9 days, round-trip South America from Montevideo

About this cruise

You sail from Montevideo on January 6, 2027 and spend 9 nights visiting Balneario Camboriu, Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Ilhabela and Buenos Aires. It's a well-tested route and there's a reason people keep booking it. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. Big cities one day, Tierra del Fuego the next. The variety is hard to match. Most ports give you about 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Costa Serena: 3,014 guests, 13 decks. Entertainment, dining, and enough space that it never feels cramped. The timing adds to it: swapping cold weather for sunshine and sea air is the whole pitch for a winter cruise. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.