Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

73-Night Sydney to Genoa Cruise Adventure

Costa · Costa Deliziosa · from Sydney

$10,265 per person · next sails Jan 29, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Sydney (SYD)

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

Open-jaw · fly into SYD, home from MXP · $3,524 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Sydney

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 Sydney

Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb

8 mi from Sydney

Sydney Opera House

Your voyage · 73 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.

Days 1–2
Sydney Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 3
Hunter Valley Private Boutique Wine Tour from Newc… · $376 for two with Hunter Valley Wine & Food Schoolhow to make it yours → ·
Days 4–6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway + Kuranda Scenic Railw… · $165 for two with Skyrail Rainforest Cableway (official)how to make it yours → ·
Days 8–9
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 10
Mount Tavurvur Active Volcano · $256 for two with ToursByLocals – Rabaul Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Days 11–15
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 16–17
Private Licensed Tokyo Expert · $268 for two with Japan Guide Association (JGA) – Official Licensed Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 19
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden & Ropeway · $27 for two with Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens (Official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 20
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 21
Hashima · $30 for two with Yamasa Kaiun (Official Gunkanjima Landing Operator)how to make it yours →
Day 22
Busan (Kyongju)port guide →
Haedong Yonggungsa Sea Temple & Haeundae Private T… · $169 for two with Korea Travel Easyhow to make it yours → ·
Day 23
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 24
Keelung (Taipei)port guide →
Jiufen Old Street & Gold Waterfall · $180 for two with Taiwan Private Tours (local licensed guide service)how to make it yours → ·
Day 25
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 26–27
Big Bus Hong Kong · $110 for two with Big Bus Tours Hong Kong (official)how to make it yours →
Day 28
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 29
Ba Ho Waterfall · $110 for two with Shore Excursions Asia – Nha Tranghow to make it yours → ·
Day 30
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 31
Private Saigon Immersion · $282 for two with Ann Tours Vietnamhow to make it yours → ·
Day 32
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 33
Samui Elephant Sanctuary · $160 for two with Samui Elephant Sanctuaryhow to make it yours → ·
Day 34
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 35
★ Gardens by the Bay — how to make it yours →
Day 36
Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur)port guide →
Batu Caves · $158 for two with Shore Excursions Asia (local specialist, Port Klang)how to make it yours → ·
Day 37
Kek Lok Si Temple · $160 for two with Kek Lok Si Temple (official) + Penang Hill Corporation (official funicular)how to make it yours → ·
21 more days at sea and ashore
Day 74
Savona (Genoa) Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Genoa

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

74 mi from Genoa

Duomo di Milano

After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Genoa

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

85 mi from Genoa · fly MXP

Lake Como: Silk, Stone, and Summit — A Four-Day Master Plan

Alpine Lake Luxury Adventure

See the whole plan →
100 mi from Genoa · fly NCE

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

Art and Wine in Provence

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Genoa (MXP)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SYD, home from MXP · 2 travelers $3,524 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Sydney · Contemporary~$79
Cruise fare73 nights · Costa · 2 guests$20,530
Shore excursions23 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$4,569
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$28,882
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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