Azamara Cruises has opened bookings for 2008-2009 Asia itineraries on cruise ship Azamara Quest, and also announced 2008-2009 Europe and South American itineraries for its sister cruise ship, Azamara Journey.
Azamara Quest's Asia season will begin with a 24-night voyage from Athens to Singapore departing on November 22, 2008. Highlights include stops in Alexandria, Egypt; passage through the Suez Canal; overnight stays in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Bombay (Mumbai), India, and stops in Cochin, India; Penang, Malaysia; and Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Malaysia.
On December 16, 2008 Azamara Quest then will sail one 18-night Southeast Asia voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong, China. Beginning January 3, 2009, Azamara Quest will sail two 14-night Southeast Asia cruises open-jaw between Hong Kong and Singapore. Both sailings include overnight stays in Hanoi (Haiphong) and Bangkok (Laemchabang), as well as stops in Hue (Da Nang), Ho Chi Minh City Vung Tau), and Sihanoukville.
On January 31, 2009, Azamara Quest will sail four 14-night Northeast Asia cruises open-jaw between Hong Kong and Beijing (Tianjin), China. Ports of call during these sailings include Shanghai, China; Pusan, South Korea; Fukuoka, Japan; Hiroshima, Japan; an overnight stay in Kyoto (Osaka), Japan; Seoul (Incheon), Korea; and Dalian, China.
Azamara Journey's summer Europe season will begin with a 16-night eastbound transatlantic voyage from Miami, Florida to Barcelona, Spain, departing on April 9, 2008. Two open-jaw voyages sailing 10 and 11 nights will immediately follow the ship's arrival in Spain. These sailings will travel through Western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Coast between Barcelona and Venice, Italy.
A 16-night Western Europe voyage will follow, departing on May 16, 2008, from Barcelona to Copenhagen, Denmark. Azamara Journey then will sail a handful of 12-night Scandinavia and Russia cruises, a 12-night Norwegian Fjords cruise and a 14-night British Isles cruise, all roundtrip from Copenhagen, Denmark.
On August 14, 2008, a 16-night Western Europe cruise is planned, open- jaw from Copenhagen to Barcelona. There are two 14-night Egypt/Israel voyages slated on August 30 and September 13, 2008, both sailing open-jaw between Barcelona and Athens. Prior to the end of the Europe season, a series of 10-, 11- and 12- night Western Mediterranean & Morocco and Adriatic Coast voyages are planned.
On December 2, 2008, Azamara Journey will finish the Europe season with a 16-night westbound transatlantic cruise from Lisbon to Sao Paulo (Santos), Brazil. Stops include Casablanca (Marrakech); Agadir, Morocco; Lanzarote, Canary Islands; Tenerife, Canary Islands; Salvador De Bahia, Brazil; and an overnight in harbor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Azamara Journey's winter South America season will begin on December 18, 2008, with an 18-night voyage from Sao Paulo (Santos), Brazil to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Two more 18-night Antarctica voyages round-trip from Buenos Aires are slated for January 5 and January 23, 2009.
On February 10, 2009, Azamara Journey will sail a 10-night Brazil voyage from Buenos Aires to Sao Paulo (Santos).On February 20, 2009, a 10-night Brazilian Carnival voyage sails from Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires, featuring three nights in Rio de Janeiro; an overnight in Itajai, Brazil; and a stop in Montevideo.
One more 18-night South America voyage is planned, departing on March 2, 2009. Azamara Journey will complete the South America season with an Eastbound Transatlantic voyage departing Sao Paulo (Santos), Brazil, on March 20, 2009, sailing to Lisbon, Portugal.
For more details, email info@ultimatecruise.com
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