BRAZIL AND AMAZON RIVER FORT LAUDERDALE ROUND TRIP

Join Our Co-Owner, Phyllis Dale  Aboard the MS Prinsendam Only 793 Passenger Capacity Explore the Amazon River in Brazil Fort Lauderdale Round Trip 24 Days Port Calls St. Barts - St. Lucia - Devil's Island, French Guiana - Macapa, Brazil - Santarem, Brazil - Boca da Valeria, Brazil, Manaus, Brazil - Parintins, Brazil - Alter Do Chao, Brazil - Bridgetown, Barbados - Port Elizabeth - Oranjestad, Aruba Our Special Promtion and Discount Includes Onboard Credit Per Stateroom Cat. E Oceanview $4499 Per Person  $6749 Single Other Categories Also Discounted Itinerary November 27  Day 1  Sail from Fort Lauderdale November 28  Day 2  Cruising the Florida Straits November 29  Day 3  Cruising the Caribbean Sea November 30  Day 4  St. Barts December 1  Day 5  Castries, St. Lucia This lush isle has it all...green jungles, dazzling beaches, a volcano and the spellbinding twin peaks of the Pitons. December 2  Day 6  Cruising the Atlantic December 3  Day 7  Devil's Island, French Guiana A beautiful island, once a French political prison, is filled with blue morpho butterflies and iridescent hummingbirds.  See the church mural painted by a convict. December 4  Day 8  Cruising the Atlantic December 5  Day 9  Macapa, Brazil At the mouth of the mighty Amazon River, Macapa is a city surrounded by jungle and the lush greenery of the Brazilian rainforest.  The Amazon is home to one-third of the world's living species.  You will want to take a jungle cruise to photograph the many animals, including colorful parrots.  Also, you'll be able to buy art and pottery from native Indian tribes in the Ver-o-Peso market.  This will be an outstanding port of call. Cruising the Amazon - Crossing the Equator December 6  Day 10  Santarem, Brazil A lively trading center on the Amazon.  You'll see rubber and Brazil nut trees, learn how the locals make tapioca and have a chance to swim in the clear blue waters of the Rio Tapajos.  You may want to book the Tapajos National Forest tour. December 7  Day 11 Boca da Valeria, Brazil Grass huts, log canoes and fishing are part of daily life in this remote Amazonian village which is a trading post on a bend in the river.   December 8 and 9  Day 12 and 13 Manaus Brazil This jungle capital sprang up during the great rubber boom of 1896.  It's splendid opera house, the centerpiece of this "Paris of the Jungle" where wealthy rubber barons enjoyed performances of Verdi and Puccini, has been magnificently restored.  See the "Meeting of the Waters" where dark and light rivers meet and run parallel for miles.  You'll want to book the jungle cruise excursion.  Watch for pink dolphins. December 10  Day 14 Parintina, Brazil Parintins embrace centuries of Indian culture traditions. December 11  Day 15 Alter Do Chao, Brazil This Amazon village has one of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil.  It sits beneath two rolling green hills.  One of the hills is shaped like a church altar.  You can explore the jungle or shop in the local open-air market for bargains. December  12  Day 16 Cruising the Amazon River Crossing the Equator December 13 and 14  Day 17 and 18 Cruising the Atlantic December 15  Day 19  Bridgetown, Barbados Friendly Island Spirit, Local Rum and Fried Flying Fish December 16  Day 20 Port Elizabeth, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Located on the beautiful Grenadine island of Bequia, in the Southern Caribbean, Port Elizabeth offers a charming waterfront, natural beauty and centuries of history to explore.  You may want to visit the Saint Vincent Botanical Gardens, the oldest botanical gardens in the Western Hemisphere and the Nicholas Wildlife Aviary Complex, relax on the soft, golden sand at Princess Margaret Beach or explore Hamilton Fort, built by the French in the late 18th century.  December 17  Day 21 Cruising the Caribbean Sea December 18  Day 22 Oranjestad, Aruba Colorful floating markets, unique architecture, wondrous coral reefs and landscapes dotted with curiously bent divi-civi trees await you on this island of the Netherlands Antilles.  There is so much to do and so much to explore in Oranjestad. December 19  Day 23 Cruising the Caribbean Sea December 20  Day 24 Cruising the Florida Straits December 21  Debark in Fort Lauderdale Call and ask for our Holland America Specialist Peggy Applebee for Further Information and Bookings.