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Cruise West’s Voyages of the Great Explorers

These four voyages recall Marco Polo’s travels along ancient trade routes from Southeast Asia to the Mediterranean. Your cruise sails from Singapore, sampling Thailand and Burma, before exploring the Indian sub-continent and Sri Lanka. Then it’s historic Iran, the bustling United Arab Emirates, the antiquities of Oman, Jordan, and Egypt and an unforgettable Suez Canal transit before concluding in Alexandria.

       

Voyage 1: Singapore to Chennai (Lands of the Lotus)

Singapore - Malacca - George Town - Langkawi - Phuket - Similian Islands - Rangoon - Port Blair - Chennai from $12,695

17 days      

March 5, 2010

Voyage 2: Chennai to Mumbai (Song of India)

Chennai - Pondicherry - Galle - Colombo - Male - Tuticorin - Trivandrum - Cochin - Mangalore - Goa - Mumbai from $9.995

17 days

March 20, 2010

Voyage 3: Mumbai to Muscat (Treasures of Persia)

Mumbai - Bandar Abbas - Abu Dhabi - Sharjah - Dubai - Musandum - Fujairah - Sohar - Muscat from $7,395

15 days

April 4, 2010            

Voyage 4: Muscat to Alexandria ( Pharaohs and Prophets)

Muscat - Sur - Salalah - Massawa - Dahlak Archipelago - Safaga - Sharm el Sheik - Suez Canal - Alexandria from $10,695

19 days

April 17, 2010

Chapter 2: Odysseus — Mediterranean Odyssey

Explore sun-drenched islands where gods and goddesses once meddled in the affairs of mortals. This chapter begins in Alexandria and sails to destinations in Greece and Turkey where Odysseus once famously wandered, as well as Delphi, Olympia, the Corinth Canal and Ephesus. You’ll also savour the cultural richness and sensory pleasures of Tunisia, Algeria, Italy, Sicily, Malta, Spain, Portugal and France.

Voyage 5: Alexandria to Istanbul ( Isles of the Turquoise Coast)

Alexandria - Paphos - Antalya - Kas - Bodrum - Kusadasi - Samos - Patmos - Chios - Lesvos - Canakkale - Istanbul from $10,395

                15 days May 4, 2010
Voyage 6: Istanbul to Venice (Echoes of Odysseus)

Istanbul - Gelibolu - Syros - Sifnos - Santorini - Naxos - Corinth Canal - Itea - Katakolon - Saranda - Durres - Dubrovnik - Korcula - Zadar - Venice from $11,595

                15 days May 17,2010            
Voyage 7: Venice to Valletta (Pax Romana)

Venice - Porec - Pula - Split - Kotor - Bari - Brindisi - Taormina - Castellammare - Trapani - Porto Empedocle - Siracusa - Valletta from $9,995

                 13 days May 30, 2010
Voyage 8: Valletta to Rome (Romans & Carthaginians)

Valletta - Sousse - Tunis - Annaba - El Kala - Cagliari - Arbatax - Amalfi - Ponziane Island - Gaeta -Rome from $9,595

                 14 days June 10, 2010
Voyage 9: Rome to Barcelona (Mediterranean Splendour)

Rome - Bonifacio - Elba - Pisa - Portovenere - Portofino - Villefranche - Port St Louis du Rhone - Port Vendres - Mahon - Pollensa Bay - Barcelona from $10,995

                 14 days June 22, 2010
Voyage 10: Barcelona to Honfleur (Exploring Iberia and Gaul)

Barcelona - Motril - Cadiz - Portimao - Aveiro - Oporto - La Coruna - Santander - Bordeaux - Belle Ile - St Malo - Honfleur from $14,195

                 17 days July 4, 2010

Chapter 3: Leif Eriksson — The Viking Sagas

Inspired by the heroic exploits of the Vikings, these three voyages combine towering glaciers, glittering capitals, leisurely days at sea and two continents. You’ll depart from Honfleur, France explore Ireland, the Orkneys and Scandinavia, the enchanting cities of Tallinn, St Petersburg, London and Edinburgh. Then, you’ll cross the Atlantic, in the wake of courageous Leif Eriksson, stopping in the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland before arriving in St John’s, Newfoundland.

Voyage 11: Honfleur to Oslo (Viking Conquests)

Honfleur - Wicklow - Portrush - Stornaway - Kirkwall - Bodo - Svolvaer - Tromso - Honninsvag - North Cape - Holandsfjord - Molde - Trondheim - Geiranger Fjord - Bergen - Oslo from $15,195

20 days       July 19, 2010
Voyage 12: Oslo to London (Baltic Treasures)

Oslo - Bastad - Bornholm - Kalmar - Visby - Tallinn - St Petersburg - Stockholm - Kiel Canal - London from $12,495

16 days August 6, 2010                      
Voyage 13: London to St. John’s (A Voyage to Vinland)

London - Edinburgh - Thorshavn - Heimaey - Reykjavik - Nuuk - Paamiut - Qassiarsuk - Anse aux Meadows - St John's from $12,795

20 days August 20, 2010

Chapter 4: Christopher Columbus — The New World

These five voyages bring the New World into a new perspective. You’ll cruise the Atlantic coast, relive American history, island hop in the Caribbean as Columbus did in the 15th century, then transit the Panama Canal. Your small ship makes it easy to get close in as you explore the tropical rainforests of Panama, Costa Rica and Ecuador.

Voyage 14: St. John’s to Halifax (Rendez-vous à Québec)

St John's - Cape St Mary's - Ile St Pierre - Gros Morne - Harrington Harbour - Ile Ste Marie - Mingan - Quebec - Gaspe - Louisburg - Halifax from $9,695

16 days September 7, 2010               
Voyage 15: Halifax to Palm Beach (Exploring the New World)

Halifax - Eastport - Bar Harbor - Portsmouth - Nantucket - Newport - Yorktown - Charleston - Savannah - Canaveral Harbor - Palm Beach from $7,395

14 days September 21, 2010
Voyage 16: Palm Beach to Panama (In Search of El Dorado)

Palm Beach - Puerto Morelos - Playa del Carmen - Majahual - Lighthouse Reef - Ambergris Cay - Roatan - Corn Islands - Portobello - Colon - Panama from $7,995

14 days October 3, 2010
Voyage 17: Panama to Guayaquil (Natural Wonders of the New World)

Panama - Darien Jungle - Coiba - Golfo Dulce - Cocos Island - Manta - Guayaquil from $4,995

11 days October 15, 2010
Voyage 18: Guayaquil to Easter Island (Sojourn to Easter Island)

A restful seven days at sea from Guayaquil to Easter Island from $3,895

10 days         October 24, 2010

Chapter 5: James Cook — Idylls of the South Pacific

Cruise the South Pacific from Easter Island to Darwin, in waters Captain Cook charted. These five voyages feature remote islands with pristine beaches, fabulous snorkeling, and fascinating local cultures. Your travels will take you to Polynesia, the Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.

Voyage 19: Easter Island to Papeete (In the Wake of the Bounty)

Easter Island - Ducie - Henderson - Pitcairn - Mangareva - Marutea - Pukarua - Raroia - Fakarava - Ahe - Rangiroa - Mataiva - Papeete from $11,895

18 days       November 1, 2010                
Voyage 20: Papeete to Lautoka (Adventures in Paradise)

Papeete - Bora Bora - Maupiti - Atiu - Aitutaki - Rarotonga - Palmerston - Niue - Vava'u - Fulanga - Matuku - Suva - Lautoka from $7,895

17 days November 17, 2010
Voyage 21: Lautoka to Auckland (Secrets of Oceana)

Lautoka - Yasawa-i-Rara - Vanuatu - Port Vila - Tanna - Lifou - Ile des Pins - Noumea - Noforlk Island - Bay of Islands - Auckland from $7,195 (

15 days December 2, 2010
Voyage 22: Auckland to Sydney (Discovering the Maori Coast)

Auckland - Kawau - Tauranga - Whakatane - Napier - Wellington - Kaikoura - Christchurch - Dunedin - Oban - Milford Sound - Sydney from $14,395

18 days December 15, 2010                      
Voyage 23: Sydney to Darwin (Matthew Flinders & The Land Down Under)

Sydney - Brisbane - Fraser Island - Lady Elliot Island - Hamilton Island - Hinchinbrook Island - Cairns - Lizard Island - Stanley Island - Cape York - Thursday Island - Wessel Island - Darwin from $10,695

20 days December 31, 2010

Chapter 6: Ferdinand Magellan — In Search of the Spice Islands

Magellan’s search for a sea route to the Spice Islands led him across the Pacific Ocean. On the final chapter of your global world circumnavigation, you’ll travel from Darwin to the Spice Islands of Indonesia, then on to Singapore. En route, you’ll explore intriguing cultures, and discover wildlife ranging from extraordinarily beautiful to completely bizarre.

Voyage 24: Darwin to Singapore (Dragons and Spice)

Darwin - Bathurst Island - Kupang - Sumba Island - Komodo - Balobalong Reef - Sumbawa Island - Pandang Bai - Semarang - Karimun Jawa - Kumai - Belitung Island - Singapore from $10,995

17 days       January 18, 2011                  


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