Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

16-Night Mexico Cruise Adventure

Princess · Ruby Princess · round-trip from San Francisco

$1,529 per person · next sails Sep 17, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into San Francisco (SFO)

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

Round-trip into SFO · $522 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near San Francisco

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.

44 mi from San Francisco

French Laundry (Michelin 3-Star Fine Dining)

The most prestigious restaurant in North America, offering a 3-Michelin-star tasting menu of contemporary French cuisine in an intimate 70-seat settin…

109 mi from San Francisco

Treebones Resort & Glamping

Luxury glamping with yurts and hot tubs overlooking the Big Sur coast; an unconventional accommodation that merges wilderness immersion with high-end…

The voyage · 16 nights

The unforgettable thing at every port

We’ve found the single bucket-list experience at 6 of your 6 ports — the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach.

Honolulu
Pearl Harbor · $118 for twohow to make it yours → ·
San Francisco
Alcatraz Island · $95 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Kona
Big Island Manta Ray Night Snorkel · $230 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Ensenada
Valle de Guadalupe wine country · $36 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Kauai
Doors-Off Helicopter Tour · $828 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Kahului
Haleakalā Sunrise · $527 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Home

Fly home from San Francisco (SFO)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into SFO · 2 travelers $522 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · San Francisco · Premium~$203
Cruise fare16 nights · Princess · 2 guests$3,058
Shore excursions6 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,834
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$5,797
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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