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EXPLORA II · Grand Journeys

9 nights, Manaus to San Juan

February 17, 2028 – February 27, 2028 · 9 nights · 9 stops

Explora's name for it: A Journey through Amazonian Mesmerising Wonders to the Caribbean Sunlit Landscapes

Manaus (open port guide)ManausParintins (open port guide)Alter do Chão (open port guide)Macapá (open port guide)Scarborough (Tobago)Castries (open port guide)Roseau (open port guide)Philipsburg (open port guide)San Juan (open port guide)San Juan

The itinerary, port by port

9 calls over 9 nights, Manaus to San Juan. Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.

Getting there: Flights to Manaus (MAO) open around March 2027, about 11 months before you sail. I track that window for booked clients and flag it the moment it is worth booking. When to book your flights →

  1. Embark
    Manaus

    Manaus is the million-person Amazonian capital that grew rich on the rubber boom of the 1890s to 1910s and spent that money on European architecture set down in the middle of the rainforest, a thousand… Port guide →

  2. 2
    Parintins

    Parintins is a river town of about 100,000 on an island in the Amazon, famous for the Boi-Bumba folklore festival, a three-day spectacle each June built around the legend of a resurrected ox and a rivalry… Port guide →

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    Alter do Chão

    Alter do Chão is a small river village on the Tapajós about 30 km upstream from Santarém, where the water runs clear and blue instead of the muddy brown of the main Amazon. Port guide →

  4. 4
    Macapá

    Macapá is the capital of Amapá state, sitting directly on the equator at the northern mouth of the Amazon, where the line literally runs through the city's Marco Zero monument and even through the midfield… Port guide →

  5. 5
    Scarborough (Tobago)

    Scarborough is the low-key capital of Tobago, the smaller, greener half of Trinidad and Tobago, and the cruise dock sits right in the center of town below the hilltop fort.

  6. 6
    Castries

    Castries is St. Port guide →

  7. 7
    Roseau

    Roseau is Dominica's small capital, a grid of weathered French- and English-colonial streets pressed between the sea and the green wall of the Morne Trois Pitons mountains. Port guide →

  8. 8
    Philipsburg

    Philipsburg is the Dutch-side capital of Sint Maarten, a narrow strip of town wedged between Great Bay and a salt pond. Port guide →

  9. Disembark
    San Juan

    San Juan's old quarter is a walled Spanish colonial town on a headland, founded in the early 1500s, with two stone forts run by the U.S. Port guide →

Fares on this departure, decoded

Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:

Invitation to Discover More
Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
Early Booking Benefit
A fare for booking far enough ahead of departure. Onboard credit where the offer applies.

The ship and your suite

This sailing is aboard EXPLORA II, all-suite, every suite with a private ocean-front terrace. Suites run from the entry Ocean Terrace to the Owner's Residence; the right tier depends on how you travel. Compare suites → · What's included →


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