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Wonders of the World Cruise

  • Departure DateFri 5th Jan 2018
  • Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Black Watch
  • 108 Night Cruise From Southampton
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Itinerary

  • Southampton
  • Ponta Delgada
  • Horta
  • St Georges, Bermuda
  • Havana
  • Cozumel
  • Panama Canal
  • Manta
  • Callao, Peru
  • Paracas
  • Hanga Roa, Easter Island
  • Papeete
  • Bora Bora
  • Rarotonga
  • Auckland
  • Bay of Islands
  • Sydney
  • Brisbane
  • Hamilton Island, Whitsundays
  • Darwin, Australia
  • Komodo Island
  • Singapore
  • Port Klang
  • Yangon, Burma
  • Cochin
  • Mumbai
  • Aqaba
  • Sharm El Sheikh
  • Alexandria
  • Kusadasi
  • Athens
  • Rome
  • Livorno
  • Malaga
  • Southampton

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Day 1 - Southampton

Arrive: Fri 05 January 2018 / Depart: Fri 05 January 2018

Southampton offers fast and efficient check-in areas, spacious departure lounges with seating areas, café-bars and smart washrooms. If you wish to travel by car and park for the duration of your cruise, you can pay for and reserve parking in advance directly with the relevant company. Alternatively, if being dropped off or collected by taxi or private car, they can drive right up alongside the terminal building.

Day 2 - At Sea

Day 3 - At Sea

Day 4 - At Sea

Day 5 - Ponta Delgada

Arrive: Tue 09 January 2018 / Depart: Tue 09 January 2018

Since their discovery in the early 15th century, the Portuguese Azores have played an important part in oceanic navigation. They were a logistical point for the discovery of new worlds; a port of call for ships engaged in trade between Europe, America and India; and a place to lay anchor for the galleons bringing the wealth of the Americas back to the old world.

Day 6 - Horta

Arrive: Wed 10 January 2018 / Depart: Wed 10 January 2018

The little port of Horta has long played host to transatlantic yachtsmen. It stands on pretty Faial Island, one of the nine emerald-green Azores - discovered by the Portuguese in the 15th century, and whose volcanic origins have created a beautiful and unspoilt environment of craters, lakes, sheer cliffs and lush valleys, to which man has seemingly added only picturesque whitewashed houses and stately little Baroque churches!

Day 7 - At Sea

Day 8 - At Sea

Day 9 - At Sea

Day 10 - At Sea

Day 11 - St Georges, Bermuda

Arrive: Mon 15 January 2018 / Depart: Mon 15 January 2018

Day 12 - At Sea

Day 13 - At Sea

Day 14 - At Sea

Day 15 - Havana

Arrive: Fri 19 January 2018

'The most beautiful land ever seen,' said Columbus in 1492, and even today Cuba's 2,000 miles of tropical coastline, 300 beaches that melt into amazingly clear seas, and lush mountain interior will lead many visitors to concur! Its rich Spanish colonial heritage has left a superb architectural legacy, and though the faded grandeur of Havana's facades and plazas reflect a now-lost glamorous heyday, the capital's inescapable rhythms of salsa and rumba are reminders that its irrepressible Latin pulse remains vibrantly alive.

Day 16 - Havana

Depart: Sat 20 January 2018

'The most beautiful land ever seen,' said Columbus in 1492, and even today Cuba's 2,000 miles of tropical coastline, 300 beaches that melt into amazingly clear seas, and lush mountain interior will lead many visitors to concur! Its rich Spanish colonial heritage has left a superb architectural legacy, and though the faded grandeur of Havana's facades and plazas reflect a now-lost glamorous heyday, the capital's inescapable rhythms of salsa and rumba are reminders that its irrepressible Latin pulse remains vibrantly alive.

Day 17 - Cozumel

Arrive: Sun 21 January 2018 / Depart: Sun 21 January 2018

10 miles off the Yucatan Peninsula, Cozumel was long sacred to the Maya Indians as the 'Island of Swallows'. Today its crystal seas and amazing reefs (made famous by Jacques Cousteau) have turned it into a shrine for scuba-divers! Sample the little shops, bars and restaurants of San Miguel's colourful waterfront, perhaps visit the ancient Mayan holy place of San Gervasio, or cool off in the coral-rich waters of Chancanaab Lagoon.

Day 18 - At Sea

Day 19 - At Sea

Day 20 - Panama Canal

Arrive: Wed 24 January 2018 / Depart: Wed 24 January 2018

'The Big Ditch' lifts our vessel by a fascinating feat of mechanics aided by on-shore 'mule' locomotives through three great locks. Transits of the Panama Canal last around eight hours; not so with the Black Watch. Uniquely, you will take twice as long, giving you the chance to enjoy the Gatun Yacht Club.

Day 21 - At Sea

Day 22 - Manta

Arrive: Fri 26 January 2018 / Depart: Fri 26 January 2018

An important port city in the Province of Manabí, located in a dry forest area, with some of the most beautiful beaches in South America. Popular attractions include the Banco Central Museum, which houses Native Central American Artefacts, the Machalilla National Park, with its unspoiled white beaches and leafy endemic vegetation.

Day 23 - At Sea

Day 24 - At Sea

Day 25 - Callao, Peru

Arrive: Mon 29 January 2018

Callao is the port for Lima, the ancient capital of Peru, the illustrious 'City of Kings' founded by the conquistadors over 450 years ago and once almost a second Royal Court of Spain. Today, though very much a busy modern city, it guards a priceless treasure-chest of Spanish colonial art and architecture. Our stay also allows time to travel deeper into this mysterious El Dorado, to visit the Incas' ancient capital at Cuzco, high in the Andean foothills.

Day 26 - Callao, Peru

Depart: Tue 30 January 2018

Callao is the port for Lima, the ancient capital of Peru, the illustrious 'City of Kings' founded by the conquistadors over 450 years ago and once almost a second Royal Court of Spain. Today, though very much a busy modern city, it guards a priceless treasure-chest of Spanish colonial art and architecture. Our stay also allows time to travel deeper into this mysterious El Dorado, to visit the Incas' ancient capital at Cuzco, high in the Andean foothills.

Day 27 - Paracas

Arrive: Wed 31 January 2018 / Depart: Wed 31 January 2018

Day 28 - At Sea

Day 29 - At Sea

Day 30 - At Sea

Day 31 - At Sea

Day 32 - At Sea

Day 33 - Hanga Roa, Easter Island

Arrive: Tue 06 February 2018 / Depart: Tue 06 February 2018

Day 34 - At Sea

Day 35 - At Sea

Day 36 - Cruising by Pitcairn Island

Day 37 - At Sea

Day 38 - At Sea

Day 39 - At Sea

Day 40 - Papeete

Arrive: Tue 13 February 2018 / Depart: Tue 13 February 2018

Tahiti is also the largest of the islands of French Polynesia. A mixture soaring peaks, lush valleys, cascading waterfalls, dense rainforest, picturesque coastal areas, flowing rivers and fertile farmland. Experience the incredible warm welcome from you Polynesian hosts.

Day 41 - Bora Bora

Arrive: Wed 14 February 2018 / Depart: Wed 14 February 2018

Day 42 - At Sea

Day 43 - Rarotonga

Arrive: Fri 16 February 2018 / Depart: Fri 16 February 2018

According to Captain James Cook, who gave his name to these islands, you are arriving at the most detached parts of the earth. Far from the hustle and bustle of the modern world with some of the most spectacular scenery in the South Pacific, Rarotonga is a bewitching blend of craggy mountains, dense jungle and glorious bone-white beaches.

Day 44 - At Sea

Day 45 - At Sea

Day 46 - Crossing the Int. Date Line

Day 47 - At Sea

Day 48 - At Sea

Day 49 - Auckland

Arrive: Thu 22 February 2018 / Depart: Thu 22 February 2018

Glittering high-rise developments and a delightful pier-side area brimming with tempting shops and restaurants. Virtually ringed by the sea, this ‘City of Sails’ claims more boats per head of population than any other city in the world! Founded in 1840 by British settlers on a Maori site, today’s Auckland is a cosmopolitan affair with a large Polynesian population.

Day 50 - Bay of Islands

Arrive: Fri 23 February 2018 / Depart: Fri 23 February 2018

Day 51 - At Sea

Day 52 - At Sea

Day 53 - At Sea

Day 54 - Sydney

Arrive: Tue 27 February 2018

A first glimpse of its two great icons - the famous Harbour Bridge and soaring Opera House - will prove a special memory (the harbour ferry offers the best views!). Stroll through Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens or slip away to legendary Bondi or one of countless other nearby Pacific beaches.

Day 55 - Sydney

Depart: Wed 28 February 2018

A first glimpse of its two great icons - the famous Harbour Bridge and soaring Opera House - will prove a special memory (the harbour ferry offers the best views!). Stroll through Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens or slip away to legendary Bondi or one of countless other nearby Pacific beaches.

Day 56 - At Sea

Day 57 - Brisbane

Arrive: Fri 02 March 2018 / Depart: Fri 02 March 2018

The Brisbane River cuts a winding course through the capital, and is lined by a series of walks, reserves and barbecue and picnic spots. Brisbane, Queensland’s capital, has a warm climate, with the average temperature ranging from 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit) in winter to 30 degrees (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer months.

Day 58 - At Sea

Day 59 - Hamilton Island, Whitsundays

Arrive: Sun 04 March 2018 / Depart: Sun 04 March 2018

Situated in the Great Barrier Reef and the largest of the Whitsunday Islands, Hamilton Island is almost exclusively used for tourism, particularly popular for yachting and the annual Hamilton Island Race Week. Migrating whales also make their way through these warm waters between July and September.

Day 60 - Great Barrier Reef cruising

Day 61 - Great Barrier Reef cruising

Day 62 - At Sea

Day 63 - At Sea

Day 64 - Darwin, Australia

Arrive: Fri 09 March 2018 / Depart: Fri 09 March 2018

Day 65 - At Sea

Day 66 - At Sea

Day 67 - Komodo Island

Arrive: Mon 12 March 2018 / Depart: Mon 12 March 2018

Day 68 - At Sea

Day 69 - At Sea

Day 70 - At Sea

Day 71 - Singapore

Arrive: Fri 16 March 2018 / Depart: Fri 16 March 2018

When Sir Stamford Raffles claimed Singapore for the British East India Company in 1819, it was nothing but a swampy, thickly jungled island populated by a handful of fishermen and sea gypsies. Stragetically placed as the tip of the Malay peninsula, there had long been visits from a variety of sea craft, including Chinese junks, Indian vessels, Arab dhows and Portuguese battleships – Raffles' arrival merely formalised Singapore's status as a port of international renown. Merchants of every race, colour and creed were quickly drawn to the island, and by 1911, Singapore had a population of 250,000 people, comprising 48 races, speaking 54 languages!

Day 72 - Port Klang

Arrive: Sat 17 March 2018 / Depart: Sat 17 March 2018

Day 73 - At Sea

Day 74 - At Sea

Day 75 - Yangon, Burma

Arrive: Tue 20 March 2018

Day 76 - Yangon, Burma

Day 77 - Yangon, Burma

Depart: Thu 22 March 2018

Day 78 - At Sea

Day 79 - At Sea

Day 80 - At Sea

Day 81 - At Sea

Day 82 - Cochin

Arrive: Tue 27 March 2018 / Depart: Tue 27 March 2018

A city that glories in the title of ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’, and consist of peninsulas and islands with a mainland centre, Cochin has a magnificent natural harbour, almost in the middle of the city, created by the underwater Malabar mud banks that ensure calm waters.

Day 83 - At Sea

Day 84 - Mumbai

Arrive: Thu 29 March 2018 / Depart: Thu 29 March 2018

After three days crossing the Arabian Sea, Mumbai appears off the port bow. Once a cluster of seven islands covered with coconut palms, Mumbai is a vibrant city where industy, skyscrapers, bustling bazaars, religious sites like the Jain Temple and the closely guarded Parsi Towers of Silence all exist happily side by side. Also see the Victoria Railway Terminus; the Royal Bombay Yacht Club and the Ghandi Memorial Museum. Named after the goddess Mumbai, this relic empire is dominated by the Gateway of India.

Day 85 - At Sea

Day 86 - At Sea

Day 87 - At Sea

Day 88 - At Sea

Day 89 - At Sea

Day 90 - At Sea

Day 91 - At Sea

Day 92 - Aqaba

Arrive: Fri 06 April 2018 / Depart: Fri 06 April 2018

The rose-red city; perhaps the finest archaeological site in the Middle East, hewn from sandstone over 2,000 years ago and only re-discovered in 1812. The Treasury of the Nabateans is without doubt, one of the world's great sights. Nearer to Aqaba is the spectacular scenery of Lawrence of Arabia's Wadi Rum.

Day 93 - Sharm El Sheikh

Arrive: Sat 07 April 2018

Explore coral reefs, home to a host of rainbow-coloured fish and sea-gardens - at their best near Ras Mohammed Park and Na'ama Bay. Travel inland to the 6th century Byzantine Greek Orthodox monastery of St. Catherine's, the oldest continuously inhabited monastery in the world, set in the shadow of Mt. Sinai, the site of the Burning Bush, where, according to tradition, Moses received the Ten Commandments.

Day 94 - Sharm El Sheikh

Depart: Sun 08 April 2018

Explore coral reefs, home to a host of rainbow-coloured fish and sea-gardens - at their best near Ras Mohammed Park and Na'ama Bay. Travel inland to the 6th century Byzantine Greek Orthodox monastery of St. Catherine's, the oldest continuously inhabited monastery in the world, set in the shadow of Mt. Sinai, the site of the Burning Bush, where, according to tradition, Moses received the Ten Commandments.

Day 94 - Suez Canal Transit

Day 95 - Suez Canal Transit

Day 96 - Alexandria

Arrive: Tue 10 April 2018 / Depart: Tue 10 April 2018

A Roman amphitheatre, ancient catacombs and the site of the great Pharos lighthouse recall distant glories, while the 19th century Montazah Palace - a former royal residence - and seafront boulevards reflect a more recent era. Alexandria exists in the land that gave birth to the first great civilisation.

Day 97 - At Sea

Day 98 - Kusadasi

Arrive: Thu 12 April 2018 / Depart: Thu 12 April 2018

Day 99 - Athens

Arrive: Fri 13 April 2018 / Depart: Fri 13 April 2018

The port of Piraeus brings you to Athens, one of the great names of antiquity, the city of Plato and Socrates, a cradle of Western civilisation and birthplace of democracy. You can step in to that history on the heights of the Acropolis with its glorious 2,500-years-old Parthenon dating from the Golden Age of Classical Greece. Below, in the heart of the city lies the ancient Plaka District's honeycomb of streets, little shops - and tavernas that come alive at night with the pulse of bouzouki.

Day 100 - At Sea

Day 101 - Cruise Straits of Messina

Day 102 - Rome

Arrive: Mon 16 April 2018 / Depart: Mon 16 April 2018

Gateway to Rome - Italy's Eternal City, living monument to a 3,000-year history that has shaped the civilisation of our western world. From the Colosseum and Forum of Ancient Rome to the city's great masterpieces of renaissance and Baroque art and architecture, the emblems of past grandeur provide a backdrop for the elegant designer boutiques, pavement cafes, inviting trattorie and countless sophisticated pleasures of today's vibrant capital.

Day 103 - Livorno

Arrive: Tue 17 April 2018 / Depart: Tue 17 April 2018

From this Ligurian port you can visit Pisa, to see the 11th century Duomo cathedral and world-famous Leaning Tower. Visiting the legendary Florence is also possible. This Renaissance city of the Medici grand dukes, where the peerless art treasures of the Uffizi and a majestic prospect of domes, towers and spires are framed by the distant Tuscan hills.

Day 104 - At Sea

Day 105 - At Sea

Day 106 - Malaga

Arrive: Fri 20 April 2018 / Depart: Fri 20 April 2018

The busy port city of Andalusia, the Spain of gazpacho and paella, flamenco and fiesta, recaptured from the Moors of the 15th century after 800 years of conflict. Enjoy the panorama from Gibralfara Castle, and visit the Moorish Alcazaba fortress, the birthplace of Picasso, and a wine cellar to try the famous local dessert wines. Or travel to Granada, to the glorious Alhambra, whose proud 14th century palaces and exotic gardens are Spain's finest expression of Moorish art.

Day 107 - At Sea

Day 108 - At Sea

Day 109 - At Sea

Day 110 - Southampton

Arrive: Tue 24 April 2018 / Depart: Tue 24 April 2018

Southampton offers fast and efficient check-in areas, spacious departure lounges with seating areas, café-bars and smart washrooms. If you wish to travel by car and park for the duration of your cruise, you can pay for and reserve parking in advance directly with the relevant company. Alternatively, if being dropped off or collected by taxi or private car, they can drive right up alongside the terminal building.

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