Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

17-Night Los Angeles to Tampa Cruise Adventure

Celebrity · Celebrity Summit · from Los Angeles

$1,639 per person · next sails Oct 1, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Los Angeles (LAX)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Open-jaw · fly into LAX, home from MCO · $740 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Los Angeles

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

111 mi from Los Angeles

Balboa Park

Your voyage · 17 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Los Angeles Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
Puerto Vallartaport guide →
Hidden Beach at Marietas Islands · $111 for two with Vallarta Adventureshow to make it yours → ·
Days 5–6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Puerto Quetzalport guide →
Private Antigua Colonial City & Jade Factory Full-… · $265 for two with Tours by Locals — Guatemala Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 9
Puntarenasport guide →
Monteverde Canopy Zip-Line · $110 for two with Extremo Monteverde Park (official)how to make it yours →
Day 10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 11
Panama Canalport guide →
★ Panama Canal Full Transit — how to make it yours →
Day 12
Modernista old-town walk and a luxury tapas circui… · $97 for two with Local licensed gastronomy operator (e.g. the Cartagena guided tapas & modernista walk) - book the official tour directhow to make it yours →
Day 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
White River Valley · $140 for two with White River Valley (official)how to make it yours →
Day 15
Georgetownport guide →
Coral Gardens & Barrier Reef Snorkel with Starfish… · $130 for two with Cayman Watersportshow to make it yours → ·
Days 16–17
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 18
Tampa Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Tampa

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

62 mi from Tampa

Walt Disney World Resort

71 mi from Tampa

Universal Orlando Resort

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Los Angeles

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

110 mi from Los Angeles · fly SAN

Salt Marsh to Surf Break: San Diego's Wild, Cultured Edge

Coast Culture Adventure

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Tampa

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

200 mi from Tampa · fly MIA

Miami Beach: Art, Everglades & Cuban Soul at a Smart Price

Tropical Culture & Adventure

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238 mi from Tampa · fly EYW

Salt Air & Secrets: A Key West Road Trip Worth Lingering Over

Coastal Culture & Coral Roads

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Home

Fly home from Tampa (MCO)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into LAX, home from MCO · 2 travelers $740 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Los Angeles · Premium~$812
Cruise fare17 nights · Celebrity · 2 guests$3,278
Shore excursions6 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$853
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$5,863
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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