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Windward Islands small ship voyage experts for more than 30 years SAILING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS 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 12 to 19, 2019 very best way to see the islands—aboard the exclusively Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, chartered, 64-passenger, three-masted sailing yacht Grenada, Martinique, St. Lucia Le Ponant, featuring all ocean-view Staterooms and an Day Observation Platform, ideal for viewing marine life and snorkeling amidst colorful coral reefs. Cruise into 1 Depart the U.S./Arrive Bridgetown, Barbados/ secluded harbors, exploring the natural and cultural Embark Le Ponant treasures of the Windward Islands and, of course, the 2 Kingstown, St. Vincent/Bequia Island, The Grenadines ever-blue ocean. Visit Bridgetown, Barbados, known for colonial architecture and vibrant Bajan culture; 3 Fort de France, Martinque Grenada, the Spice Island; St. Vincent and the 4 Soufriere, St. Lucia/Marigot Bay, St. Lucia Grenadines, including the awe-inspiring lagoons of Tobago Cays Marine Park, Union Island with its 5 Saline Bay, Mayreau, The Grenadines dramatic volcanic peaks juxtaposing its flat and shallow coral reefs, and Bequia’s seaside Old Hegg Turtle 6 Tobago Cays, The Grenadines/Chatham Bay, Union Sanctuary; Martinique’s Clément Plantation and Island, The Grenadines Rum Distillery; and St. Lucia’s Diamond Falls Botanical Gardens, Soufriére Volcano and Sulphur Springs. 7 St. George's, Grenada 8 St. George's, Grenada/Disembark 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) SAILING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS On board the exclusively chartered, deluxe small _______ _____________________________________________ sailing ship Le Ponant Title Name (as it appears on passport) u Seven-night cruise from Bridgetown, Barbados, to Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, to with port calls at _______________________________________________ St. George’s, Grenada; Bequia, Union Island Affiliation(s) and Tobago Cays, the Grenadines; Kingstown, St. Vincent; Fort-de-France, Martinique; and Soufrière and Rodney Bay, St. Lucia; the most _______ _____________________________________________ beautiful locales of the Windward Islands. u Visit to Soufrière to admire the beauty of Title Name (as it appears on passport) St. Lucia’s Pitons, a UNESCO World Heritage u Deluxe, ocean-view, air-conditioned Staterooms, site, featuring an excursion to Diamond Falls each with a private bathroom. Botanical Gardens with its beautiful waterfall and _______________________________________________ u Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Receptions. to Soufrière Volcano and Sulphur Springs. Affiliation(s) u Superb international cuisine and Caribbean u Time in Rodney Bay to explore the ruins of specialties each day at single, unassigned seatings, Fort Rodney, and enjoy panoramic views at the _______________________________________________ with breakfast and lunch indoors or alfresco in top of Signal Hill, or an afternoon at leisure on Street Mailing Address (no P.O. Box number please) the elegant Le Diamant Panoramic Restaurant, the beach. and dinner in the sophisticated, wood-paneled _______________________________________________ Karukéra Restaurant. Enhanced Travel Services u City u Complimentary alcoholic and nonalcoholic Transfers and luggage handling abroad if your beverages are available throughout the cruise. arrival(s)/departure(s) coincide with the scheduled group transfer(s). ________________ __________________ - _________ u Complimentary Wi-Fi available throughout the ship. u All excursions and visits, as outlined above, with State Zip Code u Complimentary snorkeling equipment. experienced local guides. Sailing the Windward Islands u Gratuities to local guides and drivers on included _______________________________________________ u Excursion on Barbados to tour its capital of excursions and transfers. Email Address Bridgetown, a UNESCO World Heritage site u Complimentary bottled water in your Stateroom showcasing more than 350 years of English and on excursions. _______________________________________________ heritage and one of the oldest synagogues in the u Hospitality desk aboard ship. Telephone: (Home) Western hemisphere. u Experienced Gohagan & Company u Visit to the world-renowned Mount Gay Travel Director at your service. Rum Distillery, established in 1703, on Barbados. _______________________________________________ u Automatic $250,000 flight insurance policy Telephone: (Mobile) u Tour of Grenada, the Spice Island, featuring for each participant ticketed on flights by a visit to a local herb and spice garden of rare Gohagan & Company. Program reservations require a deposit of and common botanicals used in cooking, medicines and liqueurs. $600 per person. u Specially arranged rum tasting at a o Enclosed is my/our deposit check(s) for Grenada distillery. $________ as deposit. u Time at leisure for swimming, snorkeling and Make check(s) payable to: scuba diving on Union Island, Grenadines; Thomas P. Gohagan & Company. renowned for its pristine reefs and colorful o marine life. I/We authorize you to charge my/our deposit of $________ to: u Island stop at the breathtaking Tobago Cays o Visa o MasterCard Marine Park, comprising nearly 1500 acres of lagoons and coral reefs, for the opportunity to __________________________________________ snorkel among an abundance of vibrant marine life. Card Number u Tour of the verdant and mountainous Bequia, the most beautiful isle of the Grenadines and ____________ visit to the Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary where Exp. Date endangered hawksbill sea turtles are hatched, ___________________________________________ cared for and released into the wild. Signature as it appears on credit card u Island tour of St. Vincent from the historic city Barbados PRE-CRUISE OPTION o Please send me/us the Travel Program brochure center of Kingstown. (anticipated publication date August 2018). POST-CRUISE OPTION u Visit to Martinique’s beautifully preserved St. Lucia Clément Plantation and Rum Distillery, where Send to: 2019 Sailing the Windward Islands then-U.S. President George H.W. Bush and The Travel Program outlined here is subject to the features, Colorado College Alumni Association French President Francois Mitterand finalized the final pricing and terms and conditions set forth in the end of the Gulf War in 1991. published Travel Program brochure. Upon receipt of the c/o Thomas P. Gohagan & Company published Travel Program brochure, you will be given 209 South LaSalle Street, Suite 500 u Walk through the lush, artist-designed 10 days to reconfirm your reservation, at which time any Chicago, Illinois 60604-1446 Balata Botanical Garden on Martinique. deposit(s) will become subject to cancellation fees. For more information, please call Gohagan & Company at (800) 922-3088. GOHAGAN & COMPANY u 209 SOUTH LASAllE STREET u SUITE 500 CHICAGO, IllINOIS 60604-1446 u (800) 922-3088 Tour No. 112-03/12/19-490 10/09/17-2.
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