million tesserae laid in stone waves beneath four rows of palm trees, facing the yachts. It is Alicante's open-air drawing room.
A lift cut into the rock, entered from the seafront near Postiguet beach, saves the climb. The fortress stands 166 metres above the water and ranks among Spain's largest medieval military sites.
A full circle of views over the bay, the old town rooftops and the inland mountains. The route is self-guided, through Arab-era ramparts, Gothic halls and cannon batteries.
The old town at the foot of Mount Benacantil: brightly painted lanes, cobalt and ochre houses in the Santa Cruz quarter, washing on balconies and flowered staircases. It holds the co-cathedral of San Nicolás and the basilica of Santa María.
Yes, Postiguet beach adjoins the centre, within walking distance of the terminal. It is one of the rare Mediterranean calls where a swim can be improvised between two monuments.
The Explanada and the marina, the lift up to the castle, then El Barrio and the Mercado Central. Everything sits within a kilometre of the marina, which makes it one of Spain's densest calls.
Under modernist vaults, ten minutes north of the centre: red prawns from the coast, cured tuna, Calasparra rice and mountains of citrus. It is the place to spot the products behind the local cooking.
The seafood rices, which local restaurants take well beyond paella and often serve straight in their cast-iron pan. And turrón, the province's speciality, in its ice-cream version when it is hot.
Seen from the quay, its flank forms the profile of a sleeping face, nicknamed the Moor's Face. Look for it before you go ashore: the pier is the best vantage point.