Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

20-Night Genoa to Rio de Janeiro Cruise Adventure

Costa · Costa Diadema · from Genoa

$1,912 per person · next sails Nov 2, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Genoa (MXP)

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

Open-jaw · fly into MXP, home from GIG · $2,808 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Genoa

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.

74 mi from Genoa

Duomo di Milano

Your voyage · 20 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
Savona (Genoa) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Park Guell · $39 for two with Park Guell (official, Barcelona City Council)how to make it yours → ·
Day 3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
★ Granada & the Alhambra — how to make it yours →
Day 5
Cadiz (Seville)port guide →
Plaza de España & Seville's Barrio Santa Cruz · $432 for two with The Magic of Seville – Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
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
Las Palmasport guide →
Roque Nublo & Tejeda · $421 for two with Shore Emotion (Private 4×4 Tour)how to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Santa Cruz de Tenerifeport guide →
Anaga Rural Park · $389 for two with ToursByLocals — John R. (Santa Cruz de Tenerife private guide)how to make it yours → ·
Days 11–12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 13
Private Full-Day São Vicente Island Discovery Tour · $224 for two with Green Line Tours Cabo Verdehow to make it yours → ·
Days 14–17
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 18
★ Praia do Gunga — how to make it yours →
Day 19
Bahia de Salvadorport guide →
Private Full-Day Tour · $260 for two with ToursByLocals – Sayuri K. Private Salvador Guidehow 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
Rio de Janeiro Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Rio de Janeiro

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

4 mi from Rio de Janeiro

Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)

5 mi from Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Genoa

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

85 mi from Genoa · fly MXP

Lake Como: Silk, Stone, and Summit — A Four-Day Master Plan

Alpine Lake Luxury Adventure

See the whole plan →
100 mi from Genoa · fly NCE

Cézanne's Backyard: Wine, Art & Thermal Springs in Provence

Art and Wine in Provence

See the whole plan →
119 mi from Genoa · fly FLR

Florence to Val d'Orcia: Wine, Frescoes & Thermal Springs

Tuscan Wine & Culture Road Trip

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Rio de Janeiro (GIG)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into MXP, home from GIG · 2 travelers $2,808 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Genoa · Contemporary~$103
Cruise fare20 nights · Costa · 2 guests$3,824
Shore excursions6 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,765
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$8,680
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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