Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

16-Night Tampa to Seattle Cruise Adventure

Carnival · Carnival Legend · from Tampa

$1,046 per person · next sails Apr 4, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Tampa (MCO)

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

Open-jaw · fly into MCO, home from SEA · $782 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Tampa

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.

62 mi from Tampa

Walt Disney World Resort

71 mi from Tampa

Universal Orlando Resort

Your voyage · 16 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
Tampa Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
Santa Martaport guide →
Ciudad Perdida · $360 for two with Visit Santa Marta (official tourism portal)how to make it yours → ·
Day 5
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 6
Panama Canalport guide →
★ Panama Canal Full Transit — how to make it yours →
Days 7–9
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 10
La Quebrada Cliff Divers · $238 for two with La Perla Restaurant at La Quebrada (official cliff-side venue)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Cabo San Lucasport guide →
El Arco & Lover's Beach · $240 for two with High Tide Los Caboshow to make it yours → ·
Days 13–16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Seattle Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Seattle

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

61 mi from Seattle

Mount Rainier National Park – Paradise & Sunrise Loop

Hike subalpine meadows, wildflower fields, and glacier-fed streams with unobstructed views of the 14,411-ft volcano; summer (July–Sept) offers the mos…

141 mi from Seattle

Sea Lion Caves

America's largest sea cave, accessed by elevator descent into a massive natural cavern where hundreds of wild sea lions and seals hauled out on rocks…

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Tampa

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

200 mi from Tampa · fly MIA

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

Tropical Culture & Adventure

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238 mi from Tampa · fly EYW

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

Coastal Culture & Coral Roads

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298 mi from Tampa · fly SAV

Live Oaks, Sea Islands and a Savannah That Stays Up Late

Coastal Georgia Grand Tour

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Seattle

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

11 mi from Seattle · fly SEA

Tacoma's Wild Side: Puget Sound, Quarries & a Volcano

Pacific Northwest Adventure Base

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11 mi from Seattle · fly SEA

Salt Air and Oyster Shells: A San Juan Islands Sailing Guide

Island Hopping Pacific Northwest

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Home

Fly home from Seattle (SEA)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into MCO, home from SEA · 2 travelers $782 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Tampa · Contemporary~$88
Cruise fare16 nights · Carnival · 2 guests$2,092
Shore excursions4 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$935
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$4,077
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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