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17-night Asia Cruise

March 3, 2024

Silversea Cruises: Silver Whisper

Singapore/Mumbai

Vacation Offer ID 1437620

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Suggested Shore Excursions

Destination	Arrival	Departure
Singapore Optional Private Excursions Avoid the crowds and hustle and bustle associated with a group activity. For a memorable trip ashore, we invite you to consider a private shore excursion. Enjoy the undivided attention of your own driver/guide and the flexibility of experiencing the aspects of the local culture that most interest you. Below are just some samples of the private shore excursions we can arrange for you. Let us personalize your experience! Half Day Singapore City Tour – 4 hours - Singapore <strong>Highlights:</strong> <ul> <li>Bumboat Ride</li> <li>Merlion Park</li> <li>Drive around the Civic District</li> <li>National Orchid Garden Admission</li> </ul> <br /> <strong>Tour Duration: </strong>4 hours<br /> <br /> <strong>Tour can operate:</strong> Morning or afternoon<br /> <br /> <strong>Wheelchair Accessible:</strong> Yes, if guests can walk a short<br /> distance to board the bumboat when wheelchair must be foldable to fit into the minivan.<br /> <br /> <strong>Physical Activity Level:</strong> Moderate<br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions:</strong> <ul> <li>Pick up/ Drop off services to/from cruise port</li> <li>Licensed, professional English-speaking guide</li> <li>Transportation by deluxe, air-conditioned vehicle</li> <li>A Bottled Water</li> </ul> <strong>Not Included: </strong> <ul> <li>Meals that are not mentioned in the above itinerary</li> <li>Drinks or personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities</li> <li>Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, hotel, restaurants, etc. </li> </ul> Good Morning, Ni Hao (Walking Tour) <div><span><strong>Good Morning, Ni Hao (Walking Tour) </strong></span></div> <br /> <strong>Destination</strong>: Singapore<br /> <strong>Tour Duration</strong>: 04 hours<br /> <br /> <u><strong>Highlights:</strong></u><br /> Our guide will pick you up at the port (Marina Bay Cruise Center or Singapore Cruise Center).<br /> <br /> Spend a wonderful morning as a local would visiting <strong>a wet market</strong>, enjoying a hawker breakfast and finishing off at a traditional heritage shop. Begin with a stroll through a local wet market, always an explosion of sights, sounds and smells! See where the term “wet market” comes from as you watch stall owners use water to wash the floors, to freshen up fruits and vegetables, and to keep fish and shellfish alive. Check out local favourites like century egg, black chicken and a wide array of spices. Continue to the Chinatown Complex, Singapore’s largest food centre and enjoy a leisurely breakfast. Finally, stop by a traditional heritage shop where locals go for herbs, tonics and even pastries for a family tea time. End your tour on a sweet note with a sampling of local desserts.<br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions:</strong><br /> • Private transfer<br /> • Port pick-up and drop-off<br /> • Sightseeing with Local English Speaking guide<br /> • Entrance fees<br /> • Meals as specified (meals only, no drinks/ waters)<br /> • Cold towels and water on sightseeing days <br /> <br /> <strong>Not Included:</strong><br /> • Other meals where not mention in the program<br /> • Drinks/ waters on meals<br /> • Singapore visa (Please contact your cruise for the visa details)<br /> • Personal expenses<br /> • Travel insurance<br /> • Tips and Gratuities<br /> • Other services not listed in inclusive column<br />   Full Day Singapore Tour – 8 hours - Singapore <p><span><strong>Highlights:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span>Bumboat Ride</span></li> <li><span>Merlion Park</span></li> <li><span>Drive around the Civic District</span></li> <li><span>National Orchid Garden Admission</span></li> <li><span>Lunch at a local restaurant</span></li> <li><span>Kampong Glam</span></li> <li><span>Arab Street</span></li> <li><span>Chinatown</span></li> <li><span>Little India</span></li> <li><span>Tekka Centre</span></li> </ul> <span><strong>Tour Duration: </strong>8 hours<br /> <br /> <strong>Tour can operate:</strong> Morning<br /> <br /> <strong>Wheelchair Accessible: </strong> Yes, if guests can walk a short distance to board the bumboat when wheelchair must be foldable to fit into the minivan.<br /> <br /> <strong>Physical Activity Level:</strong>  Moderate<br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions:</strong></span> <ul> <li><span>Pick up/ Drop off services to/from cruise port</span></li> <li><span>Licensed, professional English-speaking guide</span></li> <li><span>Transportation by deluxe, air-conditioned vehicle</span></li> <li><span>Bottled Water</span></li> </ul> <span> <strong>Not Included:</strong> </span> <ul> <li><span>Meals that are not mentioned in the above itinerary</span></li> <li><span>Drinks or personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities.</span></li> <li><span>Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, hotel, restaurants, etc.</span></li> </ul> Singapore - Gardens By The Bay (3.5 Hours) <span><span><strong>Highlights:</strong></span></span> <ul> <li>Enter one of the "Top 10 Indoor Gardens of the World" - a futuristic area of garden artistry and horticulture spread over 101 hectares.</li> <li>In the Flower Dome we can marvel at the world's largest glass greenhouse, and wander amongst baobabs, thousand-year-old olive trees, a changing flower field display and more.</li> <li>In the Cloud Forest we will enter a mysterious world veiled in mist, as we come face to face with the 35-metre tall indoor waterfall and explore seven discovery zones.</li> </ul> <span><span><strong>Tour Duration:      </strong>3.5 Hours<br /> <strong>Tour can operate:</strong> Morning<br /> <strong>Wheelchair Accessible:</strong> No<br /> <strong>Physical Activity Level:</strong> Light<br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions:</strong></span></span> <ul> <li><span><span>English-speaking guide.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Ground transportation in private A/C vehicle.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>1 complimentary bottle of drinking water and 1 cold towel per person per half day tour/ 2 bottles of water and 2 cold towels per person per full day tour.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Sightseeing including admission fees according to itinerary.</span></span></li> </ul> <span><span> <strong>Not Included: </strong></span></span> <ul> <li><span><span>Visa fees </span></span></li> <li><span><span>Lunch</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Drinks</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Personal expenses</span></span></li> </ul> Singapore - Heartlands Tour (3.5 Hours) <strong>Highlights:</strong> <ul> <li>Visit Toa Payoh New Town. This is the first town to be built by the Housing Development Board, the government arm in charge of public housing in Singapore.</li> <li>Explore a typical self-sufficient town complete with public vs private housing, public transport, public amenities as well as industrial and commercial areas.</li> <li>Visit the public recreation areas and view a typical show flat for a public housing building. Visits to a wet market and hawker centre will give us an even deeper glimpse into local life. (Showflat is not open on Sundays and public holidays)</li> </ul> <br /> <strong>Tour Duration: </strong>3.5 Hours<br /> <span><span><strong>Tour can operate:</strong> Morning (</span></span><i>Suggested starting time: 09h00 or 14h00)</i><br /> <strong>Wheelchair Accessible: </strong>No<br /> <strong>Physical Activity Level:</strong> Moderate<br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong> <ul> <li>Local English Speaking Guide</li> <li>Ground transportation in private A/C vehicle.</li> <li>2 bottles of water and 2 cold towels per person</li> <li>Sightseeing including admission fees according to itinerary. </li> </ul> <span><span> </span></span><strong>Not Included:</strong> <ul> <li>Personal Expenses, Tipping</li> </ul> Singapore City Tour (4 hours) <p><span><span>Half-day tour to Singapore City<br /> <br /> <b>Highlights</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Botanical Gardens</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Chinatown</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Bum Boat ride - 30-minute ride (share-basis)</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Merlion Park & Little India</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span>Tour Duration: 4 hours<br /> Wheelchair Accessible: No<br /> Physical Activity Level: Moderate<br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions:</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Gratuity to the guide & driver</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Service voucher</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span><strong>Not Included</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Any cruise arrangements</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any meals</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Travel Insurance</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any Visa</span></span></li> </ul> Singapore Sentosa Tour (4 hours) <p><span><span>Half-day tour to Singapore - Sentosa<br /> <br /> <b>Highlights</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Sentosa Resort</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Sentosa Merlion Tower</span></span></li> <li><span><span>SEA Aquarium</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span>Tour Duration: 4 hours<br /> Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br /> Physical Activity Level: Moderate<br />  <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide </span></span></li> <li><span><span>Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Gratuity to the guide & driver</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Service voucher</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span> <strong>Not Included:</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Any cruise arrangements</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any meals</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Travel insurance</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any visa  </span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span> </span></span><br />  </p> Singapore Night Safari Tour (4 hours) <p><span><span>Evening Singapore Safari Tour<br /> <br /> <b>Highlights</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li>1815 hrs   Singapore Night Safari</li> <li><span><span>2215 hrs  Return to hotel</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span>Tour Duration: 4 hours<br /> Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br /> Physical Activity Level: Moderate<br />  <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide </span></span></li> <li><span><span>Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Gratuity to the guide & driver</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Service voucher</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span> <strong>Not Included:</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Any cruise arrangements</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any meals</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Travel insurance</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any visa  </span></span></li> </ul> Singapore Ethnic Neighbourhood Tour (4 hours) <p><span><span>Half Day Tour to Singapore Ethnic Neighbourhood<br /> <br /> <b>Highlights</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li>Kampong Glam</li> <li><span><span>Bugis Village</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Trishaw ride (2 persons to 1 Trishaw)</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span>Tour Duration: 4 hours<br /> Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br /> Physical Activity Level: Moderate<br />  <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide </span></span></li> <li><span><span>Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Gratuity to the guide & driver</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Service voucher</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span> <strong>Not Included:</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Any cruise arrangements</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any meals</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Travel insurance</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any visa  </span></span></li> </ul> <p></p> Singapore Foodie Tour (4 hours) <p><span><span>Half day tour to Singapore Foodie<br /> <br /> <b>Highlights</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span>Maxwell Hawker Centre or Lau Pat Sat (either one of the above venue depending availability)</span></li> <li><span><span>Tea Chapter</span></span></li> </ul> <p><br /> <span><span>Tour Duration: 4 hours<br /> Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br /> Physical Activity Level: Moderate<br />  <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide </span></span></li> <li><span><span>Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Gratuity to the guide & driver</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Service voucher</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span> <strong>Not Included:</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Any cruise arrangements</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any meals</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Travel insurance</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any visa  </span></span></li> </ul> <p></p> Singapore Flyer & Gardens By The Bay (4 hours) <p><span><span>Half day tour to Singapore Flyer & Gardens By The Bay<br /> <br /> <b>Highlights</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span>Singapore Flyer - a 35 minutes ride (share-basis)</span></li> <li><span><span>Gardens by the Bay (Flower Dome and Cloud Forest)</span></span></li> </ul> <p><br /> <span><span>Tour Duration: 4 hours<br /> Wheelchair Accessible: No<br /> Physical Activity Level: Moderate<br />  <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide </span></span></li> <li><span><span>Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Gratuity to the guide & driver</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Service voucher</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span> <strong>Not Included:</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Any cruise arrangements</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any meals</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Travel insurance</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any visa </span></span></li> </ul> Singapore Toa Payoh Hub Tour (4 hours) <p>Half day tour to Singapore Toa Payoh Hub<br /> <br /> <b>Highlights</b></p> <ul> <li>Toa Payoh (a first generation New Town built in the late 1960s)</li> <li>Coffee break in a local coffee shop</li> <li>Take a subway for a 5 minutes drive to Bishan (a second generation New Town, designed and built in the early 1990's)</li> </ul> <p><br /> Tour Duration: 4 hours<br /> Wheelchair Accessible: No<br /> Physical Activity Level: Moderate<br />  <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide</li> <li>Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing</li> <li>Gratuity to the guide & driver</li> <li>Service voucher</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Not Included:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Any cruise arrangements</li> <li>Any meals</li> <li>Travel insurance</li> <li>Any visa </li> </ul> Singapore Crazy Rich Asians Movie Locations Tour (4 hours) <p><span><span>Half day tour to Crazy Rich Asians Movie Locations in Singapore<br /> <br /> <b>Highlights</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li>Bukit Pasoh</li> <li><span><span>Newton Food Centre</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Chijmes</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Raffles Hotel</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span>Tour Duration: 4 hours<br /> Wheelchair Accessible: Yes<br /> Physical Activity Level: Moderate<br />  <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Transportation is by private vehicle (Mercedes Benz E200) with services of a driver and an English-speaking guide </span></span></li> <li><span><span>Local bottled water & entrance fees during sightseeing</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Gratuity to the guide & driver</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Service voucher</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span> <br /> <strong>Not Included:</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Any cruise arrangements</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any meals</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Travel insurance</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Any visa  </span></span></li> </ul> <p></p>	03/03/2024	03/03/2024
Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang)	03/04/2024	03/04/2024
Langkawi Optional Private Excursions Avoid the crowds and hustle and bustle associated with a group activity. For a memorable trip ashore, we invite you to consider a private shore excursion. Enjoy the undivided attention of your own driver/guide and the flexibility of experiencing the aspects of the local culture that most interest you. Below are just some samples of the private shore excursions we can arrange for you. Let us personalize your experience! Langkawi Island Tour – 5 hours - Langkawi <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span><strong>Highlights:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span>Local Cottage Industry (Batik Painting)</span></li> <li><span>Makam Mahsuri</span></li> <li><span>Cable Car / Crocodile Farm</span></li> <li><span>Rice Garden</span></li> </ul> <span>NOTE: <em>Cable car ride is depending on the weather and wind condition on that particular day if the weather is not permitted then we will reroute to Crocodile Farm</em><br /> <br /> <strong>Tour Duration: </strong>5 hours<br /> <br /> <strong>Tour can operate:</strong> Morning and afternoon<br /> <br /> <strong>Wheelchair Accessible:</strong> No<br /> <br /> <strong>Physical Activity Level:</strong> Moderate<br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions:</strong></span> <ul> <li><span>Return transfer from/ to the port with private car and English speaking guide</span></li> </ul> <span><strong>Not Included: </strong></span> <ul> <li><span>Entrance fee, cable car ticket</span></li> <li><span>Any accommodations, meals, cruise/hotel arrangements</span></li> <li><span>Any sightseeing or meals not indicated in the itinerary</span></li> <li><span>Gratuity to the guide & driver</span></li> <li><span>Miscellaneous charges</span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>	03/05/2024	03/05/2024
Phuket Optional Private Excursions Avoid the crowds and hustle and bustle associated with a group activity. For a memorable trip ashore, we invite you to consider a private shore excursion. Enjoy the undivided attention of your own driver/guide and the flexibility of experiencing the aspects of the local culture that most interest you. Below are just some samples of the private shore excursions we can arrange for you. Let us personalize your experience! At your Leisure in Phuket (Car & Driver Only) <span font-size:="" sans="" source="">Enjoy a private chauffeur-driven luxury sedan with driver for “At Your Leisure” touring. You decide where you want to go and what you want to see.</span><br /> <br /> <span font-size:="" font-weight:="" sans="" source=""><strong>Inclusions: </strong></span><br font-size:="" sans="" source="" /> <span font-size:="" sans="" source="">• Transfers in private air-conditioned vehicle</span><br font-size:="" sans="" source="" /> <span font-size:="" sans="" source="">• Professional English-speaking local guide </span><br font-size:="" sans="" source="" /> <span font-size:="" sans="" source="">• Local bottled water</span><br font-size:="" sans="" source="" /> <br font-size:="" sans="" source="" /> <strong><span font-size:="" font-weight:="" sans="" source="">Exclusions: </span></strong><br font-size:="" sans="" source="" /> <span font-size:="" sans="" source="">• Expenses of a personal nature such as gratuities to guides and drivers</span> Stories of Phuket Old Town - 4 hours Meet your professional local guide to begin your private experience of Phuket. Explore the old town, which prospered during the 16th to 18th centuries due to a booming tin-mining industry. The town features beautifully preserved Sino-Portuguese architecture and is a melting pot of Thai, Malay, Chinese and Portuguese influences. <br /> <br /> Visit Chin Pracha, one of the oldest houses on the island built in 1904. Iconic films such as “Indiana Jones,”  “Heaven & Earth” and many others, were filmed in this house.<br /> <br /> Continue driving to a viewpoint at the top of Rang Hill, which offers scenic views over Phuket Town. Then head to Wat Chalong, one of the island’s most famous temples. Learn a bit about Buddhist beliefs and customs and hear the interesting story of the gilt statues of the monk-hero Luang Pho Chaem and his aid Luang Pho Chuang. After exploring the temple, return to the ship.<br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong><br /> • Sightseeing and transfers in a private air-conditioned vehicle<br /> • Professional English-speaking local guide<br /> • Entrance fees for listed sites<br /> • Local bottled water<br /> <br /> <strong>Exclusions: </strong><br /> • Expenses of a personal nature such as gratuities to guides and drivers<br /> • Meals and beverages<br /> <br /> <strong>Duration: </strong>4 hours    Phuket Old Town and Scenery - 8 hours Meet your professional local guide to begin your private experience of Phuket. Explore the old town, which prospered during the 16th to 18th centuries due to a booming tin-mining industry. The town features beautifully preserved Sino-Portuguese architecture and is a melting pot of Thai, Malay, Chinese and Portuguese influences. <br /> <br /> Visit Chin Pracha, one of the oldest houses on the island built in 1904. Iconic films such as “Indiana Jones,”  “Heaven & Earth” and many others, were filmed in this house.<br /> <br /> Continue to Saphan Hin, a recreational park that houses a tin mining monument dedicated to Australian Captain Edward Thomas Miles, the man who brought the first dredge to Phuket in 1909. Then visit the Chinese shrine in the park to discover a traditional place of worship.<br /> <br /> Then head to Wat Chalong, one of the island’s most famous temples. Learn a bit about Buddhist beliefs and customs and hear the interesting story of the gilt statues of the monk-hero Luang Pho Chaem and his aid Luang Pho Chuang. <br /> <br /> Finally, make a stop at Laem Phromthep, a stunning coastal viewpiont that offers breathtaking views of the Andaman Sea. Transfer back to the ship.<br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong><br /> • Sightseeing and transfers in a private air-conditioned vehicle<br /> • Professional English-speaking local guide<br /> • Entrance fees for listed sites<br /> • Local bottled water<br /> <br /> <strong>Exclusions: </strong><br /> • Expenses of a personal nature such as gratuities to guides and drivers<br /> • Meals and beverages<br /> <br /> <strong>Duration: </strong>8 hours    Life of Old Phuket - 4 hours Meet your professional local guide to begin your private experience of Phuket. Explore the old town, which prospered during the 16th to 18th centuries due to a booming tin-mining industry. The town features beautifully preserved Sino-Portuguese architecture and is a melting pot of Thai, Malay, Chinese and Portuguese influences. <br /> <br /> Walk along the old streets of town and feel the charm of lives lived a century ago around Thalang, Dibuk and Krabi roads. Visit Thai Hau Museum to learn more about the history of the island.<br /> <br /> Continue to a Chinese shrine set in a peaceful spot along Phang Nga Road. Despite being in the center of town, the shrine remains unaffected by the hustle and bustle. Then drive to a viewpoint at the top of Rang Hill to admire scenic views over Phuket Town before returning to the ship. <br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong><br /> • Sightseeing and transfers in a private air-conditioned vehicle<br /> • Professional English-speaking local guide<br /> • Entrance fees for listed sites<br /> • Local bottled water<br /> <br /> <strong>Exclusions: </strong><br /> • Expenses of a personal nature such as gratuities to guides and drivers<br /> • Meals and beverages<br /> <br /> <strong>Duration:</strong> 4 hours    Phuket Rubber Plantation, Gibbons and Old Town - 8 hours Meet your professional local guide to explore some of the beautiful natural scenery and cultural highlights of Phuket. Visit a rubber plantation to learn about the arduous work of collecting sap and transforming it into sheets of rubber. Then continue to Bang Pae waterfall to admire the tropical greenery and observe the wildlife at the nearby Gibbon Rehabilitation Project.<br />  <br /> <span><span><span><span>Explore the old town, which prospered during the 16th to 18th centuries due to a booming tin-mining industry. T</span></span></span></span><span>he town features beautifully preserved Sino-Portuguese architecture and is a</span><span> melting pot of Thai, Malay, Chinese and Portuguese influences. </span><br />  <br /> You may stop for lunch on your own account at Blue Elephant restaurant, serving traditional Thai cuisine. After lunch, stop by to see the Big Buddha temple and enjoy the scenic views before returning to the ship.<br /> <br /> <strong>Optional Costs:</strong><br /> • Lunch at Blue Elephant including two units of drinks (water, juice, soft drink)<br /> <br /> <strong>Inclusions: </strong><br /> • Sightseeing and transfers in a private air-conditioned vehicle<br /> • Professional English-speaking local guide<br /> • Entrance fees for listed sites<br /> • Local bottled water<br /> <br /> <strong>Exclusions: </strong><br /> • Expenses of a personal nature such as gratuities to guides and drivers<br /> • Meals and beverages<br /> <br /> <strong>Duration: </strong>8 hours    Phuket Port <span>Meet with guide at the ship docking and transfer to town. Car and guide is at disposal.</span><br /> <span>Limited area: Phuket</span><br /> <span>Duration:        Within 4 hours OR within 8 hours</span><br /> <strong><span>Meals:       None</span><br /> <u><span>TOUR INCLUSIONS</span></u></strong><br />   <table border="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><span>Inclusive of:</span></strong></td> <td><strong><span>Non-inclusive of:</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span>·   </span><span>Private transfers and transportation with Local English speaking guide</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Cold towels and water on car</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Dock permit</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Tips & gratuities</span><br />  </td> <td><span>·   </span><span>Thailand visa (US/ CA Passport holders do not need visa to Thailand)</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Accommodation with daily breakfast</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Entrance fees</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>All meals</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>All flights</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Personal expenses</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Travel insurance</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Other services not listed in inclusive column</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br />   Phuket Town Sightseeing <span>Disembark the ship and meet your guide. Depart on a drive along the Phuket coastline past <strong>Karon Beach and Kata Beach </strong>to a viewpoint where you can see Phuket’s three most beautiful beaches. Continue to <strong>Promthep Cape </strong>at the southernmost point of Phuket for its best viewpoint of the coastline. Drive by <strong>Rawai Beach </strong>and visit <strong>Wat Chalong</strong>, Phuket’s largest and most revered temple, built at the beginning of the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Continue on to Nakkerd Hill to see one of the island’s iconic landmarks, the 45m (147ft) tall <strong>Big Buddha</strong>, impressively layered with beautiful Burmese white jade marble. After enjoying a tasty <strong>Thai set lunch</strong> at a local restaurant by the sea (non-alcoholic drink included), stop at a <strong>cashew factory</strong> to see how the nuts are grown and processed. Drive back to Old Phuket to see the charming <strong>Sino-Portuguese shophouses</strong> on <strong>Thalang </strong>and <strong>Debuk Roads, </strong>reflecting the architecture of people who came to Phuket centuries ago for its tin mining industry. Finally, visit <strong>Sapanhin, </strong>a beautiful public park by the sea popular with local families on weekends. Stop by the nearby Chinese shrine before returning to the port and your ship.<br /> NOTES:</span> <ul> <li><span>Suggested departure time: 11:00.</span></li> <li><span>Tour duration: 07 hours.</span></li> <li><span>Timing may be changed without prior notice, depending on local conditions such as weather, traffic and / or other conditions.</span></li> </ul> <strong><span>Meals:       None</span><br /> <u><span>TOUR INCLUSIONS</span></u></strong><br />   <table border="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><span>Inclusive of:</span></strong></td> <td><strong><span>Non-inclusive of:</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span>·   </span><span>Private transfers and transportation with Local English speaking guide</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Cold towels and water on car</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Dock permit</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Tips & gratuities</span><br />  </td> <td><span>·   </span><span>Thailand visa (US/ CA Passport holders do not need visa to Thailand)</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Accommodation with daily breakfast</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Entrance fees</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>All meals</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>All flights</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Personal expenses</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Travel insurance</span><br /> <span>·   </span><span>Other services not listed in inclusive column</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br />	03/06/2024	03/06/2024
At Sea	03/07/2024	03/07/2024
Yangon, Myanmar	03/08/2024	03/08/2024
Yangon, Myanmar	03/09/2024	03/09/2024
Yangon, Myanmar	03/10/2024	03/10/2024
At Sea	03/11/2024	03/11/2024
At Sea	03/12/2024	03/12/2024
At Sea	03/13/2024	03/13/2024
Colombo	03/14/2024	03/14/2024
At Sea	03/15/2024	03/15/2024
Kochi (Cochin) Optional Private Excursions Avoid the crowds and hustle and bustle associated with a group activity. For a memorable trip ashore, we invite you to consider a private shore excursion. Enjoy the undivided attention of your own driver/guide and the flexibility of experiencing the aspects of the local culture that most interest you. Below are just some samples of the private shore excursions we can arrange for you. Let us personalize your experience! Cochin: Highlights - 7.5 hours <div> <p><span><span><b>9AM- 10:30AM </b><br /> Disembark the ship drive for 45 minutes to Tripunithura and visit the <strong>Hill</strong><strong> Palace</strong> which was the official residence of the Cochin Royal family built in 1865. The palace complex consists of 49 buildings in the traditional architectural style of Kerala and in surrounded by 52 acres of terraced land with a deer park. A fully fledged ethno-archaeological museum and Kerala's first ever heritage Museum are the main attractions. Displayed inside are 19<sup>th</sup> century paintings, murals sculptures in stone and plaster of Paris, manuscripts, inscriptions and coins belonging to the royal family.<br /> <br /> Cooking demonstration and lunch can be arranged at a local home ( on direct payment basis)</span></span></p> <p><b>2PM- 4PM</b><span>     </span></p> <p><span><span>In the afternoon, before returning to the ship which is towards the Silk Route trading post of Fort Cochin, these days a `Heritage Zone’. Beginning with the Chinese and Arabs in the 13<sup>th</sup> century, the Portuguese arrived in 1500 A.D. followed by the domination of the Dutch and British. See St. Francis Church originally built in 1510 and the first to reflect European influenced tradition. Portuguese hero Vasco Da Gama died on the site and was buried in the cemetery. </span></span></p> <p></p> <p><span><span>At Matancherry, there’s the Dutch Palace built in 1557 by the Portuguese as a gift for the Maharaja of Cochin in exchange for trading rights. The Palace houses royal costumes, palanquins, furniture and weapons but its striking feature is a series of murals painted on wooden walls. Later, stop by the Pardesi synagogue, at the heart of what is locally called Jew town. <strong><em>(Closed for a visit on Fridays and Saturday)</em></strong></span></span></p> <p></p> <p><span><span><b>4PM - 4:30PM</b>   Thereafter return to the pier. </span></span></p> <p></p> <p><br /> <span><span><strong>Added Value: </strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>      Great introduction to Cochin city.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>      The Tour covers the main highlights of the city i.e Depart the Fort Cochin, St. Francis Church, Chinese Fishing Nets, Mattancherry, the Dutch Palace and later Jew Street (or Spice Street) in Jew Town.    </span></span></li> <li><span><span> </span></span></li> </ul> <p></p> <p><span><span>- Tour Duration: 7 hours</span></span><br /> <span>- Tour can operate : Morning</span><br /> <span>- Physical activity level : Moderate</span><br /> <span>- Wheelchair Accessible : No</span></p> <p></p> <p><span><span>Closing dates : Fridays - Dutch Palace in Mattancherry  and Fridays & Saturdays – Jewish  Synagogue.     </span></span></p> <p></p> <p><br /> <span><span><strong>Inclusions:</strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span>- Transportation by an air-conditioned vehicle <br /> - Services of a local English speaking guide.<br /> - All the entrance fees and camera fees.<br /> - Credit card and bank charges.<br /> - All the prevailing taxes.  </span></span></p> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div> <div></div>	03/16/2024	03/16/2024
At Sea	03/17/2024	03/17/2024
Goa (Mormugao)	03/18/2024	03/18/2024
Mumbai Optional Private Excursions Avoid the crowds and hustle and bustle associated with a group activity. For a memorable trip ashore, we invite you to consider a private shore excursion. Enjoy the undivided attention of your own driver/guide and the flexibility of experiencing the aspects of the local culture that most interest you. Below are just some samples of the private shore excursions we can arrange for you. Let us personalize your experience! Mumbai: 9 hours <div> <div></div> <div><span><span><em>With a population exceeding 18 million, this one time group of low lying mud flats is now India’s economic power base and her most industrialized city, bustling with activity of incredible diversity and complexity, her color and elegance, her wealth corresponding with her historic struggle against poverty. Certain affluent areas give <strong>Bombay</strong> an air of mini–Manhattan!</em></span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><b>8:30am - 9:30am:  </b></span><br /> <span>Depart   the   pier for the famous Gateway of India en route to Banganga. This Indo-Saracenic archway was built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, and is the city's most famous landmark.</span></div> <div><span><span>We then proceed to Banganga via Art Deco Marine Drive also called the Queens Necklace at night due to its curve shape around the bay.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><b>9:30am - 10:30am</b><br /> Walk around <strong>Banganga</strong>, the sacred tank surrounded by four hundred-year-old temples and modern skyscrapers. Nowhere are Bombay’s paradoxes more evident than at Banganga. Part of an ancient temple complex, the water in this tank is believed to come from the Holy Ganges. It sprung forth when Rama, the exiled hero of the epic Ramayana stopped at the spot five thousand years ago, in search of his kidnapped wife Sita. Overcome with fatigue and thirst, he asked his brother Laxman to bring him some water. Laxman instantly shot an arrow into the ground, and water gushed forth from the Ganga, over a thousand miles away. Although the story is the stuff of legend, the tank has always been sacred. On pious occasions, thousands turn up to take a ritual dip in its mossy waters, and offer flowers at the ancient Banganga Temples.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><b>10:30am - 10:50am</b><br /> Drive to Dhobi Ghat.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><b>10:50 - 11:15</b><br /> Visit the `Dhobi Ghat’, the city’s open-air laundry! where “Dhobis’ (washermen) attend to an astounding quantity of washing daily. Clothes, linen, towels… are washed in small open air cubicles rented out each day. An itemized account is logged in a notebook and clothes collected from households are returned a week later. Through the apparent chaos incredibly nothing gets lost from a countless number of pieces and most clothes somehow survive the beating they receive on the washing stones.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>11:15pm - 11:45pm</strong> <br /> Drive to Churchgate Railway Station.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>11:45am - 12:15pm</strong><br /> We stop at the Churchgate Railway Station to see the `<strong>Dabbawallahs</strong>’, members of the Bombay Union of Tiffin Box Carriers, described by Prince Charles as the symbol of this enigmatic and intriguing city.  Each morning, the 2500 dabbawallahs call on suburban housewives who pack a freshly cooked lunch into small circular aluminum or stainless steel containers - `dabbas’.  Typically the dabbawallahs collect 30-40 boxes, range them out on a long pole and cycle to the nearest station. Here he hands them over to a fellow dabbawallah who then transports them into the city for delivery to the consumer.  Over 100,000 lunches of maybe sabze (vegetable curry), chapattis (Indian bread), dal (lentils) and pickle, make their way daily across town to the breadwinner and back again. The service which costs a few rupees a week, is a good example of the fine division of labor in India, reliable and efficient for the dabbawallahs pride themselves on never losing a lunch.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>12:15pm - 12:30pm</strong><br /> Drive to `Khyber’ restaurant for lunch which specializes in the Northwest frontier cuisine.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>12:30pm - 2:00pm</strong><br /> Lunch<strong> (on own)</strong></span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>2:00pm - 2:30pm</strong><br /> Drive to Mani Bhawan passing through the teeming commercial areas, Crawford Market and many handsome buildings of Victorian Bombay, including the University and Victoria Terminus. </span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>2:30pm - 3:15pm</strong><br /> Visit the Gandhi Museum. Located on leafy Laburnum Road, a quiet lane named after its shady trees, <strong>Mani Bhavan</strong> is the old Mumbai residence of Mahatma Gandhi. It's a pretty, two-storied structure that now houses a reference library with over 2000 books, a photo exhibition of the Mahatma's life, and well preserved memorabilia, including an old charkha or spinning wheel that Gandhiji used to use. </span></span><br />  </div> <div><span><span><strong>3:15pm - 4:45pm</strong><br /> Before returning  to the  pier, we spend some time where it all began, where the  tide of  human life rolls down the center of the street, unruffled by vehicles from all quarters ploughing their way through it. No visit to Bombay is complete without a foray into the bazaars of <strong>Bhuleshwar.</strong>  The city’s densest concentration of lifestyle and retail jewelry stores is a crush of shop fronts, street stalls, hawkers and handicrafts and a seething mass of people. It may look like absolute chaos but the areas are closely knit, and cohesively built around the traditional residential complex, temples, flower markets, community halls, cow shelter and bazaars. Within a few square kilometers there are a dozen bazaars and more commodities for sale than you will see probably anywhere else in a lifetime.</span></span></div> <div><span><span>  </span></span></div> <div><span><span><strong>4: 45  -  5:30</strong><br /> Drive back to the ship.</span></span></div> <div></div> <div><br /> <span><span><strong>Added Value:</strong></span></span></div> <div></div> <div><span><span>-     A good overview of the unique aspects of this unique city. </span></span></div> <div></div> <div><br /> <span><span>- Tour Duration: 8 – 9 hours</span></span></div> <div></div> <div><span><span>- Tour can operate : Morning</span></span></div> <div></div> <div><span><span>- Physical activity level : Moderate</span></span></div> <div></div> <div><span><span>- Wheelchair Accessible : No</span></span></div> <div></div> <div><br /> <span><span><strong>Inclusions:</strong><br /> - Transportation by an air-conditioned vehicle <br /> - Services of a local English speaking guide.<br /> - All the entrance fees and camera fees.<br /> - Credit card and bank charges.<br /> - All the prevailing taxes.  </span></span></div> </div> <div></div> FULL DAY MARVELS OF MUMBAI <span><span>Proceed to <strong>Gateway of India</strong>, the city’s most famous landmark –an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. It was originally conceived as an entry point for passengers arriving on P&O steamers from England; today it is remembered more often as the place from which the British staged their final departure. You will make a stop here for photographs.</span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>See the highlights of the city from the comfort of your minivan as you set off for a tour of Mumbai city. Your tour begins with the Gateway of India (PLEASE STOP FOR A WHILE SO THE GUEST CAN TAKE PHOTO), the city's most famous landmark - an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. It was originally conceived as an entry point for passengers arriving on P&O steamers from England; today it is remembered more often as the place from which the British staged their final departure.</span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Continue through Marine Drive, Mumbai's seaside promenade, an eight-lane highway with a wide pavement. Its graceful curve sweeps from the skyscrapers at Nariman Point to the foot of Malabar Hill. This hill is Mumbai's ritziest neighborhood. Popular since the 18th century because of its forested slopes, fresh sea breezes and panoramic views, merchants and colonial governors built many mansions and bungalows on its hillsides.</span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Your drive includes a look at a most remarkable railway station. Inspired by St. Pancras Station in London, the Victoria Terminus was built during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee year. It is an extraordinary conglomeration of domes, spires, Corinthian columns and minarets in a style that was described by journalist James Cameron as "Victorian-Gothic-Saracenic-Italianate-Oriental-St.  Pancras-Baroque". The first train in India left from this station in April 1853; today half a million commuters use the station every day. </span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Depart to <strong>Church Gate Station</strong> and spend some time watching the <strong>dabba-wallahs</strong>, the members of the Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association. Every day 4,000 of them deliver fresh, home-cooked food from 100,000 suburban kitchens to offices in the downtown area. Each lunch is prepared by a loving wife or mother, and packed into a set of stackable aluminum boxes. The meals are carried to their hungry recipients dangling from shoulder-poles and bicycle handlebars, and stacked on decorated handcarts. Tins are rarely, if ever, lost, and always find their way home again to be washed up for the next day’s lunch.</span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Even if you are not possessed of an interest in other people’s dirty laundry, you’ll be fascinated by the <strong>dhobi ghats</strong>, your next stop. Each morning washing from all over Mumbai is brought here to be soaped, soaked, boiled, beaten, and thrashed. The next day, after being aired, pressed, folded and wrapped, the bundles are returned from whence they came. The secret that keeps the operation running smoothly is the coded symbol that each dhobi-wallah places on every item. Invisible to the untrained eye, this mark ensures that nothing will be lost. Stop here for photos that you’ll never be able to duplicate anywhere else.</span></span><br />  <br /> <strong><span><span>Proceed for Taj Mahal Hotel for Lunch on direct payment basis. </span></span></strong><br />  <br /> <span><span>You will continue to The <strong>Prince of Wales Museum</strong>, crowned by a white Mughal-style dome, the finest work done by architect George Wittet, who also designed the Gateway of India. </span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Return to pier. </span></span><br />  <br />   <table border="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><span><span>TIMING</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>DISTANCE & TERRAIN</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>W/C FRIENDLY</span></span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>09h30 – 11h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Orientation tour of Mumbai, Gateway of India, Malabar Hill and VT Station.  </span></span></td> <td></td> <td rowspan="9"><span><span>This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>11h00 – 11h20</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Proceed to Churchgate station</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>11h20 – 11h40</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Watch the Dabba-wallas at Churchgate</span></span></td> <td><span><span>10 meters / even</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>11h40 – 12h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Drive to Dhobi Ghat</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>12h15 – 12h45</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Visit  Dhobi Ghat</span></span></td> <td><span><span>100 meters / Flat / 5 steps</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>12h45 – 13h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Drive to Taj Mahal Hotel for lunch on direct payment basis</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>13h15 – 14h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Lunch at Taj Mahal Hotel</span></span></td> <td><span><span>150 meters / Flat / 4 steps</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>14h15 – 15h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Drive to Prince of wales Museum and visit</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>15h30 – 16h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Return to pier</span></span></td> <td><span><span>50 meters / Uneven</span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <br />   HALF DAY MUSEUM AND GALLERIES OF MUMBAI <span><span>Explore the history, art and people of Mumbai and India during this informative half-day visit to the area's finest museums and galleries.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Depart from pier for the drive to Mani Bhawan, Gandhi's Bombay residence between 1917 and 1934. Mani Bhawan is now a permanent museum and memorial to the Mahatma. It contains a research library of more than 20,000 volumes, and a series of tiny dioramas depicting his life story in an interesting fashion. The walls are covered with photos of historic events and noteworthy people.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Next, visit the Prince of Wales Museum, easily recognized by its unique white Mughal-style dome. The museum is the finest work by architect George Wittet, who also designed the Gateway of India. It houses interesting displays of jade work, antique weapons, Indian paintings, illustrated manuscripts, exquisite miniatures, and clay and terracotta figures from the 3rd century B.C. Adjacent to Prince of Wales Museum, you will find the Jehangir Art Gallery. Mumbai's best-known venue for contemporary art, Jehangir is home to five small galleries displaying changing exhibits of 20<sup>th</sup> century arts and crafts from around the world.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Return to pier.</span></span><br />   <table border="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><span><span><span>TIMING</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span><span>ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span><span>DISTANCE / TERRAIN</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>W/C FRIENDLY</span></span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h00 – 00h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Pier to Mani Bhawan</span></span></td> <td></td> <td rowspan="7"><span><span>This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h30 – 01h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Mani Bhawan</span></span></td> <td><span><span>20 steps/ Uneven Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>01h00 – 01h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for Prince of Wales Museum</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>01h30 – 02h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Prince of Wales Museum</span></span></td> <td><span><span>50 steps/flat Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>02h30 – 02h35</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Walk down to adjacent Jahangir Art Gallery</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>02h35 – 03h20</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Jahangir Art Museum</span></span></td> <td><span><span>15 steps/ flat Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>03h20 – 04h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Back to pier</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> FULL DAY THE CAVES OF ELEPHANTA <span><span>More than a thousand years ago, Hindu craftsmen carved columns and sculptures out of a series of caves located on an island off the shores of Mumbai, creating a temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Portuguese named the island Elephanta, after the large statue of an elephant they found near the spot where they docked their ships. Come and discover the unique beauty and intriguing tales of these temple caves with today’s memorable excursion.</span></span><br /> <span><span> <br /> Travel by minivan vehicle to the Gateway of India, the city’s most recognized landmark. Built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, the archway was originally conceived as an entry point for people arriving on steamers from England. Today, the gateway serves as a launching point for your own exploration of the Elephanta Temple.</span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Boarding a motor boat, enjoy the approximately one hour and thirty minutes cruise to the Elephanta landing. From the jetty </span></span><span><span>you have the option of either taking the mini train or walking approximately 15 minutes to the base</span></span><span><span> of the long stairway which leads to the top of the hill, where the caves are located. As you enter, you will see a magnificent sculpture of Shiva as Nataraj, showing an enraptured expression as he removes the veil of ignorance. The most outstanding sculpture is a bust of Trimurti—the three-faced Shiva representing the Hindu trinity, Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer. In other panels, Shiva is depicted in service to humanity as he brings the River Ganges to Earth, and at his most fearsome as he crushes the demon of Andhaka. Later, board the motor boat for return cruise to the Gateway.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Re-board your vehicle for the transfer back to your ship.</span></span><br />  <br />   <table border="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><span><span>TIMING</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>DISTANCE & TERRAIN</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>W/C FRIENDLY</span></span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span><span>00h00 - 00h15</span></span></span></td> <td><span><span>Depart from the pier by minivan to the Gateway of India</span></span></td> <td></td> <td rowspan="5"><span><span>This tour is NOT suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span><span>00h15 - 01h45</span></span></span></td> <td><span><span>Board the motor boat and cruise to Elephanta Island</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span><span>01h45 - 03h45</span></span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Elephanta Island</span></span></td> <td><span><span>1.5km / Uneven, cobblestones / 125 long steps each way </span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span><span>03h45 - 05h15</span></span></span></td> <td><span><span>Board your motor boat and return to Mumbai</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span><span>05h15 – 05h30</span></span></span></td> <td><span><span>Return to the pier</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> FULL DAY THE VICTORIAN PAST <span><span>Experience the highlights of this fascinating city, with its Western monuments and Eastern sensibilities.<br /> <br /> Begin your tour with photo stop at the Gateway of India, the city’s most famous landmark an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Next visit, The Church of St John the Evangelist better known as Afghan Church in South Mumbai, built by the British to commemorate the dead of the disastrous First Afghan War of 1838. The church is located in Navy Nagar in the Colaba area of Mumbai. Besides British soldiers it also commemorates different Indian regiments, such as the Bombay Army, the Madras Army, and Ranjit Singh's army from Lahore. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Drive along Marine Drive-Mumbai’s seaside promenade, an eight-lane highway with a wide pavement. Its graceful curve sweeps from the skyscrapers at Nariman Point to the foot of Malabar Hill, Mumbai’s ritziest neighborhood. At the top of hill are the Hanging Gardens, laid out in 1881. Here, an assortment of hedges, trimmed into animal shapes. The gardens also offer a superb view of the bustling city centre in the distance.<br /> <br /> You then proceed to Bhau Daji Lad Museum (formerly the Victoria and Albert Museum) one of the oldest museums in Mumbai. It was established in 1855 as a treasure house of the decorative and industrial arts. The museum houses a large number of archaeological finds, maps and historical photographs of Mumbai.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>You then visit, Crawford Market - one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. It is named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city. The market is situated near to Victoria Terminus railway station. The market houses a wholesale fruit, vegetable and poultry market. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Finally, visit and savor a relaxing lunch while exploring the historic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, which dates back to the 1500s before returning back to the ship.</span></span><br />   <table align="center" border="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><span><span><span>TIMING</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span><span>ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span><span>DISTANCE / TERRAIN</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>W/C FRIENDLY</span></span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h00 – 00h10</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave from pier to Gateway of India</span></span></td> <td></td> <td rowspan="13"><span><span>This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h10 – 00h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive at Gateway of India (photo stop only)</span></span></td> <td><span><span>10 steps/ flat Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h15 – 00h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for Afghan Church</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h30 – 01h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Afghan Church</span></span></td> <td><span><span>4 steps/ flat Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>01h00 – 01h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for Hanging Gardens</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>01h30 – 02h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Hanging Gardens</span></span></td> <td><span><span>2 steps/ Uneven Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>02h00 – 02h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for Victoria & Albert Museum</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>11h15 – 12h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Victoria & Albert Museum</span></span></td> <td><span><span>5 steps/ Uneven Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>03h00 – 03h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for Crawford market</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>03h15 – 03h45</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit market</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Uneven Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>03h45 – 03h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for hotel Taj Mahal</span></span></td> <td><span><span>10 steps/ flat Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>04h15 – 05h45</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive at hotel and proceed for lunch <strong>(On Direct Payment</strong>)</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>05h45 – 06h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Back to pier</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div></div>	03/19/2024	03/19/2024
Mumbai Optional Private Excursions Avoid the crowds and hustle and bustle associated with a group activity. For a memorable trip ashore, we invite you to consider a private shore excursion. Enjoy the undivided attention of your own driver/guide and the flexibility of experiencing the aspects of the local culture that most interest you. Below are just some samples of the private shore excursions we can arrange for you. Let us personalize your experience! Mumbai: 9 hours <div> <div></div> <div><span><span><em>With a population exceeding 18 million, this one time group of low lying mud flats is now India’s economic power base and her most industrialized city, bustling with activity of incredible diversity and complexity, her color and elegance, her wealth corresponding with her historic struggle against poverty. Certain affluent areas give <strong>Bombay</strong> an air of mini–Manhattan!</em></span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><b>8:30am - 9:30am:  </b></span><br /> <span>Depart   the   pier for the famous Gateway of India en route to Banganga. This Indo-Saracenic archway was built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, and is the city's most famous landmark.</span></div> <div><span><span>We then proceed to Banganga via Art Deco Marine Drive also called the Queens Necklace at night due to its curve shape around the bay.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><b>9:30am - 10:30am</b><br /> Walk around <strong>Banganga</strong>, the sacred tank surrounded by four hundred-year-old temples and modern skyscrapers. Nowhere are Bombay’s paradoxes more evident than at Banganga. Part of an ancient temple complex, the water in this tank is believed to come from the Holy Ganges. It sprung forth when Rama, the exiled hero of the epic Ramayana stopped at the spot five thousand years ago, in search of his kidnapped wife Sita. Overcome with fatigue and thirst, he asked his brother Laxman to bring him some water. Laxman instantly shot an arrow into the ground, and water gushed forth from the Ganga, over a thousand miles away. Although the story is the stuff of legend, the tank has always been sacred. On pious occasions, thousands turn up to take a ritual dip in its mossy waters, and offer flowers at the ancient Banganga Temples.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><b>10:30am - 10:50am</b><br /> Drive to Dhobi Ghat.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><b>10:50 - 11:15</b><br /> Visit the `Dhobi Ghat’, the city’s open-air laundry! where “Dhobis’ (washermen) attend to an astounding quantity of washing daily. Clothes, linen, towels… are washed in small open air cubicles rented out each day. An itemized account is logged in a notebook and clothes collected from households are returned a week later. Through the apparent chaos incredibly nothing gets lost from a countless number of pieces and most clothes somehow survive the beating they receive on the washing stones.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>11:15pm - 11:45pm</strong> <br /> Drive to Churchgate Railway Station.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>11:45am - 12:15pm</strong><br /> We stop at the Churchgate Railway Station to see the `<strong>Dabbawallahs</strong>’, members of the Bombay Union of Tiffin Box Carriers, described by Prince Charles as the symbol of this enigmatic and intriguing city.  Each morning, the 2500 dabbawallahs call on suburban housewives who pack a freshly cooked lunch into small circular aluminum or stainless steel containers - `dabbas’.  Typically the dabbawallahs collect 30-40 boxes, range them out on a long pole and cycle to the nearest station. Here he hands them over to a fellow dabbawallah who then transports them into the city for delivery to the consumer.  Over 100,000 lunches of maybe sabze (vegetable curry), chapattis (Indian bread), dal (lentils) and pickle, make their way daily across town to the breadwinner and back again. The service which costs a few rupees a week, is a good example of the fine division of labor in India, reliable and efficient for the dabbawallahs pride themselves on never losing a lunch.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>12:15pm - 12:30pm</strong><br /> Drive to `Khyber’ restaurant for lunch which specializes in the Northwest frontier cuisine.</span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>12:30pm - 2:00pm</strong><br /> Lunch<strong> (on own)</strong></span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>2:00pm - 2:30pm</strong><br /> Drive to Mani Bhawan passing through the teeming commercial areas, Crawford Market and many handsome buildings of Victorian Bombay, including the University and Victoria Terminus. </span></span><br />  </div> <div></div> <div><span><span><strong>2:30pm - 3:15pm</strong><br /> Visit the Gandhi Museum. Located on leafy Laburnum Road, a quiet lane named after its shady trees, <strong>Mani Bhavan</strong> is the old Mumbai residence of Mahatma Gandhi. It's a pretty, two-storied structure that now houses a reference library with over 2000 books, a photo exhibition of the Mahatma's life, and well preserved memorabilia, including an old charkha or spinning wheel that Gandhiji used to use. </span></span><br />  </div> <div><span><span><strong>3:15pm - 4:45pm</strong><br /> Before returning  to the  pier, we spend some time where it all began, where the  tide of  human life rolls down the center of the street, unruffled by vehicles from all quarters ploughing their way through it. No visit to Bombay is complete without a foray into the bazaars of <strong>Bhuleshwar.</strong>  The city’s densest concentration of lifestyle and retail jewelry stores is a crush of shop fronts, street stalls, hawkers and handicrafts and a seething mass of people. It may look like absolute chaos but the areas are closely knit, and cohesively built around the traditional residential complex, temples, flower markets, community halls, cow shelter and bazaars. Within a few square kilometers there are a dozen bazaars and more commodities for sale than you will see probably anywhere else in a lifetime.</span></span></div> <div><span><span>  </span></span></div> <div><span><span><strong>4: 45  -  5:30</strong><br /> Drive back to the ship.</span></span></div> <div></div> <div><br /> <span><span><strong>Added Value:</strong></span></span></div> <div></div> <div><span><span>-     A good overview of the unique aspects of this unique city. </span></span></div> <div></div> <div><br /> <span><span>- Tour Duration: 8 – 9 hours</span></span></div> <div></div> <div><span><span>- Tour can operate : Morning</span></span></div> <div></div> <div><span><span>- Physical activity level : Moderate</span></span></div> <div></div> <div><span><span>- Wheelchair Accessible : No</span></span></div> <div></div> <div><br /> <span><span><strong>Inclusions:</strong><br /> - Transportation by an air-conditioned vehicle <br /> - Services of a local English speaking guide.<br /> - All the entrance fees and camera fees.<br /> - Credit card and bank charges.<br /> - All the prevailing taxes.  </span></span></div> </div> <div></div> FULL DAY MARVELS OF MUMBAI <span><span>Proceed to <strong>Gateway of India</strong>, the city’s most famous landmark –an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. It was originally conceived as an entry point for passengers arriving on P&O steamers from England; today it is remembered more often as the place from which the British staged their final departure. You will make a stop here for photographs.</span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>See the highlights of the city from the comfort of your minivan as you set off for a tour of Mumbai city. Your tour begins with the Gateway of India (PLEASE STOP FOR A WHILE SO THE GUEST CAN TAKE PHOTO), the city's most famous landmark - an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. It was originally conceived as an entry point for passengers arriving on P&O steamers from England; today it is remembered more often as the place from which the British staged their final departure.</span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Continue through Marine Drive, Mumbai's seaside promenade, an eight-lane highway with a wide pavement. Its graceful curve sweeps from the skyscrapers at Nariman Point to the foot of Malabar Hill. This hill is Mumbai's ritziest neighborhood. Popular since the 18th century because of its forested slopes, fresh sea breezes and panoramic views, merchants and colonial governors built many mansions and bungalows on its hillsides.</span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Your drive includes a look at a most remarkable railway station. Inspired by St. Pancras Station in London, the Victoria Terminus was built during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee year. It is an extraordinary conglomeration of domes, spires, Corinthian columns and minarets in a style that was described by journalist James Cameron as "Victorian-Gothic-Saracenic-Italianate-Oriental-St.  Pancras-Baroque". The first train in India left from this station in April 1853; today half a million commuters use the station every day. </span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Depart to <strong>Church Gate Station</strong> and spend some time watching the <strong>dabba-wallahs</strong>, the members of the Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association. Every day 4,000 of them deliver fresh, home-cooked food from 100,000 suburban kitchens to offices in the downtown area. Each lunch is prepared by a loving wife or mother, and packed into a set of stackable aluminum boxes. The meals are carried to their hungry recipients dangling from shoulder-poles and bicycle handlebars, and stacked on decorated handcarts. Tins are rarely, if ever, lost, and always find their way home again to be washed up for the next day’s lunch.</span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Even if you are not possessed of an interest in other people’s dirty laundry, you’ll be fascinated by the <strong>dhobi ghats</strong>, your next stop. Each morning washing from all over Mumbai is brought here to be soaped, soaked, boiled, beaten, and thrashed. The next day, after being aired, pressed, folded and wrapped, the bundles are returned from whence they came. The secret that keeps the operation running smoothly is the coded symbol that each dhobi-wallah places on every item. Invisible to the untrained eye, this mark ensures that nothing will be lost. Stop here for photos that you’ll never be able to duplicate anywhere else.</span></span><br />  <br /> <strong><span><span>Proceed for Taj Mahal Hotel for Lunch on direct payment basis. </span></span></strong><br />  <br /> <span><span>You will continue to The <strong>Prince of Wales Museum</strong>, crowned by a white Mughal-style dome, the finest work done by architect George Wittet, who also designed the Gateway of India. </span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Return to pier. </span></span><br />  <br />   <table border="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><span><span>TIMING</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>DISTANCE & TERRAIN</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>W/C FRIENDLY</span></span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>09h30 – 11h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Orientation tour of Mumbai, Gateway of India, Malabar Hill and VT Station.  </span></span></td> <td></td> <td rowspan="9"><span><span>This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>11h00 – 11h20</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Proceed to Churchgate station</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>11h20 – 11h40</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Watch the Dabba-wallas at Churchgate</span></span></td> <td><span><span>10 meters / even</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>11h40 – 12h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Drive to Dhobi Ghat</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>12h15 – 12h45</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Visit  Dhobi Ghat</span></span></td> <td><span><span>100 meters / Flat / 5 steps</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>12h45 – 13h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Drive to Taj Mahal Hotel for lunch on direct payment basis</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>13h15 – 14h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Lunch at Taj Mahal Hotel</span></span></td> <td><span><span>150 meters / Flat / 4 steps</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>14h15 – 15h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Drive to Prince of wales Museum and visit</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>15h30 – 16h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Return to pier</span></span></td> <td><span><span>50 meters / Uneven</span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <br />   HALF DAY MUSEUM AND GALLERIES OF MUMBAI <span><span>Explore the history, art and people of Mumbai and India during this informative half-day visit to the area's finest museums and galleries.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Depart from pier for the drive to Mani Bhawan, Gandhi's Bombay residence between 1917 and 1934. Mani Bhawan is now a permanent museum and memorial to the Mahatma. It contains a research library of more than 20,000 volumes, and a series of tiny dioramas depicting his life story in an interesting fashion. The walls are covered with photos of historic events and noteworthy people.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Next, visit the Prince of Wales Museum, easily recognized by its unique white Mughal-style dome. The museum is the finest work by architect George Wittet, who also designed the Gateway of India. It houses interesting displays of jade work, antique weapons, Indian paintings, illustrated manuscripts, exquisite miniatures, and clay and terracotta figures from the 3rd century B.C. Adjacent to Prince of Wales Museum, you will find the Jehangir Art Gallery. Mumbai's best-known venue for contemporary art, Jehangir is home to five small galleries displaying changing exhibits of 20<sup>th</sup> century arts and crafts from around the world.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Return to pier.</span></span><br />   <table border="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><span><span><span>TIMING</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span><span>ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span><span>DISTANCE / TERRAIN</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>W/C FRIENDLY</span></span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h00 – 00h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Pier to Mani Bhawan</span></span></td> <td></td> <td rowspan="7"><span><span>This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h30 – 01h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Mani Bhawan</span></span></td> <td><span><span>20 steps/ Uneven Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>01h00 – 01h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for Prince of Wales Museum</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>01h30 – 02h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Prince of Wales Museum</span></span></td> <td><span><span>50 steps/flat Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>02h30 – 02h35</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Walk down to adjacent Jahangir Art Gallery</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>02h35 – 03h20</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Jahangir Art Museum</span></span></td> <td><span><span>15 steps/ flat Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>03h20 – 04h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Back to pier</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> FULL DAY THE CAVES OF ELEPHANTA <span><span>More than a thousand years ago, Hindu craftsmen carved columns and sculptures out of a series of caves located on an island off the shores of Mumbai, creating a temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Portuguese named the island Elephanta, after the large statue of an elephant they found near the spot where they docked their ships. Come and discover the unique beauty and intriguing tales of these temple caves with today’s memorable excursion.</span></span><br /> <span><span> <br /> Travel by minivan vehicle to the Gateway of India, the city’s most recognized landmark. Built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, the archway was originally conceived as an entry point for people arriving on steamers from England. Today, the gateway serves as a launching point for your own exploration of the Elephanta Temple.</span></span><br />  <br /> <span><span>Boarding a motor boat, enjoy the approximately one hour and thirty minutes cruise to the Elephanta landing. From the jetty </span></span><span><span>you have the option of either taking the mini train or walking approximately 15 minutes to the base</span></span><span><span> of the long stairway which leads to the top of the hill, where the caves are located. As you enter, you will see a magnificent sculpture of Shiva as Nataraj, showing an enraptured expression as he removes the veil of ignorance. The most outstanding sculpture is a bust of Trimurti—the three-faced Shiva representing the Hindu trinity, Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer. In other panels, Shiva is depicted in service to humanity as he brings the River Ganges to Earth, and at his most fearsome as he crushes the demon of Andhaka. Later, board the motor boat for return cruise to the Gateway.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Re-board your vehicle for the transfer back to your ship.</span></span><br />  <br />   <table border="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><span><span>TIMING</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>DISTANCE & TERRAIN</span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>W/C FRIENDLY</span></span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span><span>00h00 - 00h15</span></span></span></td> <td><span><span>Depart from the pier by minivan to the Gateway of India</span></span></td> <td></td> <td rowspan="5"><span><span>This tour is NOT suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span><span>00h15 - 01h45</span></span></span></td> <td><span><span>Board the motor boat and cruise to Elephanta Island</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span><span>01h45 - 03h45</span></span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Elephanta Island</span></span></td> <td><span><span>1.5km / Uneven, cobblestones / 125 long steps each way </span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span><span>03h45 - 05h15</span></span></span></td> <td><span><span>Board your motor boat and return to Mumbai</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span><span>05h15 – 05h30</span></span></span></td> <td><span><span>Return to the pier</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> FULL DAY THE VICTORIAN PAST <span><span>Experience the highlights of this fascinating city, with its Western monuments and Eastern sensibilities.<br /> <br /> Begin your tour with photo stop at the Gateway of India, the city’s most famous landmark an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Next visit, The Church of St John the Evangelist better known as Afghan Church in South Mumbai, built by the British to commemorate the dead of the disastrous First Afghan War of 1838. The church is located in Navy Nagar in the Colaba area of Mumbai. Besides British soldiers it also commemorates different Indian regiments, such as the Bombay Army, the Madras Army, and Ranjit Singh's army from Lahore. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Drive along Marine Drive-Mumbai’s seaside promenade, an eight-lane highway with a wide pavement. Its graceful curve sweeps from the skyscrapers at Nariman Point to the foot of Malabar Hill, Mumbai’s ritziest neighborhood. At the top of hill are the Hanging Gardens, laid out in 1881. Here, an assortment of hedges, trimmed into animal shapes. The gardens also offer a superb view of the bustling city centre in the distance.<br /> <br /> You then proceed to Bhau Daji Lad Museum (formerly the Victoria and Albert Museum) one of the oldest museums in Mumbai. It was established in 1855 as a treasure house of the decorative and industrial arts. The museum houses a large number of archaeological finds, maps and historical photographs of Mumbai.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>You then visit, Crawford Market - one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. It is named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city. The market is situated near to Victoria Terminus railway station. The market houses a wholesale fruit, vegetable and poultry market. </span></span><br /> <br /> <span><span>Finally, visit and savor a relaxing lunch while exploring the historic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, which dates back to the 1500s before returning back to the ship.</span></span><br />   <table align="center" border="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong><span><span><span>TIMING</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span><span>ITINERARY & POINTS OF INTEREST</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span><span>DISTANCE / TERRAIN</span></span></span></strong></td> <td><strong><span><span>W/C FRIENDLY</span></span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h00 – 00h10</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave from pier to Gateway of India</span></span></td> <td></td> <td rowspan="13"><span><span>This tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs; and those with mobility issues</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h10 – 00h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive at Gateway of India (photo stop only)</span></span></td> <td><span><span>10 steps/ flat Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h15 – 00h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for Afghan Church</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>00h30 – 01h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Afghan Church</span></span></td> <td><span><span>4 steps/ flat Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>01h00 – 01h30</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for Hanging Gardens</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>01h30 – 02h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Hanging Gardens</span></span></td> <td><span><span>2 steps/ Uneven Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>02h00 – 02h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for Victoria & Albert Museum</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>11h15 – 12h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit Victoria & Albert Museum</span></span></td> <td><span><span>5 steps/ Uneven Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>03h00 – 03h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for Crawford market</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>03h15 – 03h45</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive and visit market</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Uneven Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>03h45 – 03h15</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Leave for hotel Taj Mahal</span></span></td> <td><span><span>10 steps/ flat Terrain</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>04h15 – 05h45</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Arrive at hotel and proceed for lunch <strong>(On Direct Payment</strong>)</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span><span>05h45 – 06h00</span></span></td> <td><span><span>Back to pier</span></span></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div></div>	03/20/2024	03/20/2024

World-cruisers preferred ship, Silver Whisper sports a relaxing, sophisticated and genuinely elegant atmosphere. A multi-million dollar refit makes her one of the most technically up to the minute ships at sea. The amenities of a grand resort. The charms of a stylish boutique hotel. Silversea’s Millennium Class ships Silver Whisper and sister ship Silver Shadow invite you to enjoy Silversea’s world-class accommodations, shipboard conviviality and warm, individualized service, paired with the enhanced spaces and amenities of a larger ship. Revel in the pampering treatments of an expanded wellness spa, shop the hottest trends from top designers at shipboard boutiques, and enjoy dynamic full-scale productions in a multi-tiered show lounge. Silver Whisper luxury cruise ship has it all. Design your own schedule or no schedule at all Silver Whisper.

Ship Statistics

Year Built: 2001
Year Refurbished: –
Year Entered Present Fleet: –
Previous Name: –
Country of Registry: The Bahamas
Tonnage (GRT): 28,258
Guests (Lowers): –
Total Guests: 382
Passenger Decks: 7
Number of Crew: 302
Officers' Nationality: European
Cruise/Hotel Staff Nationality: International

Total Rooms: 194
Suites: 11
Balconies: 157
Ocean/River View: 194
Interior: –
Accessible: 2

Onboard choice reigns — the freedom to do everything or nothing. Pamper yourself at the beauty salon. Find the perfect bauble in the boutique. Test your luck in the casino. Enjoy an invigorating workout. Curl up with a good book in the library. Or simply soak up the sun on the pool deck. At Silversea, the choice is always yours.

Shipboard Policies

Medical Emergencies
Each Silversea ship is equipped with a Medical Centre, which is customarily staffed by a doctor and nurse on 24-hour call when at sea. When docked, supplementary emergency care may also be obtained through local medical facilities.
Pregnancy Policy
At the time of booking, expectant mothers are required to supply a medical certificate establishing their fitness for travel at the time they are due to travel. Silversea is unable to accommodate women who have entered their twenty-fourth (24th) week of pregnancy during their voyage, and will not be responsible or liable for any complication relative to any pregnancy during the entire duration of the cruise or thereafter. Additionally, airlines may have restrictions that may differ from Silversea’s. Please contact your travel professional or airline.
Smoking Policy
In consideration of evolving consumer trends, and to further promote a safe, comfortable and enjoyable environment for all Silversea guests, staff and crew, the smoking policy was updated on January 1, 2013.
Smoking is NOT allowed in:
- Guest suites and guest suite verandas
- All Public Areas, Lounges and Bars
Smoking (including Cigars, Pipes and Cigarettes) is allowed in:
- The Connoisseur's Corner.
- In addition, tables and seating have been made exclusively available outside the Panorama Lounge, the Pool Bar, and specified areas of open decks.
- Tables and seating have been made available outside La Terrazza for cigarette smoking exclusively.
Special Dietary Needs - Advance Notice Required
Guests who rely upon wheelchairs must bring their own. Please note that not all shore excursions are suitable for guests with impaired mobility.
All guests are required to report in writing to Silversea at the time their reservation is made:
- Any physical or mental condition that may require medical or professional treatment or attention during the voyage
- Any condition that may render the guest unfit for travel, or that may require special care or assistance
- Any condition that may pose a risk or danger to the guest or anyone else onboard the ship
- Any condition that may require oxygen for medical reasons
- Any intention or need to use a wheelchair aboard ship.
By booking passage and by boarding the ship, the guest represents and warrants that they are physically and otherwise fit to travel, and that the guest will comply at all times with applicable rules and regulations of the ship and orders and instructions of the ship's officers and medical staff. Silversea reserves the right, without liability, to require a guest to disembark and/or to refuse to board and transport a guest who, in the judgment of Silversea or the ship's Master, is unfit to travel or may require care beyond that which Silversea is reasonably able to provide. Those guests requiring wheel-on and/or wheel-off access must contact Silversea prior to making a booking. Silversea reserves the right to deny boarding to any guest who failed to notify Silversea of such requirement at the time of booking.

Public Rooms

Bar(s)/Lounge(s)
Card Room
Casino
Cigar Bar
Conference Room/Conference Center
Internet Café
Library
Nightclub
Show Lounge

Stateroom Amenities

Bath Amenities/Toiletries
Bath Robes
Binoculars
Butler Service
Complimentary Bottled Water (and/or Other Beverages)
Direct Dial Phone
DVD Player
Hair Dryer
In-Stateroom Movies
Luxury Bedding
Minibar and/or Refrigerator
Nightly Turndown Service
Private Safe
Showers and/or Bath Tubs
Sitting Area
Slippers
Spacious Closet(s)
Suites
Television / Radio

Entertainment

Dancing
Evening Entertainment
Guest Lecturers
Internet Access
Silversea ships are equipped to offer wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet access. Guests can use their own laptop to surf the Internet and check emails at Wi-Fi locations throughout the ship, or from the comfort and privacy of their suite. Computers, email and Internet access are also available on board at the Internet Café. However, it is important to understand that telecommunication services while at sea are via satellite and significantly different than high-speed connections on land back home. The signal travels in a similar manner to radio waves but at much greater distances. Therefore, onboard Internet access is not guaranteed at all times. Satellite communications are also affected by weather and the ship's location.
Internet Service Fees
The same rates apply, whether accessing the Internet via personal laptop or via the Internet Café computers. All charges are posted directly to guests' onboard account. No credit is given for unused Time Plan minutes. Rates shown are in US dollars and are subject to change.
- Basic Rate: $0.50 per minute (pay as you go)
- Time Plan 1: 100 minutes for $45 ($0.45 per minute)
- Time Plan 2: 250 minutes for $85 ($0.34 per minute)
- Time Plan 3: 1000 minutes for $250 ($0.25 per minute)
Live Music

Dining

24-hour Room Service
Al Fresco Dining
All Beverages Included In Cruise Fare
Alternative Specialty Restaurant(s)
Casual Dining Venue(s)
Dining Style: Flexible Dining Options
Dining Style: Open Seating
Formal Restaurant(s)

Other Facilities

ATM
Beauty Salon
Boutique(s) (duty-free)
Business Services
Concierge Desk
Dry Cleaning/Laundry
Elevators
Infirmary / Medical Center
Each Silversea ship is equipped with a Medical Centre, which is customarily staffed by a doctor and nurse on 24-hour call when at sea. The Medical Centre is not intended or designed to provide on-going treatment of pre-existing conditions or for extended critical care, and Silversea is not responsible for the diagnosis, treatment or services furnished by shipboard medical personnel. Guests may be charged for medical services and for medications used for their medical treatment.
Self-Service Laundromat

Sports, Health and Fitness

Aerobics and/or Cardio Instruction
Cardio Equipment
Circuit Training
Fitness Center
Free Weights
Full Service Spa
Jogging Track
Outdoor Swimming Pool(s)
Sauna
Shuffleboard
Steam Room
Weight Machines
Whirlpool(s)
Yoga and/or Pilates Instruction

Suite

Vista Suite (VI) 6,850

Category: VI
Deck 4
Deck 5
Square Feet: One bedroom: 287 sq.ft.

Size: 287 sq. ft./27 sq. mt.
A quiet sanctuary. The sitting area of the Vista suite has plenty of room to relax. Large picture windows frame panoramic ocean views. The perfect backdrop for breakfast in bed during the cruise.
• Large picture window providing panoramic ocean views (Vista Suite)
• Sitting area
• Twin beds or queen-sized bed
• Marble bathroom with double vanity, full-sized bath, separate shower
• Walk-in wardrobe with personal safe
• Vanity table with hair dryer and Writing desk
• Flat-screen television with Interactive Media Library

Classic Veranda Suite (CV) 8,450

Category: CV
Deck 6
Deck 5
Square Feet: One bedroom: 345 sq.ft. including veranda

Size: 345 sq. ft./32 sq. mt. including veranda (60 sq. ft./6 sq. mt.)
After a busy day of exploring, welcome home to the haven of the Classic Veranda Suite. With butler service, a queen size bed (which can be separated on demand) and beautiful marble bathroom, you won’t want to leave! However, the best part of the Classic Veranda suite is by far the large, private, teak veranda for which the suite is named. Pure bliss.
• Veranda with patio furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass doors
• Sitting area
• Twin beds or queen-sized bed
• Marble bathroom with double vanity, full-sized bath, separate shower
• Walk-in wardrobe with personal safe
• Vanity table with hair dryer
• Writing desk and Flat-screen television with Interactive Media Library

Superior Veranda Suite (SV) 8,750

Category: SV
Deck 8
Deck 6
Deck 5
Square Feet: One bedroom: 345 sq.ft. including veranda

Size: 345 sq. ft./32 sq. mt. including veranda (60 sq. ft./6 sq. mt.)
Superior by name and superior by nature! Where do we begin? From beautiful bed linens to sumptuous furniture, the Superior Veranda suites are luxury inside and out! Whether enjoying some down time with the state of the art entertainment system or taking in the most spectacular views from the comfort of your suite veranda, the Superior Veranda is the cosiest home away from home on the high seas.
• Veranda with patio furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass doors
• Sitting area
• Twin beds or queen-sized bed
• Marble bathroom with double vanity, full-sized bath, separate shower
• Walk-in wardrobe with personal safe
• Vanity table with hair dryer
• Writing desk and Flat-screen television with Interactive Media Library

Deluxe Veranda Suite (DX) 9,050

Category: DX
Deck 9
Deck 8
Deck 6
Square Feet: One bedroom: 345 sq.ft. including veranda

Size: 345 sq. ft./32 sq. mt. including veranda (60 sq. ft./6 sq. mt.)
Spacious and immaculate, the Deluxe Veranda is just perfect to for relaxing whether it’s morning, noon or night! A perfect mid-ship location, why not enjoy a pre-dinner drink, breakfast with a view or just enjoy the gentle evening breeze on your private teak veranda? From relaxing in the ultra-luxury marble bathroom to enjoying your best night’s sleep ever, the Deluxe Veranda is the savvy traveler’s choice.
• Veranda with patio furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass doors
• Sitting area
• Twin beds or queen-sized bed
• Marble bathroom with double vanity, full-sized bath, separate shower
• Walk-in wardrobe with personal safe
• Vanity table with hair dryer
• Writing desk and Flat-screen television with Interactive Media Library

Medallion Suite (ME) 15,800

Category: ME
Deck 7
Square Feet: One bedroom: 521 sq.ft. including veranda

Size: 521 sq. ft./49 sq. mt. including veranda (81 sq. ft./8 sq. mt.)
A mark of distinction. Sumptuous. Spacious. Rich textures and panoramic views surround you with distinguished luxury. An extravagant suite for an extravagant cruise.
• Veranda with patio furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass doors
• Living room with sitting and dining area
• Twin beds or queen-sized bed
• Marble bathroom with double vanity, separate shower and full-sized whirlpool bath
• Walk-in wardrobe with personal safe
• Vanity table with hair dryer and Writing desk
• Flat-screen television with Interactive Media Library
• Bose® sound system with bluetooth connectivity
• Illy® espresso machine

Silver Suite (SL) 17,500

Category: SL
Deck 7
Square Feet: One bedroom: 653-701 sq.ft. including veranda

Size: 653–701 sq. ft./61–65 sq. mt. including veranda (110–123 sq. ft./10–11 sq. mt.)
Stylish and sophisticated. Separate dining and living rooms. Larger verandas. Situated midship. Perfection in design for comfortable living. Silver Suites accommodate three guests.
• Veranda with patio furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass doors
• Living room (with convertible sofa to accommodate an additional guest)
• Sitting area and Separate dining area
• Twin beds or queen-sized bed
• Marble bathroom with double vanity, separate shower and full-sized whirlpool bath
• Walk-in wardrobe with personal safe
• Vanity table with hair dryer and Writing desk
• Flat-screen television(s) with Interactive Media Library
• Bose® sound system with bluetooth connectivity
• Illy® espresso machine

Grand Suite 1 (G1) 20,400

Category: G1
Deck 8
Deck 7
Deck 6
Square Feet: One bedroom: 941-1090 sq.ft. including veranda

One Bedroom: 941–1,090 sq. ft./87–101 sq. mt. including veranda (103–116 sq. ft./10–11 sq. mt.)
Two Bedroom: 1,286-1,435 sq. ft./119–133 sq. mt. including veranda (163–176 sq. ft./16–17 sq. mt.)
Expertly designed and exquisitely appointed. Ideal for entertaining friends on your luxury cruise or enjoying a quiet dinner “at home”. Available as a one-bedroom suite configuration or as two-bedrooms by adjoining with a Veranda Suite.
• Large veranda with patio furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass doors; bedroom two has additional veranda
• Living room with sitting area; bedroom two has additional sitting area
• Separate dining area and bar
• Twin beds or queen-sized bed; bedroom two has additional twin beds or queen-sized bed
• Marble bathroom with double vanity, separate shower and full-sized whirlpool bath, plus a powder room; bedroom two has additional marble bathroom with full-sized bath
• Walk-in wardrobe(s) with personal safe
• Vanity table with hair dryer and Writing desk
• Flat-screen television(s) with Interactive Media Library
• Bose® sound system with bluetooth connectivity
• Illy® espresso machine

Grand Suite 2 (G2) 27,900

Category: G2
Deck 8
Deck 7
Deck 6
Square Feet: Two bedroom: 1286-1435 sq.ft. including veranda

Royal Suite 1 (R1) 19,700

Category: R1
Deck 7
Deck 6
Square Feet: One bedroom: 967-1007 sq.ft. including veranda

One Bedroom: 967–1,007 sq. ft./90–94 sq. mt. including veranda (110–116 sq. ft./10–11 sq. mt.)
Two Bedroom: 1,312–1,352 sq. ft./122–126 sq. mt. including veranda (170–176 sq. ft./16–17 sq. mt.)
Stately describes the Royal suite. Commanding and majestic. Perfect for entertaining while you cruise. Enough living space to roam.The pinnacle of good living. Available as a one-bedroom configuration or as two-bedrooms by adjoining with a Veranda Suite.
• Large veranda with patio furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass doors; bedroom two has additional veranda
• Living room with sitting area; bedroom two has additional sitting area
• Separate dining area and bar
• Twin beds or queen-sized bed; bedroom two has additional twin beds or queen-sized bed
• Marble bathroom with double vanity, separate shower and full-sized whirlpool bath, plus a powder room; bedroom two has additional marble bathroom with full-sized bath
• Walk-in wardrobe(s) with personal safe
• Vanity table with hair dryer and Writing desk
• Flat-screen television(s) with Interactive Media Library
• Bose® sound system with bluetooth connectivity
• Illy® espresso machine

Royal Suite 2 (R2) 27,100

Category: R2
Deck 7
Deck 6
Square Feet: Two bedroom: 1312-1352 sq.ft. including veranda

Owner's Suite 1 (O1) 23,200

Category: O1
Deck 7
Square Feet: One bedroom: 919 sq.ft. including veranda

One Bedroom: 919 sq. ft./85 sq. mt. including veranda (220 sq. ft./20 sq. mt.)
Two Bedroom: 1,264 sq. ft./117 sq. mt. including veranda (220 sq. ft./20 sq. mt.)
The name says it all. A stylish apartment. Prestigious and classic, as is the Silver Whisper itself. For those who seek the superlative level of space, comfort and service on board. Available as a one-bedroom configuration or as two-bedrooms by adjoining with a Vista Suite.
• Large veranda with patio furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass doors; bedroom two has additional large picture window
• Living room with sitting area; bedroom two has additional sitting area
• Separate dining area and bar
• Twin beds or queen-sized bed; bedroom two has additional twin beds or queen-sized bed
• Marble bathroom with double vanity, separate shower and full-sized whirlpool bath, plus a powder room; bedroom two has additional marble bathroom with full-sized bath
• Walk-in wardrobe(s) with personal safe
• Vanity table with hair dryer and Writing desk
• Flat-screen television(s) with Interactive Media Library
• Bose® sound system with bluetooth connectivity
• Illy® espresso machine

Owner's Suite 2 (O2) 28,600

Category: O2
Deck 7
Square Feet: Two bedroom: 1264 sq.ft. including veranda

Port, security and handling fees, government fees and taxes are included in the fare. Price does not include airfare, transfers and airline government fees and taxes.

Cruise Only Fares are in US dollars, per person, based on double occupancy.

All fares are quoted in US Dollars.

Deck 7

Stateroom Key

Owner's Suite 1 (O1)
Owner's Suite 2 (O2)
Grand Suite 1 (G1)
Grand Suite 2 (G2)
Royal Suite 1 (R1)
Royal Suite 2 (R2)
Silver Suite (SL)
Medallion Suite (ME)

Deck 6

Stateroom Key

Grand Suite 1 (G1)
Grand Suite 2 (G2)
Royal Suite 1 (R1)
Royal Suite 2 (R2)
Superior Veranda Suite (SV)
Deluxe Veranda Suite (DX)
Classic Veranda Suite (CV)

Information and pricing is subject to change without notice. While we do our very best to ensure that information and pricing appearing in this website is complete and accurate, we cannot be responsible for incomplete and inaccurate representations, which may or may not be under our control. In the event of a pricing error, misrepresentation or omission, we reserve the right to adjust the pricing or make any other corrections.