Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

18-Night Miami to Seattle Cruise Adventure

MSC Cruises · MSC Poesia · from Miami

$1,514 per person · next sails Apr 8, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Miami (MIA)

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

Open-jaw · fly into MIA, home from SEA · $880 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Miami

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.

43 mi from Miami

The Everglades National Park

131 mi from Miami

The Oldest Bar in Florida - Captain Tony's Saloon

Operating continuously since 1933 in a building that predates the bar by decades, this landmark dive features original wood beams, signed photographs…

Your voyage · 18 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
Miami Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
Cartagena
The Roman Theatre of Cartagena with the Rafael Mon… · $13 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Colon
Panama Canal Full Transit · $390 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Cruising Panama Canal
⚙ Curating Cruising Panama Canal’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 7–8
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 9
Huatulco
⚙ Curating Huatulco’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 10–11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Cabo San Lucas
El Arco & Lover's Beach · $240 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
San Diego
San Diego Zoo · $138 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Los Angeles
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood · $150 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 16–18
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 19
Seattle Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Seattle

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

145 mi from Seattle

Painted Hills National Scenic Byway

Otherworldly geological formations showcasing 30 million years of earth history through vividly colored volcanic ash and mineral deposits in remote Ea…

145 mi from Seattle

Crater Lake National Park Day Trip via Rim Drive

America's deepest lake (1,949 ft) set in a volcanic caldera, accessible via stunning 33-mile Rim Drive with overlooks, hiking trails, and the historic…

Home

Fly home from Seattle (SEA)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into MIA, home from SEA · 2 travelers $880 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Miami · Contemporary~$158
Cruise fare18 nights · MSC Cruises · 2 guests$3,028
Shore excursions5 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$931
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$5,177
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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