Fred Olsen Cruise Lines · 52 nights
Balmoral weather: 52-night cruise from Valletta, October 19, 2026
The Balmoral (Fred Olsen Cruise Lines) leaves Valletta on October 19, 2026 for a 52-night cruise, with stops in Brindisi, Split, Koper, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Corfu and 22 more. It ends in Southampton on December 10, 2026. Typical afternoon highs along the route run from 47°F to 78°F (8°C to 26°C), and 23 days are at sea, where seas are typically moderate (around 5 ft).
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Day-by-day itinerary and typical weather
| Day | Port | High / low | Rain days | Wind | Typical seas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1Mon, Oct 19 | Valletta Embark | 77 / 68°F25 / 20°C | 17% | 14 mph23 km/h | – |
| Day 2Tue, Oct 20 | At sea | 74 / 64°F24 / 18°C | 15% | 10 mph15 km/h | 3 ft (0.8 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft |
| Day 3Wed, Oct 21 | Brindisi | 72 / 60°F22 / 16°C | 12% | 11 mph18 km/h | – |
| Day 4Thu, Oct 22 | Split | 72 / 58°F22 / 14°C | 22% | 10 mph16 km/h | – |
| Day 5Fri, Oct 23 | Koper | 67 / 55°F20 / 13°C | 36% | 11 mph17 km/h | – |
| Day 6Sat, Oct 24 | At sea | 69 / 57°F21 / 14°C | 30% | 7 mph11 km/h | 1 ft (0.3 m)Smooth; rougher days up to 3 ft |
| Day 7Sun, Oct 25 | Kotor | 71 / 60°F21 / 16°C | 23% | 7 mph11 km/h | – |
| Day 8Mon, Oct 26 | Dubrovnik | 71 / 55°F22 / 13°C | 25% | 11 mph17 km/h | – |
| Day 9Tue, Oct 27 | Corfu | 72 / 63°F22 / 17°C | 23% | 9 mph14 km/h | – |
| Day 10Wed, Oct 28 | At sea | 73 / 62°F23 / 17°C | 24% | 7 mph11 km/h | 3 ft (0.8 m)Slight; rougher days up to 5 ft |
| Day 11Thu, Oct 29 | Heraklion | 74 / 62°F23 / 17°C | 25% | 10 mph16 km/h | – |
| Day 12Fri, Oct 30 | Syros | 68 / 62°F20 / 17°C | 5% | 19 mph31 km/h | – |
| Day 13Sat, Oct 31 | At sea | 69 / 58°F21 / 14°C | 8% | 10 mph15 km/h | 2 ft (0.6 m)Slight; rougher days up to 3 ft |
| Day 14Sun, Nov 1 | Thessaloniki | 66 / 51°F19 / 11°C | 23% | 7 mph11 km/h | – |
| Day 15Mon, Nov 2 | Mytilene | 68 / 57°F20 / 14°C | 20% | 13 mph21 km/h | – |
| Day 16Tue, Nov 3 | Kos | 72 / 63°F22 / 17°C | 20% | 11 mph18 km/h | – |
| Day 17Wed, Nov 4 | Rhodes | 74 / 63°F23 / 17°C | 13% | 9 mph15 km/h | – |
| Day 18Thu, Nov 5 | At sea | 76 / 63°F24 / 17°C | 15% | 7 mph11 km/h | 2 ft (0.5 m)Smooth; rougher days up to 3 ft |
| Day 19Fri, Nov 6 | Limassol | 77 / 62°F25 / 17°C | 17% | 9 mph15 km/h | – |
| Day 20Sat, Nov 7 | At sea | 78 / 63°F25 / 17°C | 15% | 8 mph13 km/h | 2 ft (0.6 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft |
| Day 21Sun, Nov 8 | Alexandria | 78 / 64°F26 / 18°C | 12% | 12 mph19 km/h | – |
| Day 22Mon, Nov 9 | At sea | 77 / 60°F25 / 16°C | 15% | 7 mph11 km/h | 1 ft (0.4 m)Smooth; rougher days up to 3 ft |
| Day 23Tue, Nov 10 | Marmaris | 75 / 57°F24 / 14°C | 18% | 7 mph11 km/h | – |
| Day 24Wed, Nov 11 | At sea | 70 / 55°F21 / 13°C | 18% | 8 mph12 km/h | 1 ft (0.3 m)Smooth; rougher days up to 2 ft |
| Day 25Thu, Nov 12 | Istanbul | 64 / 53°F18 / 12°C | 18% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 26Fri, Nov 13 | At sea | 67 / 54°F20 / 12°C | 15% | 9 mph14 km/h | 1 ft (0.3 m)Smooth; rougher days up to 3 ft |
| Day 27Sat, Nov 14 | Piraeus (Athens) | 71 / 55°F21 / 13°C | 12% | 10 mph16 km/h | – |
| Day 28Sun, Nov 15 | At sea | 72 / 60°F22 / 16°C | 22% | 9 mph15 km/h | 2 ft (0.7 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft |
| Day 29Mon, Nov 16 | At sea | 67 / 56°F19 / 13°C | 30% | 11 mph18 km/h | 3 ft (1.0 m)Slight; rougher days up to 8 ft |
| Day 30Tue, Nov 17 | Valletta | 68 / 61°F20 / 16°C | 35% | 19 mph30 km/h | – |
| Day 31Wed, Nov 18 | Trapani | 65 / 56°F18 / 13°C | 60% | 15 mph24 km/h | – |
| Day 32Thu, Nov 19 | At sea | 67 / 55°F19 / 13°C | 35% | 10 mph15 km/h | 4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 7 ft |
| Day 33Fri, Nov 20 | At sea | 67 / 55°F19 / 13°C | 35% | 10 mph15 km/h | 4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 7 ft |
| Day 34Sat, Nov 21 | At sea | 67 / 55°F19 / 13°C | 35% | 10 mph15 km/h | 4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 7 ft |
| Day 35Sun, Nov 22 | Cartagena (Murcia, Spain) | 69 / 53°F21 / 12°C | 10% | 11 mph17 km/h | – |
| Day 36Mon, Nov 23 | At sea | 67 / 53°F20 / 12°C | 15% | 9 mph14 km/h | 2 ft (0.7 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft |
| Day 37Tue, Nov 24 | Gibraltar | 66 / 54°F19 / 12°C | 20% | 13 mph21 km/h | – |
| Day 38Wed, Nov 25 | At sea | 72 / 56°F22 / 14°C | 14% | 10 mph16 km/h | 3 ft (0.9 m)Slight; rougher days up to 5 ft |
| Day 39Thu, Nov 26 | Agadir | 77 / 59°F25 / 15°C | 7% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 40Fri, Nov 27 | At sea | 76 / 61°F25 / 16°C | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h | 3 ft (1.0 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft |
| Day 41Sat, Nov 28 | Tenerife (Santa Cruz) | 76 / 64°F24 / 18°C | 33% | 9 mph15 km/h | – |
| Day 42Sun, Nov 29 | Gran Canaria | 61 / 44°F16 / 7°C | 37% | 7 mph12 km/h | – |
| Day 43Mon, Nov 30 | Arrecife | 73 / 64°F23 / 18°C | 12% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 44Tue, Dec 1 | At sea | 69 / 61°F21 / 16°C | 29% | 10 mph16 km/h | 4 ft (1.3 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 9 ft |
| Day 45Wed, Dec 2 | Funchal | 68 / 60°F20 / 15°C | 48% | 11 mph18 km/h | – |
| Day 46Thu, Dec 3 | At sea | 64 / 56°F18 / 13°C | 41% | 9 mph14 km/h | 5 ft (1.5 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 9 ft |
| Day 47Fri, Dec 4 | At sea | 64 / 56°F18 / 13°C | 41% | 9 mph14 km/h | 5 ft (1.5 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 9 ft |
| Day 48Sat, Dec 5 | Lisbon | 61 / 51°F16 / 11°C | 33% | 12 mph19 km/h | – |
| Day 49Sun, Dec 6 | Porto | 58 / 48°F15 / 9°C | 50% | 13 mph21 km/h | – |
| Day 50Mon, Dec 7 | At sea | 52 / 43°F11 / 6°C | 41% | 10 mph16 km/h | 5 ft (1.4 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 8 ft |
| Day 51Tue, Dec 8 | At sea | 52 / 43°F11 / 6°C | 41% | 10 mph16 km/h | 5 ft (1.4 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 8 ft |
| Day 52Wed, Dec 9 | At sea | 52 / 43°F11 / 6°C | 41% | 10 mph16 km/h | 5 ft (1.4 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 8 ft |
| Day 53Thu, Dec 10 | Southampton Disembark | 47 / 38°F8 / 3°C | 32% | 13 mph21 km/h | – |
Seas are significant wave height, the average of the highest third of waves, on the Douglas sea state scale. What that means on board.
Ports on this cruise
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