Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

86-Night Santiago to Marseille Cruise Adventure

MSC Cruises · MSC Magnifica · from Santiago

$12,459 per person · next sails Feb 10, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Santiago (SCL)

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

Open-jaw · fly into SCL, home from NCE · $2,698 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Santiago

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.

Your voyage · 86 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
Valparaiso (Santiago) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
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 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
Pitcairn Islandport guide →
Bounty Bay Landing & Adamstown · $36 for two with Visit Pitcairn – Pitcairn Island Tourismhow to make it yours → ·
Days 10–11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 12–13
Teahupo'o · $1,046 for two with Unique Tahiti Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 14
Private Lagoon Safari · $240 for two with Akivai Lagoon Adventures Mooreahow 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
Aitutaki Lagoon Private Charter · $90 for two with Teking Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Rarotonga Turtle Encounter · $114 for two with Rarotonga Turtle Tourshow to make it yours →
Days 18–22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 23
Bay of Islands (Paihia)port guide →
Hole in the Rock, Cape Brett & Dolphin Cruise · $210 for two with Fullers GreatSights Bay of Islandshow to make it yours → ·
Day 24
All Blacks Experience · $59 for two with All Blacks Experience (official)how to make it yours →
Day 25
Waimarino Kayak & Adventure · $42 for two with Waimarino Adventure Parkhow to make it yours → ·
Day 26
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 27
★ Stewart Island — how to make it yours →
Day 28
★ Otago Peninsula In-Depth Tour & Blue Penguins Puke… — how to make it yours →
Day 29
Cruising Milford Sound New Zealand
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 30
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 31–32
Pennicott Wilderness Journeys · $257 for two with Pennicott Wilderness Journeyshow 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
Blue Mountains · $330 for two with Your Sydney Guide (official)how to make it yours → ·
Days 36–37
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 38
Dal'Océan Catamaran · $190 for two with Dal'Océanhow to make it yours →
Day 39
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 40
Luganvilleport guide →
Blue Lagoon & Matevulu · $198 for two with Santo Friendly Tourshow to make it yours → ·
27 more days at sea and ashore
Day 87
Marseille Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Marseille

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

86 mi from Marseille

Confiserie du Vieux Pont (Candied Fruit Masterclass)

A three-generation candy-making house teaching the 150-year-old technique of candying Provençal fruits, stone by stone, layer by layer, creating jewel…

16 mi from Marseille

Atelier de Cézanne

After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Marseille

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

13 mi from Marseille · fly MRS

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

Culinary Heritage & Open Road

See the whole plan →
95 mi from Marseille · fly NCE

Cézanne's Backyard: Wine, Art & Thermal Springs in Provence

Art and Wine in Provence

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Marseille (NCE)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SCL, home from NCE · 2 travelers $2,698 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Santiago · Contemporary~$63
Cruise fare86 nights · MSC Cruises · 2 guests$24,918
Shore excursions24 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$7,301
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$35,160
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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