Gaucho Beats – Santos, Itajai & Buenos Aires
About this cruise
If you want the classic cruise without a massive time commitment, this is a strong option. 7 nights from Montevideo on December 24, 2026, visiting Itajai, Santos and Buenos Aires. With 3 port days and 3 at sea, there's room for each stop to breathe. Colourful colonial towns, long coastlines, and steak that deserves its reputation. 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 Diadema: 3,724 guests, 14 decks. Entertainment, dining, and enough space that it never feels cramped. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. The timing adds to it: swapping cold weather for sunshine and sea air is the whole pitch for a winter cruise. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 7-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.
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We added Costa Cruises's mandatory service charge to the prices above, so they show the real total. Costa Cruises bills it on board rather than in the fare, so their own site will quote you less.
- Cruise fare on Costa Cruises's site
- $1,445.21
- Service charge, paid on board
- +$101.50
- What you actually pay, per person
- $1,546.71
$14.50 per guest per night × 7 nights.
We last checked this price 1d ago, so expect some drift.