Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

21-Night Caribbean & Bahamas Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Nieuw Amsterdam · round-trip from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)

$2,059 per person · next sails Nov 29, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
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
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early.
Days 2–3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
Philipsburgport guide →
★ Random Wind 'Paradise Day Sail' — how to make it yours →
Day 5
Fort-de-Franceport guide →
Mount Pelée & Saint-Pierre · $149 for two with Sebastiano Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Bridgetownport guide →
Turtles at Sunset cocktail sail by luxury catamaran · $220 for two with Tiami Catamaran Cruises (official)how to make it yours →
Day 7
Scarboroughport guide →
Grand Circle Island Private Tour · $350 for two with David's Grand Circle Island Tour (local expert, Tobago)how to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Cosol Tours · $300 for two with Cosol Tours (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Port of Basseterreport guide →
Mt. Liamuiga Volcano Crater Hike · $150 for two with Duke of Earl Adventures (Earl Pemberton)how 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.
Day 12
Dry Tortugas National Park · $430 for two with Yankee Freedom III (official Dry Tortugas Ferry)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)port guide →
★ Everglades Airboat Skim + Gator Boys Live Show — how to make it yours →
Days 14–15
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 16
Philipsburgport guide →
★ Random Wind 'Paradise Day Sail' — how to make it yours →
Day 17
St. John'sport guide →
Private Half-Day Island Adventure & Trunk Bay Beach · $300 for two with GetYourGuide (Local St. John Private Tour Operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Norman Island · $240 for two with BVI Sailing & Snorkel Tours (local operator via Tripadvisor direct)how to make it yours → ·
Day 19
Walk El Morro & Old San Juan's City Walls · $20 for two with San Juan National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)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
Half Moon Cay (Little San Salvador Island)port guide →
Horseback Riding by Land & Sea · $240 for two with Pegasus Ranch (cruise-line contractor; sold only through the Carnival / Holland America shore-excursion desk)how to make it yours → ·
Day 22
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Hotel before you sail1 night · Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · Premium~$203
Cruise fare21 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$4,118
Shore excursions10 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,399
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$6,900
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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