Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

7-Night Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

Viking River · Viking Forseti · round-trip from Bordeaux

$3,499 per person · next sails Apr 9, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Bordeaux (BOD)

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

Round-trip into BOD · $7,326 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, the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Bordeaux Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early.
Day 2
Libourne
Saint-Émilion · $95 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 2
Bordeaux
★ Saint-Émilion Private Wine Estate Tour & Grand Cru… — how to make it yours →
Day 2
As you sail along the lush
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Day 3
Libourne
Saint-Émilion · $95 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Blaye
Private Citadel of Blaye · $12 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Bourg-en-Bresse
Royal Monastery of Brou · $21 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Pauillac
Château Mouton Rothschild · $130 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Bordeaux
★ Saint-Émilion Private Wine Estate Tour & Grand Cru… — how to make it yours →
Day 6
Though its name may not be familiar
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Day 7
Set sail through the heart of the Bordeaux wine region as you journey along the Garonne River. Famous for its distinct color—the result of sediment-rich freshwater from its origins high in the Pyrenees Mountains mixing with the salty seawater of the
⚙ Curating Set sail through the heart of the Bordeaux wine region as you journey along the Garonne River. Famous for its distinct color—the result of sediment-rich freshwater from its origins high in the Pyrenees Mountains mixing with the salty seawater of the’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 8
Bordeaux Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Bordeaux (BOD)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into BOD · 2 travelers $7,326 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Bordeaux · River~$415
Cruise fare7 nights · Viking River · 2 guests$6,998
Shore excursions5 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$353
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$15,272
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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