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Singapore, Singapore

April 16, 2025 – April 17, 2025

Savor a memorable meal in a cable car as it soars high above the harbor and beyond, presenting you with an unparalleled view of Singapore at night. Following a welcome drink at the leafy hilltop park Mount Faber, you will board a cable car bound for Sentosa Island. Think of it as your private sanctuary, a sky-high dining room all your own. Once you are settled in, appetizers will be served, and the cable car will begin the first of three loops between Mount Faber and Sentosa Island, which lies directly across the harbor. Each time the cable car returns to Mount Faber, another course of your magnificent dinner will be served. All of Singapore will be illuminated below, and from your unique vantage point, more than 300 feet above the ground, you can expect the sights to be spectacular and the ambiance wonderfully romantic. You may even spot your cruise ship in the harbor.

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Our daytime tour around beautiful Singapore

Gardens By the Bay

Gardens by the Bay at Night

Singapore at Night

We had dinner on the Singpore Flyer

Jakarta, Indonesia

April, 14, 2025 – April 14, 2025

Discover some of the most extraordinary attractions in Jakarta, a city that the ruling Dutch called Old Batavia for centuries. Your panoramic tour will begin at the once-bustling Old Harbor at the mouth of the Ciliwung River, an area that historical sailing vessels now primarily use. Nearby, you will find Fatahillah Square, the administrative center of Old Batavia, which is lined with restored colonial buildings, many of which have been converted into museums. At the beautiful Neo-Renaissance-style Wayang Museum, you will see one of the world’s finest collections of traditional wayangs or shadow puppets, which are still used extensively to tell dramatic stories. Other highlights in the heart of Indonesia’s capital include museums dedicated to Jakarta’s turbulent history and exceptional ceramics.

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St. Regis – Bali, Indonesia

St. Regis Hotel – Bali, Indonesia

April 11, 2025 – April 12, 2025

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Waingapu (Sumba), Indonesia

April 10, 2025 – April 10, 2025

One of the more undiscovered islands of Indonesia, Sumba is the adventurer’s dream where time seems to stand still. It’s a place of lagoons, wild horses, tropical forests, celestial waterfalls, soft white sand beaches and intriguing tribal culture. Life in Sumbanese villages unfolds according to the rhythms and rituals of Marapu, an animistic faith, and the guidance of local shamans. In villages outside of Waingapu, you’ll spot traditional bamboo houses with thatched roofs and megalithic tombs and gain insight on the well-preserved culture. You’re also likely to observe a handweaving technique known as ikat, which creates exotic fabrics for which the island has become known. Sumba just might be Indonesia’s best-kept secret.

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Darwin, Australia

April 7, 2025 – April 7, 2025

Head for the incredible waterfalls at Litchfield National Park. Watch crocodiles at a research station, or take a cruise along the Adelaide River and watch the saltwater crocs leap from the water to catch their prey.

Travel by coach through Australia’s tropical Top End to the Adelaide River, then embark on a cruise that brings you nearly face-to-jaws with jumping crocodiles. Yes, you read that right: jumping, snaggle-toothed, claw-footed crocs. And we’re not talking about little hops, these are full-tilt leaps of almost a full body length out of the water. But first things first: the Adelaide is one of eight Northern Territory rivers whose expansive floodplains create a great expanse of coastal wetland – a perfect habitat for all sorts of unique animals and plant life. Including crocodiles. En route to the cruise, you’ll stop in at the Window on the Wetlands Visitors Center for a brief opportunity to learn more about life in these parts. Then it’s on to the main event, your cruise along the Adelaide. It will be very relaxing – but don’t relax too much because any minute you might see the tell-tale ripples signaling an approaching reptile. You’ll want to have your camera poised in hopes of capturing that breathtaking moment when the croc breaks the water and vaults out in a shower of spray, scales and muscle. It’s a primal, surprising thrill you won’t soon forget.

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Thursday Island, Australia

April 5, 2025 – April 5, 2025

Soar high above the island-dotted sea in a helicopter and fly east toward Cape York, the wild and remote tip of continental Australia. The flight will take you high above neighboring Horn Island, where you may notice the horn-shaped hill that gave the island its name. To the east lies Punsand Bay, islets such as Murangi and Cape York, the northernmost point of the Australian continent. Famed British captain James Cook named the cape in 1770 for the Duke of York, the brother of King George III. As you will see from your window seat, the cape has remained a rugged, largely undeveloped area rimmed with beautiful beaches. As the helicopter flies along the coast, you may see coral reefs below the water’s surface, fishing boats just offshore, and the occasional adventurer, as many areas can only be reached in a 4-wheel-drive vehicle. That is the beauty of the Cape York peninsula; it is wild, remote, and extraordinarily pristine.

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Cairns, Australia

April 1, 2025 – April 4, 2025

Spend time on a spacious pontoon moored atop the Outer Reef, and discover the exquisite beauty waiting below in the world’s richest marine habitat. Your adventure begins with a scenic 90-minute sail by luxury catamaran to the Marine World activity platform on one of the Outer Great Barrier Reef’s most pristine and versatile sites.

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Bay of Islands, New Zealand

March 27, 2025 – March 27, 2025

Relish the opportunities in this natural playground as you observe flying dolphins, gannets and blue penguins. The diving is renowned as some of the best in the world. Visit the historic Waitangi Treaty House, where the founding document of New Zealand was signed.

Cruise the turquoise waters and unspoiled inlets of the Bay of Islands and see Cape Brett Lighthouse, the Hole-in-the-Rock sea arch and more. You’ll depart the pier aboard a stable catamaran featuring roomy indoor and outdoor viewing decks, sailing under what could be the earth’s bluest skies into a constellation of 150 unspoiled islands off the North Island’s northeast corner. The Bay of Islands is both magnificent and historically significant: New Zealand’s earliest Maori settlers migrated here 700 years ago, and its first British missionary settlers arrived in 1814. Charles Darwin stopped by not long after, and in more modern times, American adventure writer Zane Grey popularized the islands as a big-game fishing paradise. You’ll journey through these fabled waters today, passing picturesque islets as you make for crisply white Cape Brett Lighthouse, perched high atop a spectacular headlands cliff. You’ll see Motukokako Island with its dramatic Hole-in-the-Rock arch and visit another major highlight, the majestic Grand Cathedral Cave. Slowly cruising among the inner islands, you’ll likely have engaging encounters with the schools of dolphin that frequent these waters. Commentary from the captain will help fill in the natural and cultural history of it all.

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Auckland, New Zealand

March 25, 2025 & March 26, 2025

Enjoy this beautiful city, its enormous parks and spectacular views from Mount Eden. Learn about Maori culture; visit the famed Waitomo Glowworm Caves and their fantastic formations. Or head for the coast and the crashing surf, see a gannet colony and admire the sheep farms along the way.

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Whangarei, New Zealand

March 24, 2025 – March 24, 2025

Naturally beautiful Whangari Falls. The falls tumble over a sheer volcanic basalt cliff, and the sight is especially spectacular in the rainy season. Two observation platforms will provide excellent vantage points for photographs. You may also learn a bit about the history of the cascades, which the Maori considered a sacred place for healing. In the 1920s, a local businessman bought the falls and surrounding land to prevent a commercial mill from being built at there, which would have spoiled the natural setting.

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