Twice the wonders on a cruise and tour
Escorted touring combines perfectly with a far-flung voyage
CAN’T decide between a cruise and an escorted tour? No problem — it’s easy to combine the two and enjoy the best of both worlds.
Experts Cruise1st have forged relationships with some of the world’s most experienced tour providers to add an extra dimension to their cruise holidays, in the form of a fantastic escorted journey.
Enjoy the pampering, entertainment and great dining on board an amazing ship, with thrilling shore excursions to choose from.
Then take a deeper dive into a destination by touring on land, seeing iconic landmarks and seeking out hidden treasures.
For example, you can cruise around the coast of New Zealand — then discover more of the action down under by joining a revealing tour of famous Aussie wonders.
Sail from Singapore to Dubai and then fly off for a once-in-a-lifetime tour of magical Kathmandu and the Himalayas.
Or voyage across the Atlantic on Cunard’s resplendent Queen Mary 2, before cruising up the east coast to Canada — and then heading ashore to explore some of the finest cities in the U.S.
The world is full of exciting places — but it helps to have travel experts at your side who can show you the inside track. And that’s just what you get when you cruise and tour.
Here’s how these carefully crafted itineraries from Cruise1st work:
OZ EXPLORATIONS
YOU’LL get a great taste of life down under on an Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania cruise, with a Sydney stay and an escorted land tour.
What an incredible, 21-night trip this is going to be!
Departing November 4, 2019, stay two nights in Auckland, known as the City of Sails, before boarding Celebrity Solstice for a 12-night cruise along the mystical New Zealand coast.
On shore excursions, you can take a ride on a bush jet boat, go white water rafting, relax in hot-water salt pools, visit botanic gardens, witness a Maori haka and see exploding mud pools and geysers.
Meanwhile, Dusky, Doubtful and Milford Sounds offer epic vistas — and the chance to spot rare dolphins and penguins. Then discover the charms of Hobart, Tasmania, before arriving in Sydney for your four-night tour, taking in the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, the vineyards of the Hunter Valley, the Blue Mountains and more.
INDIAN OCEAN AND NEPAL
STAY over in Singapore as you prepare to embark Celebrity Constellation for a 15-night full-board cruise, taking in the delights of Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Oman and Dubai. Then fly to Kathmandu for a seven-night land tour, on this 25-night itinerary departing March 15, 2020.
On your cruise, you can see the paradise beaches and turquoise seas encircling Phuket, take a houseboat tour of the backwaters of Kerala, live the easy life in Goa and explore Mumbai, Muscat and Dubai.
Your Nepal tour kicks off with a fullday tour of Kathmandu, including the 12th-century Durbar Square, the 2,500-year-old religious site at Swayambhunath and the Tibetan refugee camps.
You’ll travel next to the Royal Chitwan National Park, famous for its rhino and tigers. Choose from a jeep or elephant safari, jungle walk, canoe ride or cultural visit here.
Then travel onwards to stunning Pokhara, set against snow-capped Himalayan peaks.
And at Sarangkot, you’ll witness an incredible sunrise and visit a temple, waterfall, cave and lake.