Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

18-Night Rio de Janeiro to Southampton Cruise Adventure

MSC Cruises · MSC Meraviglia · from Rio de Janeiro

$1,238 per person · next sails Apr 20, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Rio de Janeiro (GIG)

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

Open-jaw · fly into GIG, home from LHR · $3,142 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Rio de Janeiro

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.

4 mi from Rio de Janeiro

Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)

5 mi from Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer

Your voyage · 18 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
Rio de Janeiro 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
Ilheus(Bahia)port guide →
★ Private Cacao Fazenda Tour — how to make it yours →
Day 4
Bahia de Salvadorport guide →
Private Full-Day Tour · $260 for two with ToursByLocals – Sayuri K. Private Salvador Guidehow to make it yours →
Day 5
★ Praia do Gunga — how to make it yours →
Days 6–11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
★ Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo — how to make it yours →
Day 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
Day 15
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 16
Cíes Islands · $140 for two with Civitatis Vigo (Cíes Islands Sailboat with Skipper)how to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Covadonga Lakes & Picos de Europa · $3,576 for two with GetYourGuide – Covadonga Lakes Private Day Trip (local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 18
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 19
Southampton Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Southampton

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

87 mi from Southampton

Sissinghurst Castle Garden: Room-by-Room Garden Design Masterclass

Literary gardens (1.5 hours) designed by Vita Sackville-West, arranged as 'rooms' of color and plant combinations; the white garden, rose garden, and…

67 mi from Southampton

Natural History Museum

After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Southampton

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

57 mi from Southampton · fly LHR

Churchill's Kent, Glyndebourne at Dusk & London's Secret Side

English Country Culture & City Grit

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57 mi from Southampton · fly LHR

Cornwall's Wild Coast: Tin Mines, Tidal Castles & Beach Bars

Rugged Coastal Heritage Adventure

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Home

Fly home from Southampton (LHR)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into GIG, home from LHR · 2 travelers $3,142 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Rio de Janeiro · Contemporary~$123
Cruise fare18 nights · MSC Cruises · 2 guests$2,476
Shore excursions3 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,976
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$9,897
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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