Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

98-Night San Francisco to Marseille Cruise Adventure

Costa · Costa Deliziosa · from San Francisco

$15,765 per person · next sails Jan 3, 2028 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.

Open-jaw · fly into SFO, home from NCE · $1,574 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…

113 mi from San Francisco

Nepenthe

Iconic roadside restaurant perched 800 feet above the coast serving California comfort food with unobstructed ocean panoramas and a bohemian artistic…

Your voyage · 98 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
San Francisco Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Private Big Island Volcanoes & Lava Fields Tour fr… · $1,226 for two with Volcano Tours Hawaii (VolcanoTours.com)how to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Diamond Head Summit Hike & Waikiki · $962 for two with Tours by Locals — Honoluluhow to make it yours →
Days 9–14
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 15
To Sua Ocean Trench, Waterfalls & Piula Cave Pool · $260 for two with Sunshine Samoa Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Navua River · $250 for two with Rivers Fijihow to make it yours → ·
Days 18–21
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 22
Waimarino Kayak & Adventure · $42 for two with Waimarino Adventure Parkhow to make it yours → ·
Day 23
All Blacks Experience · $59 for two with All Blacks Experience (official)how to make it yours →
Day 24
Bay of Islands (Paihia)port guide →
Hole in the Rock, Cape Brett & Dolphin Cruise · $210 for two with Fullers GreatSights Bay of Islandshow to make it yours → ·
Days 25–27
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 28
Great Ocean Road & 12 Apostles · $389 for two with Melbourne Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 29
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 30–31
Blue Mountains · $330 for two with Your Sydney Guide (official)how to make it yours → ·
Days 32–34
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 35
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway + Kuranda Scenic Railw… · $165 for two with Skyrail Rainforest Cableway (official)how to make it yours → ·
Days 36–37
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 38
Mount Tavurvur Active Volcano · $256 for two with ToursByLocals – Rabaul Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Days 39–43
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 44–45
Private Licensed Tokyo Expert · $268 for two with Japan Guide Association (JGA) – Official Licensed Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 46
Private Mt. Fuji & Miho no Matsubara Luxury Car Tour · $560 for two with Japan Shore Excursions (Shimizu)how to make it yours → ·
Day 47
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden & Ropeway · $27 for two with Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens (Official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 48
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 49
Sasebo Naval Town · $107 for two with Sasebo99 Travel (Official Nagasaki Tourism)how to make it yours → ·
Day 50
Busan (Kyongju)port guide →
Haedong Yonggungsa Sea Temple & Haeundae Private T… · $169 for two with Korea Travel Easyhow to make it yours → ·
32 more days at sea and ashore
Day 99
Marseille Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Marseille

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

86 mi from Marseille

Confiserie du Vieux Pont (Candied Fruit Masterclass)

A three-generation candy-making house teaching the 150-year-old technique of candying Provençal fruits, stone by stone, layer by layer, creating jewel…

16 mi from Marseille

Atelier de Cézanne

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from San Francisco

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

11 mi from San Francisco · fly SFO

Big Sur by the Cliffs: A Pacific Coast Road Trip Worth Savoring

Coastal Luxury Road Trip

See the whole plan →
11 mi from San Francisco · fly SFO

Mendocino's Wild Coast: Redwoods, Wine & Wood-Fired Seafood

Rugged Coast Creative Escape

See the whole plan →
11 mi from San Francisco · fly SFO

Sonoma's Wild Side: Safari, Sparkling Wine & the Pacific Coast

Wine Country Adventure

See the whole plan →
After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Marseille

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

13 mi from Marseille · fly MRS

Provence by the Senses: Lavender, Truffles, and Roman Stone

Culinary Heritage & Open Road

See the whole plan →
95 mi from Marseille · fly NCE

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

Art and Wine in Provence

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Marseille (NCE)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SFO, home from NCE · 2 travelers $1,574 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · San Francisco · Contemporary~$123
Cruise fare98 nights · Costa · 2 guests$31,530
Shore excursions30 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$8,436
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$41,843
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.
🚢 Book this cruise · $15,765 pp

Book your trip to San Francisco

We may earn a commission when you book through these links, at no extra cost to you. Prices and availability are set by each partner.

Treat yourself — the same trip, elevated

Choose your line & sailing date

Every cruise line that calls at San Francisco — round-trip from here or stopping by — pick the one that’s you, then your date.

Contemporary
Premium
Luxury
Book this cruise — $15,765 pp →

Same fare as booking direct. We earn a small commission — it costs you nothing.

★ Why Fantasize

We tell you the cruise to take — and the excursions to book.

Most cruise sites hand you a search box and leave you to it. We’re the concierge: the verdict, the plan, the trip of your life — at the exact same fare.

11,000 sailings to sift throughOne cruise, chosen for you
Search a catalog of excursions yourselfWe tell you the exact excursions to book
“Do your homework” on every portA free port-by-port plan, in your inbox
Booking fees and a pushy upsell callNo fees, no pressure — the same fare
Find your bucket-list cruise →

⚓ Your bucket-list concierge

Want this whole adventure in your inbox?

We'll email you this exact plan — where to fly in, the days before and after, the single most extraordinary thing to do at every port, and what it all runs.

We send the plan to your account’s own address — never to one typed into a box. Free, and Google works.

← Browse every bucket-list cruise