Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

19-Night Caribbean & Panama Canal Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Nieuw Amsterdam · round-trip from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)

$2,159 per person · next sails Dec 20, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Your voyage · 19 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
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early.
Day 2
Half Moon Cay (Little San Salvador Island)port guide →
Horseback Riding by Land & Sea · $240 for two with Pegasus Ranch (cruise-line contractor; sold only through the Carnival / Holland America shore-excursion desk)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
Grand Turkport guide →
Gibbs Cay Private Stingray Swim & Reef Snorkel · $170 for two with Grand Turk Diving (Oasis Divers)how to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Amber Coveport guide →
27 Charcos of Damajagua · $170 for two with Iguana Mama Adventure 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
Dry Tortugas National Park · $430 for two with Yankee Freedom III (official Dry Tortugas Ferry)how to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)port guide →
★ Everglades Airboat Skim + Gator Boys Live Show — how to make it yours →
Day 9
Half Moon Cay (Little San Salvador Island)port guide →
Horseback Riding by Land & Sea · $240 for two with Pegasus Ranch (cruise-line contractor; sold only through the Carnival / Holland America shore-excursion desk)how to make it yours → ·
Days 10–11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Port of Oranjestadport guide →
Aruba · $298 for two with Aruba Watersports Centerhow 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
Modernista old-town walk and a luxury tapas circui… · $97 for two with Local licensed gastronomy operator (e.g. the Cartagena guided tapas & modernista walk) - book the official tour directhow to make it yours →
Day 15
Panama Canal Full Transit · $390 for two with Panama Canal Adventureshow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Gatun Lakeport guide →
Private Gatun Lake Wildlife Boat Tour · $200 for two with Panama Road Tripshow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Panama Canalport guide →
★ Panama Canal Full Transit — how to make it yours →
Day 15
CRUISING PANAMA CANAL AND GATUN LAKE
⚙ Curating CRUISING PANAMA CANAL AND GATUN LAKE’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 16
Puerto Limonport guide →
Veragua Rainforest Park · $240 for two with Veragua Rainforest Park (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 17
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 18
Georgetownport guide →
Coral Gardens & Barrier Reef Snorkel with Starfish… · $130 for two with Cayman Watersportshow to make it yours → ·
Day 19
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 20
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Hotel before you sail1 night · Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · Premium~$203
Cruise fare19 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$4,318
Shore excursions11 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,605
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$7,306
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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