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Cruise West announced that in 2010
it will operate 38 worldwide itineraries, of which 29 are new, with stops in 75
countries and more than 300 ports worldwide. The voyages will include 175
departures throughout all seven continents with visits to 92 UNESCO World
Heritage Sites. Cruise West operates small ships with capacities of 78 to 148
guests. Cruises range from four to 19 nights, and are priced from $1,199 per
person.
The “Voyages of the Great Explorers” will circumnavigate the world in 335 days,
traveling westward from Singapore on March 5. The kick-off inaugural cruise is
also a Chairman’s Cruise hosted by Dick and Leslie West. The action takes place
on the 120-guest, all-suite Spirit of Oceanus. Voyages may be purchased
individually, in multiple segments, or all together as an entire
circumnavigation of the globe.
The six-night Cocos Island adventure onboard the 100-guest Pacific Explorer
includes a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its population of
hammerhead sharks and 90 species of birds, as well as kayaking and snorkeling
opportunities. Offered Jan. 24 and April 12, the cruise can be combined with the
Jan. 15, Jan. 30 or April 3 departures of the “Between Two Seas” cruise that
includes a transit through the Panama Canal.
The 18-night “Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands” itinerary
departs Feb. 7 and includes the Orkney Islands, penguins including King and
Rockhopper, and a rare visit to the Palmer Research Station. It is operated by
the 114-guest Corinthian II, sister ship to the Spirit of Oceanus.
A new seven-night “Alaska’s Inside Passage” itinerary offers Zodiac experiences
and ports of call including Sitka, Wrangell and Petersburg. Twenty-five weeklong
departures, roundtrip from Juneau, will operate May through August 2010 onboard
the 138-guest Spirit of Yorktown and the 102-guest Spirit of Endeavour. Two new
cruise itineraries join the European river lineup.
A 10-night cruise down the Danube and Rhine rivers on Oct. 3, 2010, travels from
Vienna to Cologne. An Oct. 13 departure cruises from Cologne to Basel for 10
nights on the Rhine, Main and Mosel rivers. All European river cruises take
place on the 148-guest Amadeus Diamond |
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