Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

71-Night Rome to Sydney Cruise Adventure

MSC Cruises · MSC Magnifica · from Rome

$18,668 per person · next sails Jan 4, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Rome (FCO)

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

Open-jaw · fly into FCO, home from SYD · $3,658 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Rome

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.

15 mi from Rome

Villa d'Este Archaeological Excavations (Hadrian's Villa)

Sprawling 2nd-century villa with 30+ hectares of imperial ruins, Greek sculptures, and recreated Greek structures; scale and ambition dwarf anything i…

1 mi from Rome

Colosseum

Your voyage · 71 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
Civitavecchia (Rome) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
★ Sail straight to Portofino from the cruise dock — how to make it yours →
Day 3
Notre-Dame de la Garde + 360 City Panorama by Tour… · $22 for two with Le Petit Train de Marseillehow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Park Guell · $39 for two with Park Guell (official, Barcelona City Council)how 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
Upper Rock Nature Reserve · $140 for two with Tours of Gibraltar (official licensed operators)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
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 8–10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 11
Private Full-Day São Vicente Island Discovery Tour · $224 for two with Green Line Tours Cabo Verdehow to make it yours → ·
Days 12–15
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
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
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 18–19
Rio de Janeiroport guide →
Private Full-Day Rio Highlights · $350 for two with Rio Cultural Secretshow to make it yours → ·
Days 20–21
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 22–23
Buenos Airesport guide →
La Boca, Caminito & San Telmo Antique Fair Private… · $360 for two with Go Ask a Local – Maria's Private Buenos Aires Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 24–25
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 26
Puerto Madrynport guide →
★ Private Full-Day Península Valdés — how to make it yours →
Day 27
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 28
Port Stanleyport guide →
Bertha's Beach Private 4×4 Gentoo Penguin Expedition · $878 for two with Top Private Tours Falklands (Local Expert)how to make it yours → ·
Days 29–30
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 31–32
Isla Martillo · $240 for two with Rumbo Sur (Ushuaia's premier local expedition operator)how to make it yours → ·
Days 33–34
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 35
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 36
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 37–38
Valparaiso (Santiago)port guide →
Private Custom Valparaíso · $848 for two with ToursByLocals – Private Valparaíso Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Days 39–42
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 43
Easter Islandport guide →
Rano Raraku Moai Quarry & Ahu Tongariki Sunrise · $160 for two with Easter Island Travel (easterisland.travel)how to make it yours → ·
19 more days at sea and ashore
Days 71–72
Sydney Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Sydney

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

1 mi from Sydney

Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb

8 mi from Sydney

Sydney Opera House

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Rome

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

115 mi from Rome · fly NAP

Positano by Sea Cave and Cliff Path: A Luxury Amalfi Coast Immersion

Coastal Italian Luxury Adventure

See the whole plan →
148 mi from Rome · fly FLR

Florence to Val d'Orcia: Wine, Frescoes & Thermal Springs

Tuscan Wine & Culture Road Trip

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Sydney (SYD)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into FCO, home from SYD · 2 travelers $3,658 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Rome · Contemporary~$420
Cruise fare71 nights · MSC Cruises · 2 guests$37,336
Shore excursions22 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$6,367
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$47,961
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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