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No longer accepting standby requests

$1598
non-members: $1698
Single Room–not available

   Activity Level:
     80% Easy;
     15% Moderate
       5% Strenuous

 TOUR INCLUDES:

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Travelers will make their own air reservations and are requested to arrive and depart as follows:

Airport:  St. Martin - Phillipsburg (SXM)
Princess Juliana Airport
 

Arrive:  on Saturday, January 20th, no later than 4:00pm

Early Arrival:
   Early arrival for this tour is included in the price of the tour. Travelers wishing to arrive earlier than Saturday, January 20th should contact the Holland House directly for their room arrangements.

Special Notes Regarding this Trip:
   You will need a valid passport for this trip. Check your expiration date. It cannot expire less than 6 months after your travel completes.

· Any personal expenses, and any crew gratuities.

Saturday, January 20th: Arrive St. Martin and Enjoy a Welcome Reception
Arrive by 4:00pm and take local transportation to the Holland House Hotel where we will meet as a group and enjoy a welcome reception where we'll get better acquainted. This is a great location right on the beach and a perfect way to begin your Tall Ship adventure. If you arrive earlier in the day there are plenty of things to do or you can just soak up the sun.

Sunday, January 21st:
Your day is at leisure to sleep late, enjoy the town, explore the island, or relax oceanside. We will arrange for your luggage to be transferred to the ship and we will board at 5:00pm at the ship anchored in St. Martin. Our evening will get underway with a stowaway party which will include lots of finger food, dinner, music and a chance to meet many of the crew members and other passengers. We'll spend the evening aboard ship, ready to start our adventure!  

Monday through Friday, January 22 - 26:
Each day will be a new adventure. All ports of call are dependent on the tides, currents, and the breeze, but the plan is to visit most of the the following islands:

Anguilla
This is where the slogan “life’s a beach” was coined. Anguilla’s thirty-three powdery white-sand beaches are excellent for walking, swimming or simply sipping rum daiquiris. The water in Anguilla is phenomenal: fading from cobalt blue to jade green to pale turquoise, the colors are otherworldly. You can stroll for miles and not see another soul ... truly blissful.

Nevis  
Almost completely circular, Nevis’ green slopes rise in sweeping curves to the central and only summit. From a distance, Nevis looks like a snow-capped mountain, but it’s just clouds and mist hovering around Nevis Peak. Charlestown is a well-preserved village: plantation estates and eighteenth century buildings decorated with gingerbread trim tell the story of a bygone era. An interesting zoning law states that no buildings may be taller than the palm trees. We love that!

Saba 
Welcome to the island that shoots 800 feet straight out of the sea, girdled by a sheer wall of rock. The aforementioned cliffs are one of Saba’s incredible natural features. There is no shoreline: hence, no beaches. Visitors come here for the hiking, diving, bird watching, and hammock lounging. Saba’s “Stairwell” hikes are famous. One such hike scales 1,064 stone steps to the crest of Mount Scenery at 2,855 feet.

Saint Martin 
You’re not seeing double, Sint Maarten/Saint Martin is home to two sovereign nations. The Dutch side offers water sports, gambling, and duty-free shopping. Cross the invisible border to the French side where you can dine at quaint bistros or leisurely stroll the beaches–averting your eyes if au naturel is not your style. Be active or simply let the jasmine breeze melt your cares away on this tropical island that’s twice-as-nice.

St. Barthelemy (St. Barts)
When touring this arid and hilly island, you might dine alfresco at a village cafe or at a beachside table for “deux.” You’ll feel every bit the foreigner here as French is the lingua franca. Buzzing scooters topped with tanned twenty-somethings on their way to the beach look more like tourists at the French Riviera. St. Barts is a quintessentially chi-chi, celebrity island–a totally different Caribbean experience.

St. Kitts
This is one of the last places in the world where the rainforest is expanding! Unlike other islands where traditional lifestyles have been stamped out by mass tourism, St. Kitts boasts a thriving West Indian culture. Her lush and forested slopes rise gracefully to mist-shrouded peaks. A worthwhile site for history buffs, the imposing 17th century fortress (Brimstone Hill) looms over green fields of sugar cane and banana trees. The capital, BasseTerre, is a bustling hub and interesting mish-mash of architectural styles.

Tintamarre
A deserted island all to yourself? We found one, and the beach is an ideal setting for Windjammer’s Rum Swizzle soirée. This beautiful beach has been molded into a perfect crescent shape by eons of caressing waves. If curiosity gets the better of you, take a walkabout and you’ll discover that the island is home to a large colony of hermit crabs. Where do you think we get the crabs for our crab races? Animal activists need not worry: we handle crabs with love, and we always set them free.

St. Eustatius (Statia)
Between 1493 and 1700 Statia traded hands among rivaling European powers 22 times. The leeward coast is littered with hundreds of shipwrecks, and divers are still finding artifacts. Tiny Statia functioned as a Dutch trading post and was one of the richest ports in the Americas. The least known of the Dutch Windward trio, Statia is the sleeper. The main town of Oranjestad has a couple of oceanfront pubs and not much else–but therein lies its charm. Hikers have the unique opportunity of exploring the crater of an extinct volcano named The Quill.

Saturday, January 27th:
After a relaxing week it will be hard to say good-bye to the ship and everyone, but alas, we have to go home. We've had a fantastic adventure! Schedule your return flight at your convenience, remembering that you must be off the ship by 12:00noon.

Note: This ship is not exclusive to WTT and there will be other passengers.