Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

8-Night Miami to San Juan Cruise Adventure

Explora Journeys · EXPLORA I · from Miami

$7,095 per person · next sails Dec 27, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Miami (MIA)

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

Open-jaw · fly into MIA, home from SJU · $716 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Miami

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.

43 mi from Miami

The Everglades National Park

10 mi from Miami

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Sprawling tropical botanical garden with rare plant collections from around the world, including orchid conservatory and seed bank; visitors wander th…

Your voyage · 8 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
Miami Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Puerto Plataport guide →
★ The full 27 jumps at the Damajagua Waterfalls — how to make it yours →
Day 4
Ain Sokhnaport guide →
Private Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx & Grand Egyptian… · $170 for two with Egypt Tours Portalhow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Saint John/cruz Bay
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Days 5–6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
Jost Van Dykeport guide →
Private Catamaran Charter · $1,600 for two with Honey Group Private Boat Chartershow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
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 8
Charlotte Amalieport guide →
Private Full-Day Boat Charter · $1,100 for two with Project Expedition (local operator charter)how to make it yours → ·
Day 9
San Juan Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near San Juan

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

49 mi from San Juan

Bioluminescent Bay Tour (Vieques)

0 mi from San Juan

Sunken City Scuba Diving Tour

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Miami

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

6 mi from Miami · fly MIA

Miami Beach: Art, Everglades & Cuban Soul at a Smart Price

Tropical Culture & Adventure

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129 mi from Miami · fly EYW

Salt Air & Secrets: A Key West Road Trip Worth Lingering Over

Coastal Culture & Coral Roads

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After you disembark

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.

234 mi from San Juan · fly SDQ

Barahona: The Dominican Coast You Haven't Heard Of Yet

Wild Coast & Mountain Culture

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Home

Fly home from San Juan (SJU)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into MIA, home from SJU · 2 travelers $716 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Miami · Luxury~$450
Cruise fare8 nights · Explora Journeys · 2 guests$14,190
Shore excursions4 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,020
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$18,556
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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