Itinerary

Day 1 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

In Honolulu, visitors can explore the historic Pearl Harbor National Memorial, relax on the world-famous Waikiki Beach, hike Diamond Head for panoramic views, and experience Hawaiian culture through local food, music, and traditional luaus. Explore at your own pace. 

Day 2 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Upon arrival, enjoy a worry-free private transfer from the airport to your accommodation.

In Honolulu, visitors can explore the historic Pearl Harbor National Memorial, relax on the world-famous Waikiki Beach, hike Diamond Head for panoramic views, and experience Hawaiian culture through local food, music, and traditional luaus. Explore at your own pace.

Day 3 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Embarkation

Today, enjoy a worry-free private transfer from your Honolulu hotel to port for embarkation. 

Home to the state capitol and the majority of Hawaii's population, the island of Oahu is a vibrant mix of natural, cultural and historic wonders. In Honolulu, an array of cultures blends harmoniously, allowing each to retain its distinct flavor. The downtown sector combines Hawaii's royal history with the modern-day action of a major metropolitan center. Waikiki Beach, with its impressive hotels and glittering atmosphere, is a famous tourist hub and resort destination of international renown. Honolulu is also the location of Diamond Head, Oahu's famous volcanic landmark, and Pearl Harbor, the largest natural harbor in Hawaii and the only naval base in the United States to be designated a National Historical Landmark.

Day 4 Kona, Hawaii, USA

The island of Hawaii, called the Big Island, is the largest, youngest and most changeable of the Hawaiian Islands. It was the last in the chain to be formed and is still creating and re-creating itself. Lava flowing to the ocean in a sustained, years-long eruption of Kilauea, the world's most continuously active volcano, has added 300 new acres of topography, while it has demolished some of the island's most treasured landmarks, including a 200 year old black sand beach. It was on this island that the Polynesian voyagers are believed to have first set foot in Hawaii about 500-750 CE, and it was here that Kamehameha the Great was born and died, and Captain James Cook was killed.

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Day 11 Long Beach, California, US

Nestled along California's sun-kissed coast, Long Beach captivates with its blend of vibrant culture and serene ocean views. Its storied waterfront welcomes visitors, where sleek yachts and historic ships mingle amidst a backdrop of modern skyscrapers and timeless architecture. Long Beach embodies the essence of coastal sophistication, whether strolling leisurely along the boardwalk, exploring the iconic Queen Mary, soaking in the eclectic arts scene, or simply basking in the warmth of the California sun.

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Day 15 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

For years, vacationers who discovered the charm and beauty of Banderas Bay tried to keep the 'good news' from spreading further than their closest friends. The arrival of a major studio film company and two of the world's best-known stars (Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton) quickly changed Puerto Vallarta into one of Mexico's major Pacific resorts. The addition of luxurious hotels, however, does not detract from the lush green mountains rising sharply from the shore. Puerto Vallarta offers the delights of long, white sand beaches, temperate waters and riotous mariachi bands.

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Day 18 Huatulco, Mexico

The nine glistening bays of Huatulco were virtually unknown outside the state of Oaxaca until the first coastal highway was completed in 1982. Now part of Mexico's 'Master Plan' to develop certain coastal areas into premium resorts, Huatulco may one day rival Acapulco and Cancun in the competition to attract tourists from around the world. The pleasing subtropical climate, fine golden sand beaches and warm waters certainly won't disappoint.

Day 19 Puerto Chiapas, Mexico

Puerto Chiapas is located in the southern Soconusco region of the Mexican state of Chiapas, close by the Guatemalan border. The region produces both coffee and cacao for chocolate, and so provides opportunities to see how these commodities are grown, processed and used worldwide. Bananas and tropical blooms are two other regional agricultural mainstays. If you have never tasted a truly tree-ripened banana, the experience can be revelatory. There are some pre-Columbian ruins at Izapa, although nothing on the scale of other, more famous Mayan ruins in Mexico and Guatemala. Favorite activities that have been developed for visitors include people-to-people opportunities in some of the nearby rural (and very friendly) communities.

Day 20 Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

Once the site of an impressive ancient Mayan civilization, Guatemala was conquered by Spanish conquistadors in 1524. Puerto Quetzal is Guatemala's largest Pacific Ocean port, offering access to the natural and historic wonders of Guatemala. Beyond the black-sand beaches that surround Puerto Quetzal, a narrow ribbon of lowland runs the length of the Pacific shore, where local farmers raise cotton, sugar, bananas and maize. Bordering the fertile lowlands, the Guatemalan highlands suddenly emerge, rising to heights of 2500 to 3000 feet. Jutting boldly from the southern highlands is a string of volcanoes, adding even more drama to this diverse land of ancient Maya ruins, Spanish Colonial heritage and breathtaking scenery.

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Day 22 Puntarenas (puerto Caldera), Costa Rica

The principal town of Costa Rica's Gulf of Nicoya, Puntarenas gives access to several of the nation's ecological reserves, including the Monteverde Reserve, as well as highlights of the highlands such as the famous woodcarving center of Sarchi and the distinctive highland town of Grecia with its metal Gothic church. At the nearby Carara National Park, visitors can see the 'Pura Vida' waterfall, some 650 feet high and keep an eye out for brilliant Scarlet Macaws.

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Day 24 Enter Panama Canal Balboa

In the early morning, your ship joins the flotilla of hulls of every shape and purpose from the far corners of the globe. They gather in the Bay of Panama off the shoreline of Balboa in the Pacific Ocean to form the day's convoy. Soon you will parade in file into the mighty Miraflores Locks, there to be lifted patiently by inrushing water through three steps and begin your transit of the canal. Arriving at the Pedro Miguel Locks, continue your ascent to the highest level of the canal. In truth, your ship sails from east to west, threading the jungled Gaillard Cut into broad Gatun Lake. Passing the eastbound convoy, your ship files through the three descending steps of the Gatun Locks, lowered gracefully by the outrushing waters into the mouth of the canal, bidding farewell to your convoy, and sailing on into the Caribbean Sea.

Day 24 Panama Canal Cruising

A thrilling day you will never forget. Surrounded by hulls of every sort and purpose from every corner of the globe, your ship is gracefully lifted by inrushing water in huge locks, and then sails through narrow, jungled channels and across a broad, shining lake from one ocean to another. At the other end, the waters again ease your ship downward to rejoin a different sea, and send you on your way with memories to last a lifetime.

Day 24 Exit Panama Canal Cristobal

After a thrilling day passing through the mighty, water-powered locks and jungled channels of the Panama Canal, reflect on the engineering marvel that you have experienced, as your ship glides majestically out of the canal and into your first night in the Caribbean Sea. As the first stars sparkle in the horizon, lift your glass to the bold visionaries who dreamt of such an accomplishment so long ago, and to the untold thousands who toiled to make it real.

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Day 26 Cartagena, Colombia

The Spanish founded Cartagena, officially known as Cartagena de Indias, in 1533. The city rapidly became a thriving commercial port, where precious stones and minerals from the New World awaited shipment back to Spain. Situated in a bay on the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena had the most extensive fortifications in South America, once guarded by 29 stone forts and a high wall of coral-stone measuring 16-miles long, 40-feet high and 50-feet wide. Completed in 1657, the Castle of San Felipe de Barajas is said to be the most grandiose work of military architecture erected by Spain in the Americas. Today, Cartagena's riches are found in the Boca Grande, an area of the city with beautiful waterfront hotels, trendy restaurants, casinos and boutiques.

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Day 30 Miami, Florida, USA

Miami is the busiest cruise port in the world, hosting a myriad of ships year-round from all over the globe. Although it is technically not on the Caribbean Sea, no other American city exudes more of the diverse tropical appeal of the Caribbean. The city is home to a large and vibrant immigrant population that blends snowbird refugees from more northern climes with emigres from all Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as sizable groups from Europe, the Middle East and Asia. From the hot-blooded Art Deco haunts of South Beach to the natural wonders of the UNESCO-inscribed Everglades and the laid-back charms of the Keys, South Florida offers a bounty of appealing attractions that make an extended stay in the region nearly mandatory for those either embarking or disembarking here.

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