Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

18-Night Miami to Rio de Janeiro Cruise Adventure

Regent · Seven Seas Mariner · from Miami

$15,699 per person · next sails Jan 4, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Miami (MIA)

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

Open-jaw · fly into MIA, home from GIG · $2,204 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Miami

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.

43 mi from Miami

The Everglades National Park

10 mi from Miami

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Sprawling tropical botanical garden with rare plant collections from around the world, including orchid conservatory and seed bank; visitors wander th…

Your voyage · 18 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
Miami Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–3
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 4
Charlotte Amalieport guide →
Private Full-Day Boat Charter · $1,100 for two with Project Expedition (local operator charter)how to make it yours → ·
Day 5
St. John'sport guide →
Private Half-Day Island Adventure & Trunk Bay Beach · $300 for two with GetYourGuide (Local St. John Private Tour Operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Cosol Tours · $300 for two with Cosol Tours (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Bridgetownport guide →
Turtles at Sunset cocktail sail by luxury catamaran · $220 for two with Tiami Catamaran Cruises (official)how to make it yours →
Day 8
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 9
Devils Islandport guide →
Île Saint-Joseph Silent Cells · $360 for two with Undiscovered Destinationshow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 11
Belem
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Days 12–13
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 14
Recife & Olinda · $128 for two with Gray Line Recifehow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
★ Praia do Gunga — how to make it yours →
Day 16
Bahia de Salvadorport guide →
Private Full-Day Tour · $260 for two with ToursByLocals – Sayuri K. Private Salvador Guidehow to make it yours →
Day 17
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 18
Rua das Pedras & Orla Bardot · $80 for two with GoWithGuide – Búzios Local Guideshow to make it yours →
Day 19
Rio de Janeiro Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Rio de Janeiro

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

4 mi from Rio de Janeiro

Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)

5 mi from Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Miami

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

6 mi from Miami · fly MIA

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

Tropical Culture & Adventure

See the whole plan →
129 mi from Miami · fly EYW

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

Coastal Culture & Coral Roads

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Rio de Janeiro (GIG)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into MIA, home from GIG · 2 travelers $2,204 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Miami · Luxury~$450
Cruise fare18 nights · Regent · 2 guests$31,398
Shore excursions8 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,748
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$36,980
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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