South America Cruise

Day 1 - Southampton

Arrive: Sat 03 January 2026 / Depart: Sat 03 January 2026

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: Thu 08 January 2026 / Depart: Thu 08 January 2026

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.

Day 7 - At Sea

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Day 9 - Porto Grande (Mindelo), Cape Verde

Arrive: Sun 11 January 2026 / Depart: Sun 11 January 2026

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Day 14 - Recife

Arrive: Fri 16 January 2026 / Depart: Fri 16 January 2026

Recife, the capital of Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco, is distinguished by its many rivers, bridges, islets and peninsulas. Recife Antigo, on its own island by the harbor, is the historic old town center dating to the 16th century. To its south, popular Boa Viagem Beach is sheltered by reefs and lined by tall apartment blocks, modern hotels and restaurants.

Day 15 - At Sea

Day 16 - Salvador

Arrive: Sun 18 January 2026 / Depart: Sun 18 January 2026

Salvador, the capital of Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, is known for its Portuguese colonial architecture, Afro-Brazilian culture and a tropical coastline. The Pelourinho neighborhood is its historic heart, with cobblestone alleys opening onto large squares, colorful buildings and baroque churches such as São Francisco, featuring gilt woodwork.

Day 17 - At Sea

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Day 19 - Buzios

Arrive: Wed 21 January 2026 / Depart: Wed 21 January 2026

Armação dos Búzios (or Búzios) is a Brazilian resort set on an ocean peninsula east of Rio de Janeiro. It's known as an upscale vacation destination with numerous beaches. These include Ferradura, on a calm horseshoe bay with water sports, and Geribá, a popular surfing site. Among its village streets, cobbled Rua das Pedras is a center of dining and nightlife

Day 20 - Rio de Janeiro

Arrive: Thu 22 January 2026

Famous for its colourful carnival and fabulous beaches, as well as the dramatic entry to its cruise port, Rio de Janeiro in the south-eastern corner of Brazil has much more to offer than sun and sand. You can enjoy breathtaking views from the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain (the cable car journey up is even more spectacular!), or take a taxi up Corcovado Mountain in the Parque Nacional de Tijuca to view the city's most famous landmark, the 30 metre-high statue of Christ the Redeemer. Make time, too, to visit Praca Floriano, the vast square at the heart of the city which is home to its exquisite Teatro Municipal opera house and close to the city's best art gallery, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Floriana Square is also the place to catch Rio's social life at its best - grab a beer at a pavement caf and tap your feet to the rhythms of the Samba before exploring the shops along the 19th century Rua da Carioca.

Day 21 - Rio de Janeiro

Depart: Fri 23 January 2026

Famous for its colourful carnival and fabulous beaches, as well as the dramatic entry to its cruise port, Rio de Janeiro in the south-eastern corner of Brazil has much more to offer than sun and sand. You can enjoy breathtaking views from the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain (the cable car journey up is even more spectacular!), or take a taxi up Corcovado Mountain in the Parque Nacional de Tijuca to view the city's most famous landmark, the 30 metre-high statue of Christ the Redeemer. Make time, too, to visit Praca Floriano, the vast square at the heart of the city which is home to its exquisite Teatro Municipal opera house and close to the city's best art gallery, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Floriana Square is also the place to catch Rio's social life at its best - grab a beer at a pavement caf and tap your feet to the rhythms of the Samba before exploring the shops along the 19th century Rua da Carioca.

Day 22 - Sao Paulo

Arrive: Sat 24 January 2026 / Depart: Sat 24 January 2026

Day 23 - At Sea

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Day 25 - Montevideo

Arrive: Tue 27 January 2026

Just across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires, Montevideo could hardly be more different. Here the pace is sedate, the architecture perfectly preserved Colonial Spanish and the city itself something of a split personality. Around Plaza Constitucion, ministries and palaces signify the city's role as Uruguay's capital. But along the coast stretch miles and miles of flawless beaches, displaying a fun-loving resort quality that's just delightful.

Day 26 - Montevideo

Depart: Wed 28 January 2026

Just across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires, Montevideo could hardly be more different. Here the pace is sedate, the architecture perfectly preserved Colonial Spanish and the city itself something of a split personality. Around Plaza Constitucion, ministries and palaces signify the city's role as Uruguay's capital. But along the coast stretch miles and miles of flawless beaches, displaying a fun-loving resort quality that's just delightful.

Day 27 - At Sea

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Day 29 - Falkland Islands

Arrive: Sat 31 January 2026 / Depart: Sat 31 January 2026

The capital of the remote Falkland Islands, Port Stanley, is little more than a village, but a truly historic and welcoming one. You'll be urged to sign the visitors' register outside the Government House before seeing the tributes to our war heroes in Christ Church Cathedral.

Day 30 - At Sea

Day 31 - Cape Horn, Chile

Arrive: Mon 02 February 2026 / Depart: Mon 02 February 2026

Cape Horn is a rocky headland on Hornos Island, in southern Chile's Tierra del Fuego archipelago. It's surrounded by wild seas off the southern tip of South America where the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet. The albatross-shaped Cape Horn Monument commemorates the lives of thousands of seafarers who perished attempting to sail around the cape. A secluded lighthouse and the tiny Stella-Maris Chapel are nearby.

Day 31 - Beagle Channel

Day 32 - Magellan Straits

Day 33 - Punta Arenas, Chile

Arrive: Wed 04 February 2026 / Depart: Wed 04 February 2026

Punta Arenas overlooks the Strait of Magellan to Tierra del Fuego – the most southerly point of land before you reach Antarctica. Kiss the toe of the Indian on the Magellan monument in Playa del Armas and local legend says you'll return to this spectacular place. Head to Otway Bay for a visit to a penguin colony, or take a trip of lifetime flightseeing over the Antarctic Peninsula.

Day 34 - Amalia Glacier

Day 35 - PIO X Glacier - Chile

Day 36 - At Sea

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Day 39 - San Antonio, Chile

Arrive: Tue 10 February 2026

San Antonio is a Chilean city, commune and the capital of the San Antonio Province in the Valparaíso Region. It is the hub of the fishing area that spans the Chilean coast from Rocas de Santo Domingo to Cartagena

Day 40 - San Antonio, Chile

Depart: Wed 11 February 2026

San Antonio is a Chilean city, commune and the capital of the San Antonio Province in the Valparaíso Region. It is the hub of the fishing area that spans the Chilean coast from Rocas de Santo Domingo to Cartagena

Day 41 - At Sea

Day 42 - Coquimbo

Arrive: Fri 13 February 2026 / Depart: Fri 13 February 2026

Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley 10 km south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants

Day 43 - At Sea

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Day 45 - Arica

Arrive: Mon 16 February 2026 / Depart: Mon 16 February 2026

Arica is a port city in northern Chile, known for its surfing beaches. Near the center, a path climbs up to Morro Arica hill, which has sweeping views and the Museo Histórico y de Armas war museum. Designed by French architect Gustave Eiffel in metal and wood, Gothic San Marcos Cathedral dates from 1876. The high plains of the Andes mountains rise to the east, home to Lauca National Park and Chungará Lake.

Day 46 - At Sea

Day 47 - Callao, Peru

Arrive: Wed 18 February 2026

Callao is a seaside city on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists of the whole Callao Region, which is also coterminous with the Province of Callao.

Day 48 - Callao, Peru

Depart: Thu 19 February 2026

Callao is a seaside city on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists of the whole Callao Region, which is also coterminous with the Province of Callao.

Day 49 - At Sea

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Day 51 - Manta

Arrive: Sun 22 February 2026 / Depart: Sun 22 February 2026

This seaside port city’s charm extends to every part of your experience here while stopped on a Manta cruise. While it’s not the flashiest destination you’ll visit on a South America cruise, it well makes up for that with its laidback spirit and quirky embrace of its biggest (and smelliest) industry: tuna fishing. The best way to describe Manta is full of life. The friendliness of the people and an unhurried pace of life mean that things move a little slower here. You might not be able to see it all in a day, but that’s not the point. Manta is meant to be enjoyed, not consumed. Buy one of the region’s signature Panama hats for shade from the strong Ecuadorian sun. Day trip to El Murciélago, surf in Playa Bonita, or see endangered and protected wildlife at Pacoche Reserve. Throw away your to-do list, put away your phone, and explore Manta, Ecuador at your leisure.

Day 52 - At Sea

Day 53 - Panama City

Arrive: Tue 24 February 2026 / Depart: Tue 24 February 2026

The fast-growing city of Fuerte Amador lies at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal on a peninsular jutting out from Balboa. It has a marina and a yacht club, and lies close to Panama City, which is on the other side of Ancon Hill.

Day 54 - Transit Panama Canal

Day 55 - At Sea

Day 56 - Cartagena, Colombia

Arrive: Fri 27 February 2026 / Depart: Fri 27 February 2026

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 57 - At Sea

Day 58 - Oranjestad, Aruba

Arrive: Sun 01 March 2026 / Depart: Sun 01 March 2026

Talcum-soft beaches, world class shopping, glitzy casinos, stunning sea views and tracts of desert landscape scattered with giant boulders and exotic cacti are all yours to enjoy when you visit popular Aruba, jewel of the 'deep' Caribbean. And you will find most of Aruba's attractions without straying far from the capital and cruise port, Oranjestad, a waterfront city endowed with a cosmopolitan population - of Portuguese, Spanish, Venezuelan, Indian, Pakistani and African as well as Dutch origin. This cultural mix makes Oranjestad heaven for adventurous foodies and a great place to `shop the world' as you can pick up Delft china, Dutch cheese, Danish silverware and Madeiran embroidery at low prices. For local colour, visit Schooner Harbour, which is crammed with brightly painted boats and craft stalls, and Willemstad, famed for its 16th century Dutch houses. And water babies will love Eagle Beach, Palm Beach and Baby Beach, all a short distance from the port.

Day 59 - At Sea

Day 60 - Grenadine Islands

Arrive: Tue 03 March 2026 / Depart: Tue 03 March 2026

Sailors through the centuries have rated it one of the worlds prettiest harbours and it is hard to disagree. Horseshoe-shaped and set in a volcanic crater, Grenadas capital and cruise port St Georges is flanked by two forts, with colourful French colonial style buildings ranged along the front. It is the perfect entrance to one of the Caribbean's most scenic islands. Only 12 miles by 21, it is awash with waterfalls, mountain valleys, rainforests, lakes and volcanic craters. The beaches are to die for, especially Grand Anse - a two-mile stretch of pure white sand just around the bay from St Georges. Grenada is also the island you can smell before you can see it. The 'Spice Island' grows more spices per square mile than anywhere else on the planet with nutmeg its signature seasoning. In fact, gentle haggling with spice vendors is part of the fun of cruising to this laid-back Caribbean island.

Day 61 - Barbados

Arrive: Wed 04 March 2026 / Depart: Wed 04 March 2026

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 62 - Castries, St. Lucia

Arrive: Thu 05 March 2026 / Depart: Thu 05 March 2026

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 63 - At Sea

Day 64 - Antigua, Leeward Islands

Arrive: Sat 07 March 2026 / Depart: Sat 07 March 2026

Day 65 - St Maarten, French Antilles

Arrive: Sun 08 March 2026 / Depart: Sun 08 March 2026

An island with a split personality, this is one of the few places in the Caribbean where the European powers co-existed peacefully. Hence, this lovely island is a mixture of Dutch, French and Caribbean tastes and delights.

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Day 72 - Ponta Delgada, Azores

Arrive: Sun 15 March 2026 / Depart: Sun 15 March 2026

Ponta Delgada in the Azores, is a tiny speckle of islands in the Atlantic.The Islands are rurally lovely, their fields separated by hydrangea hedges rather than walls. The twin lakes of Sete Cidades will amaze: one turquoise the other vivid emerald.

Day 73 - At Sea

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Day 76 - Southampton

Arrive: Thu 19 March 2026 / Depart: Thu 19 March 2026

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.