The tour portion of your Australian cruise involves four full days of adventure before boarding the ship to cruise from Sydney for an eight-day Australian cruise. Be prepared to get up close and personal with Australia as you fly from Sydney to Cairns, Queensland, snorkel at The Great Barrier Reef, visit a rainforest and fly to Ayers Rock in central Australia. A day trip by boat to the Great Barrier Reef gives you the opportunity to swim, snorkel or scuba dive to explore this undersea world. At Ayers Rock you listen to a didgeridoo and watch the sun set behind the monolith.
Travel back to Sydney where you will board the ship for the cruise portion of your trip with stops in Australia and Tasmania. The fare for this adventure cruise tour begins at $5,149 per person. Additional fees and taxes are applicable. All ocean, rail and air transportation throughout the tour is included as well as hotel accommodations and some meals during the land tour.
A 10-night cruisetour in Alaska includes sightseeing, travel on your cruise ship, Radiance of the Seas, and land adventures of your choice. Your cruise begins in Seward, Alaska. In Juneau the choices for adventures include sport fishing for king and silver salmon and taking a high speed catamaran ride on Auke Bay to search out the sea's wildlife. If you are up to the adventure you can take a helicopter ride to a glacier where you will land and disembark to explore these scenic wonders. In Skagway you can choose to ride the valley of historic Dyea on horseback or canoe the icy waters of Glacier Point. In Ketchikan you can kayak to Tatoosh Island as you look for bald eagles, seals and sea lions, take a guided mountain bike tour of the Inside Passage or a Jeep safari and canoe trip into the back country. Fare for these 11-day cruisetours begin at $1,615.
The day after your arrival in Dubai you will drive a four-wheel drive vehicle across the sand dunes to Camel and Fossil Rock where you can drive around the sand bowl, venture up to Fossil Rock and end the day watching camel racing at Lipsa. The next morning head out to the village of Asimah where you will take off on a mountain safari in your four-wheel drive vehicle. On your tour you will travel to the waterfalls of Warrayah Water. Later you will travel the steep dunes and relax for dinner at a Bedouin camp, where you will be entertained by belly dancers.
The following day, as you board your ship for the cruise portion of your tour, be prepared to enjoy swimming and snorkeling, jet skiing and fishing when you dock in the clear waters of Fujairah. In Abu Dhabi take to the sand slopes for sand skiing on the massive dunes. This 11-night adventure begins at $2,149 and includes ship and hotel accommodations, most meals, ocean, rail and motor coach transportation.
