South America from Santos

The South America from Santos is a 3-night South America cruise aboard Costa Diadema, operated by Costa Cruises. Departing Santos, Brazil on December 17, 2026, the voyage visits 2 ports. Fares start from $802 per person.

Length: 3 nights
Departs: Dec 17, 2026
Returns: Dec 20, 2026
Ports of call: 2
Days at sea: 1

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$267 / night per person, incl. taxes & fees

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Itinerary

Day 1 Dec 17, 2026 Santos, Brazil Departs 16:30 Santos, one of Portugal’s first New World settlements, was founded in 1535. Today your MSC ship will be docking in Latin America’s largest port, through which passes a large proportion of the world’s coffee, sugar and oranges. The city stands partly on São Vicente island, its docking facilities and old town facing landwards, with ships approaching by a narrow, but deep, channel. Its compact centre retains a certain charm that’s massively popular with local tourists, and there is a good deal of historical and maritime interest around the city. On an MSC South America cruise excursion to the city centre you’ll find the ruins of some of Santos’s most distinguished buildings along Rua do Comércio. Although sometimes only the facades remain, some of the nineteenth-century former merchants’ houses that line the street are gradually being restored, the elaborate tiling and wrought-iron balconies offering a hint of the old town’s lost grandeur. MSC South America cruises also offer excursions to the local Santos Futebol Clube. It’s best known as the club for which the great Pelé played for most of his professional life (from 1956 to 1974); their stadium, the Vila Belmiro, is open to the public when there’s no game on. In addition to honouring Pelé at the club’s small museum, you can take an hour-long guided tour including the players’ bar and dressing rooms. Santos’s beaches are across town from Centro on the south side of the island. The beaches are huge, stretching around the Atlantic-facing Baía de Santos, and popular in summer. Santos, Brazil port guide Search cruises visiting Santos, Brazil

Santos, Brazil photo — Day 1 Dec 17, 2026 Santos, Brazil Departs 16:30 Santos, one of Portugal’s first New World settlements, was founded in 1535. Today your MSC ship will be docking in Latin America’s largest port, through which passes a large proportion of the world’s coffee, sugar and oranges. The city stands partly on São Vicente island, its docking facilities and old town facing landwards, with ships approaching by a narrow, but deep, channel. Its compact centre retains a certain charm that’s massively popular with local tourists, and there is a good deal of historical and maritime interest around the city. On an MSC South America cruise excursion to the city centre you’ll find the ruins of some of Santos’s most distinguished buildings along Rua do Comércio. Although sometimes only the facades remain, some of the nineteenth-century former merchants’ houses that line the street are gradually being restored, the elaborate tiling and wrought-iron balconies offering a hint of the old town’s lost grandeur. MSC South America cruises also offer excursions to the local Santos Futebol Clube. It’s best known as the club for which the great Pelé played for most of his professional life (from 1956 to 1974); their stadium, the Vila Belmiro, is open to the public when there’s no game on. In addition to honouring Pelé at the club’s small museum, you can take an hour-long guided tour including the players’ bar and dressing rooms. Santos’s beaches are across town from Centro on the south side of the island. The beaches are huge, stretching around the Atlantic-facing Baía de Santos, and popular in summer. Santos, Brazil port guide Search cruises visiting Santos, Brazil

Day 3 Dec 19, 2026 Itajai 08:00 – 17:00 9.0 hrs ashore Next stop: Brazil! An MSC cruise will have you discovery this colorful Country, by docking in its second port located between Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo: Itajaí, in the state of Santa Catarina. Founded by the Portuguese coming from Madeira and the Azores, the city is located on the banks of the rio Itajaí-Açú and, being an important export trade point, it is a strategic hub of Brazilian economy. Itajai is also a city full of history, as you will see by walking through its historic center, rich in traditions thanks to the old fish market, and visiting the imposing church of the Santissimo Sacramento. Brazil is renown above all for its beaches. An excursion will take you to Praia Brava, between Itajaí and Balneário Camboriú. Known for its natural beauty and the clear sea, this beach is the ideal destination for relaxation, whether you just want to sunbathe or swim between the calm waves. A little further south is Balneário Camboriú. This is one of the capitals of tourism of Santa Caterina that during summer can reach even 1 million inhabitants. Av. Brazil is a vibrant shopping street, while Atlantic Avenue runs along the beach with its sidewalk in pavê like the one in Copacabana. Here, you can stop in a bar or restaurant to admire the sea and the island of Cabras, just offshore. For nature lovers, the area around Itajai offers the Parque Unipraias Camboriu. An excursion will take you to the Barra Sul Station, where you can take the cable car to Morro de Aguada at 240 meters of height and to the Mata Atlântica station. There are various paths to take to immerse yourself in this forest and come in contact with the Brazilian flora and fauna or the youngest visitors can cross it on board a sledge. Downhill the destination is the beach of Praia das Laranjeiras, the ideal place to enjoy some free time. Itajai port guide Search cruises visiting Itajai

Pricing

Lowest fare we've tracked over the observed 97-day span: $794 · range $794–$909

Current prices

Per person · 2 guests · incl. taxes & fees

Inside

from $802

$267 / night

Fare rows

Interior

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Available

from $802

$267 / night

per person · incl. taxes

Interior

Cabin grade

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from $812

$270 / night

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Interior

Cabin grade

Available

from $822

$274 / night

per person · incl. taxes

Interior

Cabin grade

Available

from $832

$277 / night

per person · incl. taxes

Oceanview

from $862

$287 / night

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Oceanview

Cabin grade

Available

from $862

$287 / night

per person · incl. taxes

Oceanview

Cabin grade

Available

from $892

$297 / night

per person · incl. taxes

Balcony

from $962

$320 / night

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Balcony

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from $962

$320 / night

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Balcony

Cabin grade

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from $982

$327 / night

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Balcony

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from $992

$330 / night

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Balcony

Cabin grade

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from $1,002

$334 / night

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Suite

from $1,052

$350 / night

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Mini Suite with Ocean View Balcony

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from $1,052

$350 / night

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Suite with Ocean View Balcony

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from $1,217

$405 / night

per person · incl. taxes

Grand Suite with Ocean View Balcony

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from $1,387

$462 / night

per person · incl. taxes

Prices verified Jun 29, 2026

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Cabin grades and pricing
Name	Supplier code	Type
Balcony	B1	Balcony
Balcony	B2	Balcony
Balcony	B3	Balcony
Balcony	B4	Balcony
Balcony Group	BA1	Balcony
Balcony Group	BA2	Balcony
Classic Ocean View Balcony	BC	Balcony
Premium Ocean View Balcony	BP	Balcony
Balcony Guarantee	BV	Balcony
Classic Inside Single	CI	Inside
Interior	I1	Inside
Interior	I2	Inside
Interior	I3	Inside
Interior	I4	Inside
Classic Inside	IC	Inside
Interior Group ( I1 + I2 )	IN1	Inside
Interior Group ( I3 + I4 )	IN2	Inside
Premium Inside	IP	Inside
Inside Guarantee	IV	Inside
Oceanview	E1	Oceanview
Oceanview	E2	Oceanview
Classic Outside Ocean view	EC	Oceanview
Premium Outside Ocean view	EP	Oceanview
Oceanview Group ( E1 + E2 )	ET1	Oceanview
Outside Guarantee	EV	Oceanview
Grand Suite with Ocean View Balcony	GS	Suite
Mini Suite with Ocean View Balcony	MS	Suite
Suite with Ocean View Balcony	S	Suite