Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

21-Night Basel to At Sea Cruise Adventure

Avalon · Avalon View · from Basel

$13,953 per person · next sails Mar 30, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Basel (ZRH)

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

Round-trip into ZRH · $1,880 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Basel

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.

62 mi from Basel

Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe

48 mi from Basel

Jungfraujoch Day Trip

Your voyage · 21 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
Basel Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Breisach am Rheinport guide →
★ Colmar & the Alsace Wine Route — how to make it yours →
Day 3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
Ludwigshafen am Rheinport guide →
Heidelberg Castle & Altstadt · $612 for two with GetYourGuide (local private guide, Heidelberg)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
★ Climb the Cathedral South Tower — how to make it yours →
Day 7
★ Walk Into the Secret Annex - Anne Frank House — how to make it yours →
Day 8
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 9
Normandy D-Day Beaches · $300 for two with Normandy Victory Tours (official)how to make it yours →
Day 10
Caudebec-les-Elbeufport guide →
Rouen · $410 for two with Ophorus Private Shore Excursionshow 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
Normandy D-Day Beaches · $637 for two with Loire Secrets – Rouen Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Conflans-Sainte-Honorineport guide →
★ Palace of Versailles — how to make it yours →
Day 14
Montmartre & Sacré-Cœur · $605 for two with Flore Gurrey – Private Tour Guide in Paris (tours-in-paris.com)how to make it yours →
Day 15
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 16
Vieux Lyon & Fourvière · $370 for two with Context Travel Lyonhow to make it yours →
Days 17–18
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 19
Vivarais Steam Train · $48 for two with Chemin de Fer du Vivarais (Train de l'Ardèche)how to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Palais des Papes · $846 for two with Context Travel – Avignon City Walking Tourhow to make it yours → ·
Days 21–22
A day at sea Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Basel

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

46 mi from Basel · fly ZRH

Lucerne: Alpine Culture, Sacred Art & a Lake Worth Crossing

Swiss Lake & Mountain Culture

See the whole plan →
46 mi from Basel · fly ZRH

Matterhorn at Your Feet: A Zermatt Guide Worth Its Altitude

Alpine Peaks & Swiss Wine

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from At Sea (ZRH)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into ZRH · 2 travelers $1,880 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Basel · River~$186
Cruise fare21 nights · Avalon · 2 guests$27,906
Shore excursions8 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,828
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$33,980
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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