Trade Wind Crossing – Mindelo & Salvador De Bahia
About this cruise
A trip this long changes your rhythm entirely, and that's very much the point. 14 nights from Lisbon on November 8, 2026, visiting Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Mindelo, Maceio, Salvador and Rio de Janeiro. Disembarkation is in Rio de Janeiro. You start at sea, hit the ports, then finish at sea. The ports feel like the centrepiece, framed by lazy ocean days. The route threads through 3 countries along the South America coast: Spain, Cape Verde and Brazil. You get around 8 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Costa Diadema holds 3,724 guests across 14 decks. It's a big ship, with plenty to keep you busy. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. A November sailing dodges the peak crowds while the weather is still cooperating. Well timed. You start in Lisbon and come back with stories from Spain, Cape Verde and Brazil.
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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
- $1,526.38
- Service charge, paid on board
- +$182
- What you actually pay, per person
- $1,708.38
$13 per guest per night × 14 nights.
We last checked this price 1d ago, so expect some drift.