Cartagena, Colombia

Location

Cartagena's magnificent city walls and fortresses, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, enclose a well-restored historic center (the Cuidad Amurallada, or walled city) with plazas, churches, museums, and shops that have made it a lively coastal vacation spot for South Americans and others. New hotels and restaurants make the walled city a desirable place to stay, and the formerly down-at-the-heels Getsemaní neighborhood attracts those seeking a bohemian buzz. The historic center is a small section of Cartagena; many hotels are in the Bocagrande district, an elongated peninsula where high-rise hotels overlook a long, gray-sand beach.When it was founded in 1533 by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Heredia, Cartagena was the only port on the South American mainland. Gold and silver looted from indigenous peoples passed through here en route to Spain and attracted pirates, including Sir Francis Drake, who in 1586 torched 200 buildings. Cartagena's walls protected the city's riches as well as the New World's most important African slave market.

Cartagena, Colombia Itineraries

8 Nights

Cartagena to Fort Lauderdale

Departure Date
14 Dec 25
Cruise Line Crystal
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Crystal Serenity
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Cartagena
Destination Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Itinerary
Cartagena, Cartagena, Santo Domingo, Samaná, Grand Turk Island, Freeport, Grand Bahama and Fort Lauderdale, Florida

From £4,700pp

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17 Nights

Panama Canal & the Pacific Coast

Departure Date
19 Dec 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Sky
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Destination Port Los Angeles, California
Itinerary
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cozumel, Cartagena, Colón, Puntarenas, Acajutla and Los Angeles, California

From £6,690pp

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9 Nights

Cartagena to Bridgetown

Departure Date
19 Dec 25
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Shadow
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Cartagena
Destination Port Bridgetown
Itinerary
Cartagena, Santa Marta, Oranjestad, Oranjestad, Kralendijk, Willemstad, Castries, Port Elizabeth, Bequia and Bridgetown

From £3,360pp

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17 Nights

Pacific & Island Holiday

Departure Date
20 Dec 25
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Vista
Region Pacific
Departure Port Los Angeles, California
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Mexico, Acapulco, Puerto Quetzal, Puntarenas, Cartagena, Georgetown, Grand Cayman and Miami, Florida

From £6,769pp

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77 Nights

Spanning The Americas

Departure Date
20 Dec 25
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Vista
Region World-wide
Departure Port Los Angeles, California
Destination Port San Diego, California
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Mexico, Acapulco, Puerto Quetzal, Puntarenas, Cartagena, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Miami, Florida, Gustavia, Roseau, Bridgetown, Devil's Island, Belem, Fortaleza, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Grande, Santos, Porto Belo, Rio Grande, Punta del Este, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, Coquimbo, Iquique, Pisco, Callao, Salaverry, Manta, Puntarenas, Acajutla, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada and San Diego, California

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197 Nights

World Odyssey

Departure Date
20 Dec 25
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Vista
Region World-wide
Departure Port Los Angeles, California
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Mexico, Acapulco, Puerto Quetzal, Puntarenas, Cartagena, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Miami, Florida, Gustavia, Roseau, Bridgetown, Devil's Island, Belem, Fortaleza, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Grande, Santos, Porto Belo, Rio Grande, Punta del Este, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, Coquimbo, Iquique, Pisco, Callao, Salaverry, Manta, Puntarenas, Acajutla, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada, San Diego, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Nuku Hiva Island, Rangiroa, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Rarotonga, Pago Pago, Apia, Nuku'alofa, Suva, Mystery Island (Inyeug), Nouméa, Sydney, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Kupang, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Surabaya, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Phuket, Phuket, Colombo, Cochin, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Muscat, Khasab, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Dubai, Muscat, Jeddah, Safaga, Safaga, Santorini, Messina, Sorrento, Olbia, Mahón, Menorca, Barcelona, Alicante, Motril, Tangier, Lisbon, Vigo, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Brest, Saint-Malo, Honfleur, Southampton, Falmouth, Dun Laoghaire, Cobh, Belfast, Greenock, Tórshavn, Akureyri, Isafjørdur, Reykjavík, Halifax, Nova Scotia, New York, New York, Charleston, South Carolina and Miami, Florida

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8 Nights

Fort Lauderdale to San Jose (Caldera)

Departure Date
22 Dec 25
Cruise Line Crystal
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Crystal Serenity
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Destination Port Puerto Caldera
Itinerary
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cartagena, Cartagena and Puerto Caldera

From £9,100pp

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20 Nights

Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles

Departure Date
22 Dec 25
Cruise Line Crystal
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Crystal Serenity
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Destination Port Los Angeles, California
Itinerary
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cartagena, Cartagena, Puerto Caldera, Huatulco (Santa María Huatulco), Manzanillo, Mexico, La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, Isla Natividad and Los Angeles, California

From £11,400pp

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7 Nights

Magic of Colombia

Departure Date
24 Dec 25
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaMelodia
Region Magdalena
Departure Port Barranquilla
Destination Port Cartagena
Itinerary
Barranquilla, Magangué, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Pinto, Calamar, Palenque, Cartagena and Cartagena

From £6,876pp

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7 Nights

Magic of Colombia

Departure Date
27 Dec 25
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaMagdalena
Region Magdalena
Departure Port Barranquilla
Destination Port Cartagena
Itinerary
Barranquilla, Magangué, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Pinto, Calamar, Palenque, Cartagena and Cartagena

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11 Nights

Colombian & Southern Caribbean Coastlines

Departure Date
27 Dec 25
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Wind Spirit
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Colón
Destination Port Bridgetown
Itinerary
Colón, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Oranjestad, Willemstad, Kralendijk, Saint George's, Mayreau Island and Bridgetown

From £3,124pp

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18 Nights

Star Collector: Lesser Antilles & Colombian Hideaways

Departure Date
27 Dec 25
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Wind Spirit
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Colón
Destination Port Philipsburg
Itinerary
Colón, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Oranjestad, Willemstad, Kralendijk, Saint George's, Mayreau Island, Bridgetown, Roseau, Pigeon Island, Îles des Saintes, Little Bay, Gustavia, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Philipsburg

From £4,394pp

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