Aqaba to Alexandria aboard Le Ponant

Aqaba (Jordan) - Alexandria (Egypt)
April 20-26, 2012
7 days / 6 nights on board

• Discover the charms of legendary and modern Egypt

Itinerary

Arrival

Departure

Day 1 - Aqaba (Jordan)
Embarkation from 16.30 to 17.30

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18:00

Day 2 - Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt)
Not far from here on the southernmost tip of the Sinai Desert, Sharm El Sheikh offers you a truly amazing undersea world. Nearby is the imposing St Catherine’s Monastery, a Greek Orthodox building enclosed by a wall built by Emperor Justinian in 527. The monastery stands on the Biblical site of the Burning Bush at an altitude of 5,000 ft. Today it is home to around 20 monks most of whom hail from Mount Athos in Greece. The icon collection is quite exceptional illustrating over 1,400 years of history.

06:00

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Day 3 - Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt)
Not far from here on the southernmost tip of the Sinai Desert, Sharm El Sheikh offers you a truly amazing undersea world. Nearby is the imposing St Catherine’s Monastery, a Greek Orthodox building enclosed by a wall built by Emperor Justinian in 527. The monastery stands on the Biblical site of the Burning Bush at an altitude of 5,000 ft. Today it is home to around 20 monks most of whom hail from Mount Athos in Greece. The icon collection is quite exceptional illustrating over 1,400 years of history.

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13:00

Day 4 - Ain Soukhna (Egypt)
On the shores of the Red Sea, this small fishing port is named after the hot springs found near by and is the ideal jumping off point to explore the oldest Christian monastery in Egypt: St Anthony where 65 Coptic monks live today. Founded by the disciples of St Anthony it has been altered many times over the centuries. The first mention of a monastic movement only appeared in the early 7th century but a village with a church, chapels, monastic cells and gardens was quickly established. And this is how it still appears today, sheltered behind a 10 metre high wall. As a result of being so far away in the heart of the desert, the occupants escaped the troubles of the Arab conquest and continued their intellectual activities until the end of the 15th century.

11:30

18:30

Day 5 - Suez Canal (Egypt)

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Day 6 - Alexandria (Egypt)

12:00

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Day 7 - Alexandria (Egypt)
Disembarkation.

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Cruise fares

Category	Brochure Fare	Bonus Fare**
Marie Galante Deck Cabin	$3,108	from $2,331
Antigua Deck Cabin	$3,294	from $2,471
Triple Occupancy	$2,020	from $1,515
Safety and port taxes	$336	$336
Single supplement in cabin*	Starting at + 30%	Starting at + 30%

Prices are per person, based on double occupancy and subject to fuel surcharge. View deck plan. 

Our fares include:

• Your cruise including all meals from dinner on the day of embarkation to breakfast on the day of disembarkation. 
• Welcome aboard and captain’s cocktail parties, gala dinner. 
• Mineral water, tea, filter coffee, white, red and rosé wines served with meals. 
• Evening entertainments and events, and/or organised shows. 

Our fares do not include:

• Flights and airport taxes 
• Transfers, day rooms and other services at arrival & departure, before embarkation and after disembarkation. 
• Optional shore excursions (sold on board) 
• Insurances. 
• Personal expenses, tips 
• Other drinks than mentioned ones 

**Ponant Bonus Fares:
Special Savings program off published cruise-only fares for select voyages, in all stateroom and suite categories. Ponant Bonus fares are capacity controlled, subject to availability and may change at any time without notice. Ponant Bonus could decrease or be closed for specific stateroom and suite categories or entire cruise.

Ponant bonus fares represent savings from the published fare and may not be combined with certain other promotional offers. Some cruise credits may not be combinable.       The bonus fares represent our best available rate at time of booking.

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