Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

14-Night Balboa to San Juan Cruise Adventure

Windstar · Star Pride · from Balboa

$4,233 per person · next sails Feb 28, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Balboa (CLO)

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

Open-jaw · fly into CLO, home from SJU · $276 for two est.
Your voyage · 14 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
Balboa Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early.
Day 2
Panama Canalport guide →
★ Panama Canal Full Transit — how to make it yours →
Day 3
Bocas Del Toroport guide →
Isla Zapatillas · $102 for two with Bocas del Toro Island Hopping (via Viator direct operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 4
San Blas Islandsport guide →
Guna Yala by Private Panga · $260 for two with Panama San Blas Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 5–6
Modernista old-town walk and a luxury tapas circui… · $97 for two with Local licensed gastronomy operator (e.g. the Cartagena guided tapas & modernista walk) - book the official tour directhow to make it yours →
Day 7
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 8
Port of Oranjestadport guide →
Aruba · $298 for two with Aruba Watersports Centerhow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Willemstadport guide →
Private Full-Day Curaçao Island Tour with Local Ex… · $438 for two with Dundu Tours (certified local guide, Willemstad)how to make it yours → ·
Day 10
KRALENDIJKport guide →
Klein Bonaire · $150 for two with Woodwind Bonaire (local expert catamaran & snorkel operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Private Open-Top Mini Moke Island Tour of St. Barts · $130 for two with Ferry Voyager – St. Barths Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Jost Van Dykeport guide →
Private Catamaran Charter · $1,600 for two with Honey Group Private Boat Chartershow to make it yours → ·
Day 14
Virgin Gordaport guide →
Private BVI Sailing Charter · $1,200 for two with BVI Yacht Charters (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 15
San Juan Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near San Juan

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

49 mi from San Juan

Bioluminescent Bay Tour (Vieques)

0 mi from San Juan

Sunken City Scuba Diving Tour

After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from San Juan

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

234 mi from San Juan · fly SDQ

Barahona: The Dominican Coast You Haven't Heard Of Yet

Wild Coast & Mountain Culture

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Home

Fly home from San Juan (SJU)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into CLO, home from SJU · 2 travelers $276 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Balboa · Luxury~$160
Cruise fare14 nights · Windstar · 2 guests$8,466
Shore excursions9 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$4,275
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$13,357
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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