Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

17-Night San Juan to Rome Cruise Adventure

Norwegian · Norwegian Prima · from San Juan

$2,769 per person · next sails Apr 4, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into San Juan (SJU)

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

Open-jaw · fly into SJU, home from FCO · $1,454 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near San Juan

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.

49 mi from San Juan

Bioluminescent Bay Tour (Vieques)

0 mi from San Juan

Sunken City Scuba Diving Tour

Your voyage · 17 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 Juan Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Ponta Delgadaport guide →
Sete Cidades Twin Lakes · $274 for two with Azores Private Tours (official)how 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
★ Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo — 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.
Day 11
Melilla la Vieja · $32 for two with Tu Guía en Melilla (Official Local Guide Service)how to make it yours → ·
Day 12
Alhambra & Nasrid Palaces · $192 for two with Spain Day Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
★ Formentera Day Trip & Ses Illetes, the 'Spanish Ca… — how to make it yours →
Day 14
Palma de Mallorcaport guide →
Palma Bay Catamaran Sail with Swim & Snorkel Stops · $70 for two with SailPalma by Omare Yachtinghow to make it yours →
Day 15
Park Guell · $39 for two with Park Guell (official, Barcelona City Council)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Villefrancheport guide →
Private Riviera Half-Day · $192 for two with Ophorus Private Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Livorno (Florence/Pisa)port guide →
Private Florence shore excursion · $400 for two with ArtViva — The Original & Best Tours Italyhow to make it yours →
Day 18
Civitavecchia (Rome) Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Rome

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

15 mi from Rome

Villa d'Este Archaeological Excavations (Hadrian's Villa)

Sprawling 2nd-century villa with 30+ hectares of imperial ruins, Greek sculptures, and recreated Greek structures; scale and ambition dwarf anything i…

1 mi from Rome

Colosseum

Before you sail

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.

11 mi from San Juan · fly SJO

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

Rainforest Meets Pacific Coast

See the whole plan →
90 mi from San Juan · fly LIR

Granada Unpeeled: Moorish Palaces, Flamenco, and Sierra Snow

Historic Andalusia Deep Dive

See the whole plan →
100 mi from San Juan · fly CUE

Cuenca Unlocked: River Canyons, Cloud Forests & Highland Wine

Andean Culture & Wild Water

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Rome (FCO)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SJU, home from FCO · 2 travelers $1,454 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · San Juan · Contemporary~$169
Cruise fare17 nights · Norwegian · 2 guests$5,538
Shore excursions7 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,199
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$8,540
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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