Cruise Line: Regent Seven Seas Cruises Ship: Seven Seas Voyager Region: Atlantic Trans Departs: Nov 23, 2008 From: Funchal, Madeira

8 Nights from 2595.00 USD

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8 Night Cruise sailing from Funchal to Ft Lauderdale aboard Seven Seas Voyager. 8 Night Cruise sailing from Funchal to Ft Lauderdale aboard Seven Seas Voyager.

Following closely in the wake of the Seven Seas Mariner, the new 700-guest Seven Seas Voyager is the world's second all-suite, all-balcony ship and the second to feature a restaurant operated by Le Cordon Bleu® of Paris. There are four main dining venues, surprising for a ship of her size. The Voyager also features some of the highest space and service ratios at sea, and her suites are the largest "lead-in" suites in the industry. Seven Seas Voyager offers an unusual array of pleasurable pastimes - including some activities rarely available even in the finest resorts on land. Contract Bridge, for example, complimentary computer classes, art auctions and classes in ballroom dancing.

Highlights of your cruise include:

Funchal
Madeira has been described as the "Island of Eternal Spring." Located off the coast of Morocco, Madeira Island is Portugal"s other world. Entirely volcanic in origin, Madeira"s peaks stretch out of the sea from the "valleys" in the ocean depths. The volcanic soil combines with the mild climate to produce an abundance of green as well as multicolored vegetation. Along the center of Madeira runs a mountain chain that provides a spectacular contrast to the fertile coastlands where the principal crops such as sugarcane, bananas and grapes flourish. Terraces of farmland extend into the hills, adding tiers of green beauty to the landscape. While there are no real beaches and the hotels have large man-made pools, it is the rugged landscape, abundant vegetation and ideal climate that bring the island fame as a year-round resort. Madeira is renowned for its superb embroidery that carries the island"s name, as does the wine, which many feel, ranks among the world"s best. Wicker baskets and furniture also show case fine Madeiran craftsmanship.

Ft Lauderdale
Ft. Lauderdale sits in the middle of the burgeoning megalopolis known as South Florida, which hugs the Atlantic coast from Miami in the south (a 35-minute car ride away) to Palm Beach in the north. It is the principal city in huge Broward County, two-thirds of which is swampland in the Everglades. What isn"t swampy includes 23 miles of beaches and 28 municipalities. And plenty of water"within the Ft. Lauderdale city limits alone there are more than 165 miles of navigable waterways (and more than 42,000 registered yachts). Downtown Ft. Lauderdale is peppered with high-rise buildings; sidewalk cafes and shops line the New River; the Arts and Science District, anchored by the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, lures the culturally minded. Las Olas Boulevard is best known for its relaxed alfresco shopping and its people watching in the heart of downtown Ft. Lauderdale. The street is lined with boutiques, bars and a shaded walkway for strolling. And getting around the city is part of the sport: Water taxis now ply the maze of waterways that link residential neighborhoods to sights, restaurants, shops and Port Everglades. The Tequesta Indians were the city"s original inhabitants. After the Spanish took Florida as their own, the Seminole Indians, who lived in the northern reaches of the state, started moving southward. In 1837, during the Seminole Wars, the city"s namesake, Major William Lauderdale, built a fort at the mouth of the New River, which now snakes through the city center. Cruise ships dock at Port Everglades, which is about 3 miles southeast of downtown Ft. Lauderdale. The port is convenient to downtown Ft. Lauderdale, the beaches are about 3 miles north, and the airport is just 2 miles southwest of the port.

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