Sail roundtrip from Nice aboard Le Ponant

Nice (France) - Nice (France)
October 13-20, 2012
8 days / 7 nights on board

• “A rose pink pebble on the Mediterranean” is how Saint Exupéry described Corsica: the island reveals its astonishing beauty, when Italy will delight you with a thousand and one testimonies to a glorious past.

Itinerary

Arrival

Departure

Day 1 - Nice (France)
Embarkation in Nice (France) in the late afternoon.

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20:00

Day 2 - Calvi (Corsica-France)
From the moment you arrive, Calvi’s Genoese Citadel seems to beckon you to the top of its ramparts. A jewel of Balagne, this “citadel city” is impressively beautiful. Stretching from Calvi to L’Ile Rousse, the coastline is renowned for its picturesque villages and their narrow cobbled streets. An opportunity to explore Corsica’s “maquis” and its magnificent unspoiled countryside – still intact!

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23:00

Day 3 - Porto (Corsica - France)  
Sailing along the Calanques of Piana 

14:00

20:00

Day 4 - 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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18:00

Day 5 -Portoferraio (Italy)
The island of elba is at the heart of the Tuscan Archipelago and presents a finely chiselled profile sheltering many unspoiled coves. roman churches, Medicean fortresses and memories of Napoleon blend into the picture postcard that is Portoferraio (Italy). It is one of the oldest towns on the island, the Ligurians, Etruscans and Greeks having shaped its history before it became a Roman colony. Here you can follow in the footsteps of Napoleon as you wind your way through the pastel-coloured houses protected by the two Medicean forts.

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15:00

Day 6 - Livorno (Italy)
An important commercial port on the Italian Coast for wood, marble and alabaster, Livorno was founded by the Medicis. From here we will venture out to discover the delights of tuscany and its great cities of art. Explore the aristocratic charm of secretive Pisa and its famous leaning tower, or the elegance of Florence, Dante’s homeland where the Renaissance was born.

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22:30

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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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