Cruise Itinerary Details

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Sailing Dates	Inside Cabin	Ocean View	Balcony	Suite
Jan 2-9, 2010	$858	$1,024	$1,199	$1,640	Select
Jan 9-16, 2010	$821	$1,024	$1,843	$1,640	Select
Jan 16-23, 2010	$821	$1,024	$1,171	$1,640	Select
Jan 23-30, 2010	$821	$1,024	$1,254	$1,640	Select

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Ports of Call

Sao Paulo (Santos), Brazil
Founded in 1535, Santos was one of the first Portuguese settlements in the New World. Situated a few kilometres east of Sao Vicente, the city was developed on an island, with the port facing inland and ships approaching through a narrow canal. The heart of the city is very much connected with the port activities, and the main buildings lie along a network of narrow alleyways and streets. There are several street markets, where bartering is the order of the day, just as it was in ancient times. One of the most important attractions in the city centre is the Rodoviària, near Praça dos Andradas. The commercial centre is found along Rua XV de Novembro and Rua do Comercio. The city's train station, built in 1860, is a copy of London's Victoria Station. Nearby is the Baroque-style Santo Antoñio do Valongo church and Convento do Carmo. The city's commercial importance is now complemented by the tourist industry, with many visitors preferring the coast of Santos to Rio de Janeiro. On the south side of the island, which has a 400km coastline, are a number of bays with large beaches, protected inland by green hills, giving a Mediterranean feel to the area.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Natives call it a cidade maravilhosa—the marvelous city—for its stunning setting and unabashed lust for life. Our overnight stay lets you revel in Brazilian paradise: beaches beauty, samba. And if Rio isn't wild enough for you, there's always a trip to the Amazonian river outpost of Manaus, once the richest city in the world.

Salvador Bahia, Brazil
In the state where Portuguese culture first blended with West African beliefs, spicy Bahia offers cuisine to sample, rhythmic capoiera fight dances to watch, immaculate white lace shirts to buy. Religion here is often an eclectic affair—catholicism mixed with pagan gods and a dash of voodoo thrown in.

Ilheus, Brazil
The sophisticated city of Ilheus, on the Atlantic coast 400km south of Salvador de Bahia, has a rich cultural heritage in addition to a number of splendid beaches. It is the birthplace of writer Jorge Amado, author of probably Brazil's most internationally renowned novel, 'Gabriela, Cravo e Canela' (Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon). Set in the city, a tour of Ilheus brings the novel to life, particularly at the bar Vezuvio in Praccedil a Dom Eduardo which in Amado's masterpiece is owned by his main character Nacib. A number of waterways dissect Ilheus, giving parts of the city a distinctive, and romantic, feel. Among the city's buildings of interest is a cathedral built in 1930 in extravagant gothic style. The nearby church of Matriz de Sao Jorge, completed in 1556 in Portuguese baroque style, houses a museum of religious art. Another major landmark is the church of Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, which dominates the coastline close to the city centre. One of the city's distinctive characteristics is its lively cafes, which are a main focal point of Ilheus society. Away from the city centre there are several very popular seaside bars on the Avenida Atlantica promenade. Nearby to Ilheus on the Olivenccedil coast is Cururupe beach, scene of a notorious battle in 1567 between the local Governor and a tribe of native Indians who were shot trying to escape swimming into the sea.

Ilhabela (Sao Sabastiao), Brazil
The Brazilian island resort of Ilhabela is renowned for its extraordinary and varied beaches. There are at least 50 beaches in the vicinity in a wide range of landscapes, including sweeping bays, rocky inlets and wide shorelines. Some have extensive facilities for watersports and other beach activities, others are devoted to the art of relaxation amid a beautiful natural environment that attracts a wide variety of bird life. A canal leading to the mainland, with strong winds and currents, is particularly popular with windsurfers and sailors. The island, including the district of São Sebastião, beautifully displays Brazilian efforts to develop seaside facilities in harmony with nature. Long before attracting thousands of tourists with its charm, Ilhabela was a popular destination with pirates and buccaneers who used its bays and canal for shelter while they counted their treasure or made repairs to their ships. Some were so taken with the surrounding beauty that they settled in the area, becoming fishermen and building homes. According to the language of the Tupinambá natives, the island's original name was 'Ciribaí' which means 'peaceful place'. The area was given the name São Sebastião during journeys to the new continent by Italian navigator Amérigo Vespucci, who presented it to the Portuguese Crown. The island's commerce flourished during the 17th and 18th centuries, with the creation of several villages, including Villa Bella da Princeza, which with 3,000 inhabitants was the most highly populated centre in the archipelago, with extensive sugar cane plantations. Unsurprisingly, the most flourishing industry today is tourism.