Tuesday, March 28 - Sunday, April 9, 2017
Suite is $4,430, Balcony $3,895, and Ocean View $3,545
Inside cabins are also available. Insurance is additional, the Suite and Balcony rooms are $309, and Ocean View is $229. Your passport is required for this journey. This 11 day cruise will depart from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and will include ports of call at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas, Oranjestad, Aruba, Willemstad, Curacao, Cartegena, Columbia, transit the Panama Canal, Colon, Panama, and Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. Included in the cost is transportation to all airports, a one night stay at the best Western Ft. Lauderdale Airport and transfer to the ship. The trip includes prepaid gratuities, taxes, port charges, and fees. We have also included sightseeing trips in Aruba where you will visit an aloe vera factory, the Casibari Rock Formation, Natural Bridge, Alto Vista Chapel, and the California Light House. A guided tour in Cartagena, Columbia, will include a visit to La Popa Monastery, Fort San Felipe de Barajas, then to the dungeons and a high quality handicraft market. Continue to the magical walled city of Cartagena with its impressive Spanish colonial architecture and a guided walk through the city’s squares, public spaces, and San Pedro Claver cloister and monastery. We then board the coach and continue to Bocagrande for shopping in the world renowned Pierino Gallo, known for famous Columbian Emeralds. Limon, Costa Rica is our next included side trip to visit the Tortugero Canals where a motor boat will take you on a safari through the mangroves looking for wildlife. Animals are usually easy to spot and you may see many birds, sloths, monkeys, lizards, and even a caiman. On the way back, you will visit a banana plantation and the packing station.
Panama Canal Trip Information and Presentation
Wednesday, May 25, 2 pm, Free
Lonestar Room at the Senior Center
