small ship voyage experts for more than 30 years SAILING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS Accompanied by PROFESSOR ALEX FILIPPENKO
UNESCO North America Deluxe Small Sailing Ship World Heritage Site Fort-de-France Cruise Itinerary Martinique Windward Air Routing Islands
South America Soufrière Rodney Bay St. Lucia THE Vieux Fort GRENADINES Kingstown St. Vincent Bequia Bridgetown Barbados Chatham Bay Tobago Cays Union Island St. George’s Caribbean Grenada Sea Elude the depths of winter and experience seafaring in its most timeless form on this custom-designed, seven‑night Itinerary sailing experience amid the Caribbean’s tropical Windward Islands. Enjoy classic “life under sail”—the March 19 to 26, 2019 very best way to see the islands—aboard the exclusively St. Lucia, Martinique, Grenada, chartered, 64-passenger, three-masted sailing yacht St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados Le Ponant, featuring all ocean-view Staterooms and an Day Observation Platform, ideal for viewing marine life and snorkeling amidst colorful coral reefs. Cruise from 1 Depart the U.S./Arrive Vieux Fort, St. Lucia/ Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, into secluded harbors, exploring Embark Le Ponant the natural and cultural treasures of the Windward Islands. Visit Soufriére’s Diamond Falls Botanical 2 Soufrière, St. Lucia/Rodney Bay Gardens, volcano and Sulphur Springs; Martinique’s 3 Fort-de-France, Martinique Clément Plantation and Rum Distillery; St. Vincent and the Grenadines, including Bequia’s seaside Old Hegg 4 Kingstown, St. Vincent/Admiralty Bay, Port Elizabeth, Turtle Sanctuary, Union Island with its dramatic Bequia, Grenadines/Chatham Bay, Union Island volcanic peaks juxtaposing its flat and shallow coral 5 Chatham Bay/Tobago Cays/St. George’s, Grenada reefs, and the awe‑inspiring lagoons of Tobago Cays Marine Park; Grenada, the Spice Island; and 6 St. George’s Bridgetown, Barbados, known for colonial architecture, 7 Bridgetown, Barbados vibrant Bajan culture and, of course, the ever-blue ocean. 8 Bridgetown/Disembark ship/Return to the U.S.
Cruise itinerary is subject to change.
Grenada St. Lucia’s Pitons SAILING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS RESERVE EARLY! From $4695 per person, double occupancy INCLUDED FEATURES (approximate land/cruise only) On board the exclusively SAILING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS chartered, deluxe small sailing ship Le Ponant ◆◆ ______Seven-night cruise from Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, to Name (as it appears on passport) Cal Class Year Bridgetown, Barbados, with port calls at Soufrière and Rodney Bay, St. Lucia; Fort‑de‑France, ______Martinique; Kingstown, St. Vincent; Email Address Date of Birth Tobago Cays, Union Island and Bequia, the Grenadines; and St. George’s, Grenada; the ◆◆ ______most beautiful locales of the Windward Islands. Specially arranged rum tasting at a Name (as it appears on passport) Cal Class Year Grenada distillery. ◆◆ Deluxe, ocean-view, air‑conditioned Staterooms, ◆◆ each with a private bathroom. Excursion on Barbados to tour its capital of ______Bridgetown, a UNESCO World Heritage site ◆◆ Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Receptions. Email Address Date of Birth showcasing more than 350 years of English ◆◆ Superb international cuisine and Caribbean heritage and one of the oldest synagogues in the ______specialties each day at single, unassigned seatings, Western hemisphere. Street Mailing Address (no P.O. Box number please) with breakfast and lunch indoors or alfresco in ◆◆ Visit to the world-renowned Mount Gay the elegant Le Diamant Panoramic Restaurant, Rum Distillery, established in 1703, on Barbados. ______and dinner in the sophisticated, wood‑paneled City Karukéra Restaurant. Enhanced Travel Services ◆◆ Complimentary alcoholic and nonalcoholic ◆◆ Transfers and luggage handling abroad if your ______beverages are available throughout the cruise. arrival(s)/departure(s) coincide with the State ZIP Code ◆◆ Complimentary Wi-Fi available throughout the ship. scheduled group transfer(s). ______◆◆ ◆◆ All excursions and visits, as outlined above, with Complimentary snorkeling equipment. Telephone (Primary) experienced local guides. Sailing the Windward Islands ◆◆ Gratuities to local guides and drivers on included ◆◆ Visit to Soufrière to admire the beauty of ______excursions and transfers. (Cell) St. Lucia’s Pitons, a UNESCO World Heritage ◆◆ Complimentary bottled water in your Stateroom site, featuring an excursion to Diamond Falls and on excursions. ______Botanical Gardens with its beautiful waterfall and Preferred Name(s) on Badge(s) to Soufrière Volcano and Sulphur Springs. ◆◆ Hospitality desk aboard ship. ◆◆ ◆◆ Time in Rodney Bay to explore the ruins of Experienced Gohagan & Company Travel Director at your service. Fort Rodney, and enjoy panoramic views at the Program reservations require a deposit of top of Signal Hill, or an afternoon at leisure on ◆◆ Automatic $250,000 flight insurance policy the beach. for each participant ticketed on flights by $600 per person. ◆◆ Visit to Martinique’s beautifully preserved Gohagan & Company. o Enclosed is my/our deposit check(s) for Clément Plantation and Rum Distillery, where $______as deposit. then‑U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Make check(s) payable to: French President Francois Mitterand finalized the end of the Gulf War in 1991. Gohagan & Company. ◆◆ Walk through the lush, artist-designed o I/We authorize you to charge my/our Balata Botanical Garden on Martinique. deposit of $______to: ◆◆ Island tour of St. Vincent from the historic city o Visa o MasterCard center of Kingstown. ______◆◆ Tour of the verdant and mountainous Bequia, Card Number the most beautiful isle of the Grenadines and visit to the Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary where ______endangered hawksbill sea turtles are hatched, Exp. Date cared for and released into the wild. ◆◆ ______Time at leisure for swimming, snorkeling and Signature as it appears on credit card scuba diving on Union Island, Grenadines; renowned for its pristine reefs and colorful o marine life. Please send me/us the Travel Program brochure ◆◆ (anticipated publication date May 2018). Island stop at the breathtaking Tobago Cays St. Lucia Pre-Cruise Option Marine Park, comprising nearly 1500 acres of lagoons and coral reefs, for the opportunity Barbados Post-Cruise Option Send to: Cal Discoveries Travel to snorkel among an abundance of vibrant Cal Alumni Association marine life. The Travel Program outlined here is subject to the features, 1 Alumni House ◆◆ Tour of Grenada, the Spice Island, featuring final pricing and terms and conditions set forth in the Berkeley, CA 94720-7520 published Travel Program brochure. Upon receipt of the a visit to a local herb and spice garden of rare 510.900.8222 or 888.225.2586 and common botanicals used in cooking, published Travel Program brochure, you will be given 10 days to reconfirm your reservation, at which time any alumni.berkeley.edu/caldiscoveries medicines and liqueurs. deposit(s) will become subject to cancellation fees. [email protected]
Cal lecturer’s participation cannot be guaranteed and is contingent on a minimum number of paying travelers. Tour No. 112-03/19/19-012 10/09/17-2