Valencia is a beautiful coastal city with lots to see and to do. Being on the oceanfront means the has access to many boat trips from Valencia that can easily take you to nearby islands, coastal towns or even further away. I personally love taking a boat or a train instead of a car or a plane, as it gives me an immediate relaxed holiday feeling. If the sea is calm, it is a real pleasure being on a ship of all sizes and shapes.
Your boat trip in Valencia might be crowded because this type of day trip is beginning to get more popular. There are many providers for a Valencia boat trip. Some take you for a whole day and others only for a couple of hours. From the coastline you can see all of the Valencia sites. Sometimes you even see dolphins and sea turtles. If you go a bit further from the coast of Valencia it is even more beautiful. The beaches of the Balearic Islands have white sand and the water is turquoise blue.
Mundomarino sails with a catamaran from the harbour of Valencia, for trips from 1 hour up till a 3-hour tour. In some trips they serve lunch or a glass of cava at sunset. If the weather is good you can go for a swim in open water. The prices start at €15 and go up to €45. There are excursions every day if the weather allows it. The capacity of the catamaran is for 100 people.
Rent Yacht World organizes short and longer trips for smaller groups. The boat capacity is for only 10 persons. If you want a longer stay, you can book a weekend trip visiting other coastal towns like Denia, Javea, Moraira, Calpe and Altea. These trips start at €145 per person a day in August (for a group of 8). If you go on a week trip you can visit the islands Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera. This starts at €92 per person a day in August (for a group of 8).
From the port of Valencia, daily ferries will take you to the Balearic Islands. Balearia and Trasmediterranea are the two ferry companies that take you in 5.5 hours to Ibiza (price starts with €39 one-way-trip) and in 7.5 hours to Mallorca (price starts with €55 one-way trip). On the ferries you have a restaurant, you can book a cabin, bring your car or your dog.
Barcelona is of course the cruise capital of Spain, but Valencia is becoming more popular as a cruise destination. Cruise ships that pass by for a day and also cruises that depart from Valencia. MSC and Costa both have several ships that do the Mediterranean Sea in a week’s time. You will visit Rome, Marseille, Barcelona, Genoa, Palermo and Cagliari within 7 days. In spring or autumn, you can choose for a transatlantic cruise. When it’s winter in Europe, they set sail for better weather destinations. Go where the cruise ships go!