Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

33-Night Barcelona to La Romana Cruise Adventure

Costa · Costa Fascinosa · from Barcelona

$3,425 per person · next sails Nov 2, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Barcelona (BCN)

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

Open-jaw · fly into BCN, home from PUJ · $1,792 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Barcelona

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 Barcelona

Sagrada Família

7 mi from Barcelona

Colònia Güell Church (Crypt) & Modernist Industrial Site

Gaudí designed the crypt of this worker's church for an industrialist's textile colony; the organic architecture buried underground feels like enterin…

Your voyage · 33 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
Barcelona Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 1–2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
★ Granada & the Alhambra — how to make it yours →
Day 4
Upper Rock Nature Reserve · $140 for two with Tours of Gibraltar (official licensed operators)how 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
Ponta Delgadaport guide →
Sete Cidades Twin Lakes · $274 for two with Azores Private Tours (official)how to make it yours → ·
Days 8–11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Charlottetownport guide →
Green Gables House & Anne of Green Gables Island E… · $234 for two with Prince Edward Tours (PETours)how to make it yours →
Day 13
Thunder Bayport guide →
Sunrise Hike to the Top of the Sleeping Giant · $185 for two with Sleeping Giant Provincial Park (Ontario Parks) with a licensed local hiking guidehow to make it yours → ·
Days 14–15
Jerusalem Old City & Western Wall · $1,195 for two with Bein Harim Israel Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Sant John (canada)
⚙ Curating Sant John (canada)’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 17–18
Private Luxury Boston Tour · $350 for two with Boston Private Tourshow to make it yours →
Days 19–20
★ Manhattan Helicopter Tour — how to make it yours →
Days 21–22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 23
Port Canaveralport guide →
Dolphin & Manatee Small-Boat Wildlife Tour · $98 for two with Dolphin Family Tours LLChow to make it yours → ·
Day 24
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)port guide →
Jungle Queen Riverboat -- the Exact Boat the Ship… · $62 for two with Jungle Queen Riverboathow to make it yours →
Day 25
Half Moon Cay (Little San Salvador Island)port guide →
Horseback Riding by Land & Sea · $240 for two with Pegasus Ranch (cruise-line contractor; sold only through the Carnival / Holland America shore-excursion desk)how to make it yours → ·
Day 26
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 27
★ Saona Island Private Speedboat & Natural Pool Day — how to make it yours →
Day 28
Caribbean Sea Darkest Spot
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Day 29
Port of Kingstownport guide →
La Soufrière Volcano Summit Hike · $190 for two with Sailor's Wilderness Tours SVGhow to make it yours → ·
Day 30
Bridgetownport guide →
Turtles at Sunset cocktail sail by luxury catamaran · $220 for two with Tiami Catamaran Cruises (official)how to make it yours →
Day 31
Pointe-a-Pitreport guide →
Death in Paradise Filming Locations & Botanical Ga… · $171 for two with Karukera Experienceshow to make it yours → ·
Days 31–32
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 32
Port of Basseterreport guide →
Mt. Liamuiga Volcano Crater Hike · $150 for two with Duke of Earl Adventures (Earl Pemberton)how to make it yours → ·
Day 33
Norman Island · $240 for two with BVI Sailing & Snorkel Tours (local operator via Tripadvisor direct)how to make it yours → ·
Day 34
La Romana Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near La Romana

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

38 mi from La Romana

Hoyo Azul (Blue Hole)

138 mi from La Romana

Camuy Caves

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Barcelona

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

8 mi from Barcelona · fly BCN

Barcelona Beyond the Crowds: Gaudí, Galician Seafood & Montserrat

Modernist Architecture & Catalan Feasting

See the whole plan →
210 mi from Barcelona · fly MRS

Provence by the Senses: Lavender, Truffles, and Roman Stone

Culinary Heritage & Open Road

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from La Romana

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

46 mi from La Romana · fly SDQ

Barahona: The Dominican Coast You Haven't Heard Of Yet

Wild Coast & Mountain Culture

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Home

Fly home from La Romana (PUJ)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into BCN, home from PUJ · 2 travelers $1,792 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Barcelona · Contemporary~$189
Cruise fare33 nights · Costa · 2 guests$6,850
Shore excursions14 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,749
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$12,760
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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