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Sun 14 Feb 2027 - Fri 09 Apr 2027

Epic antarctic & amazon

Company : Oceania Cruises
Ship : Insignia
Journey Start : Sun 14 Feb 2027
Journey End : Fri 09 Apr 2027
Count Nights : 54 nights

Schedule

Day Date Port Arrival Departure
1 14.02 Sun SANTIAGO DE CHILE 07:00 17:00
2 15.02 Mon Day at sea / Sea
3 16.02 Tue Puerto Montt / Chile 09:00 19:00
4 17.02 Wed Mykonos / Greece 07:00 16:00
5 18.02 Thu Puerto Chacabuco / Chile 09:00 18:00
6 19.02 Fri SAN RAFAEL LAGOON 07:00 19:00
7 20.02 Sat Day at sea / Sea
8 21.02 Sun Day at sea / Sea
9 22.02 Mon Punta Arenas / Chile 07:00
10 23.02 Tue Punta Arenas / Chile 13:00
11 24.02 Wed Ushuaia / Argentina 08:00 18:00
12 25.02 Thu Day at sea / Sea
13 26.02 Fri Day at sea / Sea
14 27.02 Sat Day at sea / Sea
15 28.02 Sun Day at sea / Sea
16 1.03 Mon Day at sea / Sea
17 2.03 Tue Port Stanley, Falkland Islands / Falkland islands 07:00 16:00
18 3.03 Wed Day at sea / Sea
19 4.03 Thu Puerto Madryn / Argentina 08:00 18:00
20 5.03 Fri Day at sea / Sea
21 6.03 Sat Day at sea / Sea
22 7.03 Sun Buenos Aires / Argentina 06:00 18:00
23 8.03 Mon Montevideo / Uruguay 08:00 20:00
24 9.03 Tue Punta del Este / Uruguay 07:00 16:00
25 10.03 Wed Rio Grande - Rio Grande do Sul / Brazil 11:00 20:00
26 11.03 Thu Day at sea / Sea
27 12.03 Fri Florianopolis / Brazil 07:00 19:00
28 13.03 Sat Itajai / Brazil 07:00 17:00
29 14.03 Sun Santos / Brazil 09:00 18:00
30 15.03 Mon Paraty / Brazil 08:00 18:00
31 16.03 Tue Big Island, Big Island / Brazil 08:00 18:00
32 17.03 Wed Armacao dos Buzios / Brazil 08:00 18:00
33 18.03 Thu Rio de Janeiro / Brazil 08:00
34 19.03 Fri Rio de Janeiro / Brazil 16:00
35 20.03 Sat Day at sea / Sea
36 21.03 Sun Day at sea / Sea
37 22.03 Mon Day at sea / Sea
38 23.03 Tue Day at sea / Sea
39 24.03 Wed Day at sea / Sea
40 25.03 Thu Day at sea / Sea
41 26.03 Fri Alter do Chao / Brazil 14:00 20:00
42 27.03 Sat Valeria Village Mouth / Brazil 08:00 15:00
43 28.03 Sun Manaus / Brazil 09:00
44 29.03 Mon Manaus / Brazil 18:00
45 30.03 Tue Parintins Parintins / Brazil 12:00 18:00
46 31.03 Wed Santaren / Brazil 07:00 12:00
47 1.04 Thu Day at sea / Sea
48 2.04 Fri Day at sea / Sea
49 3.04 Sat Day at sea / Sea
50 4.04 Sun Bridgetown Barbados / Barbados 07:00 15:00
51 5.04 Mon St. John's / Canada 11:00 18:00
52 6.04 Tue Charlotte Amalie, Fr. St. Thomas / Virgin Islands 07:00 17:00
53 7.04 Wed Day at sea / Sea
54 8.04 Thu Day at sea / Sea
55 9.04 Fri Miami / USA 07:00 18:00
Interior

Interior

from: 14 076€
Oceanview

Oceanview

from: 15 421€
Balcony

Balcony

from: 20 262€
Suite

Suite

from: 28 063€
Detailed cruise program
  • Day 1: 07:00-17:00

    SANTIAGO DE CHILE

  • Day 2:

    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 3: 09:00-19:00

    Puerto Montt / Chile

    Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago. The commune spans an area of 1,673 km2 (646 sq mi) and has a population of 245,902 in 2017. It is bounded by the communes of Puerto Varas to the north, Cochamó to the east and southeast, Calbuco to the southwest and Maullín and Los Muermos to the west.

    Founded as late as 1853 during the German colonization of southern Chile, Puerto Montt soon outgrew older neighboring cities due to its strategic position at the southern end of the Chilean Central Valley being a gateway city into Chiloé Archipelago, Llanquihue and Nahuel Huapi lakes and Western Patagonia.

    Puerto Montt has gained renown and grown significantly due to the rise of Chile as the second largest salmon producer of the world during the 1990s and 2000s. However, the Chilean salmon aquaculture crisis of the late 2000s resulted at least temporarily in severe unemployment and exposed weaknesses in the local economy. The city's cultural heritage mixes elements of Chiloé culture with German heritage although the city has attracted a significant number of newcomers from all over Chile in the last 30 years due to employment opportunities.

  • Day 4: 07:00-16:00

    Mykonos / Greece

    Mykonos is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos. The island spans an area of 85.5 square kilometres (33.0 sq mi) and rises to an elevation of 341 metres (1,119 feet) at its highest point. There are 10,134 inhabitants (2011 census), most of whom live in the largest town, Mykonos, which lies on the west coast. The town is also known as Chora (i.e. the Town in Greek, following the common practice in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town).

  • Day 5: 09:00-18:00

    Puerto Chacabuco / Chile

  • Day 6: 07:00-19:00

    SAN RAFAEL LAGOON

  • Day 7:

    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 8:

    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 9: 07:00

    Punta Arenas / Chile

  • Day 10: 13:00

    Punta Arenas / Chile

  • Day 11: 08:00-18:00

    Ushuaia / Argentina

    Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. It is commonly regarded as the southernmost city in the world. Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range, and on the south by the Beagle Channel. It is the only municipality in the Department of Ushuaia, which has an area of 9,390 km2 (3,625 sq mi). It was founded October 12 of 1884 by Augusto Lasserreand is located on the shores of the Beagle Channel surrounded by the mountain range of the Martial Glacier, in the Bay of Ushuaia. Besides being an administrative center, it is a light industrial port and tourist hub.

  • Day 12:

    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 13:

    Day at sea / Sea

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    Day at sea / Sea

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    Day at sea / Sea

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    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 17: 07:00-16:00

    Port Stanley, Falkland Islands / Falkland islands

    Stanley  is the capital of the Falkland Islands. It is located on the island of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2016 census, the town had a population of 2,460 the entire population of the Falkland Islands was 3,398 on Census Day on 9 October 2016

    Stanley is represented by five members of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, currently Stacy Bragger, Barry Elsby, Mark Pollard, Roger Spink and Leona Vidal Roberts.

    Stanley is the main shopping centre on the islands and the hub of East Falkland's road network. Attractions include the Falkland Islands Museum, Government House – built in 1845 and home to the Governor of the Falkland Islands – and a golf course, as well as a whale-bone arch, a totem pole, several war memorials and the shipwrecks in its harbour. The Falkland Islands Company owns several shops. Stanley has four pubs, 11 hotels and guesthouses, three restaurants, a fish and chip shop and the main tourist office. There are three churches, including the Anglican Christ Church Cathedral, the southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world, and the Roman Catholic St. Mary's Church. A bomb disposal unit in the town is a legacy of the Falklands War.

    The town hall serves as a post office, philatelic bureau, law court and dance hall. The police station also contains the islands' only prison, with a capacity of 13 in the cells.

    The community centre includes a swimming pool (the only public one in the islands), a sports centre, library, and school. A grass football pitch is located by the community centre and hosts regular games.

    Stanley Racecourse, located on the west side of Stanley, holds a two-day horse racing meeting every year on 26 and 27 December. The Christmas races have been held here for over 100 years.

    Stanley Golf Course has an 18-hole course and a club house. It is also located to the west of Stanley.

    King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is the islands' main hospital, with doctors' practice and surgery, radiology department, dental surgery and emergency facilities.

    Several bus and taxi companies operate out of Stanley.

    Stanley is also home to the Falkland Islands Radio Station (FIRS), the Stanley office of the British Antarctic Survey, and the office of the weekly Penguin News newspaper.

    A nursery and garden centre is also here, in whose greenhouses some of the islands' vegetables are grown.

  • Day 18:

    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 19: 08:00-18:00

    Puerto Madryn / Argentina

  • Day 20:

    Day at sea / Sea

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    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 22: 06:00-18:00

    Buenos Aires / Argentina

    the capital city and chief port of Argentina, in the eastern central part of the country, on the Plata River; population 3,042,600 (est. 2008).

  • Day 23: 08:00-20:00

    Montevideo / Uruguay

    Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of 201 square kilometres (78 sq mi). The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.

    The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region. It was also under brief British rule in 1807. Montevideo is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America’s leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe.

  • Day 24: 07:00-16:00

    Punta del Este / Uruguay

    Punta del Este — Uruguay’s Premier Resort on the Atlantic Coast

    Punta del Este is one of South America’s most renowned resort cities, located on Uruguay’s southern coast where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Río de la Plata estuary. The city is known for its unique contrasts—on one side, upscale neighborhoods with modern skyscrapers, yachts, and gourmet restaurants, and on the other, tranquil sandy beaches, scenic dunes, and surf-friendly waves. It’s often dubbed the “Monaco of South America” for its luxurious infrastructure and popularity among international celebrities.

    Beyond the beaches, Punta del Este offers both cultural and natural attractions: the iconic “La Mano” sculpture, the Ralli Museum of contemporary art, and nearby islands home to sea lions. Visitors can explore the bohemian district of La Barra or enjoy sunset views by the Punta del Este lighthouse. The city comes alive during the summer season (December to February), when tourists from around the globe arrive in search of sunshine, comfort, and vibrant nightlife.

  • Day 25: 11:00-20:00

    Rio Grande - Rio Grande do Sul / Brazil

  • Day 26:

    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 27: 07:00-19:00

    Florianopolis / Brazil

  • Day 28: 07:00-17:00

    Itajai / Brazil

    Itajaí is a coastal city in southern Brazil, located in the state of Santa Catarina, known for its busy port and well-developed maritime infrastructure. The Port of Itajaí is considered one of the most important in the country for exporting meat and agricultural products. The city attracts not only business travelers but also tourists, as it uniquely blends industrial landscapes with natural beauty. A stroll along the waterfront offers views of massive cargo ships set against the Atlantic Ocean, along with the chance to taste fresh seafood at numerous restaurants.

    Despite its status as a commercial hub, Itajaí offers travelers peaceful beaches, cozy parks, and cultural events. One of the city’s most famous events is the Festa do Mare, a seafaring festival with parades, concerts, and fish-based delicacies. Nearby lies the resort town of Balneário Camboriú—one of the most popular beach destinations in Brazil. Itajaí is a place where the sea, culture, and dynamic southern Brazilian life intersect, perfect for both a short stop and a leisurely exploration.

  • Day 29: 09:00-18:00

    Santos / Brazil

  • Day 30: 08:00-18:00

    Paraty / Brazil

  • Day 31: 08:00-18:00

    Big Island, Big Island / Brazil

  • Day 32: 08:00-18:00

    Armacao dos Buzios / Brazil

    Armação dos Búzios, often referred to as just Búzios, is a resort town and a municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2012, its population consisted of 23,463 inhabitants and its area of 69 km². Today, Búzios is a popular getaway from the city and a worldwide tourist site, especially among Brazilians and Argentinians.

    In the early 1900s Búzios was an almost unknown village of fishermen. It remained as such until 1964, when the French actress Brigitte Bardot visited Búzios, since then Búzios became popular with the Carioca’s high society, who wanted to escape from the chaotic city life of Rio de Janeiro and enjoy over 23 beaches that the peninsula offers. The city grew to be an international tourist destination.

    Today, the peninsula is a travelling site that offers calmness, direct contact with nature and scenic views. The west coast beaches offer calm, clear waters while the east coast ones, facing the open sea, are more wild and draw surfers and water sports enthusiasts. Azeda, Ferradura, João Fernandes and Armação are amongst the most popular beaches in town. At night, Rua das Pedras, Buzios' main street, offers its visitors an active nightlife and a great variety of shopping and restaurants.

  • Day 33: 08:00

    Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

    Rio de Janeiro is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, the second-most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: CariocaLandscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.

    Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. Later, in 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court transferred itself from Portugal to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the chosen seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal, who subsequently, in 1815, under the leadership of her son, the Prince Regent, and future King João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algarves. Rio stayed the capital of the pluricontinental Lusitanian monarchy until 1822, when the War of Brazilian Independence began. This is one of the few instances in history that the capital of a colonising country officially shifted to a city in one of its colonies. Rio de Janeiro subsequently served as the capital of the independent monarchy, the Empire of Brazil, until 1889, and then the capital of a republican Brazil until 1960 when the capital was transferred to Brasília.

  • Day 34: 16:00

    Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

    Rio de Janeiro is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, the second-most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: CariocaLandscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.

    Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. Later, in 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court transferred itself from Portugal to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the chosen seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal, who subsequently, in 1815, under the leadership of her son, the Prince Regent, and future King João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algarves. Rio stayed the capital of the pluricontinental Lusitanian monarchy until 1822, when the War of Brazilian Independence began. This is one of the few instances in history that the capital of a colonising country officially shifted to a city in one of its colonies. Rio de Janeiro subsequently served as the capital of the independent monarchy, the Empire of Brazil, until 1889, and then the capital of a republican Brazil until 1960 when the capital was transferred to Brasília.

  • Day 35:

    Day at sea / Sea

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    Day at sea / Sea

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    Day at sea / Sea

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    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 41: 14:00-20:00

    Alter do Chao / Brazil

  • Day 42: 08:00-15:00

    Valeria Village Mouth / Brazil

  • Day 43: 09:00

    Manaus / Brazil

    Manaus, previously known as Manaós before 1939 and formerly Barra do Rio Negro, is the capital city of the state of Amazonas in the North Region of Brazil. It is situated near the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. With a population of more than 2 million, it is the most populous city of both the Brazilian state of Amazonas and the Amazon rainforest.

    The city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of São José do Rio Negro. It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of "Manaus", an altered spelling of the indigenous Manaós peoples, and legally transformed into a city on October 24, 1848, with the name of Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro, Portuguese for "The City of the Margins of the Black River". On September 4, 1856 it returned to its original name.

    Manaus is located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, and access to the city is primarily by boat or airplane. This isolation helped preserve both the natural environment as well as the culture of the city. The culture of Manaus, more than in any other urban area of Brazil, preserves the habits of Native Brazilian tribes. The city is the main access point for visiting the fauna and flora of the Brazilian Amazon. Few places in the world afford such a variety of plants, birds, insects, and fishes.

    It was known at the beginning of the century, as "Heart of the Amazon" and "City of the Forest". Currently its main economic engine is the Industrial Park of Manaus, a Free Economic Zone. The city has a free port and an international airport. Its manufactures include electronics, chemical products, and soap; there are distilling and ship construction industries. Manaus also exports Brazil nuts, rubber, jute and rosewood oil. It has a cathedral, opera house, zoologicaland botanical gardens, an ecopark and regional and native peoples museums.

    With a population of 2,145,444 people in 2018, Manaus is the most populous city in the Brazilian Amazon area and the 7th most populous in the country. It is located on the north bank of the Negro River, 18 km (11 mi) above the meeting of the rivers where the Negro merges with the Solimões, to form the Amazon proper. Manaus is 1,400 km (900 mi) inland from the Atlantic Ocean. It is the hub of tourism for the rivers, the jungle lodges and the river cruises.

    The Solimões and Negro rivers meet just east of Manaus and join to form the Amazon River (using the Brazilian definition of the river; elsewhere, Solimões is considered the upper part of the Amazon). Rubber made it the richest city in South America during the late 1800s. Rubber also helped Manaus earn its nickname, the "Paris of the Tropics". Many wealthy European families settled in Manaus and brought their love for sophisticated European art, architectureand culture with them. Manaus is also a duty-free zone, which has encouraged development in the region.

  • Day 44: 18:00

    Manaus / Brazil

    Manaus, previously known as Manaós before 1939 and formerly Barra do Rio Negro, is the capital city of the state of Amazonas in the North Region of Brazil. It is situated near the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. With a population of more than 2 million, it is the most populous city of both the Brazilian state of Amazonas and the Amazon rainforest.

    The city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of São José do Rio Negro. It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of "Manaus", an altered spelling of the indigenous Manaós peoples, and legally transformed into a city on October 24, 1848, with the name of Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro, Portuguese for "The City of the Margins of the Black River". On September 4, 1856 it returned to its original name.

    Manaus is located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, and access to the city is primarily by boat or airplane. This isolation helped preserve both the natural environment as well as the culture of the city. The culture of Manaus, more than in any other urban area of Brazil, preserves the habits of Native Brazilian tribes. The city is the main access point for visiting the fauna and flora of the Brazilian Amazon. Few places in the world afford such a variety of plants, birds, insects, and fishes.

    It was known at the beginning of the century, as "Heart of the Amazon" and "City of the Forest". Currently its main economic engine is the Industrial Park of Manaus, a Free Economic Zone. The city has a free port and an international airport. Its manufactures include electronics, chemical products, and soap; there are distilling and ship construction industries. Manaus also exports Brazil nuts, rubber, jute and rosewood oil. It has a cathedral, opera house, zoologicaland botanical gardens, an ecopark and regional and native peoples museums.

    With a population of 2,145,444 people in 2018, Manaus is the most populous city in the Brazilian Amazon area and the 7th most populous in the country. It is located on the north bank of the Negro River, 18 km (11 mi) above the meeting of the rivers where the Negro merges with the Solimões, to form the Amazon proper. Manaus is 1,400 km (900 mi) inland from the Atlantic Ocean. It is the hub of tourism for the rivers, the jungle lodges and the river cruises.

    The Solimões and Negro rivers meet just east of Manaus and join to form the Amazon River (using the Brazilian definition of the river; elsewhere, Solimões is considered the upper part of the Amazon). Rubber made it the richest city in South America during the late 1800s. Rubber also helped Manaus earn its nickname, the "Paris of the Tropics". Many wealthy European families settled in Manaus and brought their love for sophisticated European art, architectureand culture with them. Manaus is also a duty-free zone, which has encouraged development in the region.

  • Day 45: 12:00-18:00

    Parintins Parintins / Brazil

    Parintins is a municipality in the far east of the Amazonas state, Brazil. It is part of a microregion also named Parintins. The population for the entire municipality was 109,150 (2005) and its area is 5,952 km². The city is located on Tupinambarana island in the Amazon River. Parintins is known for a popular folklore festival held there each June called Boi-Bumbá.

  • Day 46: 07:00-12:00

    Santaren / Brazil

  • Day 47:

    Day at sea / Sea

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    Day at sea / Sea

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    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 50: 07:00-15:00

    Bridgetown Barbados / Barbados

  • Day 51: 11:00-18:00

    St. John's / Canada

     St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the large Canadian island, Newfoundland. The city spans 446.04 square kilometres (172.22 sq mi) and is North America's easternmost city.

    Its name has been attributed to the Nativity of John the Baptist, when John Cabot was believed to have sailed into the harbour in 1497 and to a Basque fishing town with the same name. Existing on maps as early as 1519, it is the oldest city in North America. It was officially incorporated as a city in 1888. With a metropolitan population of approximately 219,207 (as of July 1, 2017), the St. John's Metropolitan Area is Canada's 20th largest metropolitan area and the second largest Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in Atlantic Canada, after Halifax.

    The city has a rich history, having played a role in the French and Indian War, the American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal in St. John's. Its history and culture have made it into an important tourist destination.

  • Day 52: 07:00-17:00

    Charlotte Amalie, Fr. St. Thomas / Virgin Islands

  • Day 53:

    Day at sea / Sea

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    Day at sea / Sea

  • Day 55: 07:00-18:00

    Miami / USA

    Miami, officially the City of Miami, is the cultural, economic and financial center of South Florida. Miami is the seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida. The city covers an area of about 56.6 square miles (147 km2), between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay on the east; with a 2017 estimated population of 463,347, Miami is the sixth most densely populated major city in the United States. The Miami metropolitan area is home to 6.1 million people and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Miami's metro area is the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S.

    Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. The Miami Metropolitan Area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States with a GDP of $344.9 billion as of 2017. In 2012, Miami was classified as an "Alpha−" level world city in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States and 33rd among global cities in terms of business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement. In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets, and citywide recycling programs. According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's seventh-richest city in terms of purchasing power. Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America" and is the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.

    Greater Downtown Miami has one of the largest concentrations of international banks in the United States, and is home to many large national and international companies. The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries. For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known as the "Cruise Capital of the World", has been the number one cruise passenger port in the world. It accommodates some of the world's largest cruise ships and operations, and is the busiest port in both passenger traffic and cruise lines. Metropolitan Miami is also a major tourism hub in the southeastern U.S. for international visitors, ranking number two in the country after New York City.