Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

21-Night San Diego to San Antonio Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Nieuw Amsterdam · from San Diego

$2,784 per person · next sails Oct 12, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into San Diego (SAN)

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

Open-jaw · fly into SAN, home from SCL · $1,778 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near San Diego

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 San Diego

Balboa Park

0 mi from San Diego

San Diego Zoo

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
San Diego 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
Cabo San Lucasport guide →
El Arco & Lover's Beach · $240 for two with High Tide Los Caboshow to make it yours → ·
Days 4–5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
Copalitilla Magic Waterfalls · $190 for two with Alejandro Morales – Certified Private Tour Guide, Huatulcohow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Puerto Quetzalport guide →
Private Antigua Colonial City & Jade Factory Full-… · $265 for two with Tours by Locals — Guatemala Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 9
Puntarenasport guide →
Monteverde Canopy Zip-Line · $110 for two with Extremo Monteverde Park (official)how to make it yours →
Day 10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 11–12
Manta (Quito)port guide →
Pacoche Wildlife Refuge · $172 for two with Manta Tour Guides (local expert — Tripadvisor verified)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
Salaverry (Trujillo)port guide →
Huanchaco · $150 for two with Perú Together Travelhow to make it yours → ·
Days 15–16
Callao (Lima)port guide →
Palomino Islands · $170 for two with Mar Adentro Excursioneshow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
General San Martinport guide →
Ballestas Islands · $170 for two with Paracas Expeditions (official local operator)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
Lauca National Park & Chungará Lake Full-Day Priva… · $230 for two with Nomades Aricahow 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
Coquimbo (La Serena)port guide →
Elqui Valley · $348 for two with Tangol Tours La Serenahow to make it yours → ·
Day 22
San Antonio Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near San Antonio

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

56 mi from San Antonio

Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from San Diego

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

2 mi from San Diego · fly SAN

Salt Marsh to Surf Break: San Diego's Wild, Cultured Edge

Coast Culture Adventure

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Home

Fly home from San Antonio (SCL)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SAN, home from SCL · 2 travelers $1,778 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · San Diego · Premium~$290
Cruise fare21 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$5,568
Shore excursions10 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,045
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$9,861
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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