Trade Wind Crossing – Mindelo & Salvador De Bahia

About this cruise

14 nights starts to feel like a proper adventure. You leave Lisbon on November 8, 2026 and the route takes you through Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Mindelo, Maceio, Salvador and Rio de Janeiro at a pace where there's never any need to rush. The trip wraps in Rio de Janeiro, so you won't retrace your steps. The shape of this trip works well: open water on either side with 6 port calls clustered in the middle. 3 countries (Spain, Cape Verde and Brazil) across the South America, each with its own character. Keep an eye out for Salvador: Afro-Brazilian rhythm in a colonial setting. Around 8 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. At 132,500 gross tons, Costa Diadema is big enough that you can find a quiet corner or a crowd, depending on your mood. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. The autumn timing is underrated too. Good weather, calmer seas, and a more relaxed ship. That's 14 nights well spent.