Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

121-Night Barcelona to Tarragona Cruise Adventure

MSC Cruises · MSC Magnifica · from Barcelona

$22,379 per person · next sails Jan 7, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Barcelona (BCN)

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

Round-trip into BCN · $1,940 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Barcelona

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.

1 mi from Barcelona

Sagrada Família

7 mi from Barcelona

Colònia Güell Church (Crypt) & Modernist Industrial Site

Gaudí designed the crypt of this worker's church for an industrialist's textile colony; the organic architecture buried underground feels like enterin…

Your voyage · 121 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
Barcelona Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Upper Rock Nature Reserve · $140 for two with Tours of Gibraltar (official licensed operators)how to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Casablancaport guide →
Private Guided Tour of Casablanca with Hassan II M… · $240 for two with Tours By Locals – Casablanca Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Days 5–7
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 8
Private Full-Day São Vicente Island Discovery Tour · $224 for two with Green Line Tours Cabo Verdehow to make it yours → ·
Days 9–12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 13
Bahia de Salvadorport guide →
Private Full-Day Tour · $260 for two with ToursByLocals – Sayuri K. Private Salvador Guidehow to make it yours →
Day 14
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 15–16
Rio de Janeiroport guide →
Private Full-Day Rio Highlights · $350 for two with Rio Cultural Secretshow 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.
Days 19–20
Buenos Airesport guide →
La Boca, Caminito & San Telmo Antique Fair Private… · $360 for two with Go Ask a Local – Maria's Private Buenos Aires Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 21–22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 23
Puerto Madrynport guide →
★ Private Full-Day Península Valdés — how to make it yours →
Day 24
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 25
Port Stanleyport guide →
Bertha's Beach Private 4×4 Gentoo Penguin Expedition · $878 for two with Top Private Tours Falklands (Local Expert)how to make it yours → ·
Days 26–27
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 28–29
Isla Martillo · $240 for two with Rumbo Sur (Ushuaia's premier local expedition operator)how to make it yours → ·
Days 30–31
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 32
Puerto Monttport guide →
Private Osorno Volcano & Petrohué Falls Shore Excu… · $512 for two with Ports of Call Tours (Puerto Montt local specialist)how to make it yours → ·
Day 33
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 34–35
Valparaiso (Santiago)port guide →
Private Custom Valparaíso · $848 for two with ToursByLocals – Private Valparaíso Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Days 36–39
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 40
Easter Islandport guide →
Rano Raraku Moai Quarry & Ahu Tongariki Sunrise · $160 for two with Easter Island Travel (easterisland.travel)how to make it yours → ·
Days 41–42
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 43
Pitcairn Islandport guide →
Bounty Bay Landing & Adamstown · $36 for two with Visit Pitcairn – Pitcairn Island Tourismhow to make it yours → ·
Days 44–45
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
49 more days at sea and ashore
Day 122
Tarragona Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Tarragona

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

52 mi from Tarragona

Sagrada Família

44 mi from Tarragona

Colònia Güell Church (Crypt) & Modernist Industrial Site

Gaudí designed the crypt of this worker's church for an industrialist's textile colony; the organic architecture buried underground feels like enterin…

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Barcelona

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

8 mi from Barcelona · fly BCN

Barcelona Beyond the Crowds: Gaudí, Galician Seafood & Montserrat

Modernist Architecture & Catalan Feasting

See the whole plan →
210 mi from Barcelona · fly MRS

Provence by the Senses: Lavender, Truffles, and Roman Stone

Culinary Heritage & Open Road

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Tarragona (BCN)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into BCN · 2 travelers $1,940 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Barcelona · Contemporary~$189
Cruise fare121 nights · MSC Cruises · 2 guests$44,758
Shore excursions35 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$11,375
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$58,442
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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