Next is a cruise out of new york passage through the Panama Canal and north to Acapulco, then on to La and San Francisco to take on those who will be joining the cruise from these ports. Next relating to the cruise is New Zealand with visits to your ports of Auckland, Wellington and lastly the picturesque town involving Christchurch, a nostalgic recreation of English college town in the South Island with ivy-covered large rock homes, manicured gardens and even a river Avon. From New Zealand she moves North to Hobart, Tasmania which has a side trip to your Bonorong Wildlife Park, where one might catch a glimpse of the rare Tasmanian Devil.
Melbourne is the first of four ports of speak to Australia. One of the side trips here is a ride on the old steam train "Puffing Billy", finishing which includes a lunch at a Yarra Glen winery. Next up is Sydney with its famous Opera House. After a brief stop in Brisbane you will have a two-day respite at the seaside resort of Yorkey's Knob outside Cairns. You might even learn how to throw a boomerang at the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Woodland.
Leaving Australia the next port of call is Rabaul in Papua New Guinea and then five days at ocean before docking at Yokohama, Japan. In Japan's second city you'll have the opportunity to tour the aged Imperial Palace, home of the ruling dynasty for 140 years. Leaving Japan after a stop in Kyoto to check out The Golden Pavilion, a two-day cruise will end with a stay in Shanghai. Here the passengers is going to be given the option associated with excursions inland to Beijing's Unacceptable City, the Great Wall and the 400-year-old Wu Gardens. When two days in Hong Kong, the beautiful and peaceful beaches of Da Nang will be a welcome change in Vietnam. Here also is the start of an optional multi-day adventure to Jaipur and the Taj Mahal before rejoining this QE2 in Mumbai. Those that elect to stay along with the ship will be visiting Cochin, India next. Once a leading stop on the Tart Route, this old dock city predates Roman circumstances. One can walk along streets lined with fifteenth century Portuguese house and step into a historical synagogue; the local Jewish community goes back over 2000 years.
Following port is Mumbai, earlier known as called Bombay. Here one can possibly take a tour associated with Bollywood, the center of the Indian film industry. After the passengers who left that ship in Columbo can come aboard again, the ship is off of to Port Victoria in the Seychelles followed by Dock Louis in Mauritius. A one day stop in Durban, Southern Africa, will be followed by two days in Cape City, South Africa's capital in the foot of Table Mountain. Here a tour is available of the countryside of Stellenbosch with its famous vineyards, Dutch gabled houses and a well used fashioned trading post.
From these the QE2 will steer north precisely as it cruises to Walvis Fresh, Namibia. Six days cruising this South Atlantic and crossing the Equator before tying up at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, with a quick visit to Funchal, Madeira these day. Three days later, The Queen Elizabeth two will tie up with Southampton. The port in which the Mayflower set sail with centuries ago, it's now Britain's premier seaport and has an historic harbor.
Melbourne is the first of four ports of speak to Australia. One of the side trips here is a ride on the old steam train "Puffing Billy", finishing which includes a lunch at a Yarra Glen winery. Next up is Sydney with its famous Opera House. After a brief stop in Brisbane you will have a two-day respite at the seaside resort of Yorkey's Knob outside Cairns. You might even learn how to throw a boomerang at the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Woodland.
Leaving Australia the next port of call is Rabaul in Papua New Guinea and then five days at ocean before docking at Yokohama, Japan. In Japan's second city you'll have the opportunity to tour the aged Imperial Palace, home of the ruling dynasty for 140 years. Leaving Japan after a stop in Kyoto to check out The Golden Pavilion, a two-day cruise will end with a stay in Shanghai. Here the passengers is going to be given the option associated with excursions inland to Beijing's Unacceptable City, the Great Wall and the 400-year-old Wu Gardens. When two days in Hong Kong, the beautiful and peaceful beaches of Da Nang will be a welcome change in Vietnam. Here also is the start of an optional multi-day adventure to Jaipur and the Taj Mahal before rejoining this QE2 in Mumbai. Those that elect to stay along with the ship will be visiting Cochin, India next. Once a leading stop on the Tart Route, this old dock city predates Roman circumstances. One can walk along streets lined with fifteenth century Portuguese house and step into a historical synagogue; the local Jewish community goes back over 2000 years.
Following port is Mumbai, earlier known as called Bombay. Here one can possibly take a tour associated with Bollywood, the center of the Indian film industry. After the passengers who left that ship in Columbo can come aboard again, the ship is off of to Port Victoria in the Seychelles followed by Dock Louis in Mauritius. A one day stop in Durban, Southern Africa, will be followed by two days in Cape City, South Africa's capital in the foot of Table Mountain. Here a tour is available of the countryside of Stellenbosch with its famous vineyards, Dutch gabled houses and a well used fashioned trading post.
From these the QE2 will steer north precisely as it cruises to Walvis Fresh, Namibia. Six days cruising this South Atlantic and crossing the Equator before tying up at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, with a quick visit to Funchal, Madeira these day. Three days later, The Queen Elizabeth two will tie up with Southampton. The port in which the Mayflower set sail with centuries ago, it's now Britain's premier seaport and has an historic harbor.