About 75% of the Earth is covered by the oceans and most great cities are seaports or very near the ocean. Taking a cruise is the easiest and most exciting way to see and explore these exotic locations. You can take a cruise to every continent and even take the ultimate adventure - a cruise around the world. This page examines some of those choices which grow in number and variety every year as cruising captures more and more guests.
The ultimate cruise and many people's lifetime dream (mine included) is to take a World Cruise. With three excellent choices, our top rated choice is the awesome new Radisson's Seven Seas Voyager - our top rated ship overall and top rated cruise line. Radisson offers the best service we've ever experienced. The food is outstanding and this ship offers 4 restaurants with open seating dining so you can eat with whom you want and when you want. Imagine yourself on a World Cruise with only 700 other guests on this outstanding ship!
The second would be Crystal's Serenity, which
is also an excellent choice with exotic destinations that can’t be missed.
Service and food is as good as Radisson. And finally Holland America's classic
Amsterdam of 61,000 tons takes her first World Cruise. Crystal has been surpassed
in the overall rankings by Radisson's Voyager, which is an all-suite, all balcony
ship the same size as Crystal Serenity but holds 250 fewer passengers. This
is as good as it gets so book early as these World Cruises sells out quickly
every year.
Radisson Seven Seas Voyager our top rated 2007 World Cruise takes her World Cruise from January 9, 2007 to April 30, 2007. The voyage is round-trip Ft. Lauderdale and spans the globe 26 nations with 46 ports of call over 111 days to an endless array of wondrous sights. With 14 overnight key destinations, you can join the multi-day tours that venture deep into the cultures and countries to see the unexpected.
She sails to Antigua (St. John), Barbados (Bridgetown), Brazil (Belem, Forteleza, Salvador de Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro), St. Helena (Jamestown), Namibia (Walvis Bay), South Africa (Capetown and Richards Bay) Mozambique (Maputo) Kenya (Mombasa), Seychelles (Mahe), Maldives (Male), Sri Lanka (Colombo), Singapore, Brunei (Mauara), Malaysia (Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Penang), Taiwan (Keelung), Japan (Ishigaki), China (Shanghai and Hong Kong), Vietnam (Chan May), Thailand (Bangkok), India (Cochin and Mumbai), Oman (Muscat, Salalah), Egypt (Sharm el-Sheikh, Suez, Port Said, and Alexandria), Greece (Rhodes), Italy (Messina, Sorrento, and Livorno), Monaco (Monte Carlo), Spain (Barcelona, Valencia, and Malaga), Gibraltar, Canary Island (Arrecife, and Tenerife), and finally stops at home in Ft. Lauderdale. This fantastic 6 star ship is our #1 ship offering the #1 cruise overall. Every cabin is the size of a typical suite with at least 356 square feet and includes a private balcony. Prices start at $62,327 per person including port charges and taxes for a category F suite (G and H are sold out already and only categories C to F are still available at this time but cancellations and wait-lists are possible). Price includes:
Our number two rated World Cruise is on Crystal Serentiy. Sail around the World in 109 days from Miami to London on “Treasures of Sun & Sea” to experience the Crystal difference aboard the Crystal Serenity. Guest lecturers, celebrities, renowned authors and distinguished journalists will tantalize you with their insights about ports you are about to visit. On your mark, get set, cruise!
Visit parts of the World from the Caribbean to South America,
Antarctica, Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean. The cruise departs
January 12, 2007 from Miami and arrives in London on May 1, 2007. This is one
of the world's top 3 luxury class ships with impeccable service, spectacular
destinations, and fine dining. The cruise visits ports like Jamaica (Ocho Rios),
Ecuador (Guayaquil), Peru (Lima/Callao), Chile (Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Puerto
Montt, and Punta Arenas), Argentina (Ushuaia and Puerto Madryn), Falkland Islands/Port
Stanley, Uruguay (Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), St. Helena/Jamestown,
Namibia, (Walvis Bay), South Africa (Cape Town and Durban), Mozambique (Maputo),
Kenya (Mombasa), Seychelles, Oman (Mustcat and Salalah), United Arabs Emirates
(Dubai), Egypt (Luxor, Karnak/Safaga, and Alexandria/Cairo), Jordan (Aqaba),
Israel (Ashdod), Greece (Athens/Piraeus, Rhodes/Lindos, and Navplion), Turkey
(Istanbul and Kusadasi), Tunisia (Gabes), Italy (Sicily/Taormina, Naples, Rome/Civitavecchia,
and Genoa), France (Marseille and Le Verdon, and Bordeaux.), Spain (Malaga),
Morocco (Casablanca), and finally Portugal (Oporto).
The price for a category B balcony cabin with 269 square feet starts at $55,585 per person including port charges and taxes. Ocean view cabins are available starting at $48,675 per person including port charges and taxes. Penthouse Suites start at $96,315 per person. Price includes:
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- Jan. 15, 2007 for 105 days
- Holland America's ms Amsterdam is our #3 choice for a world cruise.
- She offers a 105 day world cruise from January 15, 2007 to April 30, 2007 round-trip sunny Ft. Lauderdale. There is no need to fly far to take your place aboard the Amsterdam. This itinerary includes the Ecuador (Manta), Peru (Callao), Chile (Easter Island), French Polynesia (Bora Bora and Tahiti) Samoa (Pago Pago), Fiji Islands (Suva), New Caledonia (Noumea), Australia (Sydney, Cairns, Darwin), Indonesia (Bali, Java), China (Hong Kong), Vietnam (Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City), Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur and Penang), Sri Lanka (Colombo), India (Tuticorin, Cochin, Mumai), United Arabs Emirates (Dubai), Oman (Salalah), Egypt (Sharm el Sheikh and Cairo), Israel (Ashdod), Turkey (Kusadasi), Greece (Athens), Croatia (Dubrovnik), Italy (Civitavecchia and Livorno), Monaco (Monte Carlo), Spain (Malaga), Morocco (Casablanca), Madiera (Funchal), and United States (New York). Suites of 556 square feet start at about $73,530 per person, ocean view cabins start at $24,030 per person, and inside at $20,330 per person including port and taxes. Balcony cabins of 292 square feet may be available but are sold-out already. Price includes:
- First class airfare with limo transfers for suite or balcony categories or $1000 air credits and economy airfare with bus Transfers for inside/ocean view cabins or $500 air credits
- Mariner society saves up to $2,000 per person, Former World Cruises guests get additional discounts
- Shipboard credits from $250 to $1000 per person depending categories
- Pre-paid gratuities
- Luggage delivery service *
- If cruise paid in full by May 31, 2006, there is 3% additional savings off discounted cruise-only fare
- Welcome Onboard Champagne
- Exclusive shore events, and initial liquor setup
- Complimentary upgrade to Business Class airfare if book by January 31st in categories PS-BB.
* To/from Ft. Lauderdale or New York City only.
Sydney is one of the most beautiful port cities in the world.
Australia and New Zealand are two of the fastest growing cruise destinations in the world. After the Sydney 2000 Olympics more and more people want to cruise to these wonderful destinations with the most friendly people in the world and some of the most beautiful and interest sites to see anywhere.
Most cruises to Australia and New Zealand begin or end in Sydney. The season for these cruises is during their summer time and our winter, so cruises are usually between November to March. This is a lovely time of the year to visit these great countries. These cruises are typically about 14-nights long and many include ports of calls in Melbourne, Tasmania, Milford Sound in New Zealand which are as spectacular as the Norwegian Fjords, Doubtful Sound, Dunedin (strong Scottish influence), Christchurch (strong British influence with beautiful gardens and their own Avon River), Tauranga, and Auckland, New Zealand.
Some cruises from/to Australia include Bali, Indonesia and Singapore for even more exotic locations. Often segements of world cruises incldue Australi segments.
Our favorite cruise lines to Australia/New Zealand are Crystal or Radisson for luxury cruises. Princess also offers a few cruises to Australia/New Zealand as well. Prices vary dramatically from premium to luxury rates. Please keep in mind that round-trip airfares to Australia will add about $1200 to $1500 or more to the total cost.
For the latest Exotic destination specials see our Great Deals page
Tahiti
Our favorite ship to Tahiti is Radisson's Paul Gauguin. She does mostly 7-night cruises round-trip from Papeete She does a few longer cruises around Christmas/New Years. This is a small luxury vessel that holds only 300 highly pampered guest. This is a great way to see multiple islands in style & comfort. We highly recommended Radisson's Paul Gauguin for Tahiti.. Prices start around $2495 per person plus low cost air add-ons of only $599 to $999 for an oceanview cabin (there are no inside cabins). We recommend you pay a little extra and get a cabin with a private balcony. You won't ever cruise without one again.
Occasionally Radisson offers free economy air included or a free 3-night hotel stay at the Hotel Le Meridien Tahiti. Business Class upgrades are also available for half of normal costs.
Princess has also started offering some moderately priced cruise options with two of the now bankrupt Renaissance ships renamed Pacific Princess and Tahitian Princess.
South America is becoming another fast growing destination as North American's start to explore their Southern friends. South American cruises include cruises around Cape Horn between Santiago and Buenos Aires or Rio De Janeiro (pictured to the right). There are also cruises that go deep into Brazil
These cruises range from about 12-days to 61 days. Most are 14-night cruises. Our favorite cruise ships to South America are:
Our favorite South America cruise is the 59-day complete circling of South America on out top rated Radisson Seven Seas Mariner . This fantastic ship holds only 700 people. Every cabin is a suite with a private balcony and at least 301 square feet. The 2007 circle South America cruise starts Jan. 9, 2007 at about $25,000 per person for a balcony cabin. What a cruise! Great ship and an incredible itinerary. You can purchase the whole tour or just one of the three segments.
14-night
South America cruises on Celebrity Infinity - Only
luxury class ships like Radisson & Crystal are better ships than Infinity
but no ships beat their value. Sailings
are between Ft. Lauderdale & Valparaiso in Decmeber or January, then several
sailings featuring the outstanding itinerary between Valparaiso and Buenos Aires
(a great city to spend extra time in before or after the cruise), and later
from Valparaiso back to Ft. Lauderdale in March. There is also usually one cruise
that features Carnaval with the ship docking in Rio for a few days so you can
enjoy Carnaval. Please book about a year in advance if possible and check our
Great Deals page for best values to South America.
These are getting harder to find and most vendors have stopped offering these. Royal Caribbean has stopped offering these. Expect these only on selected luxury cruise ship sailings. What a way to go!
In the past there have been complimentary 3-night Treasures
of Egypt land tour included with some Silversea cruises. These may be suspended
until world tensions decline.
There are a few cruise lines offering Asia and Transpacific cruises. They are often parts of a World Cruise. Holland America, Princess and Radisson offer a limited number of sailings to Asia. Celebrity is rumored to be planning mre offerings in this area soon. Let us know what you may be looking for and we'll search all the crurrent offerings.
For the latest Exotic and other destination specials see our Great Deals page which is updated daily.
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