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ports of call
23 Jan | Queen Victoria 9 Apr | Queen Mary 2 23 Mar | Queen Mary 2
Acapulco, Mexico Barbados Durban, South Africa
Relaxatsealevelonthegoldensandsofthis Welcometo‘LittleEngland’,whereatasteof Headtothe‘GoldenMile’ofbeachandits
beautifulresort,orstand45metresupatLa homeisinfusedwiththejoyfulCaribbean vibrantpromenade,buzzingwithbrightly
Quebradatowatchthedaredevilcliffdivers spirit,grilledflyingfish,tuneful‘tuk’bands, paintedrickshawsandbrimmingwithhand-
plungeintotheoceanswellbelow. fragrantorchidsandplatinumsands. wovenbasketsandintricatebeadwork.
11 Mar| Queen Mary 2 5 Mar | Queen Mary 2 2 Mar | Queen Victoria
24 Feb | Queen Victoria Bay of Islands, New Zealand Exmouth, Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Here,in1840,modernNewZealandwasborn Natureisabundanthere,asNingalooReef
The‘CityofChurches’isalsoacityofnature,
withthesigningoftheTreatyofWaitangi;its teemswithsealifejustoffshoreandCape
withitsgreenparks,flowingriversandnearby
lushforests,pristinebeachesandiridescent RangeNationalPark’sgorgesandmangrove
BarossaValley,whosevineyardsaccountfora
watershavechangedlittlesince. swampshousebirdcoloniesgalore.
thirdofthecountry’swine.
25-26 Mar | Queen Mary 2 12 Apr | Queen Mary 2
27 Feb | Queen Victoria Cape Town, South Africa
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15 Jan | Queen Victoria
Albany, Australia
ViewthecaptivatingcityfromatopTable
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
FromWesternAustralia’searliestsettlement,
Mountain,headtothemodernWaterfront,
BonnetHouseisSouthFloridaatitsserene
keepaneyeoutforoffshorewhalespouts,
visithistoricRobbenIsland,orventureinto
best.Builtinthe1920s,thisplantation-style
dramaticcoastalblowholesorstarkcliff-top
thesurroundingexpanseofitswinelands.
estateresoundswithcallsofresidentbirdsand
featuressuchasthe‘Bridge’andthe‘Gap’. monkeysamidstleafyglades.
19 Jan | Queen Victoria
11 Apr | Queen Victoria Cartagena, Colombia 17 Jan | Queen Victoria
Aqaba, Jordan
BedrawntoCiudadAmurallada,thewalled
Grand Cayman, Cayman
VenturetoPetra,hewnintorose-coloured
oldtownbrimmingwithcolonialhistory,
Islands
sandstoneand‘lost’until1812,and
brightlypaintedfacades,charmingbalconies
Delveintothedutyfreestores,browsefor
photographtheMonasteryandTreasury,their
anddelightfulplazasawashwithflowers.
jewellerymadefromcaymanite,snorkelin
columnsetchedmemorablyintosolidrock.
StingrayCityandfeedthegracefulsea
15 Feb | Queen Victoria creatures–orjustbaskonflawlessbeaches.
15 Apr | Queen Victoria Christchurch (from
Athens (from Piraeus), Greece
Lyttelton), New Zealand 22 Feb | Queen Mary 2
Standnearitscrumblingcolumns,abovethe
Takethegondolaforabird’seyeviewofthis
Guam, Mariana Islands
ancientTheatreofDionysus,orgazefromafar.
verdantcity,seethesightsbyheritagetramor
Onanislandburstingwithtropicalallure,
Howeveryouseeit,theParthenonremainsthe
relyonlegpowertoexplorebeautifulHagley
uncoveritsage-oldtraditionsattheChamorro
undisputedAthensicon.
ParkorCathedralSquare.
CulturalVillageanditspoignantrecenthistory
attheWarinthePacificPark.
4 Mar | Queen Mary 2
30 Mar | Queen Victoria
13 Feb | Queen Victoria
Cochin, India 17 Mar | Queen Victoria
Auckland, New Zealand Letthe‘GatewaytoKerala’thrillyouwitha
hanoi (from Halong Bay),
WitnessMaoriartefactsandcultural
clutchofPortuguesefortsandchurches,the
Vietnam
performancesattheawesomeAuckland
emblematicChinesefishingnetsoraboatride
Stepbackintimeamidstthe13th-century
Museum,orgazeacrossWaitemataHarbour,
throughitscalmbackwaters.
buildingsofthecapital’soldquarteror,close
whosenameisMaorifor‘seaofsparklingwaters’.
tonearbyHoanKiemLake,watchthetraditional
23 Mar | Queen Mary 2 story-tellingartofwaterpuppetry.
08 Feb | Queen Mary 2
4-5Apr | Queen Victoria
21 Mar | Queen Victoria
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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10 Feb | Queen Mary 2
Bangkok (from Laem Thisultra-modernresorthasatraditionalface,
Ho Chi Minh City (from
Chabang), Thailand
Vung Tau), Vietnam
soglimpsetheglitteringGoldSoukandGrand
Contrasttheraucous,bustlingboulevardswith
Mosquewithits70-metreminarets,gorgeous
Frenchcolonialbuildingssetthesceneasthe
theregalserenityofthemajesticRoyalPalace,
stainedglassanddozensofdomes.
aromaofnoodlestalls,thesightoforange-
garbedmonksandtheincessantbuzzof
theTempleoftheDawnandcountlessother
scooterscreateavividsnapshotofdailylife.
beguilingsights.
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