Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

35-Night Amsterdam to New York Cruise Adventure

Viking Ocean · Viking Astrea · from Amsterdam

$28,097 per person · next sails Jun 21, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Amsterdam (AMS)

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

Open-jaw · fly into AMS, home from JFK · $1,652 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Amsterdam

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.

0 mi from Amsterdam

Anne Frank House

1 mi from Amsterdam

Rijksmuseum

Your voyage · 35 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
Amsterdam Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Grenen · $330 for two with Top Private Tours – Skagen Private Half Day Tourhow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Private Oslo Highlights & Hidden Gems with a Local… · $1,140 for two with Norway With Pålhow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Kristiansandport guide →
Private RIB Speedboat · $221 for two with Kristiansand RIB (local operator via GetYourGuide/Tripadvisor-listed)how to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Preikestolen Guided Hike · $237 for two with Outdoorlife Norwayhow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
★ Flåm Railway — how to make it yours →
Days 8–9
Mostraumen Fjord Cruise · $109 for two with Bergen Fjord Sightseeing (White Lady)how to make it yours →
Day 10
Eagle Road & Flydalsjuvet · $322 for two with Visit Geiranger AS (Geiranger Fjordservice)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Lofoten VIP Private Full-Day Tour from Leknes Port · $2,536 for two with ToursByLocals – Lofoten Local Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Narvik War Museum · $24 for two with Narvik War Museum (Krigsminne museet, official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 14
Private Northern Lights Chase · $460 for two with Northern Shots Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Honningsvag (North Cape)port guide →
★ VIP North Cape — how to make it yours →
Day 16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 17–18
Longyearbyenport guide →
★ Pyramiden & Glacier Arctic Boat Expedition — how to make it yours →
Days 19–20
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 21
Isafjord
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 22
Inside the Volcano · $800 for two with Reykjavik Excursions (RE)how to make it yours → ·
Day 23
★ Private Island Tour with a Born-and-Raised Local G… — how to make it yours →
Day 24
Djupivogurport guide →
★ Private Glacier Lagoon, Diamond Beach & Secret Gla… — how to make it yours →
Day 25
Seydisfjordur
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 26
Mývatn Nature Baths · $86 for two with Mývatn Nature Baths (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 27
Isafjord
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
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
Nanortalikport guide →
Tasermiut Fjord Full-Day Boat Expedition · $1,015 for two with Tasermiut Camphow to make it yours → ·
Day 30
Hvalsey Norse Church Ruin · $435 for two with Tasermiut Camphow to make it yours → ·
5 more days at sea and ashore
Day 36
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)

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Amsterdam

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

7 mi from Amsterdam · fly AMS

Golden Age Villages & North Sea Oysters: Amsterdam Done Right

Dutch Heritage & Culinary Coast

See the whole plan →
118 mi from Amsterdam · fly BTV

Vermont's Green Mountains, Great Cheese, and Gilded Castles

Lake & Mountain Culture

See the whole plan →
158 mi from Amsterdam · fly ISP

Salt Air & Polo Fields: A Proper Hamptons Weekend Done Right

Coastal Culture & Craft

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from New York (JFK)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into AMS, home from JFK · 2 travelers $1,652 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Amsterdam · Luxury~$590
Cruise fare35 nights · Viking Ocean · 2 guests$56,194
Shore excursions15 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$8,030
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$66,646
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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