Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

37-Night Abu Dhabi to New York Cruise Adventure

Regent · Seven Seas Splendor · from Abu Dhabi

$25,949 per person · next sails Apr 25, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Abu Dhabi (AUH)

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

Open-jaw · fly into AUH, home from JFK · $2,106 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Abu Dhabi

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.

6 mi from Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

7 mi from Abu Dhabi

Louvre Abu Dhabi

Your voyage · 37 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
Abu Dhabi 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
Wadi Darbat, Jabal Samhan & Sinkhole · $346 for two with Beautiful Salalah Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 5–7
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 8
Al-Balad UNESCO Old Town · $550 for two with GetYourGuide – Private Jeddah Old City Tour (local expert guide)how to make it yours → ·
Day 9
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 10–11
Luxor/Karnak (Safaga)port guide →
Karnak Temple Complex · $90 for two with Cairo Top Tours (Safaga Shore Excursions)how to make it yours → ·
Days 12–13
Aqaba Walking Tour · $50 for two with TripAdvisor Experiences – Aqaba Walking Tour: History, Culture & Foodhow to make it yours →
Days 14–15
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 16–17
Jerusalem Old City & Western Wall · $1,195 for two with Bein Harim Israel Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Ancient Kourion & Apollo Sanctuary · $200 for two with Tours by Locals – Cyprus Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 19
Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos · $784 for two with Rhodes Islander (Licensed Private Guides)how to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Kusadasi (Ephesus)port guide →
The Ephesus Experience Museum · $86 for two with Ephesus Archaeological Site (official, Ministry of Culture and Tourism)how to make it yours → ·
Day 21
Piraeus (Athens)port guide →
★ The Acropolis & Parthenon, Guided Skip-the-Line — how to make it yours →
Day 22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 23
Pompeii Private Excavation Tour with Archaeologist… · $223 for two with Askos Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 24
Civitavecchia (Rome)port guide →
★ Vatican, Sistine Chapel & Colosseum in One Day — how 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
Park Guell · $39 for two with Park Guell (official, Barcelona City Council)how to make it yours → ·
Day 27
Alicante Secrets · $97 for two with Alicante Tasting Clubhow to make it yours →
Day 28
★ Granada & the Alhambra — how to make it yours →
Day 29
Casablancaport guide →
Private Guided Tour of Casablanca with Hassan II M… · $240 for two with Tours By Locals – Casablanca Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Days 30–35
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 36
Peggy's Cove & Lunenburg · $285 for two with Down East Tours (Halifax)how to make it yours → ·
Day 37
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 38
New York Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near New York

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

4 mi from New York

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Home

Fly home from New York (JFK)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into AUH, home from JFK · 2 travelers $2,106 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Abu Dhabi · Luxury~$318
Cruise fare37 nights · Regent · 2 guests$51,898
Shore excursions13 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$4,185
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$58,687
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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