Wild Guianas, Amazon & Coast Of Brazil Cruise

Day 1 - Barbados

Arrive: Mon 07 October 2024 / Depart: Mon 07 October 2024 at 23:00

Barbados has retained many of the trappings of its British colonial heritage. Judges and barristers wear proper robes and wigs, police don helmets styled after London bobbies and cricket remains a national passion. Barbados also has all the sporting appeal of the rest of the Caribbean, with pristine beaches, powerful surf and crystal clear waters. Brightly colored homes and hibiscus flowers mingle with mahogany trees and English churches dating back to the 17th century.

Day 2 - Port of Spain

Arrive: Tue 08 October 2024 at 14:30

Day 3 - Port of Spain

Depart: Wed 09 October 2024 at 17:00

Day 4 - At Sea

Day 5 - At Sea

Day 6 - French Guiana

Arrive: Sat 12 October 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Sat 12 October 2024 at 16:00

Before they were a notorious penal colony, the Iles de Salut (Islands of Salvation) provided French colonists with a welcome escape from the fever-ridden jungles of the Guiana mainland. Lying ten miles off the coastline, and swept by treacherous ocean currents, the trio of small islands provided a perfect isolated location for incarcerating criminals without danger or expense, since the shark-infested sea and the trackless jungles ashore precluded any possibility of escape. All three islands, popularly known as Devil's Island, were used as a prison from 1852 to 1953. Your day is free to explore the prison ruins or search for signs of the surprisingly abundant wildlife.

Day 7 - At Sea

Day 8 - Macapa

Arrive: Mon 14 October 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Mon 14 October 2024 at 18:00

On the north channel of the Amazon, at the river’s broad mouth, Macapá sits smack on the Equator, cut off from the rest of Brazil. The Marco Zero monument is a place where you can hop from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern. San Jose de Macapá Fortress, which supposedly guarded against riverine invasions, is an historic site, in a rather subdued way. Apa do Curiaú is a village of descendants of escaped slaves, with some unique local customs and commemorations. The Casa de Artesão sells handcrafts from the area’s indigenous tribes, as well as balatas, unusual ceramics covered in rubber.

Day 8 - Crossing the Equator

Day 9 - Santarem

Arrive: Tue 15 October 2024 at 10:00 / Depart: Tue 15 October 2024 at 18:00

Santarem is a busy port for the trade flowing up and down the Amazon between the Atlantic and the inland forests. The most famous site for visitors is the “Wedding of the Waters” where the clear, dark Tapajos River meets the muddy ochre Amazon. Due to their different densities, they flow alongside each other for quite some distance, between the same banks. Local boats specialize in taking visitors to the site. Local markets are fun to explore, and other excursions include visiting the smaller tributaries and forests, and fishing for the infamous piranha fish.

Day 10 - Amazon Experience

Day 11 - Amazon Experience

Day 12 - Parintins

Arrive: Fri 18 October 2024 at 06:00 / Depart: Fri 18 October 2024 at 11:59

At this river town on the Amazon, there is a center that illustrates the history of mankind, both indigenous and immigrant, in the Amazonia region. For benefit of Seabourn guests, they create a special performance of the traditional Boi-Bumba Festival, their colorful carnival celebration.

Day 13 - Amazon Experience

Day 14 - Amazon Experience

Day 15 - Manaus

Arrive: Mon 21 October 2024 at 07:00 / Depart: Mon 21 October 2024 at 17:00

The largest city on the Amazon and the main port for export and import on the river. It is actually located on the Rio Negro a few miles from where it meets the Rio Solimoes to form the Amazon at the famous Meeting of the Waters. The Teatro Amazonas is an Italian Renaissance Opera House constructed of imported materials, which hosted world-famous artists at the height of the rubber boom.

Day 16 - Amazon Experience

Day 17 - Parintins

Arrive: Wed 23 October 2024 at 12:00 / Depart: Wed 23 October 2024 at 18:00

At this river town on the Amazon, there is a center that illustrates the history of mankind, both indigenous and immigrant, in the Amazonia region. For benefit of Seabourn guests, they create a special performance of the traditional Boi-Bumba Festival, their colorful carnival celebration.

Day 18 - Cruising the Amazon River

Day 19 - Santarem

Arrive: Fri 25 October 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Fri 25 October 2024 at 18:00

Santarem is a busy port for the trade flowing up and down the Amazon between the Atlantic and the inland forests. The most famous site for visitors is the “Wedding of the Waters” where the clear, dark Tapajos River meets the muddy ochre Amazon. Due to their different densities, they flow alongside each other for quite some distance, between the same banks. Local boats specialize in taking visitors to the site. Local markets are fun to explore, and other excursions include visiting the smaller tributaries and forests, and fishing for the infamous piranha fish.

Day 20 - Amazon Experience

Day 21 - Macapa

Arrive: Sun 27 October 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Sun 27 October 2024 at 18:00

On the north channel of the Amazon, at the river’s broad mouth, Macapá sits smack on the Equator, cut off from the rest of Brazil. The Marco Zero monument is a place where you can hop from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern. San Jose de Macapá Fortress, which supposedly guarded against riverine invasions, is an historic site, in a rather subdued way. Apa do Curiaú is a village of descendants of escaped slaves, with some unique local customs and commemorations. The Casa de Artesão sells handcrafts from the area’s indigenous tribes, as well as balatas, unusual ceramics covered in rubber.

Day 22 - Crossing the Equator

Day 23 - At Sea

Day 24 - At Sea

Day 25 - Natal

Arrive: Thu 31 October 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Thu 31 October 2024 at 18:00

Natal was built on the right bank of the River Potenji, right where the river meets the Atlantic; the soil is very sandy, with dunes and bays protected by reefs which appear all along the shore line. This "City of Dunes" invites you to ride in a dune buggy over huge sand dunes with sweeping views of the sea.

Day 26 - At Sea

Day 27 - At Sea

Day 28 - At Sea

Day 29 - Rio de Janeiro

Arrive: Mon 04 November 2024 at 07:00 / Depart: Mon 04 November 2024

Its stunning setting and joyous lust for life make Rio a cidade maravilhosa, "marvelous city." Ipanema, Copacabana, samba - the words alone conjure Brazilian paradise.