Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

14-Night Marghera to Trieste Cruise Adventure

Costa · Costa Deliziosa · from Marghera

$2,633 per person · next sails Sep 18, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Marghera (VCE)

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

Round-trip into VCE · $2,100 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Marghera

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.

6 mi from Marghera

St. Mark's Basilica

147 mi from Marghera

Duomo di Milano

Your voyage · 14 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
Marghera Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 1
Venice Lagoon
⚙ Curating Venice Lagoon’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 2
★ Matera & the Sassi cave city with a licensed Basil… — how to make it yours →
Day 3
Calypso deep
⚙ Curating Calypso deep’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 4
Santorini (Thira)port guide →
★ Semi-Private Caldera Catamaran with Hot Springs &… — how to make it yours →
Day 4
Calypso deep
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Day 5
VIOMA organic vineyard · $216 for two with Mykonos Vioma Organic Farmhow to make it yours →
Day 6
Myrtos Beach & Melissani Cave · $226 for two with ToursByLocals – Kefalonia Private Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Days 6–7
Ionian sea darkest spot
⚙ Curating Ionian sea darkest spot’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 8
★ Doge's Palace — how to make it yours →
Day 8
Venice Lagoon
⚙ Curating Venice Lagoon’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 9
★ Matera & the Sassi cave city with a licensed Basil… — how to make it yours →
Day 10
★ Paleokastritsa Blue Caves & coves by speedboat — how to make it yours →
Day 11
Climb the City Walls to San Giovanni Fortress · $18 for two with Kotor City Walls / San Giovanni Fortress (official municipal ticket booths in the Old Town)how to make it yours → ·
Day 12
Moreška Sword Dance · $32 for two with Moreška Cultural Society Korčula (Official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Zadar Old Town Private Walking Tour with Licensed… · $400 for two with Tour Travel & More (Private Zadar Excursions)how to make it yours → ·
Day 14
Opatija Belle Époque Walk & Sea-Cliff Kayak Advent… · $262 for two with GetYourGuide – Opatija Cliffs & Caves Kayak (local operator)how to make it yours →
Day 15
Trieste Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Trieste

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

71 mi from Trieste

St. Mark's Basilica

71 mi from Trieste

Doge's Palace

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Marghera

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

7 mi from Marghera · fly VCE

Palazzo Doors, Lagoon Vineyards: Venice Beyond the Crowd Line

Private Venice, Lagoon Slow

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124 mi from Marghera · fly FLR

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

Tuscan Wine & Culture Road Trip

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166 mi from Marghera · fly SZG

Salt, Stone and Grüner Veltliner: Salzburg Beyond Mozart

Alpine Baroque Road Trip

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Trieste

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

191 mi from Trieste · fly SPU

Split Wide Open: Ruins, Vineyards, and Adriatic Cliffs

Dalmatian Coast Adventure

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215 mi from Trieste · fly VIE

Vienna Beyond the Ringstrasse: Castles, Caverns, Alpine Air

Imperial City, Wild Hinterland

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Home

Fly home from Trieste (VCE)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into VCE · 2 travelers $2,100 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Marghera · Contemporary~$175
Cruise fare14 nights · Costa · 2 guests$5,266
Shore excursions6 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,154
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$8,875
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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