Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

12-Night Mexican Riviera Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Zaandam · round-trip from San Diego

$1,199 per person · next sails Dec 7, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into San Diego (SAN)

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

Round-trip into SAN · $594 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near San Diego

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.

1 mi from San Diego

Balboa Park

0 mi from San Diego

San Diego Zoo

Your voyage · 12 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
San Diego Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Cabo San Lucasport guide →
El Arco & Lover's Beach · $240 for two with High Tide Los Caboshow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Coronado Island · $272 for two with Wild Loreto Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Guaymas Sonora Mexicoport guide →
Perlas del Mar de Cortez · $1,200 for two with Perlas del Mar de Cortez (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 6
TOPOLOBAMPOport guide →
El Chepe Express · $190 for two with Chepe Express (Ferromex — official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Pichilingue (La Paz)port guide →
Isla Espíritu Santo · $260 for two with Baja Espíritu (local expert operator, La Paz)how to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Isla de Venados · $270 for two with Mazatlan Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Puerto Vallartaport guide →
Hidden Beach at Marietas Islands · $111 for two with Vallarta Adventureshow to make it yours → ·
Days 10–11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Gray whale watching in Todos Santos Bay · $50 for two with Viva Ensenada (official local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
San Diego Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from San Diego

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

2 mi from San Diego · 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 San Diego

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

2 mi from San Diego · fly SAN

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

Coast Culture Adventure

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Home

Fly home from San Diego (SAN)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into SAN · 2 travelers $594 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · San Diego · Premium~$290
Cruise fare12 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$2,398
Shore excursions8 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,593
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$6,055
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); 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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