127-night 2027 Around The World: Continental Explorer Voyage

Oceania Cruises · Oceania Vista · 127 nights · Miami–Doha

Oceania Vista

From $52,799 per person

Miami/Doha

What's Included

  • Adult's Only (18+)
    Effective January 7, 2026, guests for all new reservations must be 18+. All existing reservations made prior to January 7, 2026, that include travelers under the age of 18, will be fully honored, ensuring a seamless and considerate transition for valued guests. 
  • Gourmet Specialty Restaurants
    A variety of distinctive, open-seating restaurants, all at no additional charge.
  • In-Suite and In-Stateroom Dining
    Our hot and cold in-room dining selections are sublime and complimentary.
  • Unlimited WiFi
    Starlink® connectivity affords much quicker upload and download speeds.
  • Sodas, Specialty Coffees & Teas
    Whether at a restaurant, lounge or Baristas coffee bar, it's always free.
  • Still & Sparkling Vero Water®
    Unlimited, eco-friendly and great tasting, the gold standard of still and sparkling water.
  • Juices, Smoothies & Gourmet Ice Cream
    Cold-pressed juices, fruit smoothies, homemade gelato and gourmet ice creams are always included.
  • Group Fitness Classes
    Choose from a selection of free classes at Aquamar® Spa + Vitality Center.
  • Laundry Services
    With free laundrettes included along with laundry services and pressing for Concierge and Suite levels, you'll always look your finest.
  • Shipboard Gratuities
    Our people make the difference - your smile is their greatest reward.

Available Add-Ons

Optional shore excursions.
Optional roundtrip airfare.
Pre or post cruise hotel stay.

Itinerary

Jan 6 Miami

A great climate which makes it a great vacation spot all year round, exciting attractions, professional sports teams, art, history, museums, and all of the nature parks and education you could ask for. Miami has many local activities & attractions, including Coconut Grove, Miami Beach, and South Beach. Amusement parks, deep-sea fishing, boat rides, sightseeing, fine dining, professional football, dolphin watching, marine museums. A visitor can spend hours, days, or weeks entertaining themselves and family without having to travel more than a few minutes in any direction. Nighttime entertainment includes: music and dance clubs with music ranging from smooth sounding jazz to lively disco, comedy clubs, concerts, theater, opera, symphony and movies. Virtually no one comes to Miami without taking a stroll along the Beach.

Destination Guide

Jan 7 At Sea
Jan 8 Grand Cayman (George Town)

Grand Cayman attracts most Cayman tourists, most of whom flock to Seven Mile Beach. Divers see abundant marine life. Gentle stingrays cluster at Stingray City. Rum Point serves up cinnamony rum punch. Spend an entire day floating in clear azure waters. At dawn, head out on a dive boat or tan on decadent Seven Mile Beach. Check out underwater sights without getting wet on a 100-foot descent on Atlantis Submarine or an 800-foot descent in a two-person sub to a shipwreck. Head to Hell, with its velour-clad devil, before zipping over to Turtle Farm. Grand Cayman's sparsely populated East End is refreshing with long streches of rocky coast. The oldest island structure is a castle rumored to have been built by pirates two centuries ago in Savannah. Blowholes offer awesome spots for picture of watery spires. Harborside George Town has tempting shops. Among popular nightlife spots are Ramada's Treasure Island and Island Rock. Hopping pubs include Lone Star Bar & Grill or My Bar on the shores of Sunset House.

Destination Guide

Jan 9 At Sea
Jan 10 Cartagena (Colombia)

Cartagena is full of history and charm. At La Popa Monastery, you will have a panoramic view of the city and harbor. Enjoy the artisan center of Las Bovedas (The Dungeons), Plaza Bolivar, the Palace of Inquisition and the Church of San Pedro Claver, and shop for Colombian emeralds - the finest in the world.

Destination Guide

Jan 11 Panama Canal

Linking the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Panama Canal provides one of cruising's most unforgettable experiences. Over 10 years were needed to complete the canal's 51 miles in 1914 - so avoiding the lengthy and often dangerous voyage around Cape Horn. 'The Big Ditch' lifts vessels by a fascinating feat of mechanics aided by on-shore 'mule' locomotives through three great locks, traversing man-made lakes, channels blasted through rock, and the dense jungle. Two other special highlights of the canal are Gatun Lake and the Gaillard cut. Gatun Lake is one of the world's largest man-made lakes covering 163 square miles. Gaillard Cut is an 8 mile channel built through solid rock which was the most difficult excavation in the canal construction.

Destination Guide

Jan 12 At Sea
Jan 13 At Sea
Jan 14 Puerto Quetzal

Puerto Quetzal, on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, gives access to Guatemala City, the capital, beaches and some significant historical sites. Magnificent buildings of the colonial period remain at Antigua, the colonial capital, located near Guatemala City. Guatemala was the center of the old Mayan civilization, and many sites from the classic Mayan period (3rd-10th century AD) have been excavated and studied. The largest of these is Tikal in the northern lowlands, where some 3,000 structures, including tall temple pyramids as well as plazas and monuments, cover an area of about 6 sq miles. Thought to have sustained a population of 50,000 at its peak, it was abandoned for unknown reasons at the end of the 10th century.

Destination Guide

Jan 15 At Sea
Jan 16 Acapulco

Acapulco is one of the most exciting travel destinations in the world. Known for its fantastic nightlife, picturesque beaches, limitless watersports, and world-famous cliff divers, Acapulco offers plenty of opportunities for sightseeing and adventure.

Destination Guide

Jan 17 Manzanillo

Miles of white and black sand beaches, glistening bays, spectacular resorts waiting to pamper the senses. This hidden retreat on Mexico's Pacific coast is a charming port town filled with over 600 years of history and boundless beauty. With excellent climate all year, Manzanillo is perfect for a variety of watersports including world-class sportfishing. Soak up the sun, then watch the tide roll away after a delicious dinner under the stars. Manzanillo attracts those searching for a serene setting. A few miles up the coastline is Manzanillo's luxurious and pleasantly understated Resort Zone. Two large bays of golden sand and surf are connected by a coastal highway lined with mini malls, souvenir shops, restaurants and nightspots. Located directly across from the waterfront, the main square becomes quite lively in the evening. The remodeled Malecon provides visitors with a relaxed, peaceful setting for leisurely walks. Visit Museum of Archeology & History - which displays the region's history and a changing exposition of important Mexican painters.

Destination Guide

Jan 18 At Sea
Jan 19 At Sea
Jan 20 San Diego

San Diego is a city offering a little for everyone. Tons of beaches line San Diego's coastline, ranging from the surfer's beach to the family beach to the private romantic beaches hidden away from the crowds. Attractions like Sea World and the world famous San Diego Zoo are a big reason San Diego is a great family destination. And for those who are just here to get away for the weekend and have a good time, San Diego offers an unbelievable nightlife with outrageous nightclubs, live concerts, professional sports, theatrical performances and much more.

Destination Guide

Jan 21 Los Angeles

Much of Los Angeles lies in a fairly flat basin, surrounded by mountains and ocean. Although the Santa Monica Mountains, one of the most unheralded of the city’s remaining natural treasures, splits LA between the familiar sights of La-La Land to the south and the charmless suburbs to the north, the metropolis is easily traversed. Places for visitors to explore include Hollywood, Mid-Wilshire, the central strip of Wilshire Boulevard with faded Art Deco "Miracle Mile" zone and good museums, and the beach towns of Santa Monica and Venice, where visitors can stroll along the former’s remodeled pier and Third Street Promenade outdoor mall, or visit the latter’s famed Muscle Beach and oceanside Boardwalk. Lengthier trips to LA may include the old-fashioned charm of Old Pasadena, home of ever-popular Rose Parade and Bowl, Downtown, site of much city heritage and setting for what skyscrapers the area does have, the South Bay, the place to find the region’s second biggest city of Long Beach, and Malibu, where visitors can try to get a glimpse of movie stars and assorted celebrities.

Destination Guide

Jan 22 At Sea
Jan 23 At Sea
Jan 24 At Sea
Jan 25 At Sea
Jan 26 At Sea
Jan 27 Kahului

On the northern coast of Maui's central valley, Kahului is a fairly large town, with shopping centers, some no-frills hotels, a commercial harbor and cruise-ship dock, and Maui's main airport. All the big-box stores, car dealerships and warehouses are there.

It's generally less expensive to stay in Kahului than elsewhere on the island. The beaches have salt-and-pepper sand.

Destination Guide

Jan 28 Nawiliwili
Jan 29 Honolulu
Jan 30 Hilo

You'll experience the Big Island's contrasts for yourself in the lush tropical port of Hilo. Hilo has an annual rainfall of more than 100", earning it the title of America's Wettest City. The result is some of the most spectacular flower gardens, waterfalls and rainbows anywhere in the world. Visit Volcanoes National Park/Kalapana Gardens, Waterfalls of Hilo, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Formations of Pele by Helicopter, Hawaiian Eco-Adventure & Snorkel, Mauna Kea and more.

Destination Guide

Jan 31 At Sea
Feb 1 At Sea
Feb 2 At Sea
Feb 3 At Sea
Feb 4 At Sea
Feb 5 Bora Bora

Bora Bora is considered one of the most romantic places anywhere. Dominant from the moment of arrival are majestic Mount Otemanu and Mount Pahia, two towering volcanic peaks of black rock jutting out of the center of the emerald-green island. Often shrouded in clouds, these landmarks take on mysterious and mythical qualities. Off-road excursions, bicycling, and hiking into this wild beauty reveal incredible panoramas and valleys. Hundreds of brilliantly-colored fish, intricate gardens, and clear water also create some of the very best undersea worlds. For an exhilarating expedition, swim with and watch local divers feed small, non-dangerous lagoon sharks. Bora Bora has several ancient temples and authentic Polynesian villages. There are also some reminders of World War II with a number of cannon emplacements left behind by the U.S. Navy.

Destination Guide

Feb 6 Raiatea

Tahitians believe Raiatea to be the sacred birthplace of their gods and their religious and cultural beginnings. The most important and well-preserved religious site in all of Polynesia is here. It is from these shores that ancient Polynesian explorers are said to have ventured to the far off lands of Hawaii and New Zealand. Second only in size to the Island of Tahiti, Raiatea is today the trading center of the leeward islands. Raiatea is unique in that it has the only navigable river in Polynesia - the Faaroa. The rare, white gardenia called Tiare Apetahi only grows on the slopes of Mount Temehani and nowhere else on Earth! Mount Temehani is also the supposed birthplace of Oro, one principal god of Polynesia. There is a large, protected lagoon around Raiatea and its sister island Tahaa, which produces wonderful beaches and the perfect location for sailing, big game fishing, and diving.

Destination Guide

Feb 7 Moorea

This magical island is what inspired James Michener to write about mythical "Bali Hai." The rugged mountains rise dramatically from the ocean and stand guard over this lush island that features everything from white sandy beaches to pineapple plantations to cascading waterfalls to secluded coves. A trip through the lushly-forested inland to Le Belvedere lookout opens a breathtaking view of deep blue waters of Cook's and Opunohu bays, which are the perfect anchorages for luxury yachts and sailboats alike. Horseback riding on the beach, bicycling and hiking into the mountains, deep-sea fishing, sailing, scuba diving, para-sailing, and much more awaits.

Destination Guide

Feb 8 Papeete

Papeete, the modern and bustling capital of Tahiti and Her Islands, contains government offices, Gendarmerie, hospitals and clinics, banks and many other services dedicated to serving the population of the islands as well as tourists who come for a life-enriching experience to these magical islands.

Destination Guide

Feb 9 Huahine

Less visited than the other Society Islands, Huahine maintains more of the traditional pace of life. There are ancient temples to explore, vanilla plantations to view or drives into the hinterlands in 4-wheel-drive-vans. The coral reefs offshore are excellent for snorkeling.

Destination Guide

Feb 10 At Sea
Feb 11 Rarotonga

Rarotonga is one of the Southern Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean and is the administrative centre of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic in origin, mountainous, and relatively fertile. The highest point is Te Manga (2,139 ft). Rarotonga's inhabitants are largely descended from voyagers from the Society Islands and the Marquesas.

Destination Guide

Feb 12 At Sea
Feb 13 Alofi

Niue Island is the world’s largest atoll, or raised coral, in the world; the island is located in the Pacific Ocean. Alofi is the capital of this Pacific paradise; where tourists come for adventures including diving, rocky hiking, and wildlife spotting. The waters off the coat of Alofi are perfect for fishing and spotting dolphins and whales.

Destination Guide

Feb 14 Cross International Dateline

Travel across the International Dateline and step forward or backward in time one day.

Feb 15 Vavau

This is a place where pressures are washed way by the gentle lapping of the sea on stunningly beautiful white coral sand beaches and the whisper of the trade winds through lush green coconut plantations. On the main island of Vava'u is located the group's tiny capital Neiafu perched above Port of Refuge Harbor, unquestionably one of the most beautiful natural harbours in the world. Neiafu and its surrounding villages are home to about a third of Vava'u Islands overall population of about 20,000. The majority of the Vava'u people live in small villages dotted on the islands throughout the group. Try to visit Swallows Cave and Nuku Island while you are there.

Destination Guide

Feb 16 At Sea
Feb 17 Savusavu

Often referred to as Fiji’s Hidden Paradise, Savusavu appears to be much the same as it was 30 years ago. Founded before the Deed of Cession, Savusavu was originally established as a center for sailing ships trading in sandalwood, beche-de-mer and copra. Savusavu continues to be a copra town with a processing mill in Balaga Bay at the very bottom of Savusavu Bay. Between the creek and main street is the Copra Shed which was built in 1917 by the Savusavu Planter’s Co-operative Association and later taken over by Morris Hedstrom as a trading store. The renovated Copra Shed still exists today as the main facility for the Copra Shed Marina.

Feb 18 Denarau

Denarau Island is located on the western side of Viti Levu, famous for its year round blue sky. Only 20 minutes from Nadi International Airport and 8 minutes from Nadi Town, it is the home of 4 premier resorts, a world class golf course, tennis complex and Port Denarau.

Feb 19 Lautoka

Lautoka is sited in the western side of Viti Levu, the largest island in Fiji, and approximately 250 km from Suva, the capital. The city is surrounded with the blue Pacific Ocean on the western side and green gold sugar cane together with pine trees on the other sides. This side of the island is more diverse. One of the prime shopping areas nearby is the town of Nadi.

Destination Guide

Feb 20 At Sea
Feb 21 Port Vila, Vanuatu

Port Vila is located around a magnificent natural harbour offering stunning views of Iririki and Ifira islands. It is Vanuatu's international gateway and remains the only town on the island. Vila is a pretty town. Clean and uncluttered, the waterfront area is so unpolluted, visitors are stunned to look down from the seawall and see live corals and tropical fish. It's also fast becoming known as the gourmet capital of the South Pacific. Though there is little night life in Vila except at the Resort Hotels, there is a nightclub (Flamingo), a friendly casino (at Le Meridien Resort), a movie theatre (French only) and some restaurants which often feature local or imported musicians. Best of all, Vila is a safe and hassle free environment. Stroll along the waterfront or darkened back streets late at night, and passing locals are likely to wish you a soft "Good night", or perhaps strike up a friendly conversation.

Destination Guide

Feb 22 Ile Lifou

The walking paths and tracks, to the churches, beaches & lookouts are great, and well worth the 35 minute uphill hike to the White Church on top of the high peak. The scenery and views are fantastic, and the long deserted beaches of pristine white sand, enchanting crystal-clear turquoise lagoons, perfect for beachgoers. Other attractions include colonial pines atop sheer cliffs, rocks rising like medieval fortresses, fish and coral fauna found nowhere else in the world, and multicolored sea-life.  

Destination Guide

Feb 23 Noumea

Noumea, New Caledonia's capital, is a city of French culture often referred to as St-Tropez of the Pacific. Noumea is a pretty city with sidewalk cafes and little bistros resembling a French provincial town. Arriving in Noumea creates a feeling of being in a France while native Kanak people dress in colorful ankle-length dresses and fish the reef with spears for the evening’s meal. Not far off the coast, the longest barrier reef in the world shelters 350 species of coral and 1,500 species of fish. It looks its best from November through January when the Poincianas, or flame trees, turn red. Sights to see include Place des Cocotiers, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Aquarium, and Botanical Garden and Zoo.

Destination Guide

Feb 24 At Sea
Feb 25 At Sea
Feb 26 Sydney

Sydney
Soak up Sydney’s gorgeous harbour, seductive outdoor lifestyle and great natural beauty. Kayak under the Sydney Harbour Bridge or wave at the Opera House as you ride a ferry across the harbour to Manly. Learn to surf at Bondi Beach or swim in the calm waters of Coogee. Lose yourself in the cobblestone cul-de-sacs of The Rocks or in the markets, boutiques, cafes and pubs of Paddington. As well as a world-famous harbour and more than 70 sparkling beaches, Sydney offers fabulous food, festivals and 24-7 fun.

Five Sydney Experiences Not to Miss:

1. Explore the historic Rocks
Discover Sydney’s colorful convict history in the harbourside quarter where it all began. Just five minutes from Circular Quay, you can hear stories of hangings and hauntings on a ghost tour, wander the weekend markets or climb the span of the Harbour Bridge. In amongst the maze of sandstone lanes and courtyards, you’ll find historic workman’s cottages and elegant terraces, art galleries, hotels with harbour views and Sydney’s oldest pubs. See people spill out of them onto a party on the cobblestone streets when The Rocks celebrates Australia Day on January 26th, Anzac Day on April 25th and New Years Eve.

2. Hit the world-famous harbour
Sail past the Opera House on a chartered yacht or paddle from Rose Bay in a kayak. Take a scenic cruise from Circular Quay or Darling Harbour, past waterfront mansions, national parks and Shark, Clark, Rodd and Goat islands. Tour historic Fort Denison or learn about the life of Sydney’s first inhabitants, the Gadigal people, on an Aboriginal cultural cruise. Watch the harbour glitter from the green parklands of the Royal Botanic Gardens, which curves around its edge. Or take in the view from a waterfront restaurant in Mosman, on the northern side of the bridge, or Watsons Bay at South Head. Walk from Rose Bay to Vaucluse or Cremorne Point to Mosman Bay, on just some of the 16 spectacular routes hugging the harbour foreshore.

3. Visit Manly on the ferry
Travel across Sydney Harbour on a ferry to Manly, which sits between beaches of ocean surf and tranquil inner harbour. Wander through native bushland on the scenic Manly to Spit Bridge walk, learn to scuba-dive at Cabbage Tree Bay or ride a bike to Fairy Bower. Picnic at Shelly Beach on the ocean and sail or kayak from Manly Wharf round the harbour. Hire a scooter and do a round trip of northern beaches such as Narrabeen and Palm Beach. Explore the shops, bars and cafes along the bustling pine tree-lined Corso and dine at world-class restaurants with water views.

4. Enjoy café culture and top shopping in Paddington
Meander through the Saturday markets, browse fashion boutiques on bustling Oxford Street or discover the antique shops and art galleries in upmarket Woollahra. Visit the 1840s Victoria Barracks Army base, open to the public once a week, and see restored Victorian terraces on wide, leafy streets. Ride or roller-blade in huge Centennial Park, then stop for coffee and lunch on Oxford St or in the mini-village of Five Ways. Catch a movie at an art-house cinema or leaf through a novel at midnight in one of the huge bookstores. Crawl between the lively, historic pubs. They hum even more after a game at the nearby stadium or a race day, when girls and guys arrive in their crumpled trackside finery.

5. Walk from Bondi to Coogee
Take in breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean as you walk the winding, sea-sculpted sandstone cliffs between Bondi and Coogee. Swim in the famous Bondi Icebergs rock pool or just watch the swimmers with a sunset cocktail from the restaurant above. See wild waves in Tamarama, nicknamed Glamarama for the beautiful people who lie on its golden sand. From mid-October to November, the stretch from here to Bondi is transformed into an outdoor gallery for the Sculptures by the Sea exhibition. You can surf, picnic on the grass or stop for a coffee at family-friendly Bronte. Or swim, snorkel or scuba dive in Clovelly and tranquil Gordon’s Bay. See the graves of poets Henry Lawson, Dorothea Mackellar and aviator Lawrence Hargrave in Waverley Cemetery, on the edge of the cliffs. Finish your tour in the scenic, backpacker haven of Coogee.

Destination Guide

Feb 27 At Sea
Feb 28 Mooloolaba
Mar 1 At Sea
Mar 2 Whitsunday Islands

The 70 islands of the Whitsunday group are some of the best known and most developed Barrier Reef islands and are scattered on both sides of the Whitsunday Passage, within 31 miles of Shute Harbour, jumping-off point for the many cruises through the group. The actual Great Barrier Reef is at least 37 miles out from Shute Harbour; Hook Reef is the nearest part of the reef. Many of the Whitsunday islands are National Parks. The large block of mainland national park opposite them, stretching from Airlie Beach south to Conway, is known as the Conway Range National Park.

Mar 3 Cairns

Cairns is the sunny garden city where the Great Barrier Reef meets the Wet Tropics Rainforest, mountains and the gulf savannah not too far away. The city's water front boasts a world class marina and wharf used by visiting cruise liners, yachts and tour vessels. Cairns is situated in the Northern end of Tropical Queensland Australia. It's a modern city with a good location to explore some of Australia's vast array of flora and fauna. With a magnificent Casino, Cairns is alive with more activities than a visitor will ever have time for. The principal attraction is the over 60 national parks from the wet tropical rain forests and lush tablelands to the truly wild Cape York Peninsula and the Great Barrier Reef.

Destination Guide

Mar 4 Cairns

Cairns is the sunny garden city where the Great Barrier Reef meets the Wet Tropics Rainforest, mountains and the gulf savannah not too far away. The city's water front boasts a world class marina and wharf used by visiting cruise liners, yachts and tour vessels. Cairns is situated in the Northern end of Tropical Queensland Australia. It's a modern city with a good location to explore some of Australia's vast array of flora and fauna. With a magnificent Casino, Cairns is alive with more activities than a visitor will ever have time for. The principal attraction is the over 60 national parks from the wet tropical rain forests and lush tablelands to the truly wild Cape York Peninsula and the Great Barrier Reef.

Destination Guide

Mar 5 At Sea
Mar 6 At Sea
Mar 7 Darwin

Darwin
Soak up Darwin's balmy weather and the melting pot of food and cultures in the city's many outdoor festivals and markets. Then explore the region's dramatic history - from World War II air raids to Cyclone Tracey - in the museums and galleries. Sail Darwin harbour at sunset, cruise next to crocodiles and bushwalk through monsoon forest. Swim in the crystal-clear waterholes of Litchfield National Park and visit the colourful communities of the Tiwi Islands. This vibrant, tropical capital has a youthful energy you'll find hard to resist.

Five ways to discover Darwin and its surrounds:

1. At festivals, markets and on the harbour In Darwin, the action happens outside - in markets, parks, by the beach or on boats. You can join the locals with a crate and a plate of sizzling satay at The Mindil Beach Sunset Markets from May to October. Or watch them build boats out of beer or soft drink cans at the annual Darwin Beer Can Regatta in July. At the Deckchair Cinema from April to November you can watch movies under a canopy of stars with a drink from the bar and a picnic dinner. Soak up Darwin's tropical weather with a harbourside dinner at Cullen Bay Marina or a sunset harbour cruise complete with a history lesson.

2. With wildlife and in tropical parklands
Cycle past orchids and bromeliads and traditional Aboriginal plants in George Brown Botanic Gardens. Swim, have a sunset barbecue and explore sacred Aboriginal sites at Casuarina Coastal Reserve. In Berry Springs Nature Park, you can spot birds in monsoon forest and fish in the crystal clear swimming holes. Get up close to fish, birds-of-prey, nocturnal animals and reptiles in the Territory Wildlife Park, a 45-minute drive from Darwin. Have a close crocodile encounter at Crocodylus Park, the Darwin Crocodile Farm or on a crocodile cruise along Darwin's coastal fringe and rivers.

3. Hot on the heels of history
Learn more about Darwin's rich Aboriginal heritage in the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. Here you can also relive the tragic Cyclone Tracy which hit Darwin on Christmas Eve in 1974. See the Chinese Temple it nearly destroyed in Litchfield Street. Darwin endured 64 Japanese air raids in World War II, and you can watch dramatic footage of the bombings and visit the bunker where Top End defense strategy was planned at East Point Military Museum. See original B52 bomber planes at the Aviation Heritage Centre and a network of walking trails leading to World War II oil tunnels around the Wharf Precinct. In Myilly Point Historical Precinct you can see some of the few surviving cottages designed by architect B.C.G Burnett in the colonial style popular before World War II.

4. Under the waterfalls of Litchfield National Park
Make time for a day trip to the waterfalls and plunge pools, wildlife and birdlife, ranges and rainforest of Litchfield National Park, a one-and-a-half hour drive from Darwin. Swim in the crystal-clear swimming hole at the base of Florence Falls and bush-walk through monsoon rain-forest to Walker Creek. Picnic next to roosting fruit bats at Wangi Falls and see sweeping valley views at Tolmer Falls. Take a wildlife cruise on the Reynolds River, part of a working cattle station. Explore this Tarzan landscape with traditional Aboriginal owners the Wagait people or peer into a pastoral past in the ruins of Blyth Homestead.

5. On a trip to the Tiwi Islands
Join in the excitement of the Tiwi Islands Grand Football Final, held every March in Nguiu. Browse and buy Tiwi art, distinctive for its strong design, decorative features and vivid colours. Take billy tea and damper tea with Tiwi ladies as they demonstrate traditional weaving and painting. Then watch them perform a traditional dance and a smoking ceremony to clear bad spirits. Catch big barramundi on a fishing tour on the Tiwi coast. You'll find a warm welcome and a lush landscape of rainforest, beaches and rock pools on Melville and Bathurst Islands, together known as the Tiwi Islands. Explore them on a day or overnight tour, traveling a 20-minute flight or two-hour ferry from Darwin.

Destination Guide

Mar 8 Darwin

Darwin
Soak up Darwin's balmy weather and the melting pot of food and cultures in the city's many outdoor festivals and markets. Then explore the region's dramatic history - from World War II air raids to Cyclone Tracey - in the museums and galleries. Sail Darwin harbour at sunset, cruise next to crocodiles and bushwalk through monsoon forest. Swim in the crystal-clear waterholes of Litchfield National Park and visit the colourful communities of the Tiwi Islands. This vibrant, tropical capital has a youthful energy you'll find hard to resist.

Five ways to discover Darwin and its surrounds:

1. At festivals, markets and on the harbour In Darwin, the action happens outside - in markets, parks, by the beach or on boats. You can join the locals with a crate and a plate of sizzling satay at The Mindil Beach Sunset Markets from May to October. Or watch them build boats out of beer or soft drink cans at the annual Darwin Beer Can Regatta in July. At the Deckchair Cinema from April to November you can watch movies under a canopy of stars with a drink from the bar and a picnic dinner. Soak up Darwin's tropical weather with a harbourside dinner at Cullen Bay Marina or a sunset harbour cruise complete with a history lesson.

2. With wildlife and in tropical parklands
Cycle past orchids and bromeliads and traditional Aboriginal plants in George Brown Botanic Gardens. Swim, have a sunset barbecue and explore sacred Aboriginal sites at Casuarina Coastal Reserve. In Berry Springs Nature Park, you can spot birds in monsoon forest and fish in the crystal clear swimming holes. Get up close to fish, birds-of-prey, nocturnal animals and reptiles in the Territory Wildlife Park, a 45-minute drive from Darwin. Have a close crocodile encounter at Crocodylus Park, the Darwin Crocodile Farm or on a crocodile cruise along Darwin's coastal fringe and rivers.

3. Hot on the heels of history
Learn more about Darwin's rich Aboriginal heritage in the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. Here you can also relive the tragic Cyclone Tracy which hit Darwin on Christmas Eve in 1974. See the Chinese Temple it nearly destroyed in Litchfield Street. Darwin endured 64 Japanese air raids in World War II, and you can watch dramatic footage of the bombings and visit the bunker where Top End defense strategy was planned at East Point Military Museum. See original B52 bomber planes at the Aviation Heritage Centre and a network of walking trails leading to World War II oil tunnels around the Wharf Precinct. In Myilly Point Historical Precinct you can see some of the few surviving cottages designed by architect B.C.G Burnett in the colonial style popular before World War II.

4. Under the waterfalls of Litchfield National Park
Make time for a day trip to the waterfalls and plunge pools, wildlife and birdlife, ranges and rainforest of Litchfield National Park, a one-and-a-half hour drive from Darwin. Swim in the crystal-clear swimming hole at the base of Florence Falls and bush-walk through monsoon rain-forest to Walker Creek. Picnic next to roosting fruit bats at Wangi Falls and see sweeping valley views at Tolmer Falls. Take a wildlife cruise on the Reynolds River, part of a working cattle station. Explore this Tarzan landscape with traditional Aboriginal owners the Wagait people or peer into a pastoral past in the ruins of Blyth Homestead.

5. On a trip to the Tiwi Islands
Join in the excitement of the Tiwi Islands Grand Football Final, held every March in Nguiu. Browse and buy Tiwi art, distinctive for its strong design, decorative features and vivid colours. Take billy tea and damper tea with Tiwi ladies as they demonstrate traditional weaving and painting. Then watch them perform a traditional dance and a smoking ceremony to clear bad spirits. Catch big barramundi on a fishing tour on the Tiwi coast. You'll find a warm welcome and a lush landscape of rainforest, beaches and rock pools on Melville and Bathurst Islands, together known as the Tiwi Islands. Explore them on a day or overnight tour, traveling a 20-minute flight or two-hour ferry from Darwin.

Destination Guide

Mar 9 At Sea
Mar 10 At Sea
Mar 11 Komodo

A rare discovery awaits the traveler who ventures onto this remote island of Komodo. Walking through the dense vegetation, hearing and seeing a variety of bird and animal life, you may feel you've landed in another epoch. Indeed, the last vestiges of long-gone dinosaurs survive here, in the form of the legendary, giant lizards called Komodo Dragons.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Komodo Dragon Adventure with Pink Beach – 4 hours - Komodo — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • During your half-day adventure, you’ll take an approximately 30 minute moderately active trek through the dry, tropical grasslands to a viewing point for a look at these massive creatures, later, you’ll cool off in the sparkling waters of nearby Pink Beach.
  • After boarding the tender, you’ll cruise across the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean to Komodo Island.
  • Once you step off at the park’s entrance, you’ll be met by a friendly English-speaking guide and a park ranger who will share their intimate knowledge of the park as you head out on an approximately 30 minute moderately active walk.
  • After arriving at the viewing point have your camera ready, a Komodo dragon or two may make an appearance.
  • To experience this undersea phenomenon for yourself you’ll return to the jetty for the transfer by boat to Pink Beach where you can swim and dive in the inviting waters (snorkelling gear will be provided).
  • Then, take in the splendid views as your boat glides through the ocean on your return trip to your ship with wonderful memories to share both with passengers and family back home.
Tour Duration: 4 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Loh Liang Jetty
  • National Park Entrance Fees, English speaking guide assistance
  • Soft drinks / mineral water / refreshments
  • Snorkeling equipment
Not Included:
  • Personal expenses, telephone, laundry service, tips and gratuities, personal travel insurance
  • All services which are not mentioned on the program above.

Mar 12 Lombok (Lembar)
Mar 13 Benoa

Benoa (Tanjung Benoa) is a modern Balinese resort - a government-run dreamland of coconut palms, white sand beaches and pristine waters located near the island's southernmost tip. Geologically, the area is quite different from the rest of Bali, and even from the rest of the Bukit peninsula upon which it rests. Instead of rice fields or limestone cliffs, there is sandy soil reaching down to a long, sandy beach protected by a reef. Coconut trees are everywhere. The climate here is also drier than the rest of Bali, freshened by a mild ocean breeze.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Bali Highlights & Twin Lakes - 9 hours - Benoa — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Your adventure begins at the conclusion of your welcoming ceremony.
  • After boarding your motor coach you’ll drive through the emerald green hills and into central Bali.
  • Your first stop is Sangeh Monkey Forest, a 34-acre sanctuary for hundreds of monkeys.
  • Visit the 400-year-old Pura Bukit Sari Sangeh Temple.
  • Next on your itinerary, you’ll see Lake Bratan. Located almost 4,000 feet above sea level, this sparkling lake sits in the crater of Mt. Catur.
  • Then, you’ll make a photo stop at a viewing area where you can look out over the “twin lakes,” Buyan Lake, the smallest lake in Bali, and Tamblingan Lake.
  • Continuing on, you’ll head over to the highland village of Munduk for lunch.
  • After lunch, you’ll visit the colourful Pasar Candi Kuning market. In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, you can also purchase handicrafts, paintings, and fabrics.
  • Your final destination is the village of Tohpati, famous for its fine batik. After observing the batik process you can try your hand at painting traditional batik designs.
  • Later, you're invited to browse for souvenirs, gifts and fine Balinese crafts.
  • When your exciting highland exploration comes to an end, you’ll return to your motorcoach, perhaps laden with crafts from the market or Tohpati, for the relaxing ride back to your ship.
Tour Duration: 9 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions: 
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Benoa Port
  • Entrance Fees, English speaking guide assistance, Welcome dance
  • Soft drinks/ mineral water/ refreshments, Lunch
Not Included:
  • Personal expenses, telephone, laundry service, tips and gratuities, personal travel insurance
  • All services which are not mentioned on the program above.

Bali’s Heritage Sites – 9 hours - Benoa — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • After a traditional Balinese pendet welcome dance, you’ll board your motorcoach and travel to Tohpati near the capital city of Denpasar. Along the way, you’ll see beautiful landscapes of coastal plains, lush terraced hillsides, rice paddies, and fruit and spice plantations.
  • Once you arrive in Tohpati, you’ll visit a factory to see first hand the entire batik process.
  • After observing the batik process you can try your hand at painting traditional batik designs.
  • Later, you're invited to browse for souvenirs, gifts and fine Balinese crafts.
  • Re-board your coach and travel to Penglipuran Culture Village. The village people live under strict rules just like their ancestors centuries ago.
  • Continuing on, you’ll visit Pura Besakih, the Mother Temple of Bali. Perched over 3,000 feet up the gentle slopes of Mt. Agung, Bali’s largest and holiest temple dates back 2,000 years.
  • Next, is a delicious buffet lunch featuring Indonesian dishes in the village of Rendang. As you enjoy your meal, marvel at the breathtaking views of the rice paddies and Mt. Agung.
  • Following lunch, you’ll journey to the village of Klungkung for a photo stop at Kertha Gosa.
  • Finally, you’ll travel to your ship with photos and memories to share with everyone back home.
Tour Duration: 9 hours

Tour can operate: Full day

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Benoa Port
  • Entrance Fees, English speaking guide assistance, Welcome dance
  • Soft drinks / mineral water / refreshments / lunch / snacks
Not Included:
  • Personal expenses, telephone, laundry service, tips and gratuities, personal travel insurance.
  • All services which are not mentioned on the program above.

Mt. Batur & Rural Bali with a Local Family – 8 hours - Benoa — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • This unique full-day excursion not only introduces you to a local family but offers you the opportunity to learn a little bit about their culture and language.
  • Your day begins with a pendet welcome ceremony at the pier.
  • Then, you’ll board your motorcoach and travel into central Bali.
  • You’ll continue on to a charming village and disembark at a Balinese home and meet a local family. After a warm welcome, you’ll join them for a traditional Balinese breakfast, which may include fried banana fritters and rice cakes served with coffee or tea.
  • Later, you’ll go for a stroll through the village and stop for a welcome dance performed by local children. Then, you’ll walk through the farms and watch the farmers at work in the rice fields.
  • To experience the spiritual side of Bali, you’ll climb back aboard your coach bound for Kehen Temple, considered the most beautiful Hindu temple on the island.
  • You’ll then proceed to an Indonesian buffet lunch in the village of Kintamani, which sits on the edge of Mt. Batur. Relax over your delicious meal while marvelling at the outstanding views of the active volcano and the sparkling waters of Lake Batur
  • Kemenuh is the centre of the intricate art of woodcarving. You’ll visit a woodcarving studio and watch skilled craftsmen.
  • Before returning to port, you can comb through the gallery and purchase these wooden works of art that capture the spirit of this incredible place.
Tour Duration: 8 hours

Tour can operate: Full day

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Benoa Port
  • Entrance Fees, English speaking guide assistance, Welcome dance
  • Soft drinks/ mineral water/ refreshments, Balinese breakfast, lunch
Not Included:
  • Personal expenses, telephone, laundry service, tips and gratuities, personal travel insurance
  • All services which are not mentioned on the program above

Mar 14 At Sea
Mar 15 Semarang

Semarang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, situated on Java's north coast between the shore of the Java Sea and a small ridge of mountains. With a population of over one million, Semarang is the largest city in Central Java and its capital. Semarang serves as a popular gateway to the mountainous interior of Central Java and to fabled Borobudur. Pasar Johar Market is the sprawling central market, selling brassware and bric-a-brac in addition to foodstuffs and textiles. Citraland is a convenient shopping mall on Simpang Lima, one of the major shopping streets. The majority of Semarang’s restaurants are centered around Jalan Gajah Mada. Their menus feature every variety of Asian cuisine. Other sights include Gereja Blenduk - a Protestant Dutch church dating from 1753 and the oldest church in Central Java. Built in the shape of a Greek cross, it features a baroque organ and pulpit; and Chinatown - offering such buildings as the Confucian Thay Kak Sie Pagoda, dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy and built in 1772.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Borobudur Temple and Steam Train Museum – 9 hours - Semarang — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Your full day tour begins with a traditional Javanese welcome dance, followed by a scenic 56-mile drive through the dramatic landscape of central Java, to the town of Ambarawa.
  • En route, you'll travel through the Candi residential district and the highlands of the interior. Numerous volcanoes and the inspiring volcano, Mount Merapi, dot the landscape.
  • Upon arriving, you'll visit the Ambarawa Railway Museum, home to locomotives dating back 150 years.
  • Next on your itinerary is a drive to Borobudur Temple, a 9th-century Buddhist temple.
  • After an awe-inspiring visit, you'll enjoy a delicious Javanese buffet lunch served adjacent to the temple.
  • Your central Java tour concludes with a return drive to Semarang and a stop at Coffee Eva House for traditional rice cakes, banana or other seasonal fruits, and java coffee or tea.
Tour Duration: 9 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Tanjung Emas Port
  • Entrance Fees, English speaking guide assistance
  • Soft drinks/ mineral water/ refreshments/ lunch/ snacks
Not Included:
  • Personal expenses, telephone, laundry service, tips and gratuities, personal travel insurance
  • All services which are not mentioned on the program above.

Mar 16 Jakarta

For most travelers, Jakarta, Indonesia, is either part of a business trip or a pit stop on the way to more popular tourist destinations such as Bali and Yogyakarta. In truth, most find little that makes them want to linger in Indonesia's capital: A large, crowded city on the island of Java, Jakarta evokes few beautiful or memorable images. One exception is the Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, the city's art building.

To appreciate this city, visitors need to seek out Jakarta's sights that invoke the historical heritage as a meeting place for East and West. These include the remnants of the Dutch colonial era and the old schooner harbor, Sunda Kelapa, still hard at work and looking much as it did in previous centuries.

Don't be surprised, though, if modern Jakarta begins to grow on you: Its jarring mix of trendy nightspots, teeming streets and occasional political demonstrations bespeaks a place where the present is unfolding in an exciting—if not always orderly—manner. The city's image is slowly changing, however, and Jakarta has many fine hotels, shopping malls and golf courses in and around the metropolitan area to entice visitors to stay a little longer.

Travelers to Indonesia should be aware that tsunamis and earthquakes are part of the travel equation. Both are unpredictable, but travel warnings from embassies come into force quickly in the unlikely event that they should occur.

Destination Guide

Mar 17 At Sea
Mar 18 Singapore

One of Asia's great economic successes, Singapore has fused diverse cultures into one dynamic nation. Behind high-tech industries and high-rise buildings lives a society with an ingrained sense of conservative Confucian values. Beneath the westernized modernity beats a totally Asian heart. Strong beliefs center around extended families, filial piety, discipline, respect and Asian work ethics. Singapore’s name, meaning "Lion City," can be traced to the 13th century, and today there is the mythical Merlion, half-lion, half-fish, standing guard at the mouth of the Singapore River as the symbol of Singapore. A recent advertising campaign billed Singapore as "A Fine City."

Destination Guide

Excursions

Half Day Singapore City Tour – 4 hours - Singapore — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Bumboat Ride
  • Merlion Park
  • Drive around the Civic District
  • National Orchid Garden Admission

Tour Duration: 4 hours

Tour can operate: Morning or afternoon

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes, if guests can walk a short
distance to board the bumboat when wheelchair must be foldable to fit into the minivan.

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off services to/from cruise port
  • Licensed, professional English-speaking guide
  • Transportation by deluxe, air-conditioned vehicle
  • A Bottled Water
Not Included:
  • Meals that are not mentioned in the above itinerary
  • Drinks or personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities
  • Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, hotel, restaurants, etc. 

Singapore - Good Morning, Ni Hao (Walking Tour) — Optional Private Excursions

GOOD MORNING, NI HAO (WALKING TOUR)

Destination: Singapore    
Tour Duration: 4 hours 
Code: MDSINSP001


Tour Description:

Move your senses with the sights and sounds of a wet market and watch how locals hunt for the freshest bargain. It's no mystery why the term 'wet' is used as stall owners use water in the market to wash floors, to keep fruits and vegetables fresh, and to keep seafood alive. Check out local favorites like century egg, black chicken and wide array of spices. Next adjourn to Singapore's largest hawker centre for a leisurely breakfast. Your day is not complete without visiting a traditional heritage shop where you will see where locals purchase their supply of herbs, tonic and even pastries, which are used for family tea time. End your tour on a sweet note with a sampling of local desserts.

Notes:

  • Pick up time: 09:00
  • The market visit will be substituted if it’s closed for spring cleaning
  • Inclusion: Food sampling at hawker centre and local dessert shop are included.
  • Capacity: 1 – 14 persons. Bigger group is on request basis.
  • Availability: Everyday, except during F1 Period when surcharge might be applied.
  • Guide: TBA
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Full Day Singapore Tour – 8 hours - Singapore — Optional Private Excursions

Highlights:

  • Bumboat Ride
  • Merlion Park
  • Drive around the Civic District
  • National Orchid Garden Admission
  • Lunch at a local restaurant
  • Kampong Glam
  • Arab Street
  • Chinatown
  • Little India
  • Tekka Centre
Tour Duration: 8 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible:  Yes, if guests can walk a short distance to board the bumboat when wheelchair must be foldable to fit into the minivan.

Physical Activity Level:  Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off services to/from cruise port
  • Licensed, professional English-speaking guide
  • Transportation by deluxe, air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled Water
Not Included:
  • Meals that are not mentioned in the above itinerary
  • Drinks or personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities.
  • Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, hotel, restaurants, etc.

Singapore - Gardens By The Bay (3.5 Hours) — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Enter one of the "Top 10 Indoor Gardens of the World" - a futuristic area of garden artistry and horticulture spread over 101 hectares.
  • In the Flower Dome we can marvel at the world's largest glass greenhouse, and wander amongst baobabs, thousand-year-old olive trees, a changing flower field display and more.
  • In the Cloud Forest we will enter a mysterious world veiled in mist, as we come face to face with the 35-metre tall indoor waterfall and explore seven discovery zones.
Tour Duration:      3.5 Hours
Tour can operate: Morning
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:
  • English-speaking guide.
  • Ground transportation in private A/C vehicle.
  • 1 complimentary bottle of drinking water and 1 cold towel per person per half day tour/ 2 bottles of water and 2 cold towels per person per full day tour.
  • Sightseeing including admission fees according to itinerary.
Not Included:
  • Visa fees
  • Lunch
  • Drinks
  • Personal expenses

Singapore - Heartlands Tour (3.5 Hours) — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Visit Toa Payoh New Town. This is the first town to be built by the Housing Development Board, the government arm in charge of public housing in Singapore.
  • Explore a typical self-sufficient town complete with public vs private housing, public transport, public amenities as well as industrial and commercial areas.
  • Visit the public recreation areas and view a typical show flat for a public housing building. Visits to a wet market and hawker centre will give us an even deeper glimpse into local life. (Showflat is not open on Sundays and public holidays)

Tour Duration: 3.5 Hours
Tour can operate: Morning (Suggested starting time: 09h00 or 14h00)
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Local English Speaking Guide
  • Ground transportation in private A/C vehicle.
  • 2 bottles of water and 2 cold towels per person
  • Sightseeing including admission fees according to itinerary. 
Not Included:
  • Personal Expenses, Tipping

Singapore City Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half-day tour to Singapore City

Highlights

  • Botanical Gardens
  • Chinatown
  • Bum Boat ride - 30-minute ride (share-basis)
  • Merlion Park & Little India

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

Not Included

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel Insurance
  • Any Visa

Singapore Sentosa Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half-day tour to Singapore - Sentosa

Highlights

  • Sentosa Resort
  • Sentosa Merlion Tower
  • SEA Aquarium

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

 
 

Singapore Night Safari Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Evening Singapore Safari Tour

Highlights

  • 1815 hrs   Singapore Night Safari
  • 2215 hrs  Return to hotel

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Singapore Ethnic Neighbourhood Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half Day Tour to Singapore Ethnic Neighbourhood

Highlights

  • Kampong Glam
  • Bugis Village
  • Trishaw ride (2 persons to 1 Trishaw)

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Singapore Foodie Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Singapore Foodie

Highlights

  • Maxwell Hawker Centre or Lau Pat Sat (either one of the above venue depending availability)
  • Tea Chapter


Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Singapore Flyer & Gardens By The Bay (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Singapore Flyer & Gardens By The Bay

Highlights

  • Singapore Flyer - a 35 minutes ride (share-basis)
  • Gardens by the Bay (Flower Dome and Cloud Forest)


Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Singapore Toa Payoh Hub Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Singapore Toa Payoh Hub

Highlights

  • Toa Payoh (a first generation New Town built in the late 1960s)
  • Coffee break in a local coffee shop
  • Take a subway for a 5 minutes drive to Bishan (a second generation New Town, designed and built in the early 1990's)


Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Singapore Crazy Rich Asians Movie Locations Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Crazy Rich Asians Movie Locations in Singapore

Highlights

  • Bukit Pasoh
  • Newton Food Centre
  • Chijmes
  • Raffles Hotel

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Mar 19 At Sea
Mar 20 Koh Samui

Coconut palms blanket this island, from hillocks right to beaches. Na Thon is the oldest town on the island. Beaches and temples scattered around the island are the main attraction. Na Thon is now a busy tourist town with hotels, good seafood restaurants and a variety of shops. Ko Samui remains an enjoyable place to spend time, with a casual, do-as-you-please atmosphere many visitors find very attractive. Other sights to see include Wat Laem Saw temple, Ban Lamai Cultural Hall, beaches, and Santiburi Dusit Resort.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Koh Samui Port — Optional Private Excursions

Koh Samui Port
 
Destination: Koh Samui 
Tour Duration: Within 4 hours or within 8 hours

Tour Description:
Meet with guide at the ship docking and transfer to town. Car and guide is at disposal.
 
Inclusions:
• Private transfer
• Port pick-up and drop-off
• Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
• Entrance fees
• Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
• Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 

Non-inclusions:
• Thailand Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
• Meals
• Drinks/ waters on meals
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Tips and Gratuities
• Other services not listed in inclusive column

Koh Samui - Samui Elephant Sanctuary & Local Sites — Optional Private Excursions

SAMUI ELEPHANT SANCTUARY AND LOCAL SITED
 
Destination: Koh Samui
Tour Duration: 6 hours
Code: MDUSMSE001

Tour Description:

Depart Nathon port for scenic coastal drive past beaches and villages to visit Elephant Sanctuary on Koh Samui, a retirement home for elephants who worked in a logging and tourism industries.

The programs offer a memorable experience to spend time with the beautiful herd. On the arrival, watching the introduction video about Samui Elephant Sanctuary.

Before meeting the elephants, prepare their food and feed the elephants. This up close encounter is a magical experience and the elephants of course love their basket of treats. Then enjoy walking with the elephants, stand back and observe as they express natural behaviors such as foraging for food, bathing in the pool and playing in the mud pit. The vegetarian Thai buffet will be served at elephant sanctuary.

Continue to Visit Plai Laem temple compound on Samui's north-east coast of Samui, featuring a striking white 18-arm image of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy and compassion. Then spend your time at Bophut Fisherman village. The village was initially a haven for fishermen. Fisherman’s Village has transformed completely into one of the most popular areas on Koh Samui, lined by old wooden Chinese shop-houses, interspaced with a few modern buildings that match the tone, you will find a lot of local goods here such as clothing and souvenirs. Return to minivan and drive back to the port.


Notes:
  • The Samui Elephant sanctuary will be a joined in program and start at 9am. Therefore, this tour is only suitable for guests who arrive at Nathon Port for 8am.
  • Program may be shortened depending on the ship’s schedule and/or weather conditions.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Koh Samui - Around Samui Island by Mini Van — Optional Private Excursions

AROUND SAMUI ISLAND BY MINIVAN
 
Destination: Koh Samui
Tour Duration: 5-6 hours
Code: MDUSMSE002

Tour Description:

On arrival at Samui port, meet and greet by our local guide at the ship docking for Samui discovery tour. The 1st stop will be at Wat Kunaram for pay respect to the mummified body of Loung Por Daeng the sacrosanct for native, he was died more than 20 years ago in a sitting position of meditation his body shows few signs of any major decay (undecomposed). The refreshment stops at Na Muang Waterfall impressive with the wide drop of 30 meters cascade to a natural pool below. Next stop at a marvelous strange natural formation of Grand Ma & Grand Pa rock have been fashioned by the elements into massive sculptures, creating a lot of humorous interest from tourists. Thai set lunch at local restaurant. Ladd Koh Viewpoint for a panoramic view of the famous Chaweng Beach which powdery white sandy contrasting to the clear blue seas. Big Buddha, a large statue of Lord Buddha image is dominating on a hill top of a small island which can be walk up to the big gallery for the surroundings bird’s eye view. If you have enough time, we will visit Nathon Local market where Samui local products can be found. End of the tour then back to Nathon Port.


Notes:
  • Tour aims to return to port before 16:00.
  • Program may be shortened depending on the ship’s schedule and/or weather conditions.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Koh Samui - Coral Island Snorkel By Private Speedboat — Optional Private Excursions

CORAL ISLAND SNORKELING TOUR BY PRIVATE SPEED BOAT WITH ESG
 
Destination: Koh Samui
Tour Duration: 5.5 hours
Code: MDUSMSE004

Tour Description:

This excursion is all about experiencing the beautiful islands in the southwestern Gulf of Thailand at a very relaxed pace.

Meet and greet by your local guide at Nathon port, transfer to Thongkrut pier, board the speed boat for 15 mins. to the snorkeling site near Koh Tan, enjoy swimming along the coral reef, see many beautiful tropical fishes. After snorkeling you will arrive at Koh Tan for relax. Then you’ll hop over to Koh Madsum. A tiny little island gem with a stunning beachfront. Enjoy swimming or chilling out in the sunshine and it also offers good opportunities for taking photos with lovely pigs, pigs are a pretty unusual animal to see on the beach. Cruise back to Koh Samui, lunch at local restaurant before transfer back to Nathon port.


Notes:
  • Tour aims to return to port before 16:00.
  • Speedboat operating time is fixed from 09:30 to 13:30
  • Inclusion: Snorkeling equipment and life jacket, drinking water & soft drinks on board, Lunch (food only)
  • Capacity: 1 - 6 persons in one minivan. Maximum 14 persons in one boat
  • What to bring: bathing clothes, towel, and sunscreen.
  • The above timing and program are approximately and can be changed depending on weather, sea conditions, and other control situations.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Koh Samui - Angthong Marine Park Snorkel by Private Speed Boat — Optional Private Excursions

ANGTHONG MARINE PARK SNORKEL BY PRIVATE SPEED BOAT WITH ESG
 
Destination: Koh Samui
Tour Duration: 8 hours
Code: MDUSMSE006

Tour Description:

A breathtaking archipelago of 42 islands that is located only 45 mins from Koh Samui. These islands are magical, pristine & exude tranquility and natural beauty. Meet our guide at Nathon port. Transfer by minivan to pier, speed boat departs to Angthong National Marine Park. After arrival, we take you on a snorkeling and then afterwards walk up to see the beauty of the Emerald Lake and the surrounding spectacular views. After having a Thai set lunch at Koh Phra Luay Fisherman village, relax on Song Pee Nong beach. Then cruise back to the pier and transfer back to Nathon port Koh Samui.

Notes:
  • Inclusion: Snorkeling equipment and life jacket, drinking water & soft drinks on board, Lunch (food only)
  • Capacity: 1 - 6 persons in one minivan. Maximum 14 persons in one boat
  • What to bring: bathing clothes, towel, and sunscreen.
  • It takes approximate 1 hour from Samui to Angthong Marine Park by speed boat.
  • Mu Ko Ang Thong (Ang Thong Island) National Park will have seasonal closure during low season (01 November – 15 December). The exact timing for the closure will be updated by the local government around 1 month in advance. Please contact your travel consultant for more detail.
  • Visiting to Koh Wau Talap viewpoint is available without surcharge, kindly inform to your tour guide in the morning prior to the tour.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Koh Samui - Around Samui With Chaweng Beach Road — Optional Private Excursions

AROUND SAMUI ISLAND WITH CHAWENG BEACH ROAD
 
Destination: Koh Samui
Tour Duration: 6-7 hours
Code: MDUSMSE007

Tour Description:

The sightseeing might be shortened due to limited time depends on the ship’s schedule. On arrival at Samui port, meet and greet by our local guide at Nathon port for Samui discovery tour. The 1st stop will be at Wat Kunaram for pay respect to the mummified body of Loung Por Daeng the sacrosanct for native, he was died more than 20 years ago in a sitting position of meditation his body shows few signs of any major decay (undecomposed). The refreshment stop at Na Muang Waterfall impressive with the wide drop of 30 meters cascade to a natural pool below. Next stop at a marvelous strange natural formation of Grand Ma & Grand Pa rock have been fashioned by the elements into massive sculptures, creating a lot of humorous interest from tourists. Thai set lunch at local restaurant. Ladd Koh Viewpoint for a panoramic view of the famous Chaweng Beach which powdery white sandy contrasting to the clear blue seas. Big Buddha, a large statue of Lord Buddha image is dominating on a hill top of a small island which can be walk up to the big gallery for the surroundings bird’s eye view. Visit Chaweng Beach road for shopping numerous of shops, boutiques, cafes, restaurants are around. End of the tour then back to Nathon port.

Notes:
  • Tour aims to return to port before 16:00.
  • Program may be shortened depending on the ship’s schedule and/or weather conditions
 Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Samui Landmark & Beach Relax — Optional Private Excursions

SAMUI LANDMARK AND BEACH RELAX
 
Destination: Koh Samui
Tour Duration: 6-7 hours
Code: MDUSMSE008

Tour Description:

The sightseeing might be shortened due to limited time depends on the ship’s schedule. On arrival at Samui port, meet and greet by our local guide at Nathon port. Transfer to BigBuddha temple, this temple is the home of Koh Samui's most famous landmark the Big Buddha. Big Buddha, a large statue of Lord Buddha image is dominating on a hill top of a small island which can be walk up to the big gallery for the surroundings bird’s eye view. Then visit Plai Laem temple, is a Buddhist temple compound on Samui's north-east coast of Samui, featuring a striking white 18-arm image of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion. After that Relax on the beach with following facilities and transfer back to Nathon Port.
  • Usage of swimming pool, usage of beach
  • Beach towel
  • Beach chair on the beach area
  • Thai set lunch including 1 bottle of drinking water or 1 soft drink.
Notes:
  • Tour aims to return to port before 16:00.
  • Program may be shortened depending on the ship’s schedule and/or weather conditions
  • Minimum of 4 adults are required for this tour.
 Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Koh Samui - Samui Mountain Safari — Optional Private Excursions

SAMUI MOUNTAIN SAFARI
 
Destination: Koh Samui
Tour Duration: 6 hours
Code: MDUSMSE009

Tour Description:

Start your unforgettable day on our safari tour with a fully equipped 4x4 off road jeep. First stop at a marvelous strange natural formation of Grand Ma & Grand Pa rock have been fashioned by the elements into massive sculptures, creating a lot of humorous interest from tourists. Visit Wat Kunaram for pay respect to the mummified body of Luang Por Daeng, the sacrosanct for native, he died more than 30 years ago in a sitting position of meditation his body shows few signs of any major decay (un-decomposed). Short soft trekking to visit the beautiful Namuang Waterfallcascading down the mountain, relax and enjoy the tropical surroundings. Drive up the mountain with our experienced driver to visit Tarnim waterfall and magic Garden known as “Secret Buddha Garden”, a small waterfall and all around dozens of statue which were built with cement by a local inhabitant of the name of Tar Nim Thongsuk, he had begun to build the garden in 1976 when he was 77 years old. He planned to have a multi-tiered waterfall which will flow into a large pool at the base of the garden. The second garden will most likely take a long time to construct. However, with modern amenities to hand perhaps not the same twenty-five years it took Tar Nim to construct his garden.  Lunch at a mountain top restaurant , The area of the restaurant has absolutely amazing sea views across as far as the five islands, Koh Phangan and beyond, it is a truly breath-taking view. Then return to Nathon port.
Notes:
  • Tour aims to return to port before 16:00.
  • Program may be shortened depending on the ship’s schedule and/or weather conditions
 Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Mar 21 Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville (also called Kompong Som / Kampong Saom) is Cambodia's only port and is rimmed by four beaches: Ochheuteal, Sokha, Independence and Victory. The town is the perfect spot for fishing or diving. Visit the nearby waterfall or Ream National Park, a great day's adventure. The sleepy colonial town of Kampot isn't too far away, with the intriguing ghost town Kep also nearby.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Kampot Tour – 9 hours - Sihanoukville — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Pepper farm
  • Local market (traditional market)
  • French colonial buildings
  • Local seafood lunch
  • Fishing village
Tour Duration: 9 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Sihanoukville Port
  • Cold towel service onboard
  • Bottle of water onboard
  • Local English speaking guide
  • All sightseeing with entrance fees as per your program
  • Dock permission fee
  • Meals: Seafood set menu lunch at local restaurant
(One first drink is included either one soft drink or one bottle of water or one local beer)
 
Not Included:
  • Beverages or meals not mentioned
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Gratuities to your guide and driver

Sihanoukville & Ream National Park – 9 hours - Sihanoukville — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Intra Ngean Pagoda (Wat Kroam)
  • Boat tour through the mangrove river along Prek Tuk Sap (Ream National Park)
  • Hiking from Thmor Thom village (where the boat stop) to Koh Sampouch Beach
  • Relax, swim and enjoy lunch at Koh Sampouch Beach
  • Ochheuteal Beach
Tour Duration: 9 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Sihanoukville Port
  • Cold towel service onboard
  • Bottle of water onboard
  • Local English speaking guide
  • All sightseeing with Entrance Fees as per your program
  • Dock permission fee
  • Meals: Set Menu Lunch at Local restaurant
(One first drink is included either one soft drink or one bottle of water or one local beer)
 
Not Included:
  • Beverages or meals not mentioned
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Gratuities to your guide and driver

Sihanoukville and Environs Tour – 4 hours - Sihanoukville — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Tumnup Rolok Fishing Village
  • Local Market (Traditional Market)
  • Ochheuteal Beach
  • Intra Ngean Pagoda
Tour Duration: 4 hours

Tour can operate: Morning or afternoon

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Sihanoukville Port
  • Cold towel service onboard
  • Bottle of water onboard
  • Local English speaking guide
  • All sightseeing with Entrance Fees as per your program
  • Dock permission fee
 
Not Included:
  • Beverages or meals not mentioned
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Gratuities to your guide and driver

Sihanoukville - Discover Kep & Kampot (Shore Excursion) — Optional Private Excursions

DISCOVER KEP & KAMPOT (SHORE EXCURSION)
 
Destination: Saigon             
Tour Duration: 8 hours 
Code: MDKOSFD005


Tour Description:
Settled by French colonists in the late 19th and early 20th century, Kampot is known for its pleasantly provincial architecture, a mix of shophouses with red tile roofs and old French colonial government buildings. Spend a full day exploring Kampot and nearby Kep. From the Sihanoukville Pier, transfer to Kampot (~ 2 hours). Observe the remains of French heritage architecture and enjoy a refreshing drink (at own expense) by the riverside before heading to La Plantation Pepper Farm to see the region’s most popular product being grown. Learn about the Kampot peppercorn over a tasty lunch cooked with Kampot pepper at the farm (at own expense). Continue driving 30mins to nearby Kep, a quiet resort town by the sea. Spend some time enjoying the views of the Gulf of Thailand and relaxing on the beach before returning to the Sihanoukville Pier and your ship.
 
Notes:
  • Start time: 08:00
  • Availability: Morning
  • Inclusions: Lunch is not included
  • Please bring sun protection
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Mar 22 Bangkok (Laem Chabang)

Laem Chabang is a city of color and contrast, you'll be awestruck by the kaleidoscope of sights and sounds.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Pattaya: The Sanctuary of Truth Tour – 4.5 hours - Laem Chabang — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • The Sanctuary of Truth
  • Pattaya View Point  
Tour Duration: 4.5 hours

Tour can operate: Morning  and afternoon

Wheelchair Accessible:  Yes

Physical Activity Level:  Light

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Laem Chabang Port
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Cold towel service on board
  • 2 local Bottle water on board
  • Local English speaking guide
  • All sightseeing with entrance fee as per your program
Not Included:
  • Meals
  • Item of personal nature
  • Gratuities to guides and drivers
  • Travel insurance
  • Items of personal expense 

Bangkok Discovery – 8.5 hours - Laem Chabang — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Grand Palace & Emerald Of Buddha
  • Canal (Klong) tours
  • Royal Barge Museum
  • Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn)
Tour Duration: 8.5 hours (7:30am - 6:00pm)

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible:  No

Physical Activity Level:  Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Laem Chabang Port
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Cold towel service on board
  • 2 local Bottle water on board
  • Local English speaking Guide
  • All sightseeing with entrance fee as per your program
  • Lunch includes one bottle of drinking water
  • A boat trip (non-air-conditioned boat) with cover
Not Included:
  • Meals and drinks unless mentioned above
  • Item of personal nature
  • Gratuities to guides and drivers
  • Travel insurance
  • Items of personal expense

Bangkok - Laem Chabang Port — Optional Private Excursions

BANGKOK -  LAEM CHABANG PORT
Destination: Bangkok 
Tour Duration: 8 hours (From 08:00-16:00)

Tour Description:
Meet with guide at the ship docking and transfer to town. Car and guide is at disposal.
 

Inclusions:
• Private transfer
• Port pick-up and drop-off
• Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
• Entrance fees
• Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
• Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 

Non-inclusions:
• Thailand Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)

• Meals
• Drinks/ waters on meals
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Tips and Gratuities
• Other services not listed in inclusive column

Mar 23 At Sea
Mar 24 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is often referred to as Vietnam’s jewel and the Pearl of the Orient. Located in south Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City is the country’s largest city, with more than six million people and over one million motorbikes. Under the current regime the city is once more being rebuilt. Whole blocks are disappearing, being replaced by concrete, steel and glass structures. Central Saigon, which is still the official name for the city center, shows evidence of the French colonial city, with wide, tree-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafés and elegant French architecture. The city is divided into two sections: Saigon, the municipal and historical district, and Cholon (Chinatown), where the entrepreneurial talent and private funds are concentrated. Cholon appears to be the most populated and in general the most vigorous part of Ho Chi Minh City. It is well worth a visit for its bustle and activity and its pagodas, which are reputed to be the finest in the whole city.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Cu Chi Tunnels & Sai Gon Highlights Tour – 10 hours - Saigon — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Visit Cu Chi Tunnels
  • Visit Reunification Palace
  • Stop at the Notre Dame Cathedral, Centre Post Office
  • Visit Jade Emperor Pagoda
  • Shopping at the Central Ben Thanh Market

Tour Duration: 10 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Phu My Port
  • Tours and transfers as specified including entry fees, on a private basis in modern air-conditioned vehicles.
  • Service of English Speaking Local Guides.
  • Ports permit arranged
  • Meals (food only) as stated in the above itinerary
  • One 0.5 litre of bottled water and cold towel in vehicle during sightseeing
  • Vietnam Government tax and services charge
 
Not Included:
  • All international and domestic air tickets
  • Accommodation
  • Vietnamese visa arrival
  • Other meals than those specified
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips for tour guides, drivers, waiters at included meals, local assistants

Highlights of Ho Chi Minh City Tour – 10 hours - Saigon — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Visit Reunification Palace
  • Photo stop at the Notre Dame Cathedral, Centre Post Office
  • Visit History Museum & Jade Emperor Pagoda
  • Visit China Town & Cao Dai Temple en-route
  • Shopping at the Central Ben Thanh Market
Tour Duration: 10 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Phu My Port
  • Tours and transfers as specified including entry fees, on a private basis in modern air-conditioned vehicles.
  • Service of English-speaking local guides
  • Ports permit arranged
  • Meals (food only) as stated in the above itinerary
  • One 0.5 litre bottled water and cold towel in the vehicle during sightseeing
  • Vietnam Government tax and services charge
 
Not Included:
  • All international and domestic air tickets
  • Accommodation
  • Vietnamese visa on arrival
  • Other meals than those specified.
  • Travel Insurance.
  • Tips for tour guides, drivers, waiters at included meals, local assistants, etc.

Mekong Delta Tour – 10 hours - Saigon — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Get on a motorized sampan to experience the life of local people, visit local brickwork, local fruit farms, family workshops Photo stop at the Notre Dame Cathedral, Centre Post Office
  • Take rowing-boat along water palm creek and cruise back to the Pier
  • If time permits, have a quick visit of Sai Gon or shopping at Ben Thanh Market
Tour Duration: 10 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Phu My Port
  • Tours and transfers as specified including entry fees, on a private basis in modern air-conditioned vehicles.
  • Service of English-speaking local guides
  • Private boat cruise on Mekong River
  • Ports permit arranged
  • Meals (food only) as stated in the above itinerary
  • One 0.5 litre of bottled water and cold towel in the vehicle during sightseeing
  • Vietnam Government tax and services charge
 
Not Included:
  • All international and domestic air tickets
  • Accommodation
  • Vietnamese visa on arrival
  • Other meals than those specified.
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips for tour guides, drivers, waiters at included meals, local assistants, etc.

Saigon Port — Optional Private Excursions

SAIGON PORT
 
Destination: Saigon
Tour Duration: Within 4 hours or 8 hours 

Tour Description:
Meet with guide at the ship docking and transfer to town. Car and guide is at disposal.

Note: There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports.
 
Inclusions:
• Private transfers and transportation on tour
• Sightseeing with local English-speaking guide
• Entrance fees
• Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 

Non-inclusions:
• Vietnam visa
• Drinks/ waters on meals
• Other meals where not mentioned in the program
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Tips and Gratuities
• Other services not listed in inclusive column

Saigon City Highlights — Optional Private Excursions

SAIGON CITY HIGHLIGHTS
 
Destination: Saigon
Tour Duration: 8-9 hours 
Code: MDSGNSE002


Tour Description:
On arrival to Saigon (Nha Rong Port or Hiep Phuoc Port), drive to the city centre for a tour of some of Saigon’s historic landmarks reflecting its French and Chinese influences. Visit the Notre Dame Cathedral, a red brick edifice with twin spires constructed from materials imported from France (entrance is only permitted when no services are being performed). Then head across the square to the Central Post Office, completed in 1891. Appreciate the restored exteriors of the Saigon Opera House and the elegant City Hall (the former Hotel de Ville), two of Saigon’s most stunning colonial monuments. If time permits, we will visit the iconic Ben Thanh Market, one of the earliest surviving structures in Saigon and popular wholesale market for local handicrafts, textiles, souvenirs and street food. After lunch, we drive to Saigon’s Chinatown to visit the beautiful Thien Hau Pagoda, built by the Cantonese community in the early 19th century to honour the Goddess of the Sea. Take time to make a wish, write it on a small card and attach it to one of the incense coils according to local custom. Continue your visit to FITO, the first museum of traditional medicine in Vietnam, offering insight into the history and application of traditional medicine in everyday life before taking the scenic route through the city back to the ship.
 
Notes:
  • Availability: Morning, Afternoon.
  • There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports beside Nha Rong or Hiep Phuoc port.
  • Due to the anticipated completion of the renovation project for Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2027, we are limited to exploring its exterior for the time being.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Saigon - Cooking Class at Ambassador's Former Residence — Optional Private Excursions

COOKING CLASS AT AMBASSADOR'S FORMER RESIDENCE
 
Destination: Saigon             
Tour Duration: 5-6 hours 
Code: MDSGNSE015


Tour Description:
On arrival to Saigon (Nha Rong port or Hiep Phuoc port), disembark the ship and meet your guide. Then drive to the residence of The American Ambassador to South Vietnam in the 1960s, Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge, carried a mission of overthrowing the southern government at that time. When Lodge arrived in Saigon, an old villa in District 3 was converted into the Ambassador’s residence. Mr. Lodge lived in this home between 1960 - 1965 and the architecture is a mix of Vietnamese, French and American. Today it remains a private residence owned by Trails of Indochina and it has been fully restored to its former glory. The Vietnamese cooking class commences with a visit to Ben Thanh market to buy all the fresh ingredients before continuing to this historic home for a private hands-on cooking demonstration. The guide will provide an orientation tour of the house while the chef prepares the ingredients. Learn typical Southern style dishes such as Fresh Spring Roll, Pan Cake, and Fish in clay pot. The chef will show you how to serve each dish before the meal, and you will need to master the chopsticks before you can savor your own culinary creations in the old-world ambiance of the villa. Then drive back to the port to embark the ship.
 
Notes:
  • Inclusions: Lunch with the foods prepared during the cooking class.
  • There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports beside Nha Rong or Hiep Phuoc port.
  • Age restrictions: Children from 12 years old onward are allowed by joining the cooking station with their parents.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Saigon - Retracing The Past — Optional Private Excursions

RETRACING THE PAST
 
Destination: Cu Chi Tunnels
Tour Duration: 5-6 hours 
Code: MDSGNSE009


Tour Description:
On arrival to Saigon (Nha Rong port or Hiep Phuoc port), disembark the ship and meet your guide. Commence with a visit of the shrine outside of the US Consulate then continue to the former CIA building (outside visit only), where helicopters evacuated the remaining US citizens in 1975. Head to the rooftop café of the Rex hotel, a familiar landmark for Americans during the Vietnam War. Sit down for a drink, enjoy the view and this piece of history which your guide will help to explain. Then visit the Reunification Palace for a guided tour of the former headquarters of the South Vietnamese Government and residence of the presidents. Drive to the former residence of the US Ambassador of South Vietnam in the early 1960s, Mr. Henry C. Lodge, who conducted a mission to overthrow the South Vietnamese Government. Watch a 10 minutes documentary film about Saigon during that time while enjoying a cold drink. Then drive to a secret weapon chamber which VC used as a place to hide and store weapons during Vietnam War. Then weave through tiny back alleys and meet and chat with the locals who are living in tiny houses. Head to a historic venue for a late lunch of “pho” (noodle soup). The house number 07 on Ly Chinh Thang Street (former Yen Do street) is now known as Pho Binh restaurant which used to be the headquarters of Viet Cong Commanders where they gathered to plan for the 1968 Tet Offensive. Take a walk upstairs to learn more about the history through the family’s photo collection. Then drive back to the port to embark the ship.
 
Notes:
  • Inclusion: Simple pho at Pho Binh is included
  • There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports beside Nha Rong or Hiep Phuoc port.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Saigon City Tour on Vintage Car — Optional Private Excursions

SAIGON CITY TOUR ON VINTAGE CAR
 
Destination: Saigon             
Tour Duration: 4 hours 
Code: MDSGNSE011


Tour Description:
On arrival to Saigon (Nha Rong port), disembark the ship and meet your guide. Saigon is the country’s commercial center and, with over eight million inhabitants and four million motorbikes, a city that never sleeps. Despite the well-documented hustle and bustle, Saigon retains its connections with the past. Driven in a charming vintage car to visit the city’s highlights is one of the most wonderful & lavish way. Sit back and enjoy a city tour to admire Saigon’s historic landmarks including the Notre Dame Cathedral, a red brick edifice with twin spires based on the original construction from Paris (Outside visit only due the renovation at Notre Dame Cathedral until 2027). Then head across the square to the Central Post Office, designed by the French architect, Gustave Eiffel. Continue your visit with the former Presidential Palace, the headquarters of the Saigon Government during the American war, revealing the history of Saigon during its turbulent recent past. Further, head to the War Remnants Museum for a vivid insight of the American war through the local’s eyes (Please note that some of the photos are very graphic). Then drive back to the port to embark the ship.
 
Notes:
  • Inclusion: No meal included
  • This excursion is only available for any guests arriving to Saigon via Nha Rong port.
  • Due to the anticipated completion of the renovation project for Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2027, we are limited to exploring its exterior for the time being.
 
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Saigon - City Highlights & Musician Family Visit — Optional Private Excursions

CITY HIGHLIGHTS  & MUSICIAN FAMILY VISIT
 
Destination: Saigon             
Tour Duration: 4-5 hours 
Code: MDSGNSE014


Tour Description:
On arrival to Saigon (Nha Rong port or Hiep Phuoc port), disembark the ship and meet your guide. Drive 20 minutes to the city center to admire Saigon’s historic landmarks. Despite the well-documented hustle and bustle, Saigon retains its connections with the past. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral, a red brick edifice with twin spires based on the original construction from Paris. Then head across the square to the Central Post Office, designed by the French architect, Gustav Eiffel, before he had risen to fame for the Eiffel Tower. Appreciate the splendidly restored exteriors of the Opera House and the former Hotel de Ville which are still two of the finest buildings in Saigon. Pay a short visit to Ben Thanh market (if time permits) which is one of the earliest surviving structures in Saigon and popular for local handicrafts, textiles, souvenirs, as well as local cuisine. Then visit a local family of musicians. Learn about traditional musical instruments through conversations with the artists and listen to the performances from each family member (3-generations). You then have the chance to try the instruments yourself - a memorable if somewhat noisy experience! Then drive back to the port to embark the ship.
 
Notes:
  • Inclusion: No meal included
  • There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports beside Nha Rong or Hiep Phuoc port.
  • Due to the anticipated completion of the renovation project for Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2027, we are limited to exploring its exterior for the time being.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Saigon - In The Dark: A Blind Experience — Optional Private Excursions

IN THE DARK - A BLIND EXPERIENCE
 
Destination: Saigon             
Tour Duration: 4-5 hours 
Code: MDSGNSE016


Tour Description:
On arrival to Saigon (Nha Rong port or Hiep Phuoc port), disembark the ship and meet your guide. Then drive to Bung Sang, a small private home and school for over a hundred blind orphans in Saigon. The school was founded by a blind musician - Mr. Dao Khanh Truong. With the love and care for unlucky children, he spent most of his life teaching the children and gathering support from the benefactors. After he passed away few years ago, Bung Sang was given to the Lovers of the Holy Cross Sisters to take care of. This afternoon, visit the school, talk with the manager for a thorough understanding of their lives here, meet the children and listen to them singing, playing music. Afterwards transfer to Noir restaurant for a special culinary journey - dining in the dark. The concept is to imitate the experience of having meals like a blind person, which is a unique mind-altering experience. Leave behind the sight and let your other senses lead your mind to feel the taste of food. Then drive back to the port to embark the ship.
 
Notes:
  • Pick up time: 16:30
  • Inclusions: Set menu at Noir restaurant.
  • Capacity: Maximum 10 pax due to the limited space of Bung Sang Home.
  • Age restrictions: Children from 10 years old onward are allowed to enjoy the dining experience. For younger children, this experience may be a little frightening and informing in advance is highly recommended.
  • There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports beside Nha Rong or Hiep Phuoc port.
  • Dress code: Smart casual is highly recommended. Shorts and slippers are fine, however no tank tops and no glowing shoes, clothing or accessories.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Saigon - City Highlights & Lunch at Ambassador's Home — Optional Private Excursions

CITY HIGHLIGHTS & LUNCH AT AMBASSADOR'S HOME
 
Destination: Saigon             
Tour Duration: 5-6 hours 
Code: MDSGNSE019


Tour Description:
On arrival to Saigon (Nha Rong port or Hiep Phuoc port), disembark the ship and meet your guide. Drive 20 minutes to the city center to admire Saigon’s historic landmarks. Despite the well-documented hustle and bustle, Saigon retains its connections with the past. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral, a red brick edifice with twin spires based on the original construction from Paris (It is only possible to visit inside when no service is being performed). Then head across the square to the Central Post Office, designed by the French architect, Gustav Eiffel, before he had risen to fame for the Eiffel Tower. Appreciate the splendidly restored exteriors of the Opera House and the former Hotel de Ville which are still two of the finest buildings in Saigon. Pay a short visit to Ben Thanh market (if time permits) which is one of the earliest surviving structures in Saigon and popular for local handicrafts, textiles, souvenirs, as well as local cuisine. Then drive to the residence of The American Ambassador to South Vietnam in the 1960s, Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge, carried a mission of overthrowing the southern government at that time. When Lodge arrived in Saigon, an old villa in District 3 was converted into the Ambassador’s residence. Mr. Lodge lived in this home between 1960 - 1965 and the architecture is a mix of Vietnamese, French and American. Today it remains a private residence owned by Trails of Indochina and it has been fully restored to its former glory. Meet with the present host for an introduction of the house before enjoying a home-hosted lunch in the historic setting. Then drive back to the port to embark the ship.
 
Notes:
  • Pick up time: TBA. In the morning and is subject to cruise docking time.
  • Inclusions: home hosted lunch
  • There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports beside Nha Rong or Hiep Phuoc port.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Mar 25 At Sea
Mar 26 Hue

Hue is at the heart of central Vietnam. The landscape – with its misty Perfume River and pagodas – has long been a source of poetry and paintings. Always an important cultural, intellectual and historical city, Hue remains one of Vietnam’s main attractions.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Hoi An’s Countryside & Ancient Town – 8 hours - Hue — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Visit Cam Thanh Village by Bicycle
  • Experiencing the Rural Life with rice fields and local villages
  • Hoi An Ancient Town walking tour
  • Shopping in Hoi An

Tour Duration: 8 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off at Chan May Port
  • Tours and transfers as specified including entry fees, on a private basis in modern air-conditioned vehicles
  • Service of English-speaking local guide
  • Bicycle and safety helmet
  • Ports permit arranged
  • Meals (food only) : Lunch
  • One 0.5 little of bottled water and cold towel in vehicle during sightseeing
  • Vietnam Government tax and services charge
Not Included:
  • All international and domestic air tickets
  • Accommodation
  • Vietnamese visa on arrival
  • Other meals than those specified
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips for tour guides, drivers, waiters at included meals, local assistants

Hue - Full Day Hue Classic Tour / Chan May Port — Optional Private Excursions

FULL DAY HUE CLASSIC TOUR / CHAN MAY PORT
Destination: Hue
Tour Duration: 8 hours

Tour Description:
On arrival to the port (Chan May port) disembark and meet your guide. Then drive 1.5 hours to Hue along a scenic coastal route passing mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. Upon arrival Hue, enjoy a short cyclo ride from your hotel to the Imperial Citadel at the centre of the Complex of Hue Monuments inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. Enter through the towering main gate and appreciate the magnificent architecture and gardens while your guide explains the events and the intrigue surrounding the former royal court. Despite being heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, there are some incredibly well-preserved sections intact and others which are being carefully restored.
 
Lunch is on your own.
 
After lunch, drive to the Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue’s best-preserved religious monument. Built in 1601, the seven-storied tower pagoda, perched on top of on a hill overlooking the Perfume River, is one of Vietnam’s most recognizable icons.
 
Continue to visit the elaborate Khai Dinh Royal Tomb. Its architecture and atmosphere showcase elements of eastern art and western designs. Make a stop for a drink at Vong Canh hill which offers an amazing view of breath-taking scenery and ancient relics. The hill itself is now covered with pine trees and daisy.
 
Later, transfer by road back to the port to embark the ship.


Note: There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports.

Inclusions:
• Private transfers and transportation on tour
• Sightseeing with local English-speaking guide
• Entrance fees
• Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 

Non-inclusions:
• Vietnam visa 
• Drinks/ waters on meals
• Other meals where not mentioned in the program
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Tips and Gratuities
• Other services not listed in inclusive column

Royal Culinary & Historic Landmark - Hue — Optional Private Excursions

ROYAL CULINARY & HISTORIC LANDMARK
 
Destination: Hue
Tour Duration: 5 hours 
Code: MDHUISE004


Tour Description:
On arrival to the port (Chan May port), disembark and meet your guide. Then drive 1.5 hours to Hue along a scenic coastal route passing mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. The delicate ingredients, preparation, and presentation of Hue Royal cuisine have long been considered cultural hallmarks of the ancient imperial city. It is considered not only a sophisticated work of culinary art but the embodiment of the philosophy of the ancestors. Hue royal food not only has a delicious taste but is also eye-catching. It creates a harmony between color, and taste, between yin and yang, between hot and cold. Meet your experienced chef in her late 60s who was born and grew up in a Royal family. Stroll through a fresh market. Learn about and taste some of the ingredients used in the Royal cuisine and watch the buying and selling rituals of a Vietnamese market. Then get to her home for a hands-on cooking class of the food of the Imperial Court. Share her life and experiences, and enjoy what dishes you have made. Then enjoy an electric cart ride through the Imperial Citadel, once the exclusive residence of the royal family and its entourage. Enter through the towering main gate and you will appreciate the magnificent architecture and gardens while your guide explains about the events and the intrigue of the former royal court. Despite being bombed heavily during the 60's and 70's, there are some incredibly well preserved sections still intact and others which are being lovingly restored. Then drive back to the port to embark the ship.
 
Notes:
  • Availability: Morning, Afternoon.
  • There is an extra charge for transfer to/ from other ports.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Hue - Home Hosted Lunch & Historic Landmark — Optional Private Excursions

HOME HOSTED LUNCH & HISTORIC LANDMARK 

Destination: Hue
Tour Duration: 5 hours 
Code: MDHUISE005


Tour Description:
On arrival to the port (Chan May port), disembark and meet your guide. Then drive 1.5 hours to Hue along a scenic coastal route passing mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. There is nothing more interesting than visiting a local family in Hue which still preserves the traditional virtues dating from the feudal time under the Nguyen Emperors. Meet and greeted by your host to learn about traditional culture and lifestyle of people at the former Royal land. Visit the family ancestral temple to learn about the customs associated with ancestral worship. Optional accompanying the hosts to a fresh market to purchase ingredients and help them to prepare lunch. Then enjoy a home-hosted meal in the cozy family setting over interesting life stories shared by the hosts. Then enjoy an electric cart ride through the Imperial Citadel, once the exclusive residence of the royal family and its entourage. Enter through the towering main gate and you will appreciate the magnificent architecture and gardens while your guide explains about the events and the intrigue of the former royal court. Despite being bombed heavily during the 60's and 70's, there are some incredibly well preserved sections still intact and others which are being lovingly restored. Then drive back to the port to embark the ship.
 
Notes:
  • Availability: Morning, Afternoon.
  • There is an extra charge for transfer to/ from other ports.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Mar 27 Hanoi

Hanoi is a city with a history that dates back to the 7th century. In 1954 Hanoi was declared the capital of the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam, and in 1976, following the Vietnam War, it became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This political history has made Hanoi one of the country's most fascinating cities to explore. The most renowned of all the monuments is the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It is dedicated to Vietnam's most well-respected President, who in 1945, led his country to independence. Other highlights include the Museum of History, containing ancient artifacts from Cambodia, Thailand, Japan and China, the 11th century One Pillar Pagoda and legendary Sword Lake.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Hanoi - Hon Gai / Hai Phong Port — Optional Private Excursions

HON GAI / HAI PHONG PORT 
 
Destination: Hanoi
Tour Duration: Within 8 hours (08:00 – 18:00)

Tour Description:
Meet with guide at the ship docking and transfer to town. Car and guide is at disposal.

Note: There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports.
 
Inclusions:
• Private transfers and transportation on tour
• Sightseeing with local English-speaking guide
• Entrance fees
• Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 

Non-inclusions:
• Vietnam visa
• Drinks/ waters on meals
• Other meals where not mentioned in the program
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Tips and Gratuities
• Other services not listed in inclusive column

Hanoi Full Day Tour (10 Hours) — Optional Private Excursions

HANOI FULL DAY TOUR 
 
Destination: Hanoi 
Tour Duration: 10 hours

Tour Description:

On arrival to the port (Cai Lan /Hon Gai/ Halong port) disembark the ship and meet your guide. Then take 4 hours’ drive to Hanoi for an informative city tour.
 
With ochre-colored colonial buildings, tree-lined boulevards and scenic lakes, Hanoi is full of charm. Start the tour at the Temple of Literature, the first University for the sons of mandarins, for an overview about Hanoian culture and appreciation for ancient Vietnamese architecture. Then head to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum that offers a broad insight into Vietnam’s people including its 54 ethnic groups through a lens of women’s topics. Walk through diverse exhibitions from street vendors to marriage to family life to traditional fashion. 
 
Lunch is on your own.
 
End the trip with a cyclo tour from the museum to the Old Quarter. Ride through its narrow streets to indulge yourself in the bustle and hustle of the local daily life. Later, drive back to Halong to embark the ship.


Notes: 
• Availability: Morning
• There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports.


Inclusions:
• Private transfers and transportation on tour
• Sightseeing with local English-speaking guide
• Entrance fees
• Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 

Non-inclusions:
• Vietnam visa
• Drinks/ waters on meals
• Other meals where not mentioned in the program
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Tips and Gratuities
• Other services not listed in inclusive column

Shore Excursion Hai Phong - Hanoi — Optional Private Excursions

SHORE EXCURSION HAI PHONG – HANOI
 
Destination: Ha Noi 
Tour Duration: 7 hours 
Code: MDHANSE001


Tour Description:
On arrival in Danang (Tien Sa port), disembark the ship and meet your guide. Transfer 1.5 hour to My Son was an important religious site and place of worship. The 20 temples are set in a verdant valley surrounded by hills and overlooked by the impressive Cat Tooth Mountain. Stroll around this UNESCO listed temple complex to learn about the Cham culture, architecture and civilization. Later, head back to Danang (Tien Sa port), and embark the ship.
 
Notes:
  • There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports.
 
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Shore Excursion Halong - Hanoi — Optional Private Excursions

SHORE EXCURSION HALONG - HANOI
 
Destination: Ha Noi
Tour Duration: 8 hours 
Code: MDHANSE004


Tour Description:
Disembark at the Port of Cai Lan where your guide will be waiting to take you on a 3.5hr drive into Hanoi to explore this charming capital city, often referred to as the ‘Paris of the East’, with its yellow ochre colonial buildings, tree-lined boulevards and scenic lakes. Begin your tour of the highlights of Hanoi with a visit to the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first national university built in the late 11th century. The picturesque temple is an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architecture and is featured on the back of the 100,000 Vietnamese dong banknote. Continue to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum, offering broad insights into the people of Vietnam, including its 54 ethnic groups, through the lens of women’s topics. Walk through diverse exhibitions showcasing everything from street vendors and marriage to family life and traditional fashion. Enjoy lunch at Cau Go Vietnamese cuisine restaurant - located on the top floor of old building which was built 90s with amazing view overlook to Hoan Kiem lake. Conclude with a cyclo tour through the famed Old Quarter known for its ‘36 streets of 36 wares’ named after the original 36 artisan guilds that date as far back as the 13th century. Explore the fascinating maze of back streets, fronted by narrow houses known as “tunnel” or “tube houses”, built to avoid taxes based on the width of their frontage onto the street, a wonderfully eclectic glimpse into Hanoi street life. Drive back to the Port of Cai Lan and board the ship.

Notes:
  • There is an extra charge for transfer from other ports.
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed
 

Mar 28 At Sea
Mar 29 Hong Kong

As Asia’s premier gateway to China and Southeast Asia, Hong Kong offers a great travel experience. Visitors will find everything from hiking, horse racing and sailing to internationally renowned art galleries and lively art festivals. Some of the best hotels, dining and shopping in the world are found in this metropolis. Hong Kong is one of the world’s great cities and a delightful realm of natural wonders and serene rural villages. With its wealth of cultural attractions, Hong Kong invites exploration and inspires interest to even the most experienced traveler. Sights include Museum of History – which houses a collection of archaeological finds and historic photographs providing an introduction to Hong Kong’s history. Cultural Center is the city’s newest performing arts venue. The Space Museum’s dome, where Omnimax shows and astronomy exhibits are featured, is nearby. Adjacent is the Museum of Art. Stanley Market is an open-air market for browsing and finding bargains in fashions, leather, porcelain, and linens. Jade Market is a specialty market featuring 450 stalls with jade items.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Hong Kong Heritage Tour - 4.5 hours - Hong Kong — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Start with a visit to Tsang Tai Uk also known as Shan Ha Wai "Walled Village at the Mountain's Foot", is a Hakka walled village and one of the best-preserved. Shan Ha Wai gained its current name Tsang Tai Uk from locals when it housed displaced families after the Second World War.
  • A photo stop will be made at the Lo Wai Walled Village, the first walled village built by the Tang clan. The site was also declared a monument in 1997. Nearby is the Tang's Ancestral Hall, built in the 16th century, for clan rituals & ancestor worship.
  • Make a wish at Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree, a big banyan tree that is popular among local villagers who come to burn joss sticks and make wishes under it.
  • Next is a visit to a spectacular Tang dynasty-style Buddhist temple the Chi Lin Nunnery. This Buddhist nunnery is stunning with its monastery complex having been renovated as a piece of Tang dynasty architecture. The grand and elegant complex will surely become one of China's great cultural attractions in the years to come. 
Tour Duration: 4.5 hours

Tour can operate: Morning or afternoon

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:
  • Donation to Tsang Tai Uk
  • Bottled Water
  • English-speaking guide
  • Round-trip private transfers from Cruise Terminal
Not Included:
  • Meals other than specified as included
  • Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, restaurant, etc
  • Drinks or personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities

Lamma Island Tour - 8.5 hours — Optional Private Excursions

LAMMA ISLAND TOUR
 
Destination: Hong Kong, China
Tour Duration: 8.5 hours

Tour description:
Upon arrival to Hong Kong (Ocean Terminal or Kai Tak Cruise Terminal), disembark the ship and meet your guide. This full-day guided tour will take you on a hike over the trails of Lamma Island. Discover the culture and traditions that have sprung from this unique fishing community and learn about the island’s rich history from our expert tour guide.

Our hike will follow the winding coastal path along the island and up the hillside for majestic views over the South China Sea and neighboring Cheung Chau and Lantau Island. Lamma Island has been inhabited for over 6,000 years – this route will give you a glimpse into its past, from its abandoned banana plantations, ancestral graves, and old feng shui woods to a World War 2 Kamikaze tunnel and even, a centuries old Tin Hau temple, dedicated to the local goddess of the sea, that remains a place of prayer to this day.

We’ll stop for a fresh seafood lunch by the waterfront of Sok Kwu Wan village, before continuing to the bustling village of Yung Shue Wan. Stroll through the narrow streets of tightly packed local shops and delight in the colorful bohemian community that has gradually become part of Lamma Island’s new culture.

Inclusions:

• Private transfer
• Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
• Entrance fees
• Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
• Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 

Not included: 
• Other meals where not mention in the program
• Drinks/ waters on meals
• China visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Tips and Gratuities
• Other services not listed in inclusive column

Hong Kong Highlights Tour with Lunch – 6 hours - Hong Kong — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Cross Victoria Harbour, one of Hong Kong’s greatest assets, a jewel that people marvel at no matter how many times they visit the city using the famous Star Ferry
  • Enjoy a ride on the World's steepest funicular railway, the Peak Tram!
  • Take a sampan ride into the typhoon shelter for a close-up view of waterborne life.
  • Feast on a traditional Dim Sum Lunch
  • Visit Stanley, a popular market town on the sunny south side of Hong Kong Island
Tour Duration: 6 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:
  • One way Star ferry ticket
  • One way peak tram ticket
  • 15-minute Sampan ride
  • Chinese Dim Sum lunch with Chinese Tea
  • Bottled Water
  • English-speaking guide
  • Round-trip private transfers from Cruise Terminal
Not Included:
  • Meals other than specified as included
  • Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, restaurant, etc
  • Drinks or personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities

Treasures of Kowloon (private tour) - 4 hours - Hong Kong — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Visit a Qing Dynasty fort – The Kowloon Walled City Park
  • Visit one of Hong Kong’s most popular temples, Wong Tai Sin, which specializes in fortune-telling.
  • Explore the Tang dynasty-style Buddhist temple, the Chi Lin Nunnery. This Buddhist nunnery is stunning with its monastery complex
Tour Duration: 4 hours

Tour can operate: Morning or afternoon

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:
  • Private vehicle on hire
  • English speaking guide
  • 1 x bottled water per person
  • Round-trip private transfers from Cruise Terminal
  • Minimum 2 persons required for the tour
Not Included:
  • Meals other than specified as included
  • Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, restaurant, etc.
  • Personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities

Macau Excursion – 8 hours - Hong Kong — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Visit the famous A-Ma Temple. It is located on the south-western tip of the Macao peninsula overlooking Barra Square and the seashore. 
  • Explore the historic heart of Macau including St. Paul's Ruins and Senado Square.
  • Summit the Macau Tower, where you can gaze out over Taipa and Coloane, look for Macau's landmarks and historical sites or try to spot Hong Kong's outlying islands.
Tour Duration: 8 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:
  • Round trip TurboJet Economy ferry ticket from Macau to Hong Kong and Macau to Hong Kong
  • Entrance to Macau Tower
  • Bottled Water
  • English speaking guide
  • Round trip private transfers in Macau
  • Round-trip private transfers from Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong
Not Included:
  • Meals other than specified as included
  • Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, restaurant, etc
  • Drinks or personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities

Hong Kong - Full Day Macau Tour by jetfoil (10 Hours) — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Visit Statue of Kum Iam, dedicated to Kum Iam, the Goddess of Mercy. It is 20 meters tall and made of bronze. The construction cost was MOP 30 million.
  • Visit Macau Tower, 338 meters high and ranked the 11th highest in the world.
  • Continue to Temple of A-Ma, was built 400 years ago in homage to a girl who saved seamen's lives. Macau was later named by the Portuguese settlers in mid-16th Century.
  • Ruins of Sao Paulo - An imposing facade is all that is left of a church built by Italian and Japanese Jesuit priests in 1602.
  • A short visit in one of the famous casinos
Tour Duration: 10 Hours
Tour can operate: Morning
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:
  • Local English Speaking Guide
  • Ground transportation Seat-In-Coach
  • Lunch
  • 2 bottles of water and 2 cold towels per person
  • Sightseeing including admission fees according to itinerary. 
Not Included:
  • Personal Expenses, Tipping

Hong Kong Island Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Hong Kong Island

Highlights

  • Sheung Wan Dried Food & Herbal Market
  • Man Mo Temple
  • Peak Tram ride (share-basis)
  • Sampan ride at Aberdeen Fishing Village

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz S-350) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Hong Kong: Kowloon Market Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Markets in Kowloon

Highlights

  • Flower Market
  • Fish Market (where can try some local food, e.g. signature milk tea, egg tart, pineapple bun on client's own account)
  • Jade Market

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz S-350) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Hong Kong: New Territories Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to the New Territories in Hong Kong
(Not operated on Tuesdays)

Highlights

  • Sam Tung Uk Hakka Walled Village Museum
  • Tai Fu Tai Ancestral Family Clan House


Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz S-350) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Hong Kong: Lantau Island Tour (5 hours) — Optional Private Excursions
Half day tour to Lantau Island in Hong Kong

Highlights

  • Ngong Ping Cable Car ride (share-basis)
  • Ngong Ping Village - "Walking with Buddha"
  • Po Lin Monastery
  • Giant Buddha

 Tour Duration: 5 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz S-350) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Hong Kong: Disposal Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Commerce a vehicle/driver/guide at disposal for 4 consecutive hours
 

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz S-350) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals and entrance fee
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Hong Kong Island Tour (8 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Full day tour on Hong Kong Island

Highlights

  • Sheung Wan Dried Food & Herbal Market
  • Man Mo Temple
  • Peak Tram ride (share-basis)
  • Sampan ride at Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter
  • Dim Sum lunch reservation (on client's own account)
  • Repulse Bay
  • Stanley Market

Tour Duration: 8 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz S-350) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher


Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Hong Kong: Disposal Tour (8 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Commence a vehicle / driver / guide at disposal for 8 consecutive hours

 

Tour Duration: 8 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz S-350) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals and entrance fee
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Mar 30 At Sea
Mar 31 At Sea
Apr 1 Shanghai

Shanghai is a teeming metropolis of 11 million, bustling with energy, towering skyscrapers, art deco buildings, honking traffic, and shopping crowds. Once here, visitors will find Eastern ways abound: Tai Chi along the Bund, the serenity of exquisite ponds and gardens, and an endless flotilla of sampans edging along the Huangpu River. Explore Shanghai old and new: the busy bazaars and alleyways of the Old Town, Yu Garden, Wuxingting Tea House, Long Hua Temple and more.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Shanghai: Yu Garden & Old Town Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Yu Garden and Old Town in Shanghai

Highlights

  • Yu Garden (closed on Mondays)
  • Old Town in Shanghai

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

Shanghai: French Concession & The Bund (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to French Concession and The Bund in Shanghai

Added Value

  • French Concession
  • The Bund
  • Observatory Deck on the 100th Floor of Shanghai World Financial Center

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher
Not Included:
  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

 

Shanghai: Jewish Quarter Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Jewish Quarter in Shanghai

Background

Shanghai was the only city in the world that provided a safe home for World War II refugees without papers. As a result, approximately 32,000 Jews, known among themselves as "Shanghailanders," settled in this fascinating Chinese city. Like the names Schindler, Wallenberg and Sugihara, Shanghai has become synonymous with rescue and refuge during the fascist-dictated times when 6 million Jews perished and at least 35 million Chinese were killed and wounded. At one point, there were at least seven synagogues in Shanghai, but today very little evidence of this once vital community remains.

 

Highlights

Ohel Moishe Synagogue. The Ohel Moishe Synagogue is a European style temple that was once the centerpiece of the Hongkou District. The original synagogue was founded in 1907 by a Russian Jew, and was moved to this site twenty years later. Once a synagogue for Orthodox Russian and German Jews, it was also at various times, the headquarters of the Zionist youth organization Brith Trumpeldor (Betar) and the isolation ward of the Shanghai Mental Hospital. The synagogue is now a recognized historical site and a Jewish Refugees Memorial has been built next to it.

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

 

Shanghai: Museum Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Shanghai Museums in Shanghai

Highlights

  • Shanghai Museum
  • Shanghai History Museum (closed on Mondays)

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

Shanghai: Zhujiajiao Water Town Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Zhujiajiao Water Town in Shanghai

Highlights

  • Visit Zhujiajiao Water Town
  • Private Boat Ride on Canal


For your reference - Transfer from downtown pier to Zhujiajiao Water Town takes approximately 45-minute drive per way

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

Shanghai: Disposal Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Commence a vehicle / driver / guide at disposal for 4 consecutive hours in Shanghai

 

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals and entrance fee
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

Shanghai City Tour (8 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Full day city tour in Shanghai

Highlights

  • Yu Garden (close on Mondays)
  • Old Town
  • French Concession
  • The Bund
  • Observatory Deck on the 100th Floor of the Shanghai World Financial Center
  • Lunch reservation at Lu Bo Lang Restaurant (on client's own account)


Tour Duration: 8 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier


 

Shanghai: Disposal Tour (8 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Commence a vehicle / driver / guide at disposal for 8 consecutive hours within city proper in Shanghai
 

Tour Duration: 8 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher
Not Included:
  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals and entrance fee
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier


 

Apr 2 Shanghai

Shanghai is a teeming metropolis of 11 million, bustling with energy, towering skyscrapers, art deco buildings, honking traffic, and shopping crowds. Once here, visitors will find Eastern ways abound: Tai Chi along the Bund, the serenity of exquisite ponds and gardens, and an endless flotilla of sampans edging along the Huangpu River. Explore Shanghai old and new: the busy bazaars and alleyways of the Old Town, Yu Garden, Wuxingting Tea House, Long Hua Temple and more.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Shanghai: Yu Garden & Old Town Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Yu Garden and Old Town in Shanghai

Highlights

  • Yu Garden (closed on Mondays)
  • Old Town in Shanghai

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

Shanghai: French Concession & The Bund (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to French Concession and The Bund in Shanghai

Added Value

  • French Concession
  • The Bund
  • Observatory Deck on the 100th Floor of Shanghai World Financial Center

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher
Not Included:
  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

 

Shanghai: Jewish Quarter Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Jewish Quarter in Shanghai

Background

Shanghai was the only city in the world that provided a safe home for World War II refugees without papers. As a result, approximately 32,000 Jews, known among themselves as "Shanghailanders," settled in this fascinating Chinese city. Like the names Schindler, Wallenberg and Sugihara, Shanghai has become synonymous with rescue and refuge during the fascist-dictated times when 6 million Jews perished and at least 35 million Chinese were killed and wounded. At one point, there were at least seven synagogues in Shanghai, but today very little evidence of this once vital community remains.

 

Highlights

Ohel Moishe Synagogue. The Ohel Moishe Synagogue is a European style temple that was once the centerpiece of the Hongkou District. The original synagogue was founded in 1907 by a Russian Jew, and was moved to this site twenty years later. Once a synagogue for Orthodox Russian and German Jews, it was also at various times, the headquarters of the Zionist youth organization Brith Trumpeldor (Betar) and the isolation ward of the Shanghai Mental Hospital. The synagogue is now a recognized historical site and a Jewish Refugees Memorial has been built next to it.

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

 

Shanghai: Museum Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Shanghai Museums in Shanghai

Highlights

  • Shanghai Museum
  • Shanghai History Museum (closed on Mondays)

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

Shanghai: Zhujiajiao Water Town Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Zhujiajiao Water Town in Shanghai

Highlights

  • Visit Zhujiajiao Water Town
  • Private Boat Ride on Canal


For your reference - Transfer from downtown pier to Zhujiajiao Water Town takes approximately 45-minute drive per way

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

Shanghai: Disposal Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Commence a vehicle / driver / guide at disposal for 4 consecutive hours in Shanghai

 

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals and entrance fee
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier

Shanghai City Tour (8 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Full day city tour in Shanghai

Highlights

  • Yu Garden (close on Mondays)
  • Old Town
  • French Concession
  • The Bund
  • Observatory Deck on the 100th Floor of the Shanghai World Financial Center
  • Lunch reservation at Lu Bo Lang Restaurant (on client's own account)


Tour Duration: 8 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water and entrance fee during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier


 

Shanghai: Disposal Tour (8 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Commence a vehicle / driver / guide at disposal for 8 consecutive hours within city proper in Shanghai
 

Tour Duration: 8 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Buick Van) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher
Not Included:
  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals and entrance fee
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa
  • Over mileage supplement at USD 55.00 net in total will be applied if the ship docks at Wusong Pier


 

Apr 3 At Sea
Apr 4 Incheon

Incheon is the capital city's gateway for international visitors. At the start of the 21st century, the metropolitan city gained a higher international status with its strategic position for trade and cultural exchanges, particularly with China and its newly-emerging economy. Incheon’s citizens are generally progressive and independent. The western port city hosts numerous historical sites, and tourist destinations attract people from across the country. Some major attractions include Weolmido – home of the Weolmi Food Festival, Yeonan Wharf (at the cruise ship pier), Woelmi Amusement Park, Incheon Principal Museum, Memorial Hall of the Incheon Landing, City Tour (by bus), and Munhak Stadium (stadium of the World Cup Soccer Championship).

Destination Guide

Apr 5 At Sea
Apr 6 Nagasaki

One of Japan's most historic cities, Nagasaki was a major port, trading with the Portuguese and Dutch in the 16th century. You can still see this colonial legacy in the brick buildings, old forts, canals and curving cobblestone streets. On a hill overlooking the bay, beautiful Glover Mansion, the setting of Madame Butterfly, is typical of the fine homes built by wealthy foreign residents. But Nagasaki's ties with Korea and China are equally apparent in the famous Chinese temple, a large Chinese colony and the numerous fine Korean and Chinese restaurants.

Destination Guide

Apr 7 Hiroshima

Hiroshima in southwestern Honshu has grown rapidly as a commercial city, and after 1868 it was developed as a military base. Every August 6 since 1947, thousands participate in multidenominational services in the Peace Memorial Park built on the site where the bomb exploded. After the war the city was largely rebuilt, and commercial activity gradually resumed. Visit the Peace Park but also explore Miyajima Island and its colourful shrines and mysterious forests.

Destination Guide

Apr 8 Kochi

Kochi has beautiful lagoons and lakes and offers travelers an extraordinary setting for a stay of a few nights.

Excursions

Kochi, Shore Excursion - 8 hours — Optional Private Excursions

Meet at the port of Kochi -KERALA 
(Excursion timings will be subject to the ship's arrival and departure)

KOCHI: 8HRS

Disembark from the ship and meet your personal guide on the pier.

You will drive to the historic Fort Kochi area where you walk in the area known as “Jew Town”.  

You will visit the Mattancherry Palace, which was commissioned by the Portuguese for the Raja of Kochi in exchange for trading rights.  The palace is two storeys’s high and is built in the traditional Kerala style known as “nalukattu” (four buildings around a central courtyard).  Made of wood and richly carved, the palace exhibits memorabilia from the Raja of Kochi’s collection, but it is best known for its outstanding murals painted on the walls.  Fast fading, one can still see some of these excellent 16th century paintings illustrating episodes from the great Indian epic – The Ramayana.

Surrounding the Synagogue are a jumble of antique and spice shops, and souvenir shop and it is a fun area to wander at leisure.

You will have time to explore the Heritage Zone, which with its varied architectural styles highlights Cochin’s history of being occupied by various foreign rulers.  In this area, which is protected, is St Francis’ Church, first established by the Portuguese in the 1500s.  This is one of the earliest European churches in the country.  The simple façade served as the prototype for future churches here.  Vasco Da Gama was buried here in 1524 before his body was taken to Portugal 14 years later.  You will also visit the Santa Cruz Cathedral which was built in the late 19th century and has impressive murals on its ceiling.  The walking tour ends at the Chinese Fishing Nets, which were first erected between 1350 and 1450 indicating trading ties with China. 

You will stop for lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon you drive to the Folklore Museum.  This Museum has an exceptional collection of private artifacts from all over the South and interestingly has a theatre attached as an added attraction.  The collection includes masks, beautifully carved old wooden doors, musical instruments, lamps and tribal jewelry.    You will also have the opportunity to watch a private performance of the classical Kathakali dance.

Early evening you will return to the ship.

Inclusions:
Private chauffeur driven air conditioned vehicle, Private guide, Complimentary Soft beverages and Bottled water in the car, Monument entrance and still camera fee,Meet and Assist at all airports and hotels, Porterage at airports, All currently applicable taxes


Exclusions:
Expenses of any personal nature (laundry,telephone calls etc, unless specified) Tipping at hotels and to guides/escorts (unless specified), Meals (unless specified) Any insurance or Visa, Any hike in monument entrances fee or revision in government taxes, Air fare is quoted seperately.

*Terms and conditions apply

Kochi, Shore Excursion - 4 hours — Optional Private Excursions
You will be met at the pier. (Excursion timings will be subject to the ship's arrival and departure)
Once you disembark from your cruise-liner, you will meet your guide in the arrival hall. He will escort you to your waiting vehicle and together you will head to the historic town of Mattancherry. The Mattancherry Palace was built by the Portuguese in 1557 and presented to the Raja of Kochi in exchange for trading rights. The palace is two stories high and is built in the traditional Kerala style of “nalukattu” (four buildings around a central courtyard). Made of richly-carved wood, there are beautiful murals on display here depicting scenes from the Hindu epics – Ramayana and Mahabharata and some of the Hindu legends. The Palace also houses Dutch maps of old Kochi, royal Palanquins, coronation robes of former Maharajas of Kochi as well as period furniture.

You will next visit the Jewish Synagogue. One of the oldest in India, it is set in the Jewish Quarter, commonly known as “Jew Town”.  The area is famous for its aromatic spice market and its antique shops.  The interior of the Synagogue is decorated with 18th century blue ceramic Cantonese tiles, hand painted and each one different!
 
You will end your tour at the Chinese Fishing Nets, which were first erected between 1350 and 1450 AD indicating trading ties with China.
 
You will stop for lunch at a local restaurant before heading back to the port to board your ship.

Inclusions:
Private chauffeur driven air conditioned vehicle, Private guide, Complimentary Soft beverages and Bottled water in the car, Monument entrance and still camera fee, Meet and Assist at all airports and hotels, Porterage at airports, All currently applicable taxes

Exclusions:
Expenses of any personal nature (laundry,telephone calls etc, unless specified) Tipping at hotels and to guides/escorts (unless specified), Meals (unless specified), Any insurance or Visa, Any hike in monument entrances fee or revision in government taxes, Air fare is quoted separately.


* Terms and conditions apply

HALF DAY EXPLORING OLD KOCHI — Optional Private Excursions
HALF DAY
EXPLORING OLD COCHIN
 
Leave from pier for a panoramic drive along Mahatma Gandhi Road ending with a stop at the local market, known as the Broadway. A walk through, this local market in the new town of Ernakulum, is an enriching experience. A surprise lurks at every corner and whether you like it or not, you are propelled forward in a sea of people, brightly coloured baubles and warm, comforting smells.
 
Photo stop at Shiva Temple.
 
St. George's Forane Church, locally known as Edapally Church is a Catholic pilgrimage church in Edapally KochiIndia. Asia's largest shrine to Saint George, about five million people visit it every year.
The church is thought to have been founded in 593 AD. It is regarded as one of the oldest churches in Kerala, after the seven churches founded by Thomas the Apostle in the first century AD. The church was originally dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Marth Mariam). In 1080, a new church was built adjacent to the old church. A nine-day festival is celebrated annually as part of the Feast of Saint George. The church, also a destination for non-Christians, attracts offerings of gold, chicken, and eggs.
Gaze at the ancient Chinese fishing nets that line the shores of Fort Cochin.
 
You’ll be fascinated by the Dhobi Khana, your next stop. Each morning washing from all over Kochi is brought here to be soaped, soaked, boiled, beaten, and thrashed. Stop here for photos that you’ll never be able to duplicate anywhere else.
 
 

TIMING ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST TERRAIN W/C FRIENDLY
00h00 – 00h30 Depart the pier for panoramic tour of Ernakulum This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues
00h30 – 00h55 Photo Stop at Shiva Temple 10 meters / Flat
00h55 – 02h10 Drive through Marine drive and stop for a walk through the Broadway Market 300 meters / Flat
02h10 – 02h30 Depart for Edappally Church
02h30 – 03h10 Visit Edappally Church 50 meters / Flat / 02 steps
03h10 – 04h20 Proceed to Chinese fishing net and visit
04h20 – 05h30 Later drive to Drive to Dhobi Khana and visit. Back to port
 

HALF DAY HERITAGE TRAIL - A WALK THROUGH KOCHI — Optional Private Excursions
HALF DAY
HERITAGE TRAIL - A WALK THROUGH COCHIN
 
The best way to discover a new place is on foot; explore the streets of historic Fort Cochin and learn more about this town that is brimming with tales of maritime traders, who made Cochin the first European township in India.
 
A brief stop will be made at the Chinese fishing nets & St. Francis Church one of the area’s famous landmarks. These nets are set up on bamboo poles and held horizontally by huge mechanisms, which lower them into the sea. This is a unique symbol of the centuries-old influence on this coastline.
 
Princess Street is one of the oldest streets in Fort Kochi. The bungalows built in the European style and the other buildings of colonial architecture lining both sides of the street make it pretty as a picture.
    
The buildings here, with bronze stucco walls and peeling plaster, house antique stores, cigar shops, provisional stores, curio shops, kiosks, cafes, restaurants, art galleries and so on.  Some are being used as homestays for tourists.


For the best view of the street, head for the Loafer’s Corner, a popular meeting place at the confluence of Princess Street, Peter Celli Street and Bastion Street.
 
The plain, squat walls that surround the two-storey Mattancherry or “Dutch Palace”, do not offer a particularly appealing invitation, but you will be delighted once inside. Its wooden interior is decorated with a remarkable series of murals. In the royal bedroom alone are 45 paintings illustrating the Ramayana every inch of space covered with rich colour, and painstaking detail. There is also an interesting collection of Dutch maps of old Kochi, coronation robes belonging to the maharajas, royal palanquins, weapons and furniture.
 
Next. The Jew Town surrounding area called Jew Town is a fascinating mix of antique shops, warehouses, and spice auction rooms. Signs for N.X. Jacob’s tailor shop, and the offices of J.E. Cohen serve as reminders of a once thriving community now consisting of about seven families. You’ll have a chance to stroll here before returning to your ship.
 
 
Return back to pier
 

TIMING ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST TERRAIN W/C FRIENDLY
00h00 – 00h30 Depart the pier to Fort Cochin This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues
00h30 – 02h00 Visit Chinese fishing nets and St. Francis Church
 
695 meters / Flat/4
02h00 – 02h30 Walk through princess street and loafer’s corner 300 meters / Uneven
02h30 – 03h00 Drive to Mattancherry
03h00 – 03h30 Visit Dutch Palace 200 meter/20 steps
03h30 – 04h00 Leisure time in Jew town
04h00 – 04h30 Return back to pier 50 meters / Flat
 

Apr 9 Kyoto (Kobe)

Kobe, located in Japan, is capital of Hyogo Prefecture, southwestern Honshu Island, on Osaka Bay, near the city of Osaka. Since the 1890s several adjoining cities, including Hyogo, have been absorbed by Kobe. Behind the narrow coastal site of the city are mountains on which suburban residences and hotels have been built. Many Christian churches, Shinto and Buddhist temples and shrines, two famous statues of Buddha, a fine arts museum, and a municipal museum with a collection on Western cultural contact are in Kobe. From here you can also visit Kyoto, Nara and Sorakuen Garden.

Destination Guide

Apr 10 Shimizu

Shimizu is located on the northwest coast of Suruga Bay on the island of Honshu. Protected by a sandspit, it is a major commercial port and fishing centre. Places of scenic and historic interest include the Pine Groves of Miho, the Ryuge Temple, containing a fern palm believed to be more than 1,000 years old, and the nearby Nippon-Daira plateau.

Apr 11 Yokohama (Tokyo)

Yokohama is located on the southern part of Honshu Island, on the western shore of Tokyo Bay, and is our gateway to Tokyo. It has excellent harbour facilities and is one of the leading ports industrial centres of Japan. There are numerous shrines, temples, and Christian churches and a number of beautiful parks. A small fishing village in 1854, Yokohama was almost totally destroyed in 1923 by an earthquake. Gradually reconstructed the city is now among the most modern in Japan. It was heavily bombed in 1945, during World War II.

Destination Guide

Apr 12 Yokohama (Tokyo)

Yokohama is located on the southern part of Honshu Island, on the western shore of Tokyo Bay, and is our gateway to Tokyo. It has excellent harbour facilities and is one of the leading ports industrial centres of Japan. There are numerous shrines, temples, and Christian churches and a number of beautiful parks. A small fishing village in 1854, Yokohama was almost totally destroyed in 1923 by an earthquake. Gradually reconstructed the city is now among the most modern in Japan. It was heavily bombed in 1945, during World War II.

Destination Guide

Apr 13 At Sea
Apr 14 At Sea
Apr 15 Miyakojima
Apr 16 Taipei (Keelung)

Keelung is situated along East China Sea on Taiwan's northeast tip and has been an important Taiwanese seaport. It is gateway to the island's most magnificent coastal scenery and a convenient location to begin a journey overland to Taipei.

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Apr 17 Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung is home to many green parks, temples, and museums for visitors to enjoy. At night visitors can take a relaxing river tour and take in the charming sights along Love River. Along the river you will find a variety of cafes and restaurants with unique themes and excellent service. The most scenic spot in the city is Lotus Lake, with it's Panping Mountain in the center, pavilions, and pagodas.

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Apr 18 At Sea
Apr 19 Manila

Manila is the heartbeat of the Philippines. Multi-faceted, multi-layered, lusty and lively, it is the seat of government and center of arts and education. It is a city of contrasts and contradictions. Here streets pulsate with life at all hours; within its boundaries live the richest and poorest in the country. Occupied over decades by Spanish, Americans, British and Japanese, East meets West, giving the city a unique character. The Walled City, a medieval fortified town, was the heart and soul of the country for more than 300 years. This city fortress, surrounded by moats and turreted walls 30 feet thick, was known as Intramuros and comprises Fort Santiago, Manila Cathedral and San Agustin Church - suggested priorities on any visitor’s itinerary. Manila attracts migrants who arrive from throughout to study or seek work. The cosmopolitan air in this fascinating city comes from its substantial Chinese and other foreign communities, busy port, multi-national corporations and constant flow of tourists. Other sights to see include Manila Cathedral, the Coconut Palace, and the National Museum.

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Apr 20 Coron
Apr 21 Puerto Princesa

A lagoon of emerald and blue framed by dense ancient forests greets you as you approach Puerto Princessa's most renown attraction: the Subterranean River National Park, a designated UNESCO world heritage site. Tour the 8.2 kilometers of underground river by boat through otherworldly, spectacular caves. For mountain hiking and trekking, ascend to the Cleopatra's Needle, where wild rivers, lush forest and vibrant meadows all wait to be explored. Hop on a boat and spend an afternoon on the white beaches of the Honda Islands, with dive sites along Pandan Island and Arreceffi Island, and the Panglima Reef to see large coral masses and reef sharks. Remains left from WWII can also be visited, such as the Plaza Cuartel. Experience local and regional culture at the Vietnamese Village or by visiting the Palawan Museum, where artifacts of from Tabon Cave may be found.
 

Apr 22 Kota Kinabalu

This state capital is strung out along the coast, with jungle-clad hills as a backdrop, and is home to a population of about 180,000. From an obscure fishing town, Kota Kinabalu has grown to a fashionable, modern town with deep-water anchorage. The highest vantage point, Signal Hill, offers an excellent view. Other sights include Papar - a scenic drive south from Kota Kinabalu, through paddy fields and jungle, the old town section (bandar lama) of Papar with several rows of quaint wooden shophouses, painted blue and laid out along spacious boulevards lined with palms and a large market in the center of the town; and Pulau Tiga National Park - a dip forest reserve virtually untouched and containing species not found on other islands.

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Apr 23 At Sea
Apr 24 At Sea
Apr 25 Singapore

One of Asia's great economic successes, Singapore has fused diverse cultures into one dynamic nation. Behind high-tech industries and high-rise buildings lives a society with an ingrained sense of conservative Confucian values. Beneath the westernized modernity beats a totally Asian heart. Strong beliefs center around extended families, filial piety, discipline, respect and Asian work ethics. Singapore’s name, meaning "Lion City," can be traced to the 13th century, and today there is the mythical Merlion, half-lion, half-fish, standing guard at the mouth of the Singapore River as the symbol of Singapore. A recent advertising campaign billed Singapore as "A Fine City."

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Excursions

Half Day Singapore City Tour – 4 hours - Singapore — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Bumboat Ride
  • Merlion Park
  • Drive around the Civic District
  • National Orchid Garden Admission

Tour Duration: 4 hours

Tour can operate: Morning or afternoon

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes, if guests can walk a short
distance to board the bumboat when wheelchair must be foldable to fit into the minivan.

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off services to/from cruise port
  • Licensed, professional English-speaking guide
  • Transportation by deluxe, air-conditioned vehicle
  • A Bottled Water
Not Included:
  • Meals that are not mentioned in the above itinerary
  • Drinks or personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities
  • Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, hotel, restaurants, etc. 

Singapore - Good Morning, Ni Hao (Walking Tour) — Optional Private Excursions

GOOD MORNING, NI HAO (WALKING TOUR)

Destination: Singapore    
Tour Duration: 4 hours 
Code: MDSINSP001


Tour Description:

Move your senses with the sights and sounds of a wet market and watch how locals hunt for the freshest bargain. It's no mystery why the term 'wet' is used as stall owners use water in the market to wash floors, to keep fruits and vegetables fresh, and to keep seafood alive. Check out local favorites like century egg, black chicken and wide array of spices. Next adjourn to Singapore's largest hawker centre for a leisurely breakfast. Your day is not complete without visiting a traditional heritage shop where you will see where locals purchase their supply of herbs, tonic and even pastries, which are used for family tea time. End your tour on a sweet note with a sampling of local desserts.

Notes:

  • Pick up time: 09:00
  • The market visit will be substituted if it’s closed for spring cleaning
  • Inclusion: Food sampling at hawker centre and local dessert shop are included.
  • Capacity: 1 – 14 persons. Bigger group is on request basis.
  • Availability: Everyday, except during F1 Period when surcharge might be applied.
  • Guide: TBA
Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Full Day Singapore Tour – 8 hours - Singapore — Optional Private Excursions

Highlights:

  • Bumboat Ride
  • Merlion Park
  • Drive around the Civic District
  • National Orchid Garden Admission
  • Lunch at a local restaurant
  • Kampong Glam
  • Arab Street
  • Chinatown
  • Little India
  • Tekka Centre
Tour Duration: 8 hours

Tour can operate: Morning

Wheelchair Accessible:  Yes, if guests can walk a short distance to board the bumboat when wheelchair must be foldable to fit into the minivan.

Physical Activity Level:  Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Pick up/ Drop off services to/from cruise port
  • Licensed, professional English-speaking guide
  • Transportation by deluxe, air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled Water
Not Included:
  • Meals that are not mentioned in the above itinerary
  • Drinks or personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities.
  • Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, hotel, restaurants, etc.

Singapore - Gardens By The Bay (3.5 Hours) — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Enter one of the "Top 10 Indoor Gardens of the World" - a futuristic area of garden artistry and horticulture spread over 101 hectares.
  • In the Flower Dome we can marvel at the world's largest glass greenhouse, and wander amongst baobabs, thousand-year-old olive trees, a changing flower field display and more.
  • In the Cloud Forest we will enter a mysterious world veiled in mist, as we come face to face with the 35-metre tall indoor waterfall and explore seven discovery zones.
Tour Duration:      3.5 Hours
Tour can operate: Morning
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:
  • English-speaking guide.
  • Ground transportation in private A/C vehicle.
  • 1 complimentary bottle of drinking water and 1 cold towel per person per half day tour/ 2 bottles of water and 2 cold towels per person per full day tour.
  • Sightseeing including admission fees according to itinerary.
Not Included:
  • Visa fees
  • Lunch
  • Drinks
  • Personal expenses

Singapore - Heartlands Tour (3.5 Hours) — Optional Private Excursions
Highlights:

  • Visit Toa Payoh New Town. This is the first town to be built by the Housing Development Board, the government arm in charge of public housing in Singapore.
  • Explore a typical self-sufficient town complete with public vs private housing, public transport, public amenities as well as industrial and commercial areas.
  • Visit the public recreation areas and view a typical show flat for a public housing building. Visits to a wet market and hawker centre will give us an even deeper glimpse into local life. (Showflat is not open on Sundays and public holidays)

Tour Duration: 3.5 Hours
Tour can operate: Morning (Suggested starting time: 09h00 or 14h00)
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Local English Speaking Guide
  • Ground transportation in private A/C vehicle.
  • 2 bottles of water and 2 cold towels per person
  • Sightseeing including admission fees according to itinerary. 
Not Included:
  • Personal Expenses, Tipping

Singapore City Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half-day tour to Singapore City

Highlights

  • Botanical Gardens
  • Chinatown
  • Bum Boat ride - 30-minute ride (share-basis)
  • Merlion Park & Little India

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

Not Included

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel Insurance
  • Any Visa

Singapore Sentosa Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half-day tour to Singapore - Sentosa

Highlights

  • Sentosa Resort
  • Sentosa Merlion Tower
  • SEA Aquarium

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

 
 

Singapore Night Safari Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Evening Singapore Safari Tour

Highlights

  • 1815 hrs   Singapore Night Safari
  • 2215 hrs  Return to hotel

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Singapore Ethnic Neighbourhood Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half Day Tour to Singapore Ethnic Neighbourhood

Highlights

  • Kampong Glam
  • Bugis Village
  • Trishaw ride (2 persons to 1 Trishaw)

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Singapore Foodie Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Singapore Foodie

Highlights

  • Maxwell Hawker Centre or Lau Pat Sat (either one of the above venue depending availability)
  • Tea Chapter


Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Singapore Flyer & Gardens By The Bay (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Singapore Flyer & Gardens By The Bay

Highlights

  • Singapore Flyer - a 35 minutes ride (share-basis)
  • Gardens by the Bay (Flower Dome and Cloud Forest)


Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Singapore Toa Payoh Hub Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Singapore Toa Payoh Hub

Highlights

  • Toa Payoh (a first generation New Town built in the late 1960s)
  • Coffee break in a local coffee shop
  • Take a subway for a 5 minutes drive to Bishan (a second generation New Town, designed and built in the early 1990's)


Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Singapore Crazy Rich Asians Movie Locations Tour (4 hours) — Optional Private Excursions

Half day tour to Crazy Rich Asians Movie Locations in Singapore

Highlights

  • Bukit Pasoh
  • Newton Food Centre
  • Chijmes
  • Raffles Hotel

Tour Duration: 4 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
 
Inclusions:

  • Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide
  • Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Service voucher

 
Not Included:

  • Any cruise arrangements
  • Any meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Any visa 

Apr 26 Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang)

Kuala Lumpur is a cosmopolitan, modern business hub and government center. With a population of about two million, it is one of Southeast Asia's smallest capitals. Port Klang is gateway to Kuala Lumpur, a 42-mile distance away. Other sights include National Art Gallery - a permanent collection of about 2,000 works by Malaysian artists; Batu Caves - caverns discovered by American naturalist William Hornaby in the 1880s; the Selayang Batik Factory – known for their handmade and block-printed batiks; and Zoo and Aquarium - a complex home to 280 species of Malaysian and other exotic animals, birds, fish and reptiles.

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Apr 27 Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang)

Kuala Lumpur is a cosmopolitan, modern business hub and government center. With a population of about two million, it is one of Southeast Asia's smallest capitals. Port Klang is gateway to Kuala Lumpur, a 42-mile distance away. Other sights include National Art Gallery - a permanent collection of about 2,000 works by Malaysian artists; Batu Caves - caverns discovered by American naturalist William Hornaby in the 1880s; the Selayang Batik Factory – known for their handmade and block-printed batiks; and Zoo and Aquarium - a complex home to 280 species of Malaysian and other exotic animals, birds, fish and reptiles.

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Apr 28 Penang

Penang, or more properly Pulau Pinang, is the northern gateway to Malaysia and also the country’s oldest British settlement. To the tourist industry, Penang has been marketed for a long time as the Pearl of the Orient. Although Penang is best known for its beaches, there is much more here than just sand and sea. The island is considered a cultural and architectural gem with Chinese, Malay and Indian influences. Other sights include St. George’s Church - built in 1818 of classic Georgian architecture; Penang Hill - a 2,500-foot hill with a splendid view over Georgetown; Botanical Gardens - the 74-acre landscaped gardens featuring many indigenous and exotic plant species, a waterfall, jungle-clad hills and two species of monkeys, the macaque and dusky leaf monkeys; Golf Courses - The Bukit Jambul Golf & Country Club is located on Penang Island, and other golf courses in Province Wellesley on the mainland are the Penang Golf Resort and Bukit Jawi Golf Resort.

Excursions

Georgetown Heritage Tour – 4 hours — Optional Private Excursions

Highlights:

  • Peranakan Mansion Museum
  • Little India
  • Chinese Clan Houses
  • Armenian Street
  • Street Art
  • Chocolate Boutique
Tour Duration: 4 hours

Tour can operate: Morning and afternoon

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Physical Activity Level: Moderate

Inclusions:
  • Return transfer from/ to the port with private car and English speaking guide
  • Entrance fee to Khoo Kongsi and Pinang Peranakan Mansion (main hall only)
Not Included:
  • Any sightseeing or meals not indicated in the itinerary
  • Gratuity to the guide & driver
  • Miscellaneous charges

Apr 29 Phuket

Known as the "Pearl of Thailand," Phuket offers pristine beaches, lush vegetation, traditional villages and seascapes of huge limestone pillars that rise above the turquoise waters of Phang-Nga Bay. With a culture all its own, it combines Chinese and Portuguese influences with that of indigenous ocean-going people. Phuket Town is the island’s capital located in the southeast. The architecture features the attractive Sino-Portuguese style which is reflected in the spacious residences built by wealthy Chinese tin barons as testimony to their success. Visitors come because of the glorious beaches, especially those on the west coast. Patong Beach is about a 45-minute drive from the port and offers a wide selection of watersports. Phuket still casts its spell on all who come to its shores.

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Excursions

Phuket Port — Optional Private Excursions

THAILAND - PHUKET PORT 

Destination: Phuket 
Tour Duration: Within 4 hours or 
8 hours 

Tour Description:
Meet with guide at the ship docking and transfer to town. Car and guide is at disposal.
 

Inclusions:
• Private transfer
• Port pick-up and drop-off
• Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
• Entrance fees
• Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
• Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 

Non-inclusions:
• Thailand Visa (
Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
• Meals
• Drinks/ waters on meals
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Tips and Gratuities
• Other services not listed in inclusive column



 

Phuket - Town Sightseeing Half Day — Optional Private Excursions

PHUKET TOWN SIGHTSEEING HALF DAY
 
Destination: Phuket
Tour Duration: 05 hours
Code: MDHKTSE003

Tour Description:

Disembark the ship and meet your guide. Depart on a drive along the Phuket coastline past Karon Beach and Kata Beach to a viewpoint where you can see Phuket’s three most beautiful beaches. Continue to Promthep Cape at the southernmost point of Phuket for its best viewpoint of the coastline. Drive by Rawai Beach and visit Wat Chalong, Phuket’s largest and most revered temple, built at the beginning of the 19th century. Next, stop at a cashew nut factory to see how the nuts are grown and processed. Drive back to Old Phuket to see the charming Sino-Portuguese shophouses on Thalang and Debuk Roads, reflecting the architecture of people who came to Phuket centuries ago for its tin mining industry. Return to the port and your ship.
Notes:
  • Suggested departure time: 11:00.
  • Timing may be changed without prior notice, depending on local conditions such as weather, traffic and / or other conditions.
  • Lunch is not included, but there are places to stop for a quick bite, if desired (Local noodle shop or snacks at the Sino-Portuguese area).
 Inclusions:
  • Private transfer
  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)
  • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days 
Exclusions:
  • Visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)
  • Other meals where not mention in the program
  • Drinks/ waters on meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Other services not listed

Apr 30 At Sea
May 1 At Sea
May 2 Galle

This capital city has a colorful history and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The most popular historical site here is the 300 year old Dutch clock tower and fort that has stood since the early sixteenth century, through the Colonial periods of the Portuguese, Dutch and British. Shopping wise, visitors will be astonished by the beautiful wooden masks locals carve and paint by hand, and the hand-made lace.  They are truly works of art.

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May 3 At Sea
May 4 Malé

The Maldives boast some of the finest tropical beaches in the world. The very name, Maldives, arouses visions of exotic tropical beach sun and barbeques on luxury island hotel resorts surrounded by clear calm coral reef fringed warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Visitors to the Maldives, blessed by superb underwater visibility and abundant coral life, are treated to breathtaking sights of underwater marine life. The Maldives offer the best diving spots in Asia, with most resorts having experienced diving instructors. With only 200 islands inhabited, over 75 islands have been reserved for development of tourist resorts which are among the most luxurious in the Indian Ocean. Male, the capital of the Maldives sits on a 1-sq-mi/2-sq-km island—the whole place can be seen on foot in about an hour.

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May 5 At Sea
May 6 At Sea
May 7 Mumbai

About 300 years ago, the area of Bombay was nothing more than seven islands occupied by small fishing settlements. Today this bustling city offers a seemingly endless array of sights and cultural activities. Mumbai is the glamour of Bollywood cinema, cricket on the maidans on weekends, bhelpuri on the beach at Chowpatty and red double-decker buses. It is also the infamous cages of the red-light district, Asia's largest slums, communalist politics and powerful mafia dons. This pungent drama is played out against a Victorian townscape more reminiscent of a prosperous 19th-century English industrial city than anything you'd expect to find on the edge of the Arabian Sea. Mumbai has vital streetlife, India's best nightlife, and more bazaars than a visitor could ever explore.

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Excursions

Mumbai: 9 hours — Optional Private Excursions

With a population exceeding 18 million, this one time group of low lying mud flats is now India’s economic power base and her most industrialized city, bustling with activity of incredible diversity and complexity, her color and elegance, her wealth corresponding with her historic struggle against poverty. Certain affluent areas give Bombay an air of mini–Manhattan!
 
8:30am - 9:30am:  
Depart   the   pier for the famous Gateway of India en route to Banganga. This Indo-Saracenic archway was built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, and is the city's most famous landmark.
We then proceed to Banganga via Art Deco Marine Drive also called the Queens Necklace at night due to its curve shape around the bay.
 
9:30am - 10:30am
Walk around Banganga, the sacred tank surrounded by four hundred-year-old temples and modern skyscrapers. Nowhere are Bombay’s paradoxes more evident than at Banganga. Part of an ancient temple complex, the water in this tank is believed to come from the Holy Ganges. It sprung forth when Rama, the exiled hero of the epic Ramayana stopped at the spot five thousand years ago, in search of his kidnapped wife Sita. Overcome with fatigue and thirst, he asked his brother Laxman to bring him some water. Laxman instantly shot an arrow into the ground, and water gushed forth from the Ganga, over a thousand miles away. Although the story is the stuff of legend, the tank has always been sacred. On pious occasions, thousands turn up to take a ritual dip in its mossy waters, and offer flowers at the ancient Banganga Temples.

 
10:30am - 10:50am
Drive to Dhobi Ghat.

 
10:50 - 11:15
Visit the `Dhobi Ghat’, the city’s open-air laundry! where “Dhobis’ (washermen) attend to an astounding quantity of washing daily. Clothes, linen, towels… are washed in small open air cubicles rented out each day. An itemized account is logged in a notebook and clothes collected from households are returned a week later. Through the apparent chaos incredibly nothing gets lost from a countless number of pieces and most clothes somehow survive the beating they receive on the washing stones.

 
11:15pm - 11:45pm 
Drive to Churchgate Railway Station.

 
11:45am - 12:15pm
We stop at the Churchgate Railway Station to see the `Dabbawallahs’, members of the Bombay Union of Tiffin Box Carriers, described by Prince Charles as the symbol of this enigmatic and intriguing city.  Each morning, the 2500 dabbawallahs call on suburban housewives who pack a freshly cooked lunch into small circular aluminum or stainless steel containers - `dabbas’.  Typically the dabbawallahs collect 30-40 boxes, range them out on a long pole and cycle to the nearest station. Here he hands them over to a fellow dabbawallah who then transports them into the city for delivery to the consumer.  Over 100,000 lunches of maybe sabze (vegetable curry), chapattis (Indian bread), dal (lentils) and pickle, make their way daily across town to the breadwinner and back again. The service which costs a few rupees a week, is a good example of the fine division of labor in India, reliable and efficient for the dabbawallahs pride themselves on never losing a lunch.

 
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Drive to `Khyber’ restaurant for lunch which specializes in the Northwest frontier cuisine.

 
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Lunch (on own)

 
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Drive to Mani Bhawan passing through the teeming commercial areas, Crawford Market and many handsome buildings of Victorian Bombay, including the University and Victoria Terminus. 

 
2:30pm - 3:15pm
Visit the Gandhi Museum. Located on leafy Laburnum Road, a quiet lane named after its shady trees, Mani Bhavan is the old Mumbai residence of Mahatma Gandhi. It's a pretty, two-storied structure that now houses a reference library with over 2000 books, a photo exhibition of the Mahatma's life, and well preserved memorabilia, including an old charkha or spinning wheel that Gandhiji used to use. 

 
3:15pm - 4:45pm
Before returning  to the  pier, we spend some time where it all began, where the  tide of  human life rolls down the center of the street, unruffled by vehicles from all quarters ploughing their way through it. No visit to Bombay is complete without a foray into the bazaars of Bhuleshwar.  The city’s densest concentration of lifestyle and retail jewelry stores is a crush of shop fronts, street stalls, hawkers and handicrafts and a seething mass of people. It may look like absolute chaos but the areas are closely knit, and cohesively built around the traditional residential complex, temples, flower markets, community halls, cow shelter and bazaars. Within a few square kilometers there are a dozen bazaars and more commodities for sale than you will see probably anywhere else in a lifetime.
 
4: 45  -  5:30
Drive back to the ship.

Added Value:
-     A good overview of the unique aspects of this unique city.

- Tour Duration: 8 – 9 hours
- Tour can operate : Morning
- Physical activity level : Moderate
- Wheelchair Accessible : No

Inclusions:
- Transportation by an air-conditioned vehicle 
- Services of a local English speaking guide.
- All the entrance fees and camera fees.
- Credit card and bank charges.
- All the prevailing taxes.  

Mumbai, Shore Excursion - 4 hours — Optional Private Excursions
You will be met at the pier. (Excursion timings will be subject to the ship's arrival and departure). Once you disembark from your cruise-liner, you will meet your guide in the arrival hall. He will escort you to your waiting vehicle and together you will set of to explore India’s most cosmopolitan city and financial nerve centre – Mumbai.

You will first explore the Fort area of Mumbai – Kala Ghoda, literally Black Horse – a neighborhood in South Mumbai. The crescent-shaped precinct is the city’s premier art district. You will drive past a large number of the city’s heritage buildings, full of museums, art galleries and educational institutions like the Jehangir Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Modern Art, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (previously called the Prince of Wales Museum) and The Arts Trust.
 
You will end your tour with a visit to Mani Bhavan. As poignant as it is tiny, this museum is in the building where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during visits to Bombay from 1917 to 1934.  The museum showcases the room where the leader formulated his philosophy of Satyagraha (non-violent protest) and launched the 1932 Civil Disobedience campaign that led to the end of British rule and Indian independence.  
 
Stop for a sumptuous lunch at a local restaurant before you return to the port area.

Inclusions:
Private chauffeur driven air conditioned vehicle, Private guide, Complimentary Soft beverages and Bottled water in the car, Monument entrance and still camera fee, Meet and Assist at all airports and hotels, Porterage at airports, All currently applicable taxes


Exclusions:
Expenses of any personal nature (laundry,telephone calls etc, unless specified) Tipping at hotels and to guides/escorts (unless specified), Meals (unless specified), Any insurance or Visa, Any hike in monument entrances fee or revision in government taxes, Air fare is quoted separately. 

*Terms and conditions apply

 

Mumbai, Shore Excursion - 6 hours — Optional Private Excursions
You will be met at the pier. (Excursion timings will be subject to the ship's arrival and departure). Once you disembark from your cruise-liner, you will meet your guide in the arrival hall. He will escort you to your waiting vehicle and together you will set of to explore India’s most cosmopolitan city and financial nerve centre – Mumbai.
 
Your first stop will be to take pictures at Dhobi Ghat, a sight unique to this city. ‘Dhobi Ghat’ or “washerfolks’ place”, is the world's largest outdoor laundry, and where Mumbai's traditional washer-folk - or dhobis - provide a wonderful service, collecting dirty laundry, washing it, and returning it neatly pressed, all for a very small fee.
 
Drive to Churchgate Station where you get the opportunity to see the famed ‘dabbawallas’ or ‘lunch box carriers’ in action.  The Mumbai dabbawallas are international figures now, thanks to Forbes Global. The Forbes story details the efficiency with which they deliver the dabbas or lunch pails of their customers. Around 5,000 dabbawallas collect and deliver 175,000 lunches every day and take the empty boxes back. Their operation has a six sigma rating which implies less than 3.4 errors in every million transactions. This is the same rating that has made companies like Motorola and GE world famous for their quality!
 
Later you will visit Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, a structure steeped in Indian history and culture. Built in Renaissance revival style in 1872 as the Victoria & Albert Museum, it contains 3,500-plus objects centering on Mumbai’s history. This landmark building was renovated in 2008.
 
Stop for lunch at a local restaurant before you continue on your tour.
 
You will end your tour with a visit to Mani Bhavan. As poignant as it is tiny, this museum is in the building where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during visits to Bombay from 1917 to 1934.  The museum showcases the room where the leader formulated his philosophy of Satyagraha (non-violent protest) and launched the 1932 Civil Disobedience campaign that led to the end of British rule and Indian independence.  
 
You will then return to the port area.

 

Inclusions: Private chauffeur driven air conditioned vehicle, private guide, complimentary soft beverages and bottled water in the car, monument entrance and still camera fee, meet and assist at all airports and hotels, porterage at airports, all current applicable taxes.

Exclusions: Expenses of any personal nature (laundry, telephone calls etc, unless specified), tipping at hotels and to guides/escorts (unless specified), meals (unless specified) any insurance or Visa, any hike in monument entrances fee or revision in government taxes, air fare is quoted separately.

*Terms and conditions apply

FULL DAY MARVELS OF MUMBAI — Optional Private Excursions
FULL DAY
MARVELS OF MUMBAI
 
Proceed to Gateway of India, the city’s most famous landmark –an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. It was originally conceived as an entry point for passengers arriving on P&O steamers from England; today it is remembered more often as the place from which the British staged their final departure. You will make a stop here for photographs.
 
See the highlights of the city from the comfort of your minivan as you set off for a tour of Mumbai city. Your tour begins with the Gateway of India (PLEASE STOP FOR A WHILE SO THE GUEST CAN TAKE PHOTO), the city's most famous landmark - an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. It was originally conceived as an entry point for passengers arriving on P&O steamers from England; today it is remembered more often as the place from which the British staged their final departure.
 
Continue through Marine Drive, Mumbai's seaside promenade, an eight-lane highway with a wide pavement. Its graceful curve sweeps from the skyscrapers at Nariman Point to the foot of Malabar Hill. This hill is Mumbai's ritziest neighborhood. Popular since the 18th century because of its forested slopes, fresh sea breezes and panoramic views, merchants and colonial governors built many mansions and bungalows on its hillsides.
 
Your drive includes a look at a most remarkable railway station. Inspired by St. Pancras Station in London, the Victoria Terminus was built during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee year. It is an extraordinary conglomeration of domes, spires, Corinthian columns and minarets in a style that was described by journalist James Cameron as "Victorian-Gothic-Saracenic-Italianate-Oriental-St.  Pancras-Baroque". The first train in India left from this station in April 1853; today half a million commuters use the station every day.
 
Depart to Church Gate Station and spend some time watching the dabba-wallahs, the members of the Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association. Every day 4,000 of them deliver fresh, home-cooked food from 100,000 suburban kitchens to offices in the downtown area. Each lunch is prepared by a loving wife or mother, and packed into a set of stackable aluminum boxes. The meals are carried to their hungry recipients dangling from shoulder-poles and bicycle handlebars, and stacked on decorated handcarts. Tins are rarely, if ever, lost, and always find their way home again to be washed up for the next day’s lunch.
 
Even if you are not possessed of an interest in other people’s dirty laundry, you’ll be fascinated by the dhobi ghats, your next stop. Each morning washing from all over Mumbai is brought here to be soaped, soaked, boiled, beaten, and thrashed. The next day, after being aired, pressed, folded and wrapped, the bundles are returned from whence they came. The secret that keeps the operation running smoothly is the coded symbol that each dhobi-wallah places on every item. Invisible to the untrained eye, this mark ensures that nothing will be lost. Stop here for photos that you’ll never be able to duplicate anywhere else.
 
Proceed for Taj Mahal Hotel for Lunch on direct payment basis.
 
You will continue to The Prince of Wales Museum, crowned by a white Mughal-style dome, the finest work done by architect George Wittet, who also designed the Gateway of India.
 
Return to pier.
 
 

TIMING ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST DISTANCE & TERRAIN W/C FRIENDLY
09h30 – 11h00 Orientation tour of Mumbai, Gateway of India, Malabar Hill and VT Station.  This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues
11h00 – 11h20 Proceed to Churchgate station
11h20 – 11h40 Watch the Dabba-wallas at Churchgate 10 meters / even
11h40 – 12h15 Drive to Dhobi Ghat
12h15 – 12h45 Visit  Dhobi Ghat 100 meters / Flat / 5 steps
12h45 – 13h15 Drive to Taj Mahal Hotel for lunch on direct payment basis
13h15 – 14h15 Lunch at Taj Mahal Hotel 150 meters / Flat / 4 steps
14h15 – 15h30 Drive to Prince of wales Museum and visit
15h30 – 16h00 Return to pier 50 meters / Uneven
 

HALF DAY MUSEUM AND GALLERIES OF MUMBAI — Optional Private Excursions
HALF DAY
MUSEUM AND GALLERIES OF MUMBAI
 
Explore the history, art and people of Mumbai and India during this informative half-day visit to the area's finest museums and galleries.

Depart from pier for the drive to Mani Bhawan, Gandhi's Bombay residence between 1917 and 1934. Mani Bhawan is now a permanent museum and memorial to the Mahatma. It contains a research library of more than 20,000 volumes, and a series of tiny dioramas depicting his life story in an interesting fashion. The walls are covered with photos of historic events and noteworthy people.

Next, visit the Prince of Wales Museum, easily recognized by its unique white Mughal-style dome. The museum is the finest work by architect George Wittet, who also designed the Gateway of India. It houses interesting displays of jade work, antique weapons, Indian paintings, illustrated manuscripts, exquisite miniatures, and clay and terracotta figures from the 3rd century B.C. Adjacent to Prince of Wales Museum, you will find the Jehangir Art Gallery. Mumbai's best-known venue for contemporary art, Jehangir is home to five small galleries displaying changing exhibits of 20th century arts and crafts from around the world.

Return to pier.
 

TIMING ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST DISTANCE / TERRAIN W/C FRIENDLY
00h00 – 00h30 Pier to Mani Bhawan This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues
00h30 – 01h00 Arrive and visit Mani Bhawan 20 steps/ Uneven Terrain
01h00 – 01h30 Leave for Prince of Wales Museum
01h30 – 02h30 Arrive and visit Prince of Wales Museum 50 steps/flat Terrain
02h30 – 02h35 Walk down to adjacent Jahangir Art Gallery
02h35 – 03h20 Arrive and visit Jahangir Art Museum 15 steps/ flat Terrain
03h20 – 04h00 Back to pier
 

FULL DAY THE CAVES OF ELEPHANTA — Optional Private Excursions
FULL DAY
THE CAVES OF ELEPHANTA
 
More than a thousand years ago, Hindu craftsmen carved columns and sculptures out of a series of caves located on an island off the shores of Mumbai, creating a temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Portuguese named the island Elephanta, after the large statue of an elephant they found near the spot where they docked their ships. Come and discover the unique beauty and intriguing tales of these temple caves with today’s memorable excursion.
 
Travel by minivan vehicle to the Gateway of India, the city’s most recognized landmark. Built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, the archway was originally conceived as an entry point for people arriving on steamers from England. Today, the gateway serves as a launching point for your own exploration of the Elephanta Temple.

 
Boarding a motor boat, enjoy the approximately one hour and thirty minutes cruise to the Elephanta landing. From the jetty you have the option of either taking the mini train or walking approximately 15 minutes to the base of the long stairway which leads to the top of the hill, where the caves are located. As you enter, you will see a magnificent sculpture of Shiva as Nataraj, showing an enraptured expression as he removes the veil of ignorance. The most outstanding sculpture is a bust of Trimurti—the three-faced Shiva representing the Hindu trinity, Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer. In other panels, Shiva is depicted in service to humanity as he brings the River Ganges to Earth, and at his most fearsome as he crushes the demon of Andhaka. Later, board the motor boat for return cruise to the Gateway.

Re-board your vehicle for the transfer back to your ship.
 
 

TIMING ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST DISTANCE & TERRAIN W/C FRIENDLY
00h00 - 00h15 Depart from the pier by minivan to the Gateway of India This tour is NOT suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues
00h15 - 01h45 Board the motor boat and cruise to Elephanta Island
01h45 - 03h45 Arrive and visit Elephanta Island 1.5km / Uneven, cobblestones / 125 long steps each way
03h45 - 05h15 Board your motor boat and return to Mumbai
05h15 – 05h30 Return to the pier
 

FULL DAY THE VICTORIAN PAST — Optional Private Excursions
FULL DAY
THE VICTORIAN PAST

Experience the highlights of this fascinating city, with its Western monuments and Eastern sensibilities.

Begin your tour with photo stop at the Gateway of India, the city’s most famous landmark an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary.


Next visit, The Church of St John the Evangelist better known as Afghan Church in South Mumbai, built by the British to commemorate the dead of the disastrous First Afghan War of 1838. The church is located in Navy Nagar in the Colaba area of Mumbai. Besides British soldiers it also commemorates different Indian regiments, such as the Bombay Army, the Madras Army, and Ranjit Singh's army from Lahore.

Drive along Marine Drive-Mumbai’s seaside promenade, an eight-lane highway with a wide pavement. Its graceful curve sweeps from the skyscrapers at Nariman Point to the foot of Malabar Hill, Mumbai’s ritziest neighborhood. At the top of hill are the Hanging Gardens, laid out in 1881. Here, an assortment of hedges, trimmed into animal shapes. The gardens also offer a superb view of the bustling city centre in the distance.

You then proceed to Bhau Daji Lad Museum (formerly the Victoria and Albert Museum) one of the oldest museums in Mumbai. It was established in 1855 as a treasure house of the decorative and industrial arts. The museum houses a large number of archaeological finds, maps and historical photographs of Mumbai.


You then visit, Crawford Market - one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. It is named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city. The market is situated near to Victoria Terminus railway station. The market houses a wholesale fruit, vegetable and poultry market.

Finally, visit and savor a relaxing lunch while exploring the historic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, which dates back to the 1500s before returning back to the ship.
  

TIMING ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST DISTANCE / TERRAIN W/C FRIENDLY
00h00 – 00h10 Leave from pier to Gateway of India This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues
00h10 – 00h15 Arrive at Gateway of India (photo stop only) 10 steps/ flat Terrain
00h15 – 00h30 Leave for Afghan Church
00h30 – 01h00 Arrive and visit Afghan Church 4 steps/ flat Terrain
01h00 – 01h30 Leave for Hanging Gardens
01h30 – 02h00 Arrive and visit Hanging Gardens 2 steps/ Uneven Terrain
02h00 – 02h15 Leave for Victoria & Albert Museum
11h15 – 12h00 Arrive and visit Victoria & Albert Museum 5 steps/ Uneven Terrain
03h00 – 03h15 Leave for Crawford market
03h15 – 03h45 Arrive and visit market Uneven Terrain
03h45 – 03h15 Leave for hotel Taj Mahal 10 steps/ flat Terrain
04h15 – 05h45 Arrive at hotel and proceed for lunch (On Direct Payment)
05h45 – 06h00 Back to pier
 
 

May 8 Mumbai

About 300 years ago, the area of Bombay was nothing more than seven islands occupied by small fishing settlements. Today this bustling city offers a seemingly endless array of sights and cultural activities. Mumbai is the glamour of Bollywood cinema, cricket on the maidans on weekends, bhelpuri on the beach at Chowpatty and red double-decker buses. It is also the infamous cages of the red-light district, Asia's largest slums, communalist politics and powerful mafia dons. This pungent drama is played out against a Victorian townscape more reminiscent of a prosperous 19th-century English industrial city than anything you'd expect to find on the edge of the Arabian Sea. Mumbai has vital streetlife, India's best nightlife, and more bazaars than a visitor could ever explore.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Mumbai: 9 hours — Optional Private Excursions

With a population exceeding 18 million, this one time group of low lying mud flats is now India’s economic power base and her most industrialized city, bustling with activity of incredible diversity and complexity, her color and elegance, her wealth corresponding with her historic struggle against poverty. Certain affluent areas give Bombay an air of mini–Manhattan!
 
8:30am - 9:30am:  
Depart   the   pier for the famous Gateway of India en route to Banganga. This Indo-Saracenic archway was built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, and is the city's most famous landmark.
We then proceed to Banganga via Art Deco Marine Drive also called the Queens Necklace at night due to its curve shape around the bay.
 
9:30am - 10:30am
Walk around Banganga, the sacred tank surrounded by four hundred-year-old temples and modern skyscrapers. Nowhere are Bombay’s paradoxes more evident than at Banganga. Part of an ancient temple complex, the water in this tank is believed to come from the Holy Ganges. It sprung forth when Rama, the exiled hero of the epic Ramayana stopped at the spot five thousand years ago, in search of his kidnapped wife Sita. Overcome with fatigue and thirst, he asked his brother Laxman to bring him some water. Laxman instantly shot an arrow into the ground, and water gushed forth from the Ganga, over a thousand miles away. Although the story is the stuff of legend, the tank has always been sacred. On pious occasions, thousands turn up to take a ritual dip in its mossy waters, and offer flowers at the ancient Banganga Temples.

 
10:30am - 10:50am
Drive to Dhobi Ghat.

 
10:50 - 11:15
Visit the `Dhobi Ghat’, the city’s open-air laundry! where “Dhobis’ (washermen) attend to an astounding quantity of washing daily. Clothes, linen, towels… are washed in small open air cubicles rented out each day. An itemized account is logged in a notebook and clothes collected from households are returned a week later. Through the apparent chaos incredibly nothing gets lost from a countless number of pieces and most clothes somehow survive the beating they receive on the washing stones.

 
11:15pm - 11:45pm 
Drive to Churchgate Railway Station.

 
11:45am - 12:15pm
We stop at the Churchgate Railway Station to see the `Dabbawallahs’, members of the Bombay Union of Tiffin Box Carriers, described by Prince Charles as the symbol of this enigmatic and intriguing city.  Each morning, the 2500 dabbawallahs call on suburban housewives who pack a freshly cooked lunch into small circular aluminum or stainless steel containers - `dabbas’.  Typically the dabbawallahs collect 30-40 boxes, range them out on a long pole and cycle to the nearest station. Here he hands them over to a fellow dabbawallah who then transports them into the city for delivery to the consumer.  Over 100,000 lunches of maybe sabze (vegetable curry), chapattis (Indian bread), dal (lentils) and pickle, make their way daily across town to the breadwinner and back again. The service which costs a few rupees a week, is a good example of the fine division of labor in India, reliable and efficient for the dabbawallahs pride themselves on never losing a lunch.

 
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Drive to `Khyber’ restaurant for lunch which specializes in the Northwest frontier cuisine.

 
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Lunch (on own)

 
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Drive to Mani Bhawan passing through the teeming commercial areas, Crawford Market and many handsome buildings of Victorian Bombay, including the University and Victoria Terminus. 

 
2:30pm - 3:15pm
Visit the Gandhi Museum. Located on leafy Laburnum Road, a quiet lane named after its shady trees, Mani Bhavan is the old Mumbai residence of Mahatma Gandhi. It's a pretty, two-storied structure that now houses a reference library with over 2000 books, a photo exhibition of the Mahatma's life, and well preserved memorabilia, including an old charkha or spinning wheel that Gandhiji used to use. 

 
3:15pm - 4:45pm
Before returning  to the  pier, we spend some time where it all began, where the  tide of  human life rolls down the center of the street, unruffled by vehicles from all quarters ploughing their way through it. No visit to Bombay is complete without a foray into the bazaars of Bhuleshwar.  The city’s densest concentration of lifestyle and retail jewelry stores is a crush of shop fronts, street stalls, hawkers and handicrafts and a seething mass of people. It may look like absolute chaos but the areas are closely knit, and cohesively built around the traditional residential complex, temples, flower markets, community halls, cow shelter and bazaars. Within a few square kilometers there are a dozen bazaars and more commodities for sale than you will see probably anywhere else in a lifetime.
 
4: 45  -  5:30
Drive back to the ship.

Added Value:
-     A good overview of the unique aspects of this unique city.

- Tour Duration: 8 – 9 hours
- Tour can operate : Morning
- Physical activity level : Moderate
- Wheelchair Accessible : No

Inclusions:
- Transportation by an air-conditioned vehicle 
- Services of a local English speaking guide.
- All the entrance fees and camera fees.
- Credit card and bank charges.
- All the prevailing taxes.  

Mumbai, Shore Excursion - 4 hours — Optional Private Excursions
You will be met at the pier. (Excursion timings will be subject to the ship's arrival and departure). Once you disembark from your cruise-liner, you will meet your guide in the arrival hall. He will escort you to your waiting vehicle and together you will set of to explore India’s most cosmopolitan city and financial nerve centre – Mumbai.

You will first explore the Fort area of Mumbai – Kala Ghoda, literally Black Horse – a neighborhood in South Mumbai. The crescent-shaped precinct is the city’s premier art district. You will drive past a large number of the city’s heritage buildings, full of museums, art galleries and educational institutions like the Jehangir Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Modern Art, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (previously called the Prince of Wales Museum) and The Arts Trust.
 
You will end your tour with a visit to Mani Bhavan. As poignant as it is tiny, this museum is in the building where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during visits to Bombay from 1917 to 1934.  The museum showcases the room where the leader formulated his philosophy of Satyagraha (non-violent protest) and launched the 1932 Civil Disobedience campaign that led to the end of British rule and Indian independence.  
 
Stop for a sumptuous lunch at a local restaurant before you return to the port area.

Inclusions:
Private chauffeur driven air conditioned vehicle, Private guide, Complimentary Soft beverages and Bottled water in the car, Monument entrance and still camera fee, Meet and Assist at all airports and hotels, Porterage at airports, All currently applicable taxes


Exclusions:
Expenses of any personal nature (laundry,telephone calls etc, unless specified) Tipping at hotels and to guides/escorts (unless specified), Meals (unless specified), Any insurance or Visa, Any hike in monument entrances fee or revision in government taxes, Air fare is quoted separately. 

*Terms and conditions apply

 

Mumbai, Shore Excursion - 6 hours — Optional Private Excursions
You will be met at the pier. (Excursion timings will be subject to the ship's arrival and departure). Once you disembark from your cruise-liner, you will meet your guide in the arrival hall. He will escort you to your waiting vehicle and together you will set of to explore India’s most cosmopolitan city and financial nerve centre – Mumbai.
 
Your first stop will be to take pictures at Dhobi Ghat, a sight unique to this city. ‘Dhobi Ghat’ or “washerfolks’ place”, is the world's largest outdoor laundry, and where Mumbai's traditional washer-folk - or dhobis - provide a wonderful service, collecting dirty laundry, washing it, and returning it neatly pressed, all for a very small fee.
 
Drive to Churchgate Station where you get the opportunity to see the famed ‘dabbawallas’ or ‘lunch box carriers’ in action.  The Mumbai dabbawallas are international figures now, thanks to Forbes Global. The Forbes story details the efficiency with which they deliver the dabbas or lunch pails of their customers. Around 5,000 dabbawallas collect and deliver 175,000 lunches every day and take the empty boxes back. Their operation has a six sigma rating which implies less than 3.4 errors in every million transactions. This is the same rating that has made companies like Motorola and GE world famous for their quality!
 
Later you will visit Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, a structure steeped in Indian history and culture. Built in Renaissance revival style in 1872 as the Victoria & Albert Museum, it contains 3,500-plus objects centering on Mumbai’s history. This landmark building was renovated in 2008.
 
Stop for lunch at a local restaurant before you continue on your tour.
 
You will end your tour with a visit to Mani Bhavan. As poignant as it is tiny, this museum is in the building where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during visits to Bombay from 1917 to 1934.  The museum showcases the room where the leader formulated his philosophy of Satyagraha (non-violent protest) and launched the 1932 Civil Disobedience campaign that led to the end of British rule and Indian independence.  
 
You will then return to the port area.

 

Inclusions: Private chauffeur driven air conditioned vehicle, private guide, complimentary soft beverages and bottled water in the car, monument entrance and still camera fee, meet and assist at all airports and hotels, porterage at airports, all current applicable taxes.

Exclusions: Expenses of any personal nature (laundry, telephone calls etc, unless specified), tipping at hotels and to guides/escorts (unless specified), meals (unless specified) any insurance or Visa, any hike in monument entrances fee or revision in government taxes, air fare is quoted separately.

*Terms and conditions apply

FULL DAY MARVELS OF MUMBAI — Optional Private Excursions
FULL DAY
MARVELS OF MUMBAI
 
Proceed to Gateway of India, the city’s most famous landmark –an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. It was originally conceived as an entry point for passengers arriving on P&O steamers from England; today it is remembered more often as the place from which the British staged their final departure. You will make a stop here for photographs.
 
See the highlights of the city from the comfort of your minivan as you set off for a tour of Mumbai city. Your tour begins with the Gateway of India (PLEASE STOP FOR A WHILE SO THE GUEST CAN TAKE PHOTO), the city's most famous landmark - an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. It was originally conceived as an entry point for passengers arriving on P&O steamers from England; today it is remembered more often as the place from which the British staged their final departure.
 
Continue through Marine Drive, Mumbai's seaside promenade, an eight-lane highway with a wide pavement. Its graceful curve sweeps from the skyscrapers at Nariman Point to the foot of Malabar Hill. This hill is Mumbai's ritziest neighborhood. Popular since the 18th century because of its forested slopes, fresh sea breezes and panoramic views, merchants and colonial governors built many mansions and bungalows on its hillsides.
 
Your drive includes a look at a most remarkable railway station. Inspired by St. Pancras Station in London, the Victoria Terminus was built during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee year. It is an extraordinary conglomeration of domes, spires, Corinthian columns and minarets in a style that was described by journalist James Cameron as "Victorian-Gothic-Saracenic-Italianate-Oriental-St.  Pancras-Baroque". The first train in India left from this station in April 1853; today half a million commuters use the station every day.
 
Depart to Church Gate Station and spend some time watching the dabba-wallahs, the members of the Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association. Every day 4,000 of them deliver fresh, home-cooked food from 100,000 suburban kitchens to offices in the downtown area. Each lunch is prepared by a loving wife or mother, and packed into a set of stackable aluminum boxes. The meals are carried to their hungry recipients dangling from shoulder-poles and bicycle handlebars, and stacked on decorated handcarts. Tins are rarely, if ever, lost, and always find their way home again to be washed up for the next day’s lunch.
 
Even if you are not possessed of an interest in other people’s dirty laundry, you’ll be fascinated by the dhobi ghats, your next stop. Each morning washing from all over Mumbai is brought here to be soaped, soaked, boiled, beaten, and thrashed. The next day, after being aired, pressed, folded and wrapped, the bundles are returned from whence they came. The secret that keeps the operation running smoothly is the coded symbol that each dhobi-wallah places on every item. Invisible to the untrained eye, this mark ensures that nothing will be lost. Stop here for photos that you’ll never be able to duplicate anywhere else.
 
Proceed for Taj Mahal Hotel for Lunch on direct payment basis.
 
You will continue to The Prince of Wales Museum, crowned by a white Mughal-style dome, the finest work done by architect George Wittet, who also designed the Gateway of India.
 
Return to pier.
 
 

TIMING ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST DISTANCE & TERRAIN W/C FRIENDLY
09h30 – 11h00 Orientation tour of Mumbai, Gateway of India, Malabar Hill and VT Station.  This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues
11h00 – 11h20 Proceed to Churchgate station
11h20 – 11h40 Watch the Dabba-wallas at Churchgate 10 meters / even
11h40 – 12h15 Drive to Dhobi Ghat
12h15 – 12h45 Visit  Dhobi Ghat 100 meters / Flat / 5 steps
12h45 – 13h15 Drive to Taj Mahal Hotel for lunch on direct payment basis
13h15 – 14h15 Lunch at Taj Mahal Hotel 150 meters / Flat / 4 steps
14h15 – 15h30 Drive to Prince of wales Museum and visit
15h30 – 16h00 Return to pier 50 meters / Uneven
 

HALF DAY MUSEUM AND GALLERIES OF MUMBAI — Optional Private Excursions
HALF DAY
MUSEUM AND GALLERIES OF MUMBAI
 
Explore the history, art and people of Mumbai and India during this informative half-day visit to the area's finest museums and galleries.

Depart from pier for the drive to Mani Bhawan, Gandhi's Bombay residence between 1917 and 1934. Mani Bhawan is now a permanent museum and memorial to the Mahatma. It contains a research library of more than 20,000 volumes, and a series of tiny dioramas depicting his life story in an interesting fashion. The walls are covered with photos of historic events and noteworthy people.

Next, visit the Prince of Wales Museum, easily recognized by its unique white Mughal-style dome. The museum is the finest work by architect George Wittet, who also designed the Gateway of India. It houses interesting displays of jade work, antique weapons, Indian paintings, illustrated manuscripts, exquisite miniatures, and clay and terracotta figures from the 3rd century B.C. Adjacent to Prince of Wales Museum, you will find the Jehangir Art Gallery. Mumbai's best-known venue for contemporary art, Jehangir is home to five small galleries displaying changing exhibits of 20th century arts and crafts from around the world.

Return to pier.
 

TIMING ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST DISTANCE / TERRAIN W/C FRIENDLY
00h00 – 00h30 Pier to Mani Bhawan This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues
00h30 – 01h00 Arrive and visit Mani Bhawan 20 steps/ Uneven Terrain
01h00 – 01h30 Leave for Prince of Wales Museum
01h30 – 02h30 Arrive and visit Prince of Wales Museum 50 steps/flat Terrain
02h30 – 02h35 Walk down to adjacent Jahangir Art Gallery
02h35 – 03h20 Arrive and visit Jahangir Art Museum 15 steps/ flat Terrain
03h20 – 04h00 Back to pier
 

FULL DAY THE CAVES OF ELEPHANTA — Optional Private Excursions
FULL DAY
THE CAVES OF ELEPHANTA
 
More than a thousand years ago, Hindu craftsmen carved columns and sculptures out of a series of caves located on an island off the shores of Mumbai, creating a temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Portuguese named the island Elephanta, after the large statue of an elephant they found near the spot where they docked their ships. Come and discover the unique beauty and intriguing tales of these temple caves with today’s memorable excursion.
 
Travel by minivan vehicle to the Gateway of India, the city’s most recognized landmark. Built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, the archway was originally conceived as an entry point for people arriving on steamers from England. Today, the gateway serves as a launching point for your own exploration of the Elephanta Temple.

 
Boarding a motor boat, enjoy the approximately one hour and thirty minutes cruise to the Elephanta landing. From the jetty you have the option of either taking the mini train or walking approximately 15 minutes to the base of the long stairway which leads to the top of the hill, where the caves are located. As you enter, you will see a magnificent sculpture of Shiva as Nataraj, showing an enraptured expression as he removes the veil of ignorance. The most outstanding sculpture is a bust of Trimurti—the three-faced Shiva representing the Hindu trinity, Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer. In other panels, Shiva is depicted in service to humanity as he brings the River Ganges to Earth, and at his most fearsome as he crushes the demon of Andhaka. Later, board the motor boat for return cruise to the Gateway.

Re-board your vehicle for the transfer back to your ship.
 
 

TIMING ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST DISTANCE & TERRAIN W/C FRIENDLY
00h00 - 00h15 Depart from the pier by minivan to the Gateway of India This tour is NOT suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues
00h15 - 01h45 Board the motor boat and cruise to Elephanta Island
01h45 - 03h45 Arrive and visit Elephanta Island 1.5km / Uneven, cobblestones / 125 long steps each way
03h45 - 05h15 Board your motor boat and return to Mumbai
05h15 – 05h30 Return to the pier
 

FULL DAY THE VICTORIAN PAST — Optional Private Excursions
FULL DAY
THE VICTORIAN PAST

Experience the highlights of this fascinating city, with its Western monuments and Eastern sensibilities.

Begin your tour with photo stop at the Gateway of India, the city’s most famous landmark an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary.


Next visit, The Church of St John the Evangelist better known as Afghan Church in South Mumbai, built by the British to commemorate the dead of the disastrous First Afghan War of 1838. The church is located in Navy Nagar in the Colaba area of Mumbai. Besides British soldiers it also commemorates different Indian regiments, such as the Bombay Army, the Madras Army, and Ranjit Singh's army from Lahore.

Drive along Marine Drive-Mumbai’s seaside promenade, an eight-lane highway with a wide pavement. Its graceful curve sweeps from the skyscrapers at Nariman Point to the foot of Malabar Hill, Mumbai’s ritziest neighborhood. At the top of hill are the Hanging Gardens, laid out in 1881. Here, an assortment of hedges, trimmed into animal shapes. The gardens also offer a superb view of the bustling city centre in the distance.

You then proceed to Bhau Daji Lad Museum (formerly the Victoria and Albert Museum) one of the oldest museums in Mumbai. It was established in 1855 as a treasure house of the decorative and industrial arts. The museum houses a large number of archaeological finds, maps and historical photographs of Mumbai.


You then visit, Crawford Market - one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. It is named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city. The market is situated near to Victoria Terminus railway station. The market houses a wholesale fruit, vegetable and poultry market.

Finally, visit and savor a relaxing lunch while exploring the historic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, which dates back to the 1500s before returning back to the ship.
  

TIMING ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST DISTANCE / TERRAIN W/C FRIENDLY
00h00 – 00h10 Leave from pier to Gateway of India This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues
00h10 – 00h15 Arrive at Gateway of India (photo stop only) 10 steps/ flat Terrain
00h15 – 00h30 Leave for Afghan Church
00h30 – 01h00 Arrive and visit Afghan Church 4 steps/ flat Terrain
01h00 – 01h30 Leave for Hanging Gardens
01h30 – 02h00 Arrive and visit Hanging Gardens 2 steps/ Uneven Terrain
02h00 – 02h15 Leave for Victoria & Albert Museum
11h15 – 12h00 Arrive and visit Victoria & Albert Museum 5 steps/ Uneven Terrain
03h00 – 03h15 Leave for Crawford market
03h15 – 03h45 Arrive and visit market Uneven Terrain
03h45 – 03h15 Leave for hotel Taj Mahal 10 steps/ flat Terrain
04h15 – 05h45 Arrive at hotel and proceed for lunch (On Direct Payment)
05h45 – 06h00 Back to pier
 
 

May 9 At Sea
May 10 At Sea
May 11 Dubai

Dubai is a member of the United Arab Emirates, the cluster of sheikdoms along the Arabian Sea. Located at the crossroads between East and West, the emirate's long-standing trading tradition has for centuries brought visitors from throughout the Middle East and neighbouring regions. Now modernized, Dubai continues to attract many with its international facilities and its exotic, yet cosmopolitan lifestyle. Dubai has the best prices in the Arab Gulf states for gold, electronics, perfumes and is a tax-free city. It also has good beaches and excellent resort hotels. The town was the residence of the British political agent for the former Trucial States from 1954 until 1971. Known as the Venice of the Gulf, Dubai is the chief port and commercial center of the United Arab Emirates.

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Excursions

Highlights of Dubai - Including at the Top (148) and the View - 10 to 12 hours — Optional Private Excursions

Description
Experience the best of the best of what Dubai has to offer! Embark on this awe-inspiring Dubai city tour, taking you to the most historic landmarks from Dubai’s past and the world-famous attractions of modern Dubai. The Highlights of Dubai tour is an ideal way to experience the best of Dubai’s past, present and future!

Inclusions
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off in a private vehicle
• Photo opportunities at Jumeirah Mosque, and a drive past the famous flag at Union House
• Tickets to The View observation deck at the top of Nakheel Mall
• Photo opportunities with Museum of the Future, Zabeel Palace and the Dubai Frame
• An Abra ride across the Dubai Creek, exploring the Gold and Spice Souqs, and the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood
• A visit to Souk Madinat and plenty of photo opportunities with Burj al Arab and the canals of the Madinat
• A ride on the Dubai Monorail, from the trunk of the Palm Jumeirah to Atlantis The Palm
• A photo stop on the bridge of Ain Dubai, with views across Jumeirah Beach Residence
• A visit to the Dubai Mall, the Middle East’s biggest mall and one of the largest in the world
• A photo stop in front of the Burj Khalifa as part of the visit to the Dubai Mall
• NOTE: At The Top Burj Khalifa is added to this  itinerary 
- transfer back to the hotel at the end of the tour is not included

Departure
Daily. Based on the guests’ preference, the tour can start
as early as 8:00 am, but no later than 10:00 am
 
Duration
10 to 12 hours

Dubai - Evening Desert Safari - 6 hours - Private Transfer (House Package) — Optional Private Excursions
Description
Leave the buzzing city behind as you’re whisked off to the beautiful and peaceful Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, ready to deliver the best of what the dunes have to offer. Enjoy a thrilling dune drive, spotting local wildlife along the way, snap unbeatable photos at sunset, find your balance on a camel or a sand board and have your hands decorated in Henna to help the memories last longer.

Inclusions
• 4x4 return transfers in a shared/private Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle, or similar, with safari guide
• Access to Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve Visitor Centre
• Wildlife & dune drive
• Sunset stop with house beverages, including Aperol Spritz, and flying falcon show
• Camel ride
• Sandboarding
• Henna hand painting
• Arabian Adventures fire and dance show
• BBQ buffet with live cooking stations
• Guided nature walk
• Stargazing

Duration
6 Hours - Late afternoon until early evening (estimated departure at 3:00 pm with estimated return at 9:00 pm)
 

May 12 Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is one of the most modern cities in the world. It is the center of government and business life in the UAE. The architecture of its modern buildings and sky scrapers is the finest in the Middle East. The promotion of tourism and various tourism related projects will elevate Abu Dhabi to a Singaporean status in the region. Large gardens and parks, green boulevards lining all the streets and roads, sophisticated high-rise buildings, state-of-the-art communication services and transport, the presence of all the international luxury hotel chains, rich shopping malls, cultural centers and events provide tourists a one-of-a-kind experience all the year round.

Destination Guide

Excursions

Abu Dhabi City Tour - 12 hours - Private Transfer — Optional Private Excursions

Get ready to explore the rich culture and world-renowned landmarks of Abu Dhabi during this full-day city tour of the incredible capital of the UAE. This is your chance to learn about the fascinating heritage of the country as well as experience all the iconic sights that make Abu Dhabi
the cultural hub we know today.
 
Inclusions
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off in a private vehicle
• Knowledgeable English Speaking tour guide (Other languages available on request)
• Drive through Yas Island
• Ticket to Louvre Abu Dhabi (Alternative Options: The National Zayed Museum or The Natural History Museum)
• Scenic Abu Dhabi Corniche drive
• Entry to Observation at Conrad at Etihad Towers 
• Admission to Qasr al Watan – (or Qasr al Hosn in case of
Presidential Events)
• Picturesque drive in Al Bateen
• Visit to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Departure
The tour runs every day except on Mondays and public holidays. Based on the guests’ preference, the tour can start as early as 8:00 am, but no later than 10:00 am

Duration
12 hours

May 13 Doha

Doha is not only the capital city of Qatar, but is also the largest holding half of all the total inhabitants of the country. There are several luxurious hotels in the city and several major shopping areas. As far as sights to see while visiting the city, there is the National Museum which is housed in a former palace. While at the museum, be sure to view the film clips of everyday Bedouin life. Around the city are clock towers, forts, zoological gardens, traditional bazaars and many mosques.

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Cabin Categories

Concierge Level Solo Veranda Stateroom
Concierge Level Solo Veranda Stateroom

Balcony

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Size: 270 sq ft. Solo travelers have a fresh reason to delight in this new category of stateroom designed exclusively for them. Spacious and airy yet cozy, each features all of the comforts and luxuries world travelers expect. Concierge Level Solo Veranda Staterooms offer a sitting area overlooking the private veranda, separate sleeping area with a sumptuously comfortable Tranquility Bed and copious storage space. Solo guests, like all sailing in Concierge Level, receive an astonishing array of amenities such as free laundry service and keycard access to the exclusive Concierge Lounge.

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Veranda Stateroom
Veranda Stateroom

Balcony

From $62,999 per person

Size: 291 sq ft. Vista’s standard Veranda Staterooms are the epitome of spaciousness. Bathed in soft tones of harvest and wheat punctuated with seagrass and bold sienna, each is furnished with a queen-size Tranquility Bed piled high with plush linens and plump pillows, a comfortable seating area, private veranda, thoughtful amenities, abundant storage space and an oversized bathroom.

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Veranda Stateroom
Veranda Stateroom

Balcony

From $61,799 per person

Size: 291 sq ft. Vista’s standard Veranda Staterooms are the epitome of spaciousness. Bathed in soft tones of harvest and wheat punctuated with seagrass and bold sienna, each is furnished with a queen-size Tranquility Bed piled high with plush linens and plump pillows, a comfortable seating area, private veranda, thoughtful amenities, abundant storage space and an oversized bathroom.

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Veranda Stateroom
Veranda Stateroom

Balcony

From $60,599 per person

Size: 291 sq ft. Vista’s standard Veranda Staterooms are the epitome of spaciousness. Bathed in soft tones of harvest and wheat punctuated with seagrass and bold sienna, each is furnished with a queen-size Tranquility Bed piled high with plush linens and plump pillows, a comfortable seating area, private veranda, thoughtful amenities, abundant storage space and an oversized bathroom.

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Veranda Stateroom
Veranda Stateroom

Balcony

From $59,399 per person

Size: 291 sq ft. Vista’s standard Veranda Staterooms are the epitome of spaciousness. Bathed in soft tones of harvest and wheat punctuated with seagrass and bold sienna, each is furnished with a queen-size Tranquility Bed piled high with plush linens and plump pillows, a comfortable seating area, private veranda, thoughtful amenities, abundant storage space and an oversized bathroom.

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French Veranda Stateroom
French Veranda Stateroom

Balcony

From $52,799 per person

Size: 240 sq ft. Vista’s French Veranda Staterooms are the epitome of spaciousness and ingenuity. Bathed in soft tones of harvest and wheat punctuated with seagrass and bold sienna, each is furnished with a queen-size Tranquility Bed piled high with plush linens and plump pillows, a comfortable seating area, thoughtful amenities, abundant storage space and an oversized bathroom.

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Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom
Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom

Balcony

From $69,099 per person

Size: 291 sq ft. Vista’s Concierge Level Veranda Staterooms envelop guests in lavish comfort. Shades of cream and rich fawn set the tone for a luxuriant respite with an extravagantly dressed queen-size Tranquility Bed, sumptuously comfortable sitting area and a private veranda to take in the marvels of the surrounding seascapes. All feature extraordinary closet and storage space, and a marble bath with walk-in rainforest shower. A wealth of additional amenities, such as a dedicated Concierge Lounge, unlimited use of the Aquamar Spa Terrace, room service from The Grand Dining Room and free laundry services, elevates the experience to the sublime.

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Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom
Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom

Balcony

From $67,899 per person

Size: 291 sq ft. Vista’s Concierge Level Veranda Staterooms envelop guests in lavish comfort. Shades of cream and rich fawn set the tone for a luxuriant respite with an extravagantly dressed queen-size Tranquility Bed, sumptuously comfortable sitting area and a private veranda to take in the marvels of the surrounding seascapes. All feature extraordinary closet and storage space, and a marble bath with walk-in rainforest shower. A wealth of additional amenities, such as a dedicated Concierge Lounge, unlimited use of the Aquamar Spa Terrace, room service from The Grand Dining Room and free laundry services, elevates the experience to the sublime.

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Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom
Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom

Balcony

From $66,699 per person

Size: 291 sq ft. Vista’s Concierge Level Veranda Staterooms envelop guests in lavish comfort. Shades of cream and rich fawn set the tone for a luxuriant respite with an extravagantly dressed queen-size Tranquility Bed, sumptuously comfortable sitting area and a private veranda to take in the marvels of the surrounding seascapes. All feature extraordinary closet and storage space, and a marble bath with walk-in rainforest shower. A wealth of additional amenities, such as a dedicated Concierge Lounge, unlimited use of the Aquamar Spa Terrace, room service from The Grand Dining Room and free laundry services, elevates the experience to the sublime.

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Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom
Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom

Balcony

From $65,499 per person

Size: 291 sq ft. Vista’s Concierge Level Veranda Staterooms envelop guests in lavish comfort. Shades of cream and rich fawn set the tone for a luxuriant respite with an extravagantly dressed queen-size Tranquility Bed, sumptuously comfortable sitting area and a private veranda to take in the marvels of the surrounding seascapes. All feature extraordinary closet and storage space, and a marble bath with walk-in rainforest shower. A wealth of additional amenities, such as a dedicated Concierge Lounge, unlimited use of the Aquamar Spa Terrace, room service from The Grand Dining Room and free laundry services, elevates the experience to the sublime.

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PenthouseSuite
PenthouseSuite

Suite

From $92,299 per person

Suite Size: 440 sq ft. An overabundance of space and elevated levels of luxury define the Penthouse Suite experience. Ingenious design and tony furnishings punctuate the space, which is resplendent in rich upholstery, fine leathers and stunning works of art. Measuring 440 square feet, Penthouse Suites feature the added luxuries of a walk-in closet, an oversized bath with dual vanities and of course, a large private veranda overlooking the sea. Penthouse guests also have unlimited use of the sublime Aquamar Spa Terrace along with Butler service and keycard access to the suites-only Executive Lounge with a dedicated Concierge.

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Penthouse Suite
Penthouse Suite

Suite

From $90,099 per person

Suite Size: 440 sq ft. An overabundance of space and elevated levels of luxury define the Penthouse Suite experience. Ingenious design and tony furnishings punctuate the space, which is resplendent in rich upholstery, fine leathers and stunning works of art. Measuring 440 square feet, Penthouse Suites feature the added luxuries of a walk-in closet, an oversized bath with dual vanities and of course, a large private veranda overlooking the sea. Penthouse guests also have unlimited use of the sublime Aquamar Spa Terrace along with Butler service and keycard access to the suites-only Executive Lounge with a dedicated Concierge.

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Penthouse Suite
Penthouse Suite

Suite

From $87,899 per person

Suite Size: 440 sq ft. An overabundance of space and elevated levels of luxury define the Penthouse Suite experience. Ingenious design and tony furnishings punctuate the space, which is resplendent in rich upholstery, fine leathers and stunning works of art. Measuring 440 square feet, Penthouse Suites feature the added luxuries of a walk-in closet, an oversized bath with dual vanities and of course, a large private veranda overlooking the sea. Penthouse guests also have unlimited use of the sublime Aquamar Spa Terrace along with Butler service and keycard access to the suites-only Executive Lounge with a dedicated Concierge.

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Oceania Suite
Oceania Suite

Suite

From $138,399 per person

Suite Size: 1,000 - 1,200 sq ft. Spacious and sophisticated with a metropolitan flair, the 14 Oceania Suites are situated in prime locations atop the ship to offer unparalleled views. Averaging approximately 1,000 to 1,200 square feet, each radiates an ambiance of exquisite residential luxury. Thoughtfully appointed living and dining spaces, including the oversized private teak veranda, invite gracious entertaining while the master bedroom provides the perfect retreat for relaxation with its grand king-size bed, dressing room and opulent marble-clad bathroom. Each home away from home features the added luxury of a cozy study or guest studio and guest bathroom. Oceania Suites offer a dedicated Butler and keycard access to the suites-only Executive Lounge.

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Vista Suite
Vista Suite

Suite

From $152,199 per person

Suite Size: 1,450-1,850 sq ft. Offering the loftiest of locations that afford sweeping 180-degree views and 1,450 to 1,850 square feet of living space, the eight Vista Suites are designed to be the ultimate seaside villas. Swathed in subtle tones that pay deference to the sea and sky and accented by luminescent marbles, granites and rich weathered oak, each is a true retreat. The airy living room is flanked by a handsome dining room and bar area, which feature commanding views and open onto the expansive teak veranda. An extravagant master suite features a capacious wardrobe room and dressing area adjacent to the oversized and sunlit master bathroom complete with porcelain soaking tub. Vista Suites offer an additional layer of pampering with 24-hour Butler service and access to the suites-only Executive Lounge.

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Owner's Suite
Owner's Suite

Suite

From $192,699 per person

Suite Size: 2,200 to 2,400 sq ft. Spanning the full beam of the ship, each of the three Owner’s Suites on board Vista boasts more than 2,500 square feet of luxury. Adding to the spaciousness, floor-to-ceiling windows in every room create an airy atmosphere filled with natural light and surrounded by extraordinary views. These seagoing suites are styled exclusively in Ralph Lauren Home in a harmonious symphony of new furniture introductions and iconic classics. The dramatic double-doored entry opens onto a grand foyer that leads to the dining room, where an arching wall of glass overlooks the sea. The centerpiece here is an elegant Brook Street Salon dining table surrounded by Holbrook Director’s Chairs from Ralph Lauren Home, while the adjacent living room showcases a pared-down approach to modern furnishings with a nautical flair and glamorous accents. A chic rosewood cocktail bar stands ready to entertain, and another wall of glass opens onto an expansive teak veranda. The master bedroom is an entire retreat unto itself, featuring a luxurious Cote d’Azur king-size bed, capacious walk-in closets, and an opulent master bath with a large soaking tub and an ocean-view shower. A second teak veranda off the master bedroom promises peaceful solitude amidst the refined elegance.

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Terms & Additional Information

Fares are per person, based on double occupancy and reflect all savings. Cruise-related government fees and taxes are included.

Fares are quoted in U.S. Dollars, are per person and are based on double occupancy. Fares do not include pre-paid charges, personal charges or optional facilities and services fees, as those terms are clearly defined in the Guest Ticket/Contract. Also not included are shore excursions, meals ashore, baggage handling, gratuities, beverages not part of the regular menu, laundry service and other onboard amenities and services, including spa and medical treatments, unless otherwise indicated.


Deposit and Payments | Around The World Cruise
The per person deposit required to secure your Around the World Cruise is 20% of the applicable cruise fare for all suites and staterooms and must be received within seven days of booking. Final balance due must be received no later than 181 days prior to cruise departure, together with passport details and any special onboard service requests; otherwise, booking may be subject to immediate cancellation and any applicable penalties.

All fares are quoted in US Dollars.

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