Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

28-Night Caribbean & Bahamas Cruise Adventure

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

$6,179 per person · next sails Jan 6, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Your voyage · 28 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.
Day 2
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 → ·
Days 3–4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Philipsburgport guide →
★ Random Wind 'Paradise Day Sail' — how to make it yours →
Day 6
Fort-de-Franceport guide →
Mount Pelée & Saint-Pierre · $149 for two with Sebastiano Tourshow 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 → ·
Days 8–9
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 10
BARRA NORTE SEA
⚙ Curating BARRA NORTE SEA’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 11
Macapa
⚙ Curating Macapa’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 11
CRUISING THE AMAZON RIVER
⚙ Curating CRUISING THE AMAZON RIVER’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 12
Alter do Chão · $240 for two with Pousada Ximanго (local expert, Santarém)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Boca da Valeriaport guide →
Private Motorized Canoe Deep into the Amazon Tribu… · $240 for two with Tours by Locals – Amazon River Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Days 14–15
Meeting of the Waters · $300 for two with Amazon Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Parintins
⚙ Curating Parintins’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 17
Alter do Chaoport guide →
Jari Canal Private Tour · $206 for two with Selvagem Tours (Karlos)how to make it yours → ·
Day 18
CROSSING THE EQUATOR
⚙ Curating CROSSING THE EQUATOR’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 19
BARRA NORTE SEA
⚙ Curating BARRA NORTE SEA’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 20
Devils Islandport guide →
Île Saint-Joseph Silent Cells · $360 for two with Undiscovered Destinationshow to make it yours → ·
Days 21–22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 23
Bridgetownport guide →
Turtles at Sunset cocktail sail by luxury catamaran · $220 for two with Tiami Catamaran Cruises (official)how to make it yours →
Day 24
Titou Gorge, Trafalgar Falls & Champagne Reef Priv… · $240 for two with Seacat Tours Dominica (Seacat Lugay)how to make it yours → ·
Day 25
Port of Basseterreport guide →
Mt. Liamuiga Volcano Crater Hike · $150 for two with Duke of Earl Adventures (Earl Pemberton)how to make it yours → ·
Day 26
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 → ·
Days 27–28
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 29
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 fare28 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$12,358
Shore excursions12 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,715
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$15,456
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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