Kochi to Mumbai aboard Le Ponant

Kochi (India) - Mumbai (India)
March 10 - 17, 2012
8 days / 7 nights on board

• Fabulous southern India: a land of legends and thousand-year-old traditions.
• Little-known ports of call on the ancient spice route.
• Kerala’s vast shady lagoons where you can savour the gentle pace of life in the backwaters.

Itinerary

Arrival

Departure

Day 1 - Kochi (India)
Embarking.

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Day 2 - Kochi (India)
A small port in the south-west of India, Kochi is one of the most beautiful on the Malabar Coast where the scent of cardamom mingles with cloves. It was here that Vasco de Gama disembarked over 500 years ago, and yet how many Phoenicians, Greeks, Arabs and Romans came here before him to drop anchor in the turquoise waters of the Oman Sea? So many nations, at a time when pepper from Malabar was almost as precious as gold, left these shores loaded with precious spices. Here you can explore the Manttancherry Palace and a lively bazaar, or take a traditional Kettuvallam rice barge to explore the “backwaters”, a network of lakes and channels bordering the villages and rice fields.

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Day 3 - Trivandrum (India)
Capital of the State of Kerala, Trivandrum boasts a rich and colourful past. You will be seduced by the legends and secular traditions, such as the Kathakali dance which celebrates the many divinities. Tucked away in the neighbouring hills, the Padmanabhapuram Palace, a former residence of Kerala princes from the 16th century also waits to reveal its secrets.

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Day 4 - At Sea

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Day 5 - New Mangalore (India)
A prosperous port, Mangalore attracts traders dealing in coffee, cashew nuts, pepper and other valuable spices. The town is home to several remarkable religious buildings, a legacy of its Portuguese colonial past, like the magnificent St Aloysius Chapel and a number of fascinating and ancient temples.

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Day 6 - Marmugo (India) 
A former Portuguese trading post, the historic centre of the capital Panaji reveals a colourful market and a number of “quintas”, grand mansions that belonged to the Portuguese aristocracy in the 18th century. In the heart of Velha Goa you will discover an amazing ensemble of cathedrals, churches and monasteries from the 17th century.

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20:00

Day 7 - At Sea

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Day 8 - Mumbai (India)
Disembarkation.

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Cruise Fares

Category	Brochure Fare	Bonus Fare**
Marie Galante Deck Cabin	$3,780	from $2,835
Antigua Deck Cabin	$4,007	from $3,006
Triple Occupancy	$2,457	from $1,843
Safety and port taxes	$378	$378
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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