Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

40-Night Seattle to Miami Cruise Adventure

Cunard · Queen Elizabeth · from Seattle

$18,042 per person · next sails Sep 17, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Seattle (SEA)

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

Open-jaw · fly into SEA, home from MIA · $684 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Seattle

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.

61 mi from Seattle

Mount Rainier National Park – Paradise & Sunrise Loop

Hike subalpine meadows, wildflower fields, and glacier-fed streams with unobstructed views of the 14,411-ft volcano; summer (July–Sept) offers the mos…

141 mi from Seattle

Sea Lion Caves

America's largest sea cave, accessed by elevator descent into a massive natural cavern where hundreds of wild sea lions and seals hauled out on rocks…

Your voyage · 40 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
Seattle 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
Misty Fjords Floatplane with a Wilderness Water La… · $790 for two with Island Wings Air Servicehow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
★ Helicopter Glacier Landing & Guided Ice Walk on th… — how to make it yours →
Day 5
Endicott Arm
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Galavant Private Victoria Highlights Tour in a Lux… · $402 for two with Galavant Private Sightseeing Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
★ Space Needle & Chihuly Garden of Glass — how to make it yours →
Days 9–11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Los Angelesport guide →
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood · $150 for two with Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood (official)how to make it yours → ·
Days 13–14
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 15
Cabo San Lucasport guide →
El Arco & Lover's Beach · $240 for two with High Tide Los Caboshow 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
Puerto Quetzalport guide →
Private Antigua Colonial City & Jade Factory Full-… · $265 for two with Tours by Locals — Guatemala Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Days 20–21
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 22
Fuerte Amadorport guide →
Monkey Island Boat Safari on Gatún Lake · $240 for two with Panama Canal Fishing & Tours (official lake operator)how to make it yours →
Day 23
Panama Canalport guide →
★ Panama Canal Full Transit — 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
Willemstadport guide →
Private Full-Day Curaçao Island Tour with Local Ex… · $438 for two with Dundu Tours (certified local guide, Willemstad)how to make it yours → ·
Day 26
Port of Oranjestadport guide →
Aruba · $298 for two with Aruba Watersports Centerhow to make it yours → ·
Days 27–28
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 29
★ Star Island & Millionaire's Row Skyline Cruise on… — 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
Walk El Morro & Old San Juan's City Walls · $20 for two with San Juan National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)how to make it yours → ·
Day 33
Adventure Antigua · $390 for two with Adventure Antiguahow to make it yours → ·
Day 34
Catamaran Sail to Soufrière · $250 for two with Cosol Tours St. Luciahow to make it yours → ·
Day 35
Bridgetownport guide →
Turtles at Sunset cocktail sail by luxury catamaran · $220 for two with Tiami Catamaran Cruises (official)how to make it yours →
4 more days at sea and ashore
Day 41
Miami Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Miami

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

43 mi from Miami

The Everglades National Park

10 mi from Miami

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Sprawling tropical botanical garden with rare plant collections from around the world, including orchid conservatory and seed bank; visitors wander th…

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Seattle

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

11 mi from Seattle · fly SEA

Tacoma's Wild Side: Puget Sound, Quarries & a Volcano

Pacific Northwest Adventure Base

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11 mi from Seattle · fly SEA

Salt Air and Oyster Shells: A San Juan Islands Sailing Guide

Island Hopping Pacific Northwest

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88 mi from Seattle · fly YYJ

Victoria's Wild Coast: Falconry, Gold Mines, and the Pacific

Coastal Wilderness Luxury

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Miami

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

6 mi from Miami · fly MIA

Miami Beach: Art, Everglades & Cuban Soul at a Smart Price

Tropical Culture & Adventure

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129 mi from Miami · fly EYW

Salt Air & Secrets: A Key West Road Trip Worth Lingering Over

Coastal Culture & Coral Roads

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Home

Fly home from Miami (MIA)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SEA, home from MIA · 2 travelers $684 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Seattle · Premium~$435
Cruise fare40 nights · Cunard · 2 guests$36,084
Shore excursions13 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,943
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$41,326
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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