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

79 Nights

79-Night Circle South America Grand Voyage

Departure Date
06 Jan 26
Cruise Line Azamara
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Azamara Quest
Region South America
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Saint John Island, Charlotte Amalie, Philipsburg, Charlestown, Saint John's, Saint Pierre, Port Elizabeth, Bequia, Saint George's, Bridgetown, Scarborough, Isle Royale, Belem, Recife, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Parati, Ilhabela, São Paulo, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Punta del Este, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Chilean Fjords, Chilean Fjords, Puerto Chacabuco, Castro, Puerto Montt, San Antonio, San Antonio, Coquimbo, Iquique, Arica, Pisco, Callao, Callao, Fuerte Amador, Fuerte Amador, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Oranjestad, Willemstad, Kralendijk, Cabo Rojo and Miami, Florida

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154 Nights

The Sense Of Adventure

Departure Date
10 Jan 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region World-wide
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Miami, Florida, Cartagena, Puntarenas, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Hilo, Hawaii, Kahului-Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, Rangiroa, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Bora-Bora, Bora-Bora, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva, Lautoka, Port Vila, Lifou Island, Mystery Island (Inyeug), Nouméa, Auckland, Auckland, Bay of Islands, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Celukan Bawang, Bali, Surabaya, Semarang, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Cam Ranh, Kâmpóng Saôm, Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Ko Samui, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Langkawi Island, Phuket, Galle, Colombo, Cochin, Mangalore, Mormugao, Goa, Male, Praslin Island, Mahé, Mahé, Nosy Bé, Mayotte Island, Maputo, Richards Bay, Richards Bay, Durban, Mossel Bay, Cape Town, Cape Town, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Luanda, Principe, Cotonou, Takoradi, Abidjan, Dakar, Porto Grande, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Funchal, Madeira, Cádiz, Lisbon, Horta, Azores, Hamilton and Miami, Florida

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23 Nights

Southampton to Los Angeles

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise Line Cunard
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Mary 2
Region Transatlantic and Panama Canal
Departure Port Southampton
Destination Port Los Angeles, California
Itinerary
Southampton, New York, New York, Cartagena, Fuerte Amador, Fuerte Amador, Manzanillo, Mexico, Los Angeles, California and Los Angeles, California

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26 Nights

Southampton to San Francisco

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise Line Cunard
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Mary 2
Region Transatlantic and Panama Canal
Departure Port Southampton
Destination Port San Francisco, California
Itinerary
Southampton, New York, New York, Cartagena, Fuerte Amador, Fuerte Amador, Manzanillo, Mexico, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California and San Francisco, California

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50 Nights

Southampton to Sydney

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise Line Cunard
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Mary 2
Region World-wide
Departure Port Southampton
Destination Port Sydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Southampton, New York, New York, Cartagena, Fuerte Amador, Fuerte Amador, Manzanillo, Mexico, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, San Francisco, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Tauranga and Sydney, New South Wales

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107 Nights

Full World Voyage

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise Line Cunard
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Queen Mary 2
Region World-wide
Departure Port Southampton
Destination Port Southampton
Itinerary
Southampton, New York, New York, Cartagena, Fuerte Amador, Fuerte Amador, Manzanillo, Mexico, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, San Francisco, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Tauranga, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Yorkeys Knob, Cairns, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Bitung, Sulawesi, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Chan May, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Mauritius, Durban, Cape Town, Cape Town, Walvis Bay, Dakar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Cádiz and Southampton

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21 Nights

Crossing Horizons

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region Panama Canal
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Honolulu, Hawaii
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Cartagena, Puntarenas, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Hilo, Hawaii, Kahului-Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii and Honolulu, Hawaii

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35 Nights

Tropical Escapades, East To West

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region Panama Canal
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Papeete, Tahiti
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Cartagena, Puntarenas, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Hilo, Hawaii, Kahului-Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, Rangiroa, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Bora-Bora, Bora-Bora and Papeete, Tahiti

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6 Nights

Panama Canal, Cartagena, San Blas Islands & More

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Star Pride
Region South America
Departure Port Balboa (Panama City)
Destination Port Oranjestad
Itinerary
Balboa (Panama City), Bocas del Toro, San Blas Islands, Cartagena and Oranjestad

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7 Nights

Wonders of Colombia

Departure Date
14 Jan 26
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaMelodia
Region Magdalena
Departure Port Cartagena
Destination Port Barranquilla
Itinerary
Cartagena, Palenque, Calamar, Magangué, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Pinto, Barranquilla and Barranquilla

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7 Nights

Wonders of Colombia

Departure Date
17 Jan 26
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaMagdalena
Region Magdalena
Departure Port Cartagena
Destination Port Barranquilla
Itinerary
Cartagena, Palenque, Calamar, Magangué, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Pinto, Barranquilla and Barranquilla

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20 Nights

Caribbean Kaleidoscope

Departure Date
17 Jan 26
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Nautica
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Cozumel, Costa Maya, Harvest Caye, Santo Tomás de Castilla, Roatán Island, Puerto Limón, Panama City, Panama City, Panama City, Cartagena, Kralendijk, Willemstad, Oranjestad, Port Antonio and Miami, Florida

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