Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

7-Night Memphis to Louisville Cruise Adventure

Viking River · Viking Mississippi · from Memphis

$6,499 per person · next sails Nov 2, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Memphis (MEM)

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

Open-jaw · fly into MCO, home from DEN · $782 for two est.
Your voyage · 7 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.

Days 1–2
Memphis Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early.
Day 3
The rich and varied landscape along the Mississippi River is characterized by wide floodplains
⚙ Curating The rich and varied landscape along the Mississippi River is characterized by wide floodplains’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 4
★ National Quilt Museum — how to make it yours →
Day 5
Nestled on the banks of the Ohio River
⚙ Curating Nestled on the banks of the Ohio River’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 6
Green River Distilling Co. · $70 for two with Green River Distilling Co.how to make it yours → ·
Days 7–8
Louisville Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Memphis

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

185 mi from Memphis · fly MIA

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

Tropical Culture & Adventure

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212 mi from Memphis · fly EYW

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

Coastal Culture & Coral Roads

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Louisville

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

26 mi from Louisville · fly DEN

Breckenridge Beyond the Ski Runs: Alpine Lakes, Ghost Towns & 14ers

High Alpine Adventure Basecamp

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204 mi from Louisville · fly TEX

Telluride's Wild Heart: Jeep Passes, Ghost Towns & Alpine Foraging

San Juan Mountain Adventure

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Home

Fly home from Louisville (SDF)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into MCO, home from DEN · 2 travelers $782 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Memphis · River~$149
Cruise fare7 nights · Viking River · 2 guests$12,998
Shore excursions1 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$70
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$14,179
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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