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Where to book it HOLLAND AMERICA LINE – 0843 374 230
for winter 2015/16. The entire South American inventory is now available for agents to search and book via MSC’s trade portal (
mscbook.com/ uk), having previously been reserved largely for travel agents in the region to sell. Norwegian Cruise Line (
ncl.co.uk) is basing a ship in South America for the fi rst time since 2010. Norwegian Sun will be cruising the continent between November 2015 and March 2016, offering mainly 14-night cruises between Buenos Aires and Valparaiso. Passengers can welcome 2017 by cruising around Cape Horn on Celebrity Cruises’ (
celebritycruises.co.uk) new 15-night Chile and Argentina Holiday cruise from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires. The cruise on Celebrity Infi nity departs December 24 2016. Fans of Princess Cruises’ (
princess.com)
Ocean Princess can say goodbye to the ship on a new 64-day voyage around South America round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, departing January 3 2016. The ship will join Oceania Cruises as Sirena in April 2016. Ports: Norwegian (
ncl.co.uk) is spending $50 million developing a new private island in southern Belize. The 75-acre resort Harvest Caye will have a water sports lagoon and beach for passengers who want to relax on the sand, and shore excursions on the mainland for those looking to explore further afi eld. Puerto Limon in Costa Rica is planning to
develop a dedicated cruise terminal so arriving passengers can avoid the industrial dock. Building is set to start in 2016. The port hopes the new facility will encourage cruise lines
Opposite page: Holland America Line enters the Panama Canal; Rio’s iconic statue of Christ looks down on the city. This page: (above) penguins-galore on an Antarctic cruise with Swan Hellenic; Cruise and Maritime’s Marco Polo.
back to the country. The number of ship visits
has halved from around 127 in 2008/09. Flights: Air Europa (
aireuropa.com/en/flights) increased its fl ights between Gatwick and Sao Paulo from fi ve to six fl ights a week in March. It will be moving to a daily service from June 28. Flights operate via Madrid, where there is a change of plane, with prices from £487pp one-way.
Tourism talk “The number of cruise passengers visiting Colombia in the fi rst eight months of 2014 reached 202,913, up 12.3% on the
same time last year. During the same period, 138 cruise ships from foreign ports visited, up from 132 the previous year. Cartagena is our biggest port, attracting 201,324 passengers, and has fast become a staple on cruise itineraries in the Caribbean and around South America. On the rise are Santa Marta and San Andrés. ProColombia is working hard to promote Cartagena as not only a destination for cruise passengers but as a cruise hub. We want to encourage passengers to extend their stay.” Maria Claudia Lacouture President, ProColombia
Holland America’s Zaandam, Maasdam and Prinsendam will be in South America next winter, between them offering cruises around Cape Horn to Antarctica and up the Amazon River. A 47-night voyage round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, departing January 14 2016, includes a three-day stay in Rio de Janeiro for Carnival. Prices start from £4,498pp, cruise-only.
hollandamerica.co.uk MSC CRUISES – 0203 426 3010 The nine-night MSC Poesia sailing coincides with the Rio Carnival in February 2016 as well as calling at some of the best beach and rainforest ports. It departs fromBuenos Aires on February 2nd and cruise-only prices are from £939pp.
Mscbook.com PRINCESS CRUISES – 0843 374 4444 Star Princess will be sailing Princess’ perennial 14-day Cape Horn cruises between Buenos Aires and Valparaiso South America in winter 2015/16. Prices from £1,311pp cruise-only, departing February 1 2016.
princess.com REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES – 02380 682280 The 700-passenger Seven Seas Mariner is sailing a series of voyages around South America starting January 13 2016 that can be bolted together to create a circumnavigation of the continent. From £25,919pp for 72 nights round-trip from Miami including fl ights, transfers, shore excursions, drinks, gratuities and wifi (free time depends on suite).
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