Amalfi Coast: Marseilles to Alexandria
Marseilles (France) - Alexandria (Egypt)
November 2-13, 2012
8 days / 7 nights on board

• Be delighted by the Amalfi Coast: spectacular cliffs, coves and beaches await you.

• Discover Sicily, an island coveted by many civilisations at Syracuse, Erice and Segesta and enjoy Lipari, Stromboli and Etna, three volcanic islands in all their sombre, wild beauty never fail to seduce the newcomer.

Itinerary

Arrival

Departure

Day 1 - Marseilles (France)
Embarkation in Marseilles (France) on Le Ponant.

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Day 2 - Bonifacio(Corsica - France)
Perched precariously on a high rocky promontory, Bonifacio occupies a very special place in the Corsican landscape, particularly when viewed from the sea. A fortress city atop white limestone and granite cliffs that have been sculpted by wind and waves, Bonifacio’s historic medieval heart of tall, narrow houses and winding cobblestone streets is protected by an impressive citadel wall embellished with square towers: a beautiful sight.

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Day 3 - At Sea

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Day 4 - Amalfi (Italy)
Since time immemorial, artists and travellers have fallen under the spell of these tiny villages lost amidst the orange and olive groves, the vineyards and bougainvillea. Amalfi and nearby Ravello, suspended between sea and sky, are the jewels of the Amalfi Coast. There is so much natural beauty to be admired here, including some magnificent gardens

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Day 5 -Palermo (Sicily -Italy)
A crossroads between Eastern and Western civilisations since time immemorial, Palermo (Italy) has been indelibly marked by the diverse cultures which have passed this way. The charm of this city of a thousand contrasts owes much to the atmosphere that prevails. The old town with its historic centre, particularly the magnificent 12th century cathedral, is testimony to a rich past. Not far from here is Monreale with its Benedictine Monastery and a splendid Duomo.

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Day 6 - Sailing past the Strait of Messina  - Taormina (Sicily - Italy)
Taormina (Italy) stands out against the slopes of Mount Tauro in the heart of a picturesque and charming location. The town’s alleyways and gardens tumble down the mountain to the Ionian Sea. Its ancient Greek theatre is the second largest in Sicily, after the theatre at Syracuse, and offers a magnificent panorama with the majestic Mount Etna, its lava flows still smoking, in the background.

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Day 12 - Alexandria (Egypt)
Disembarkation

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Please contact us for cruise fares

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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