Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

21-Night Rio de Janeiro to Florence/Pisa Cruise Adventure

MSC Cruises · MSC Virtuosa · from Rio de Janeiro

Get there

Fly into Rio de Janeiro (GIG)

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

Round-trip into GIG · $2,940 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Rio de Janeiro

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.

4 mi from Rio de Janeiro

Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)

5 mi from Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer

Your voyage · 21 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
Rio de Janeiro Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Rua das Pedras & Orla Bardot · $80 for two with GoWithGuide – Búzios Local Guideshow to make it yours →
Day 3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
Bahia de Salvadorport guide →
Private Full-Day Tour · $260 for two with ToursByLocals – Sayuri K. Private Salvador Guidehow to make it yours →
Day 5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
★ Praia do Gunga — how to make it yours →
Days 7–12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 13
Santa Cruz de Tenerifeport guide →
Anaga Rural Park · $389 for two with ToursByLocals — John R. (Santa Cruz de Tenerife private guide)how 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.
Day 15
Tangier Kasbah, Medina & American Legation Private… · $240 for two with Tangier Private Tours (tangier-private-tours.com)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Park Guell · $39 for two with Park Guell (official, Barcelona City Council)how 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
La Gouletteport guide →
La Goulette Boat Tour · $70 for two with GetYourGuide La Goulette Boat Tours (local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 20
★ Cappella Palatina & the Norman Palace — how to make it yours →
Day 21
★ Pompeii with a Licensed Archaeologist — how to make it yours →
Day 22
Livorno (Florence/Pisa) Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Florence/Pisa (GIG)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into GIG · 2 travelers $2,940 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Rio de Janeiro · Contemporary~$123
Shore excursions6 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,078
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$4,321
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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