Cost Estimate — Europe Cruise May 2027
Date Location Activity / Expense Est. Cost p.p.
✈️  Pre-Cruise — Getting There & Lisbon (May 16–19)
May 16 US Departure Flight costs Deb pricing $309
May 17 Lisbon Arrival Transportation from airport to hotel $25
May 17–19 Lisbon Hotel 3 nights hotel (per person) $300
May 18 Lisbon On own — Old Town, waterfront, food & drinks $100
May 19 Sintra Day Trip Guided Sintra tour + wine country tasting plus tips $90
May 19 Lisbon Dinner $30
🚢  Embarkation Day (May 20)
May 20 Lisbon → Port Transfer from hotel to cruise port $15
May 20 Carnival Miracle Drink tips on embarkation day $5
⚓  Cruise Port Days (May 21–28)
May 21 Leixões / Porto On own — waterfront, old town, lunch, wine $50
May 22 Vigo, Spain Taxi to Baiona, food, wine, oysters $50
May 23 La Coruña, Spain On own — town, castle, lunch $50
May 24 Bilbao, Spain Ride to town, old town, Basque food $50
May 25 Le Verdon / Bordeaux Tour from port to wine country & food ship booking $200
May 26 Day at Sea Drink tips as served $10
May 27 Le Havre / Paris Tour from port to Paris ship booking $200
May 28 Zeebrugge / Bruges Shuttle to town, food, drinks, shopping $100
🇬🇧  Post-Cruise London (May 29–30)
May 29 Dover → London Train from Dover to London $50
May 29 London Transfer from station to hotel $20
May 29 London Lunch, then dinner cruise on the Thames $120
May 30 London Meals, Tube, castle entry & miscellaneous $100
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  Cornwall Extension — Optional Add-On (May 31 – Jun 2)  subtotal: $700
May 31 London → Cornwall Train, transfer to hotel & meals optional $150
May 31–Jun 1 Castle Stay Two nights hotel (per person) optional $250
Jun 1 Cornwall Meals, Kernow tour of West Cornwall & tips optional $150
Jun 2 Cornwall → London Meals, train, transfer to hotel optional $150
🏠  Return Home (Jun 2–3)
Jun 2 London Hotel one night & meals $150
Jun 3 London → US Transfer to airport, return flight & food $50
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  Cornwall extension is optional — adds approximately $700 per person. Without Cornwall, total is ~$2,074. With Cornwall, total is ~$2,774.
💰  Total Estimated Cost Per Person (including Cornwall extension) $2,774 USD