Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

90-Night Mexico Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Zaandam · round-trip from San Diego

$20,599 per person · next sails Jan 30, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into San Diego (SAN)

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

Round-trip into SAN · $528 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near San Diego

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 San Diego

Balboa Park

0 mi from San Diego

San Diego Zoo

Your voyage · 90 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, the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
San Diego Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Kahului
Haleakalā Sunrise · $527 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Kona
Big Island Manta Ray Night Snorkel · $230 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor · $118 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 10–11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
CROSSING THE EQUATOR
⚙ Curating CROSSING THE EQUATOR’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 13–14
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 15
Pago Pago
⚙ Curating Pago Pago’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
⚙ Curating CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 17
Apia
To Sua Ocean Trench, Waterfalls & Piula Cave Pool · $260 for twohow 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
Suva
Navua River · $250 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Lautoka
Yasawa Islands · $400 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 22
Lifou
⚙ Curating Lifou’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 23
Noumea
Amédée Island Day Trip · $200 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 24
Mystery Island Vanuatu
Clear Kayak & Snorkel · $40 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 25
Port Vila
Lelepa Island · $390 for twohow 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
Honiara
⚙ Curating Honiara’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
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
Rabaul
⚙ Curating Rabaul’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 30
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 31
Alotau
⚙ Curating Alotau’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 32
Kiriwina Island
⚙ Curating Kiriwina Island’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
48 more days at sea and ashore
Day 91
San Diego Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from San Diego (SAN)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into SAN · 2 travelers $528 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · San Diego · Premium~$290
Cruise fare90 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$41,198
Shore excursions12 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,406
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$45,602
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); 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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