Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

7-Night Genoa to Taranto Cruise Adventure

Costa · Costa Serena · from Genoa

$843 per person · next sails May 30, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Genoa (MXP)

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

Open-jaw · fly into MXP, home from BDS · $1,044 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Genoa

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.

74 mi from Genoa

Duomo di Milano

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
Savona (Genoa) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Civitavecchia (Rome)port guide →
★ Vatican, Sistine Chapel & Colosseum in One Day — how to make it yours →
Day 3
★ Pompeii with a Licensed Archaeologist — how to make it yours →
Day 4
Argiolas winery at Serdiana · $205 for two with Cantine Argiolas — Visit Argiolas (official)how to make it yours →
Day 5
★ Cappella Palatina & the Norman Palace — how to make it yours →
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 8
Taranto Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Taranto

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

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…

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Genoa

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

85 mi from Genoa · fly MXP

Lake Como: Silk, Stone, and Summit — A Four-Day Master Plan

Alpine Lake Luxury Adventure

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100 mi from Genoa · fly NCE

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

Art and Wine in Provence

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119 mi from Genoa · fly FLR

Florence to Val d'Orcia: Wine, Frescoes & Thermal Springs

Tuscan Wine & Culture Road Trip

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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

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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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Home

Fly home from Taranto (BDS)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into MXP, home from BDS · 2 travelers $1,044 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Genoa · Contemporary~$103
Cruise fare7 nights · Costa · 2 guests$1,686
Shore excursions2 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$410
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$3,423
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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