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

7 Nights

Magic of Colombia

Departure Date
16 Nov 24
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaMagdalena
Region Amazon
Departure Port Barranquilla
Destination Port Cartagena
Itinerary
Barranquilla, Nueva Venecia, Pinto, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, El Banco, Magangué, Calamar, Cartagena and Cartagena

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18 Nights

Star Collector: Reefs & Rainforests: The Caribbean, Colombia, Panama & Costa Rica via the Panama Canal

Departure Date
19 Nov 24
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Wind Star
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Bridgetown
Destination Port Puerto Caldera
Itinerary
Bridgetown, Port Elizabeth, Bequia, Mayreau Island, Saint George's, Kralendijk, Willemstad, Oranjestad, Cartagena, Colón, Fuerte Amador, Fuerte Amador, Isla Parida, Golfo Dulce, Quepos (Puerto Quepos) and Puerto Caldera

From £5,031pp

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11 Nights

Colombian & Southern Caribbean Coastlines

Departure Date
19 Nov 24
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Wind Star
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Bridgetown
Destination Port Colón
Itinerary
Bridgetown, Port Elizabeth, Bequia, Mayreau Island, Saint George's, Kralendijk, Willemstad, Oranjestad, Cartagena and Colón

From £3,528pp

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24 Nights

Star Collector: Winter Mediterranean Adventure

Departure Date
22 Nov 24
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Star Legend
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Venice
Destination Port Barcelona
Itinerary
Venice, Venice, Zadar, Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Messina, Naples, Rome, Livorno, Genoa, Cannes, Cannes, Nice, Barcelona, Barcelona, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Gibraltar, Málaga, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona

From £5,075pp

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7 Nights

Wonders of Colombia

Departure Date
23 Nov 24
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaMagdalena
Region Amazon
Departure Port Cartagena
Destination Port Barranquilla
Itinerary
Cartagena, Palenque, Calamar, Pinto, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, El Banco, Magangué, Nueva Venecia, Barranquilla and Barranquilla

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7 Nights

Magic of Colombia

Departure Date
30 Nov 24
Cruise Line Ama Waterways
Cruise Type River
Ship AmaMagdalena
Region Amazon
Departure Port Barranquilla
Destination Port Cartagena
Itinerary
Barranquilla, Nueva Venecia, Pinto, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompox, El Banco, Magangué, Calamar, Cartagena and Cartagena

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16 Nights

Star Collector: Winter in Spain and the Rivieras

Departure Date
30 Nov 24
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Star Legend
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Rome
Destination Port Barcelona
Itinerary
Rome, Livorno, Genoa, Cannes, Cannes, Nice, Barcelona, Barcelona, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Gibraltar, Málaga, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona

From £4,360pp

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10 Nights

10-Night Ceo Loyalty Panama Canal Voyage

Departure Date
03 Dec 24
Cruise Line Azamara
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Azamara Journey
Region Panama Canal
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Fuerte Amador
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Oranjestad, Kralendijk, Willemstad, Cartagena, Fuerte Amador and Fuerte Amador

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20 Nights

Caribbean Panorama

Departure Date
03 Dec 24
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Nautica
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Costa Maya, Harvest Caye, Santo Tomás de Castilla, Roatán Island, Puerto Limón, Colón, Cartagena, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Oranjestad, Willemstad, Castries, Gustavia, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Puerto Plata and Miami, Florida

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10 Nights

Western Caribbean Bliss

Departure Date
03 Dec 24
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Nautica
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Cartagena
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Costa Maya, Harvest Caye, Santo Tomás de Castilla, Roatán Island, Puerto Limón, Colón, Cartagena and Cartagena

From £1,649pp

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8 Nights

Aruba Roundtrip

Departure Date
05 Dec 24
Cruise Line The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Evrima
Region Caribbean
Departure Port Aruba
Destination Port Aruba
Itinerary
Aruba, Cartagena, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Willemstad, Kralendijk and Aruba

From £5,900pp

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9 Nights

Southern Spain Winter Escapes

Departure Date
07 Dec 24
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Star Legend
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Barcelona
Destination Port Barcelona
Itinerary
Barcelona, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Gibraltar, Málaga, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona

From £1,884pp

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