The Balearics are four islands and four different cruises. Mallorca brings the dramatic northwest calas and Palma's city marina scene. Menorca offers the quietest, most traditional cruising in the western Med. Ibiza hides world-class anchorages behind its clubland reputation. Formentera is the Caribbean of the Med, all turquoise shallows and beach restaurants.
A week can combine them: cross from Mallorca to Menorca for the north coast's virgin anchorages, drop south to Ibiza's west coast calas, and finish in Formentera's Ses Illetes with the stern to the beach.
The notes that matter: Posidonia seagrass is protected, so anchor only on sand and use the provided mooring fields. Summer berths in Ibiza town and Palma book out far ahead.
The verdict: the most complete short cruise in the Mediterranean. Four islands, zero compromises.
Photography: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
