Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

7-Night Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

Costa · Costa Serena · round-trip from Taranto

$1,265 per person · next sails Jun 27, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Taranto (BDS)

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

Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Taranto

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.

145 mi from Taranto

Photography Workshop: Golden Hour in Positano

Professional photography tour during sunrise or sunset with guidance on composition, light, and framing Positano's most photogenic moments; includes e…

Your voyage · 7 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
Taranto Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Myrtos Beach & Melissani Cave · $226 for two with ToursByLocals – Kefalonia Private Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 3
VIOMA organic vineyard · $216 for two with Mykonos Vioma Organic Farmhow to make it yours →
Day 4
Piraeus (Athens)port guide →
★ The Acropolis & Parthenon, Guided Skip-the-Line — how to make it yours →
Day 4
VIOMA organic vineyard · $216 for two with Mykonos Vioma Organic Farmhow to make it yours →
Day 4
Cape Sounion
⚙ Curating Cape Sounion’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
★ St John's Co-Cathedral & the Caravaggio masterpieces — how to make it yours →
Day 7
Mount Etna Private Jeep Summit Tour from Catania P… · $205 for two with Go-Etna (Official Etna Excursions)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Etna Skyline
⚙ Curating Etna Skyline’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 8
Taranto Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Taranto

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

154 mi from Taranto · fly DBV

Dubrovnik Beyond the Walls: Stone, Sea, and Slow Mornings

Adriatic Coast Deep Immersion

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158 mi from Taranto · fly NAP

Positano by Sea Cave and Cliff Path: A Luxury Amalfi Coast Immersion

Coastal Italian Luxury Adventure

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167 mi from Taranto · fly TGD

Kotor's Stone Labyrinth: Medieval Walls, Mountain Smoke, & Bay Light

Adriatic History & Highland Flavors

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Taranto

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

154 mi from Taranto · fly DBV

Dubrovnik Beyond the Walls: Stone, Sea, and Slow Mornings

Adriatic Coast Deep Immersion

See the whole plan →
158 mi from Taranto · fly NAP

Positano by Sea Cave and Cliff Path: A Luxury Amalfi Coast Immersion

Coastal Italian Luxury Adventure

See the whole plan →
167 mi from Taranto · fly TGD

Kotor's Stone Labyrinth: Medieval Walls, Mountain Smoke, & Bay Light

Adriatic History & Highland Flavors

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Taranto (BDS)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Hotel before you sail1 night · Taranto · Contemporary~$53
Cruise fare7 nights · Costa · 2 guests$2,530
Shore excursions4 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$863
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$3,626
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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