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New Year in Barbados & Amazon Trailblazer

  • Departure Date30 Dec 2024
  • Oceania Cruises Sirena
  • 24 Nights Cruise & Stay
  • Prices From £8,199 per person

Itinerary

  • Stay 5 nights in Barbados
  • Bridgetown
  • Barbados
  • Scarborough, Trinidad
  • Santarem
  • Boca De Valeira
  • Manaus
  • Parintins
  • Alter Do Chao, Brazil
  • Devils Island, French Guiana
  • St Georges, Grenada
  • Iles Des Saintes
  • Rodney Bay
  • Bridgetown

A wonderful 5 night stay in the paradise island of Barbados sets the tone for this truly inspiring cruise holiday. Be totally amazed by the divine beauty that awaits you, as you relax upon the powder-soft unspoiled sands and cool off in the dreamy azure-blue. Celebrate the New Year during your stay where you can enjoy the islands spectacular firework display across the glittering ocean. Next, step on board the scintillating Sirena and prepare yourself for 18 days of unparalleled discovery. Enjoy the unique experience of cruising the Amazon River, taking in the astonishing surroundings as you head for the delights of Brazil. Immerse yourself within the culture of remarkable ports of call that await such as Santarem, Boca Da Valeria, Manaus and Devil’s Island, French Guiana. Then, spend the last few days soaking up the Caribbean sun as you visit Grenada, Guadeloupe & lastly St Lucia. The perfect end to your cruise holiday.

Highlights

  • All Inclusive Barbados Stay
  • FREE $500 On Board Spend
  • OLife Choice - FREE WiFi plus choose one: Beverage Package, $800 On Board Spend or 8 Shore Excursions

What's Included?

  • Return flights from the UK (call for regional departures)
  • 5 night stay in Barbados on All Inclusive Basis
  • 18 night cruise on board Sirena on full board basis
  • FREE $300 On Board Spend
  • OLife Choice - FREE WiFi plus choose one: Beverage Package, $800 On Board Spend or 8 Shore Excursions

Prices From pp

Departure DateInteriorOceanviewBalconySuite
Dec 2024£8,199£8,699£10,199£12,399

Price based on flying from London. Flight supplements from regional airports will apply. For a live price for your chosen date, airport and hotels please call our Cruise Experts.

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Sirena

Elegant sister ship to charming Regatta, Insignia and Nautica, Oceania Cruises’ newest addition, Sirena embodies the most treasured elements of our celebrated fleet, and features a few highlights all her own.

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Itinerary for New Year in Barbados & Amazon Trailblazer

Day 1 - Fly UK to Barbados / Enjoy Barbados

Day 2 - Enjoy Barbados

Day 3 - Enjoy Barbados

Day 4 - Enjoy Barbados

Day 5 - Enjoy Barbados

Day 6 - Embark Oceania Sirena in Bridgetown / Barbados

Discover the many beautiful aspects of this island, from its rugged Atlantic coastline to its beautiful Great Houses, cane fields, exquisite gardens and glorious beaches. See the island's spectacular underwater treasures on your own snorkeling expedition.

Discover the many beautiful aspects of this island, from its rugged Atlantic coastline to its beautiful Great Houses, cane fields, exquisite gardens and glorious beaches. See the island's spectacular underwater treasures on your own snorkeling expedition.

Day 7 - Scarborough, Trinidad

Explore the wonderful Buccoo Reef by glass-bottom boat and gasp at its colorful fish and coral. Enjoy the thrill of sailing on a catamaran to the sounds of calypso music and then snorkel in a beautiful bay. Discover the island and its Fort King George, famed botanical garden, market and Tobago Museum. Or take a walk through the island's tropical rainforest and see the breathtaking cascading Gold and Silver Falls.

Day 8 - Atlantic Ocean Cruising

Day 9 - Atlantic Ocean Cruising

Day 10 - Amazon River Cruising

Day 11 - Santarem

See the bustling waterfront, the cathedral, the museum and the famed “Meeting of the Waters” at the confluence of the Tapajos and Amazon rivers. Or see the rivers converge from a boat on the way to Maica Lake, while looking for rare Amazon pink dolphins. Travel into the nearby countryside and take a walk along a fascinating Amazon jungle trail.

Day 12 - Boca De Valeira

Go ashore and wander on your own through this tiny settlement at the mouth of the Valeria River. Listen to the screeching of parrots and watch the riots of color they display as they take to the air. Observe Amazonian life up close.

Day 13 - Manaus

Visit the famed Manaus Opera House. See the old mansions and the Indian Museum, featuring artifacts that chronicle the heritage of the region’s tribes. Journey into the jungle and trek along a rainforest trail. Take a riverboat to the “Meeting of the Waters,” where the dark, clear Rio Negro and the muddy, yellow Rio Solimões join to form the mighty Amazon.

Day 14 - Manaus

Visit the famed Manaus Opera House. See the old mansions and the Indian Museum, featuring artifacts that chronicle the heritage of the region’s tribes. Journey into the jungle and trek along a rainforest trail. Take a riverboat to the “Meeting of the Waters,” where the dark, clear Rio Negro and the muddy, yellow Rio Solimões join to form the mighty Amazon.

Day 15 - Parintins

Visit this isolated island town, steeped in Indian culture, in the middle of the Amazon River. Its stadium has become the focus of the Boi Bumba Festival, an annual event similar to Carnival. Witness an exclusive performance of this Amazonian folklore story.

Day 16 - Alter Do Chao, Brazil

Home to Ilha do Amor, one of the most photographed white sand islands in the entire world, Alter do Chão is a charming riverside village. Explore Lago Verde, a grand lagoon that can viewed from rented canoes, or take a boat tour along the Rio Tapajós or the Amazon. You’ll see a number of bird species and might even spot a crocodile or a sloth. Try Serra Pelada if you seek the perfect place for a short but breathtaking hike.

Day 17 - Amazon River Cruising

Day 18 - Atlantic Ocean Cruising

Day 19 - Devils Island, French Guiana

The penal colony of Cayenne, commonly known as Devil's Island, was a French penal colony that operated in the 19th and 20th century in the Salvation Islands of French Guiana.

Day 20 - Atlantic Ocean Cruising

Day 21 - St Georges, Grenada

You can smell the cinnamon and nutmeg well before you dock in St. George’s; a tour of the spice estates on Grenada is almost mandatory. You can also take in a visit to a distillery to see how the island’s sugarcane juice is first turned into syrup and then into rum. A ferry trip to sister island Carriacou offers fantastic diving opportunities, and romantics can climb the waterfalls or just relax on the sun-kissed beaches.

Day 22 - Iles Des Saintes

Comprising eight small islands – two inhabited – Îles des Saintes is a place where you can be happy doing absolutely nothing. You’ll be tendered to Terre-de-Haut Island, where the local population numbers less than 2,000. Whether your agenda consists of seeing a specific sight like Fort Napoléon, getting active on a hike, or taking a short stroll to find a café, this laid-back locale has got you covered. Hire a boat to go scuba diving. Shop for handpainted t-shirts or posters with island themes. Or simply plant yourself in the sand and let the balmy breezes of the Caribbean carry you into a reverie.

Day 23 - Rodney Bay

Rodney Bay is a town and bay located in the Gros Islet District on the island of Saint Lucia. Gros Islet is one of the ten districts in the island. It can be found on the northwestern coast of the island above the Castries District, where the capital of St. Lucia is, and the former Dauphin quarter.

Day 24 - Bridgetown, disembark & transfer to airport / Fly Bridgetown to UK

Discover the many beautiful aspects of this island, from its rugged Atlantic coastline to its beautiful Great Houses, cane fields, exquisite gardens and glorious beaches. See the island's spectacular underwater treasures on your own snorkeling expedition.

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