Route notes
Why this routing works
This 12-week routing starts with the long Atlantic crossing from Myrtle Beach into Lisbon, then works east and south through Barcelona, Athens, and Catania before shifting back north to Amsterdam and the British Isles. The sequence keeps the trip moving in one broad arc rather than backtracking, with the return to Myrtle Beach coming after the final stops in Dublin and Glasgow.
Two surface sectors are built into the ticket plan: Catania to Naples and Amsterdam to London are both handled overland rather than by air. That structure is useful when two points are close enough to connect on the ground, while preserving the flight segments for the longer jumps where the ticket does more of the work.
Timing is anchored by longer stays in Lisbon, Athens, Dublin, and Glasgow, with a very short stop in Barcelona and a mid-length stay in Catania. That mix suits a trip where a few cities function as base stops and others serve as short connectors, which is often the practical way to fit multiple European points into a 12-week plan without turning every stop into a one-night transit.
Because this is a business-class, multi-stop itinerary departing in May, the main ticketing value is in combining a transatlantic open-jaw style structure with several intra-Europe sectors on one plan. The route reads as a complex but orderly CATL itinerary: outbound from the US, a series of European flights and surface transfers, then a final transatlantic return from the British Isles back to Myrtle Beach.