Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

33-Night Santiago to Rio de Janeiro Cruise Adventure

Oceania · Oceania Insignia · from Santiago

$13,499 per person · next sails Feb 14, 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 GIG · $3,186 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 · 33 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).
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
Puerto Monttport guide →
Private Osorno Volcano & Petrohué Falls Shore Excu… · $512 for two with Ports of Call Tours (Puerto Montt local specialist)how to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Castro
⚙ Curating Castro’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 5
Puerto Chacabucoport guide →
Laguna San Rafael Glacier · $500 for two with Loberias del Surhow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Laguna San Raphaelport guide →
Aiken del Sur Park · $170 for two with Aiken del Sur Private Park (Puerto Chacabuco)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.
Days 9–10
Punta Arenasport guide →
Full-Day King Penguin Colony & Tierra del Fuego Ex… · $840 for two with Tangol Tours Punta Arenashow to make it yours → ·
Day 11
Isla Martillo · $240 for two with Rumbo Sur (Ushuaia's premier local expedition operator)how to make it yours → ·
Days 12–16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Port Stanleyport guide →
Bertha's Beach Private 4×4 Gentoo Penguin Expedition · $878 for two with Top Private Tours Falklands (Local Expert)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
Puerto Madrynport guide →
★ Private Full-Day Península Valdés — how 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
Buenos Airesport guide →
La Boca, Caminito & San Telmo Antique Fair Private… · $360 for two with Go Ask a Local – Maria's Private Buenos Aires Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 23
Montevideoport guide →
Mercado del Puerto · $240 for two with VerdeAzul Private Guide Uruguayhow to make it yours → ·
Day 24
Punta del Esteport guide →
Casa Pueblo · $30 for two with Casapueblo Official (Museo Taller Carlos Páez Vilaró)how to make it yours → ·
Day 25
Rio Grandeport guide →
★ Praia do Cassino — how 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
Florianopolisport guide →
★ Campeche Island — how to make it yours →
Day 28
Itajai
⚙ Curating Itajai’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 29
Santos (Sao Paulo)port guide →
Private Santos Full-Day · $558 for two with Tours by Locals – Santos Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 30
Private Schooner Charter · $540 for two with Paraty Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 31
Ilha Grandeport guide →
Lopes Mendes Beach · $360 for two with Ilha Grande Hiking (official local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 32
Rua das Pedras & Orla Bardot · $80 for two with GoWithGuide – Búzios Local Guideshow to make it yours →
Days 33–34
Rio de Janeiro Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Rio de Janeiro

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

4 mi from Rio de Janeiro

Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)

5 mi from Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Santiago

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

12 mi from Santiago · fly SJO

Quepos Beyond the Park: Jungle, Coast & the Real Costa Rica

Rainforest Meets Pacific Coast

See the whole plan →
98 mi from Santiago · fly LIR

Granada Unpeeled: Moorish Palaces, Flamenco, and Sierra Snow

Historic Andalusia Deep Dive

See the whole plan →
196 mi from Santiago · fly AQP

Volcanoes, Canyons & Chocolate: Arequipa's Untamed South

High-Altitude Canyon Adventure

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Rio de Janeiro (GIG)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SCL, home from GIG · 2 travelers $3,186 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Santiago · Luxury~$180
Cruise fare33 nights · Oceania · 2 guests$26,998
Shore excursions13 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$5,308
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$35,852
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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