Florida & Caribbean Tropical Cruise
9 Days
from
$1,995 pp*
Highlights:
Florida
(Fort Lauderdale)
,
Caribbean & Central America
(Caribbean Cruise)
Trip Start/End:
Fort Lauderdale
/
Fort Lauderdale
Trip Schedule:
Departs on
18-Jan-2013, 01-Feb-2013, 15-Feb-2013, 01-Mar-2013, 29-Mar-2013
Explore Fort Lauderdale & a riverboat with Barbeque Dinner before you embark on a tropical cruise to the Caribbean. Cruise round-trip from Florida's Fort Lauderdale, voyaging south to the Caribbean Sea where you'll visit the Mexican island of Cozumel. Explore Tulum with your private vehicle and guide. Further your winter escape as you sail to Roatan in the Bay Islands of Honduras and Georgetown in the Cayman Islands, a territory rich in British history dating back to the early 1700's. Continue to the ever-popular Jamaica, with a stop at Falmouth, one of the best-preserved Georgian towns in the entire Caribbean, before sailing back north to Florida. This relaxing, sun-soaked voyage is the perfect escape from the winter blues.
Available Cruise Departures (2013):
Jan 19, Feb 2,16, Mar 2,30.
Overview
| Day | Activities | Hotel |
- Day 1
- Fort Lauderdale
| - Transfer - Airport - Sedan/Driver
- Shared - 1/2 d Jungle Queen Riverboat (with BBQ) (4 hrs) - Cruise
| Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Resort & Spa
Standard ()1 DBL (2 Adults)
|
- Day 2
- Caribbean Cruise - Fort Lauderdale
| - Port Charges (7N)
- Embarkation
- Departure: 7:00PM
- Dinner on Board
| MSC Poesia (7N)
Category 4 - Oceanview Cabin (B,L,D)1 DBL (2 Adults)
|
- Day 3
- Caribbean Cruise
| - At Sea, en route to Cozumel
- Breakfast on Board
- Lunch on Board
- Dinner on Board
| MSC Poesia (7N)
Category 4 - Oceanview Cabin (B,L,D)1 DBL (2 Adults)
|
- Day 4
- Cozumel, Mexico - Caribbean Cruise
| - Cozumel, Mexico (8:00AM - 5:00PM)
- Breakfast on Board
- Shore Excursion - Tulum Tour (with Lunch, 6 hrs) - Vehicle/Guide/Driver
- Lunch on Board
- Dinner on Board
| MSC Poesia (7N)
Category 4 - Oceanview Cabin (B,L,D)1 DBL (2 Adults)
|
- Day 5
- Roatan - Caribbean Cruise
| - Roatan Island (8:00AM - 2:00PM)
- Breakfast on Board
- Lunch on Board
- Dinner on Board
| MSC Poesia (7N)
Category 4 - Oceanview Cabin (B,L,D)1 DBL (2 Adults)
|
- Day 6
- George Town - Caribbean Cruise
| - Georgetown, Cayman Islands (10:30AM - 6:30PM)
- Breakfast on Board
- Lunch on Board
- Dinner on Board
| MSC Poesia (7N)
Category 4 - Oceanview Cabin (B,L,D)1 DBL (2 Adults)
|
- Day 7
- Falmouth, Jamaica - Caribbean Cruise
| - Falmouth, Jamaica (8:00AM - 3:00PM)
- Breakfast on Board
- Lunch on Board
- Dinner on Board
| MSC Poesia (7N)
Category 4 - Oceanview Cabin (B,L,D)1 DBL (2 Adults)
|
- Day 8
- Caribbean Cruise
| - At Sea, en route to Fort Lauderdale
- Breakfast on Board
- Lunch on Board
- Dinner on Board
| MSC Poesia (7N)
Category 4 - Oceanview Cabin (B,L,D)1 DBL (2 Adults)
|
- Day 9
- Fort Lauderdale
| - Breakfast on Board
- Disembarkation
- Transfer - Airport - Sedan/Driver
| Depart (Int`l Airport)
|
| B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, 1/2d = Half Day, Al = All Inclusive |
Trip Itinerary
Fort Lauderdale
Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty Six exterior
Day 1: Fort Lauderdale
Meet your driver for a private transfer with vehicle and driver.
Sail up the river, with a pleasant and humorous commentary given by the captain about the many interesting sights and beautiful homes you will see. There is a certain stillness in nature's way of things that lazily awakens the quiet approach of the Riverboat, and then as you pass, goes back to slumber again. The boat docks and you are directed to the uniquely different dining room where a delicious dinner of barbeque ribs, chicken, and steamed shrimp and all the trimmings has been prepared. The service plates are passed again and again until you've had, "All you can eat". Alcoholic Beverages are also available at an additional charge. Departs from Bahia Mar Yacht Center.
Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Resort & Spa The Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Resort is located on the Intercoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale Florida. It is a 384 guest room hotel that features a 127 slip full service marina. Rooms feature private balconies or patios with spectacular water or garden views, High speed Internet access, 26” color televisions with remote control, cable, On-Command movies, video guest check-out, and floor to ceiling windows. Guest can savor carefully prepared selections of the finest steak at Grille 66 – rated among the best in Fort Lauderdale. Enjoy a soothing sanctuary of wellness and healing at Spa 66, a rare gem among Fort Lauderdale hotel spas, featuring massages, body treatments, skin care, and a beauty salon.
Caribbean Cruise
MSC Poesia
Day 2: Caribbean Cruise - Fort Lauderdale
Port charges are included in the pricing of your multi-day itinerary.
Welcome aboard!
Take some time to settle in to your stateroom, and explore the length of your ship. Your ship will depart at 7:00 pm.
Accommodation: MSC Poesia (7N) The MSC Poesia offers the latest eco-technology to safeguard the environment, without compromising comfort and luxury. The beautiful ship is built to the highest and most demanding ecological standards, resulting in a truly modern cruise ship. Onboard you will discover luxury cruising at its best. Then imagine yourself on a private balcony stateroom overlooking the ocean and a star-filled sky. Designed with the hallmark Italian flair and elegance that guests associate with the MSC Cruises, staterooms onboard MSC Poesia are spacious and elegant and most have private balconies. Guests can stimulate the palate in a wine-tasting bar or relax in the casual Mojito bar.
Onboard Casino
Day 3: Caribbean Cruise
Today is a full day spent relaxingly at sea, as you sail onwards toward your first port-of-call, Cozumel. If you're feeling lucky, make your way to the onboard casino, where there is always plenty of action.
Accommodation: MSC Poesia (7N) 
Cozumel
Ruins of Tulum
Day 4: Cozumel, Mexico - Caribbean Cruise
Cozumel is an island and seaport in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The Maya are believed to have first settled Cozumel by the early part of the 1st millennium AD. Nowadays, Cozumel is a tourist destination for its balnearios, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Other water activities include para-sailing, kitesurfing, and a tourist submarine. There are also two dolphinariums.
Upon arrival at the port, you'll be met by your private guide and board a passenger ferry for a 45 minute ride to Playa del Carmen, where you will depart with a private driver for a guided tour of Tulum. It's the site of a pre-Columbian Maya walled city. You'll find the ruins to be perched atop 12m cliffs along the Caribbean Sea. Tulum was one of the final cities to be built and inhabited by the Mayan civilization, at its height from the 13th-15th century. Disease brought by Spanish settlers is considered to cause of its demise. At the end of your tour, you'll transfer to the beach club of Ana y Jose hotel for a farewell lunch. Next, transfer back to Playa del Carmen for your ferry transfer to Cozumel pier.
Accommodation: MSC Poesia (7N) 
Roatan
Day 5: Roatan - Caribbean Cruise
Roatán is a hilly, tropical island, protected by a great coral reef that provides fine diving. 50km (30 miles) off the Caribbean coast of Honduras lies the exotic archipelago of the Bay Islands. Consisting of three major islands (Guanaja, Roatan and Utila) and several smaller islands, the Bay Islands have a history that spans the ancient Mayan civilization, early Spanish exploration, colonial buccaneers and the British Empire.
Accommodation: MSC Poesia (7N) 
George Town
Day 6: George Town - Caribbean Cruise
George Town is the heart of the Cayman Islands financial industry, with over 600 banks located there. It also has cruise ship facilities, a cargo dock, a Hard Rock Cafe, and several shopping plazas. George Town, as well as the rest of Grand Cayman, is served by nearby Owen Roberts International Airport.
Accommodation: MSC Poesia (7N) 
Falmouth
Day 7: Falmouth, Jamaica - Caribbean Cruise
Falmouth is the chief town and capital of the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. A port town, it is situated on Jamaica's north coast 18 miles east of Montego Bay. It is noted for being one of the Caribbean’s best-preserved Georgian towns. The town was meticulously planned from the start, with wide streets in a regular grid, adequate water supply, and public buildings. It even had piped water before New York City. Falmouth has a number of interesting historic buildings in the Jamaican Georgian architectural style, with the Falmouth Heritage Renewal organization taking interest in their preservation.
Accommodation: MSC Poesia (7N) 
Onboard Spa
Day 8: Caribbean Cruise
Today is your final day at sea, spent sailing back to Fort Lauderdale. Join some of your cruise friends in the lounge, or relax in the onboard spa. The day is yours.
Accommodation: MSC Poesia (7N) Day 9: Fort Lauderdale
This morning you'll arrive back to Fort Lauderdale, where you will disembark from your ship and bid farewell to your fellow cruisemates.
Meet your driver for a private transfer with vehicle and driver.
Accommodation: Depart (Int`l Airport)
Accommodations
- Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty Six exterior
Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Resort & Spa - Fort Lauderdale
The Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Resort is located on the Intercoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale Florida. It is a 384 guest room hotel that features a 127 slip full service marina. Rooms feature private balconies or patios with spectacular water or garden views, High speed Internet access, 26” color televisions with remote control, cable, On-Command movies, video guest check-out, and floor to ceiling windows. Guest can savor carefully prepared selections of the finest steak at Grille 66 – rated among the best in Fort Lauderdale. Enjoy a soothing sanctuary of wellness and healing at Spa 66, a rare gem among Fort Lauderdale hotel spas, featuring massages, body treatments, skin care, and a beauty salon.
- MSC Poesia
MSC Poesia (7N) - Caribbean Cruise
The MSC Poesia offers the latest eco-technology to safeguard the environment, without compromising comfort and luxury. The beautiful ship is built to the highest and most demanding ecological standards, resulting in a truly modern cruise ship. Onboard you will discover luxury cruising at its best. Then imagine yourself on a private balcony stateroom overlooking the ocean and a star-filled sky. Designed with the hallmark Italian flair and elegance that guests associate with the MSC Cruises, staterooms onboard MSC Poesia are spacious and elegant and most have private balconies. Guests can stimulate the palate in a wine-tasting bar or relax in the casual Mojito bar.
What's Included:
- Guaranteed departure - Accommodation, Activities, Transfers, and Fees as mentioned in the itinerary, Meals if specified - Local and international traveler assistance during your tour - Specialised and personalised services
What's not Included:
- Tips - Laundry - Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages unless explicitly noted - Optional activities/extras – Visas (unless noted) - Vacation insurance
Trip Terms & Conditions
- Your deposit is due immediately on booking (30% of program price, minimum $400). The balance is due 90 days prior to departure.
- Cancellations of confirmed bookings 90 days or more after booking will receive full refund minus a $400 (per person) administrative fee and any non-refundable paid fees (e.g. non-refundable airfare, cruise or hotel deposits). 45-89 days will be subject to loss of 30% of program price. 30-44 days will be subject to loss of 75% of program price. 29 days or less will be subject to loss of 100% of program price.
- Tour quotes do not include airfare to/from the trip start point unless noted on the itinerary
- Cost increases in currency exchange, government fees, taxes, surcharges or hotel/lodge tariff increases between quote date and start date are payable by the client.
- Availability cannot be guaranteed until booked. We will exercise best efforts to book hotels per the itinerary, however, in busy seasons and with client bookings made within 90 days of tour date we may be forced to offer substitutes.
- Payment of the program price constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions set out at www.kensingtontours.com/terms-and-conditions
- Living Standards and practices at destination may differ from those in North America with respect to provisions of utilities, services and accommodation.
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