Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

41-Night Vancouver to Buenos Aires Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Nieuw Amsterdam · from Vancouver

$4,724 per person · next sails Oct 7, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Vancouver (YVR)

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

Open-jaw · fly into YVR, home from EZE · $1,482 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Vancouver

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.

58 mi from Vancouver

Private Whale Watching and Wildlife Tour (Capt. Jim's Whale Watching)

Board a comfortable vessel for expert-guided marine wildlife viewing, targeting orca, gray whales, sea otters, and bald eagles with naturalist narrati…

45 mi from Vancouver

Westcott Bay Sea Farms & Oyster Shack

Visit a working oyster farm where you can watch oyster cultivation in the bay, then shuck and eat fresh oysters at a waterfront shack with only raw ba…

Your voyage · 41 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
Vancouver 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
San Franciscoport guide →
San Francisco Gourmet Food & Neighbourhood Walking… · $218 for two with A Taste of SF Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
★ San Diego Zoo — how to make it yours →
Day 7
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 8
Cabo San Lucasport guide →
El Arco & Lover's Beach · $240 for two with High Tide Los Caboshow to make it yours → ·
Days 9–10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 11
Copalitilla Magic Waterfalls · $190 for two with Alejandro Morales – Certified Private Tour Guide, Huatulcohow to make it yours → ·
Day 12
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 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
Puntarenasport guide →
Monteverde Canopy Zip-Line · $110 for two with Extremo Monteverde Park (official)how to make it yours →
Day 15
CROSSING THE EQUATOR
⚙ Curating CROSSING THE EQUATOR’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 16–17
Manta (Quito)port guide →
Pacoche Wildlife Refuge · $172 for two with Manta Tour Guides (local expert — Tripadvisor verified)how to make it yours → ·
Day 18
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 19
Salaverry (Trujillo)port guide →
Huanchaco · $150 for two with Perú Together Travelhow to make it yours → ·
Days 20–21
Callao (Lima)port guide →
Palomino Islands · $170 for two with Mar Adentro Excursioneshow to make it yours → ·
Day 22
General San Martinport guide →
Ballestas Islands · $170 for two with Paracas Expeditions (official local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 23
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 24
Lauca National Park & Chungará Lake Full-Day Priva… · $230 for two with Nomades Aricahow to make it yours → ·
Day 25
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 26
Coquimbo (La Serena)port guide →
Elqui Valley · $348 for two with Tangol Tours La Serenahow to make it yours → ·
Day 27
San Antonioport guide →
Private Santiago City Tour · $280 for two with Tours by Locals – Santiago Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 28
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 29
Puerto Monttport guide →
Private Osorno Volcano & Petrohué Falls Shore Excu… · $512 for two with Ports of Call Tours (Puerto Montt local specialist)how to make it yours → ·
Day 30
Puerto Chacabucoport guide →
Laguna San Rafael Glacier · $500 for two with Loberias del Surhow to make it yours → ·
Day 31
Chilean
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
12 more days at sea and ashore
Days 41–42
Buenos Aires Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Buenos Aires

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

0 mi from Buenos Aires

Teatro Colón

0 mi from Buenos Aires

La Boca (Caminito & Street Art Circuit)

Beyond the tourist-heavy Caminito street, La Boca's back alleys feature extraordinary contemporary street art and muralism that reflects the neighborh…

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Vancouver

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

44 mi from Vancouver · fly YYJ

Victoria's Wild Coast: Falconry, Gold Mines, and the Pacific

Coastal Wilderness Luxury

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130 mi from Vancouver · fly SEA

Tacoma's Wild Side: Puget Sound, Quarries & a Volcano

Pacific Northwest Adventure Base

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130 mi from Vancouver · fly SEA

Salt Air and Oyster Shells: A San Juan Islands Sailing Guide

Island Hopping Pacific Northwest

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Buenos Aires

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

4 mi from Buenos Aires · fly AEP

Buenos Aires: Tango, Gauchos, and the Grand Colón Stage

Porteño Culture & Pampas

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Home

Fly home from Buenos Aires (EZE)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into YVR, home from EZE · 2 travelers $1,482 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Vancouver · Premium~$261
Cruise fare41 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$9,448
Shore excursions18 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$5,683
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$17,054
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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