Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

82-Night Southampton to Athens Cruise Adventure

Regent · Seven Seas Mariner · from Southampton

$75,099 per person · next sails Jul 30, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Southampton (LHR)

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

Open-jaw · fly into LHR, home from ATH · $2,774 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Southampton

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.

87 mi from Southampton

Sissinghurst Castle Garden: Room-by-Room Garden Design Masterclass

Literary gardens (1.5 hours) designed by Vita Sackville-West, arranged as 'rooms' of color and plant combinations; the white garden, rose garden, and…

67 mi from Southampton

Natural History Museum

Your voyage · 82 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
Southampton Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Honfleur · $205 for two with GetYourGuide (Honfleur Vintage Sidecar Experience)how to make it yours → ·
Day 3
St. Peter Port (Guernsey)port guide →
Private Island Highlights · $1,042 for two with Tours by Locals – Guernsey Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Saint Maloport guide →
Private Shore Excursion · $279 for two with Ophorus Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Private Shore Excursion · $214 for two with Ophorus Private Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 7–8
La Cité du Vin · $48 for two with La Cité du Vin (Official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 9
St. Jean de Luzport guide →
Private Guided Day in Biarritz · $605 for two with Guide du Pays Basque (Basque Country Private Guides)how to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Dragonstone, Mundaka & Guernica · $972 for two with Food Tours Bilbao (Private Guide & Chauffeur)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
Santiago de Compostela · $749 for two with ToursByLocals – La Coruña Local Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 13
Day 14
Private Benagil Cave Boat Tour · $82 for two with Algarve Cave Captain (private charter specialist)how to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Cadiz (Seville)port guide →
Plaza de España & Seville's Barrio Santa Cruz · $432 for two with The Magic of Seville – Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Tangier Kasbah, Medina & American Legation Private… · $240 for two with Tangier Private Tours (tangier-private-tours.com)how to make it yours → ·
Day 17
★ Granada & the Alhambra — 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
Modernista old-town walk and a luxury tapas circui… · $97 for two with Local licensed gastronomy operator (e.g. the Cartagena guided tapas & modernista walk) - book the official tour directhow to make it yours →
Day 20
Alicante Secrets · $97 for two with Alicante Tasting Clubhow to make it yours →
Day 21
★ Formentera Day Trip & Ses Illetes, the 'Spanish Ca… — how to make it yours →
Day 22
Palma de Mallorcaport guide →
Palma Bay Catamaran Sail with Swim & Snorkel Stops · $70 for two with SailPalma by Omare Yachtinghow 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
Park Guell · $39 for two with Park Guell (official, Barcelona City Council)how to make it yours → ·
Day 25
Girona · $531 for two with Top Private Tours – Palamoshow 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
St. Tropezport guide →
Private Riva Boat Tour · $648 for two with GetYourGuide – Luxury Private Riva Boat Tour St. Tropezhow to make it yours → ·
Day 28
Monte Carloport guide →
Casino de Monte-Carlo · $37 for two with Casino de Monte-Carlo (Société des Bains de Mer — official)how to make it yours → ·
52 more days at sea and ashore
Day 83
Piraeus (Athens) Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Athens

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

1 mi from Athens

Acropolis Museum

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Southampton

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

57 mi from Southampton · fly LHR

Churchill's Kent, Glyndebourne at Dusk & London's Secret Side

English Country Culture & City Grit

See the whole plan →
57 mi from Southampton · fly LHR

Cornwall's Wild Coast: Tin Mines, Tidal Castles & Beach Bars

Rugged Coastal Heritage Adventure

See the whole plan →
66 mi from Southampton · fly BRS

Georgian Bath, Wild Somerset: Limestone, Lions and Lock Flights

Georgian Bath Country Escape

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Athens

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

12 mi from Athens · fly ATH

Athens Unpacked: Ancient Marble, Rooftop Cinema & Seaside Stars

Mediterranean Culture & Cuisine

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Athens (ATH)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into LHR, home from ATH · 2 travelers $2,774 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · London · Luxury~$350
Cruise fare82 nights · Regent · 2 guests$150,198
Shore excursions49 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$16,065
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$169,567
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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