Amazon And Caribbean Exploration Cruise

Day 1 - Southampton

Arrive: Mon 06 January 2025 / Depart: Mon 06 January 2025

The city center is a charming mix of old city walls and a large modern shopping centre. With multiple restaurants, museums, cinemas and theatres there is plenty to be explored. Time spent at embarkation and disembarkation ports may be limited which may restrict availability of shore excursions.

Day 2 - At Sea

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Day 6 - Gran Canaria

Arrive: Sat 11 January 2025 / Depart: Sat 11 January 2025

The tranquil harbour, verdant palm groves and excellent climate of Gran Canaria's lively capital Las Palmas delighted Christopher Columbus when he discovered it on his famous voyage of 1492. Those same attractions now draw modern travellers keen to explore the atmospheric cobbled streets and leafy courtyards of its old quarter, Vegueta. Cruises to Gran Canaria also bring you close to Playa del Ingles, the liveliest and best-known beach in the Canaries. You can explore the stunning desert scenery of Maspalomas, or tour further afield to explore peaceful old towns like Arucas - famed for its lush banana plantations - and Teror, with its fine collection of traditional houses with intricately carved wooden balconies. Other highlights of our Gran Canaria cruises include lovely Palmitos Nature Park - set in a canyon inland from Maspalomas and famous for its vivid tropical plants, birds and fish - and Bandama, an extinct volcano set 1,900 feet above sea level, which offers panoramic views over the island.

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Day 13 - Antigua, Leeward Islands

Arrive: Sat 18 January 2025 / Depart: Sat 18 January 2025

Day 14 - Tortola

Arrive: Sun 19 January 2025 / Depart: Sun 19 January 2025

Here, in the beautiful archipelago of the British Virgin islands, the motto is: “The best thing you can do is do nothing.” The “nothing” that Tortola offers you consists of swimming in opalescent waters, basking in glorious sunshine and strolling along beaches of shimmering white sand.

Day 15 - At Sea

Day 16 - Castries, St. Lucia

Arrive: Tue 21 January 2025 / Depart: Tue 21 January 2025

Castries is the capital of the island nation of St. Lucia, in the Caribbean Sea. It’s known for palm-lined Vigie Beach and as a port of call for cruise lines, with duty-free shopping near the harbor. The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, with its colorful murals, sits by leafy Derek Walcott Square park. Lively Castries Market is nearby. In the south, Morne Fortune hill offers views of the city.

Day 17 - Barbados

Arrive: Wed 22 January 2025 / Depart: Wed 22 January 2025

Watching the Atlantic surf crash down on the rugged east coast of this richly diverse island and, for a moment, you may feel you could be on the Cornish coast but the moment you hear the waves of gospel singing emanating from a tiny local church you realise you could not be anywhere else but Barbados. While, over on the sheltered west coast, the glorious beaches are pure Caribbean. And there are more beaches and a lot more bars, cafés, restaurants and clubs creating a vibrant 24/7 lifestyle on the south coast, too. In the capital and cruise port, Bridgetown, there are intriguing signs of its British colonial past while, across the island, you are really spoilt for choice. You can enjoy every watersport under the sun; stunning nature walks and bike rides; or maybe a trip to the uniquely magnificent Harrisons Cave underground complex of caverns, waterfalls, stalactites and stalagmites.

Day 18 - At Sea

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Day 21 - Santana, Brazil

Arrive: Sun 26 January 2025 / Depart: Sun 26 January 2025

Santana is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 119,610 and its area is 1,541 square kilometres, which makes it the smallest municipality of Amapá. Santana is a suburb of Macapá, the state capital, and the two cities make up the Metropolitan Area of Macapa

Day 22 - At Sea

Day 23 - Manaus

Arrive: Tue 28 January 2025

New York was built on granite, London on clay. But Manaus was built on rubber. As the furthest navigable port on the Amazon, some 1,000 miles from the ocean, the city sprang up as a centre for rubber exports from the Brazilian plantations and became a focal point for trade.

Day 24 - Manaus

Depart: Wed 29 January 2025

New York was built on granite, London on clay. But Manaus was built on rubber. As the furthest navigable port on the Amazon, some 1,000 miles from the ocean, the city sprang up as a centre for rubber exports from the Brazilian plantations and became a focal point for trade.

Day 25 - Parintins

Arrive: Thu 30 January 2025 / Depart: Thu 30 January 2025

At the centre of millions of miles of rain forest, halfway between Santarém and Manaus, on the right bank of the Amazon River, is the small town of Parintins. Although there are no roads to Parintins (you either have to sail or fly there) it has become the unlikely centre of the second largest festival in Brazil – the Boi Bumba. These fabulous celebrations are held every year at the end of June.

Day 26 - Santarem

Arrive: Fri 31 January 2025 / Depart: Fri 31 January 2025

500 miles up the Amazon, American Confederates fleeing the Civil War originally settled in Santarem: even today, O’Malley and Higgins are common surnames!

Day 27 - Santana, Brazil

Arrive: Sat 01 February 2025 / Depart: Sat 01 February 2025

Santana is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 119,610 and its area is 1,541 square kilometres, which makes it the smallest municipality of Amapá. Santana is a suburb of Macapá, the state capital, and the two cities make up the Metropolitan Area of Macapa

Day 28 - At Sea

Day 29 - French Guiana

Arrive: Mon 03 February 2025 / Depart: Mon 03 February 2025

The penal colony of Cayenne, commonly known as Devil's Island, was a French penal colony that operated in the 19th and 20th century in the Salvation's Islands of French Guiana. Opened in 1852, the Devil's Island system received convicts from the Prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni

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Day 32 - Tobago

Arrive: Thu 06 February 2025 / Depart: Thu 06 February 2025

Tobago is one of the real Robinson Crusoe islands. There is not much of it - just 26 miles by nine - but around every corner, and it seems like at every turn, you find your jaw dropping open at the sheer beauty of another scene.

Day 33 - At Sea

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Day 35 - Cartagena, Colombia

Arrive: Sun 09 February 2025 / Depart: Sun 09 February 2025

Cartagena de Indias, to give its full name, is an historic city in Columbia founded in 1533 and ringed with massive walls built by the Spanish to fend off pirates. The city's palaces and the maze of winding streets give the city its unique Iberian character.

Day 36 - At Sea

Day 37 - Colon, Panama

Arrive: Tue 11 February 2025 / Depart: Tue 11 February 2025

Cristobal, at the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal, is your gateway for the city of Colon. From here, relive the adventures of Captain Morgan at San Lorenzo Fort, head into the rain forest to meet the Choco Indians or see the amazing Gatun locks in action.

Day 38 - Transit Panama Canal

Day 39 - Puerto Limon

Arrive: Thu 13 February 2025 / Depart: Thu 13 February 2025

Limón, commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is home of the Afro-Costa Rican community.

Day 40 - At Sea

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Day 42 - Roatan, Bay Islands

Arrive: Sun 16 February 2025 / Depart: Sun 16 February 2025

Roatan is one of the three beautiful Bay islands located off the north coast of Honduras. Set on a coral reef and beholding scenic reserves, botanical gardens and some of the finest beaches in Latin America and the Caribbean, the eco-tourism sector here is blossoming.

Day 43 - Belize

Arrive: Mon 17 February 2025 / Depart: Mon 17 February 2025

Once part of the British Empire, Belize is now proudly independent. Despite being the smallest country in Central America it has a delightful mix of natural and historic attractions as well as a distinctly different culture.

Day 44 - At Sea

Day 45 - Cozumel

Arrive: Wed 19 February 2025 / Depart: Wed 19 February 2025

The worlds most popular cruise port, Cozumel, is just a small (12 miles long) island off Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula but it has a vibrant, pulsating Latin heart. Everywhere is all action and activity from the music-playing downtown bars, cafés and shops to the watersports on offer from the glorious beaches.

Day 46 - At Sea

Day 47 - George Town, Cayman Islands

Arrive: Fri 21 February 2025 / Depart: Fri 21 February 2025

George Town is the capital of the Cayman Islands. It lies in the west of the largest island, Grand Cayman. It’s known as a financial hub and a port of call for cruise ships. Tax-free shops cluster around Cardinal Avenue. The Cayman Islands National Museum is housed in a 19th-century building on Harbour Drive. It contains displays on local history, culture and wildlife.

Day 48 - Montego Bay

Arrive: Sat 22 February 2025 / Depart: Sat 22 February 2025

This is the most sophisticated of Jamaica's resorts. Overlooking the famously glorious stretches of white sand, palm trees and calm clear waters are lush mountains dotted with gracious colonial homes.

Day 49 - At Sea

Day 50 - Grand Turk

Arrive: Mon 24 February 2025 / Depart: Mon 24 February 2025

Bursting with turn-of-the-century Caribbean charm, Grand Turk, the historic capital of the Turks and Caicos is best known for its sugary white shores, calm blue waters and rustic colonial charm. And at just six miles long, and just over a mile, wide this small but perfectly formed island is easy to explore.

Day 51 - At Sea

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Day 53 - Freeport

Arrive: Thu 27 February 2025 / Depart: Thu 27 February 2025

Freeport is the main city on Grand Bahama, an island in the northwest Bahamas off the Florida coast. It's best known for the oceanfront Lucaya district, with beaches, resorts and shopping. Nearby, Deadman's Reef is popular for snorkeling, and the surrounding offshore waters host many dive sites. Up the coast, Lucayan National Park features extensive underwater caves, plus kayaking and nature trails

Day 54 - At Sea

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Day 56 - Bermuda

Arrive: Sun 02 March 2025 / Depart: Sun 02 March 2025

The oasis of Bermuda boasts a year-round balmy climate and plenty of distinctive local colour, from a landscape of tidy pastel houses, to businessmen dressed in Bermuda shorts. This infamous 'land of shipwrecks' is also abounding with tragic and heroic tales. Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists, headed for the colony of Virginia. Since then, more than 400 other vessels have suffered a similar fate. Needless to say, you'll find some of the best wreck diving and snorkelling in the world here. You'll also find excellent golfing, sailing and sports fishing. Horseshoe Bay's wide crescent of soft pink sand is arguably Bermuda's most beautiful beach. Gibbs Hill Lighthouse gives panoramic views of the entire island, while its beacon can be seen up to 60km away. And the Royal Navy Dockyard, with its Georgian style Keep, is intriguing to explore.

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Day 62 - Praia di Vitoria, Azores

Arrive: Sat 08 March 2025 / Depart: Sat 08 March 2025

Praia da Vitória is a municipality in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. With a population of 21,035, the second largest administrative authority on the island of Terceira, it covers an area of 161.27 square kilometres, that extends from the northern coast halfway into the interior.

Day 63 - At Sea

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Day 66 - Southampton

Arrive: Wed 12 March 2025 / Depart: Wed 12 March 2025

The city center is a charming mix of old city walls and a large modern shopping centre. With multiple restaurants, museums, cinemas and theatres there is plenty to be explored. Time spent at embarkation and disembarkation ports may be limited which may restrict availability of shore excursions.