Manila, Philippines

Location

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Manila
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MANILA, the capital city of the Philippines, was founded in, 1571 by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi. It is one of the oldest cities in the country and was the seat of power for most of the colonial rules of the Philippines. It is situated on the eastern shore of Manila Bay and contains a multitude of landmarks, some of which date back to the 16th century. It is home to the baroque 16th-century San Agustin Church as well as Fort Santiago, a storied citadel and military prison. In the 19th century Manila became one of the most modern cities in Asia. Before the Spanish–American War, Manila saw the rise of the Philippine Revolution. Under the American rule following the Spanish-American War, the United States changed the official language from Spanish to English. Towards the end of World War II, during the Battle of Manila, most of the city was flattened by intensive aerial bombardment. Today, tourism is a vital industry in Manila. Major shopping malls and bazaars thrive around Manila.

Manila, Philippines Itineraries

20 Nights

Australasian Adventure

Departure Date
14 Apr 25
Cruise LineOceania Cruises
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipInsignia
RegionAustralia & New Zealand
Departure PortKeelung (Chilung)
Destination PortFremantle, Western Australia
Itinerary
Keelung (Chilung), Kaohsiung, Manila, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Muara, Semarang, Surabaya, Celukan Bawang, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Waingapu, Sumba, Komodo Island, Fremantle, Western Australia and Fremantle, Western Australia

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16 Nights

Natural Treasures of Indonesia, Borneo & Taiwan

Departure Date
20 Jun 25
Cruise LineScenic Ocean Cruises
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipScenic Eclipse II
RegionAustralia & New Zealand
Departure PortKeelung (Chilung)
Destination PortBenoa, Bali
Itinerary
Keelung (Chilung), Hualien, Manila, Manila, El Nido/Puerto Princesa, Sandakan, Sabah, Pulau Kakaban, Makassar, Palopo, Pulau Jinatu, Komodo Island, Badas Port and Benoa, Bali

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41 Nights

41-Day Japans Southern Isles & Southeast Asia

Departure Date
24 Oct 25
Cruise LineSeabourn
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipSeabourn Quest
RegionAsia
Departure PortKobe
Destination PortBenoa, Bali
Itinerary
Kobe, Tokushima, Takamatsu, Busan, Sakaiminato, Tsuruga, Niigata, Akita, Hakodate, Yokohama, Shimizu, Kobe, Hiroshima, Kitakyushu, Busan, Nagasaki, Amami Ōshima, Ishigaki, Keelung (Chilung), Keelung (Chilung), Hualien, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Manila, Coron Island, Bitung, Sulawesi, Ternate Island, Bau-Bau and Benoa, Bali

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29 Nights

29-Day Southeast Asia & Japan's Southern Isles

Departure Date
05 Nov 25
Cruise LineSeabourn
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipSeabourn Quest
RegionAsia
Departure PortYokohama
Destination PortBenoa, Bali
Itinerary
Yokohama, Shimizu, Kobe, Hiroshima, Kitakyushu, Busan, Nagasaki, Amami Ōshima, Ishigaki, Keelung (Chilung), Keelung (Chilung), Hualien, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Manila, Coron Island, Bitung, Sulawesi, Ternate Island, Bau-Bau and Benoa, Bali

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14 Nights

14-Day Taiwan, Philippines & Indonesia

Departure Date
20 Nov 25
Cruise LineSeabourn
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipSeabourn Quest
RegionAustralia & New Zealand
Departure PortHong Kong
Destination PortBenoa, Bali
Itinerary
Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Manila, Coron Island, Bitung, Sulawesi, Ternate Island, Bau-Bau and Benoa, Bali

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115 Nights

Full World Voyage

Departure Date
06 Jan 26
Cruise LineCunard Line
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipQueen Anne
RegionWorld-wide
Departure PortHamburg
Destination PortHamburg
Itinerary
Hamburg, Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Southampton, Funchal, Madeira, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Saint Vincent, Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Cape Town, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Durban, Pointe des Galets, Mauritius, Colombo, Port Klang, Singapore, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Manila, Bitung, Sulawesi, Darwin, Northern Territory, Airlie Beach, Brisbane, Queensland, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Port Vila, Suva, Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, Puerto Quetzal, Curaçao, Aruba, Miami, Florida, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Southampton and Hamburg

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156 Nights

155-Night Azamara World Voyage

Departure Date
06 Jan 26
Cruise LineAzamara
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipAzamara Onward
RegionWorld-wide
Departure PortMiami, Florida
Destination PortBarcelona
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Progreso, Progreso, Bocas del Toro, Fuerte Amador, Fuerte Amador, Manta, Guayaquil, Trujillo, Callao, Callao, Hangaroa, Easter Island, Hangaroa, Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Fakarava, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Bora-Bora, Bora-Bora, Rarotonga, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Picton, Christchurch, Dunedin, Dunedin, Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Eden, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Alotau, Madang, Koror, Manila, Manila, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Ha Long Bay, Ha Long Bay, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Ko Samui, Singapore, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sabang, Hambantota, Colombo, Cochin, Cochin, Male, Praslin Island, La Digue, Port Victoria, Mombasa, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Mamoudzou, Nosy Bé, Richards Bay, Durban, Cape Town, Cape Town, Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Jamestown, Praia, Santiago Island, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Agadir, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Málaga, Almería, Marseille, Saint-Tropez, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Livorno, Civitavecchia and Barcelona

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65 Nights

Southampton to Sydney

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise LineCunard Line
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipQueen Anne
RegionWorld-wide
Departure PortSouthampton
Destination PortSydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Southampton, Funchal, Madeira, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Saint Vincent, Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Cape Town, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Durban, Pointe des Galets, Mauritius, Colombo, Port Klang, Singapore, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Manila, Bitung, Sulawesi, Darwin, Northern Territory, Airlie Beach, Brisbane, Queensland, Sydney, New South Wales and Sydney, New South Wales

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108 Nights

Full World Voyage

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise LineCunard Line
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipQueen Anne
RegionWorld-wide
Departure PortSouthampton
Destination PortSouthampton
Itinerary
Southampton, Funchal, Madeira, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Saint Vincent, Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Cape Town, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Durban, Pointe des Galets, Mauritius, Colombo, Port Klang, Singapore, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Manila, Bitung, Sulawesi, Darwin, Northern Territory, Airlie Beach, Brisbane, Queensland, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Port Vila, Suva, Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, Puerto Quetzal, Curaçao, Aruba, Miami, Florida, Ponta Delgada, Azores and Southampton

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83 Nights

85 nights - Southampton to Los Angeles - January 2026

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise LineCunard Line
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipQueen Anne
RegionWorld-wide
Departure PortSouthampton
Destination PortLos Angeles, California
Itinerary
Southampton, Funchal, Madeira, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Saint Vincent, Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Cape Town, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Durban, Pointe des Galets, Mauritius, Colombo, Port Klang, Singapore, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Manila, Bitung, Sulawesi, Darwin, Northern Territory, Airlie Beach, Brisbane, Queensland, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Port Vila, Suva, Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California and Los Angeles, California

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97 Nights

99 nights - Southampton to Miami - January 2026

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise LineCunard Line
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipQueen Anne
RegionWorld-wide
Departure PortSouthampton
Destination PortMiami, Florida
Itinerary
Southampton, Funchal, Madeira, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Saint Vincent, Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Cape Town, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Durban, Pointe des Galets, Mauritius, Colombo, Port Klang, Singapore, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Manila, Bitung, Sulawesi, Darwin, Northern Territory, Airlie Beach, Brisbane, Queensland, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Port Vila, Suva, Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, Puerto Quetzal, Curaçao, Aruba and Miami, Florida

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135 Nights

Los Angeles to Civitavecchia (Rome)

Departure Date
11 Jan 26
Cruise LineCrystal
Cruise TypeOcean
ShipCrystal Serenity
RegionWorld-wide
Departure PortLos Angeles, California
Destination PortCivitavecchia
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Kahului-Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nuku Hiva Island, Nuku Hiva Island, Fakarava, Rangiroa, Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Bora-Bora, Rarotonga, Nuku'alofa, Savusavu, Lautoka, Suva, Mystery Island (Inyeug), Port Vila, Lifou Island, Norfolk Island, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Auckland, Tauranga, Christchurch, Timaru, Melbourne, Victoria, Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Thursday Island, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Kupang, Komodo Island, Bali, Bali, Makassar, Sandakan, Sabah, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Boracay Island, Manila, Manila, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Ha Long Bay, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Bangkok, Ko Samui, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Georgetown, Penang, Phuket, Port Blair, Ross Island, Hambantota, Colombo, Cochin, Goa, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Khasab, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Salalah, Jeddah, 'Aqaba, Luxor, Alexandria, Piraeus, Messina, Naples, Olbia, Portofino, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Toulon and Civitavecchia

From £70,700pp

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