{"id":13298,"date":"2013-07-02T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T09:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/eight-blissful-bites-of-brazil-with-crystal-cruises\/"},"modified":"2013-07-02T09:08:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T09:08:00","slug":"eight-blissful-bites-of-brazil-with-crystal-cruises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/07\/eight-blissful-bites-of-brazil-with-crystal-cruises\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Blissful Bites of Brazil with Crystal Cruises"},"content":{"rendered":"

Save hours on your travel research. Get brochures delivered to your door for free. Digital option too.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

With 11 Brazilian ports on its fall cruise calendar, luxe Crystal Cruises has set dozens of cool ways to explore the country\u2019s hot culture, culinary arts, and landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>

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Sugar Loaf, samba, and snorkeling may be most famous, but guests can take in such varied Crystal Adventures as:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Learning the secrets of making Moqueca, a traditional Brazilian seafood stew, from a local instructor in\u00a0Rio de Janeiro<\/b>.<\/span><\/div>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04×4-ing to swim in waterfalls and lagoons otherwise only accessible by foot, followed by cacha\u00e7a- tasting at a localParaty<\/b>\u00a0distillery.<\/span><\/div>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Reveling in the charms of\u00a0Buzios<\/b>, an old fishing village known as Brazil\u2019s St-Tropez, via foot, land trolley or ocean schooner.\u00a0 (Brigitte Bardot famously fell in love with this charming old fishing village!)<\/span><\/div>\n
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Strolling the cobblestone walkways of\u00a0Paraty<\/b>\u2019s pedestrian-only historic core, an UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its beautifully preserved colonial architecture.<\/span>\"Rio\n<\/div>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sampling multiple varieties of caipirinhas while sailing along beaches and an ecological preserve in\u00a0Ilha Grande<\/b>, local forr\u00f3 and samba band in the background.<\/span><\/div>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Attending a private, Crystal clergy-led Mass at the base of\u00a0Rio<\/b>\u2019s famous Corcovado: Christ the Redeemer statue.<\/span><\/div>\n
7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Marveling at the magic of\u00a0capoeira<\/i>, an African-Brazilian mix of martial arts and dance, in\u00a0Natal<\/b>.<\/span><\/div>\n
8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hiking through the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest to a hidden waterfall, in\u00a0Ilha Grande<\/b>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Crystal begins its South American cruise season with a 16-day,\u00a0November 23, Miami-to-Rio voyage, followed by a 12-day,\u00a0December 9, Rio-to-Buenos Aires sailing.\u00a0\u00a0 To savor more South America, as well as Crystal\u2019s delicious, award-winning experience, travelers can combine the two voyages for an additional 5% savings.\u00a0 In all, Crystal Symphony\u2019s Brazilian calls include Bel\u00e9m, Fortaleza, Natal (maiden call), Macei\u00f3, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro (overnight), Buzios, Ilha Grande, Paraty, Santos\/S\u00e3o Paulo, and Rio Grande du Sol.\u00a0 Depending on the departure, the cruises also include ports in the Caribbean, Uruguay and Argentina.<\/span><\/div>\n

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All-inclusive fares start at US$3,990 and US$3,555 per person, for\u00a0November 23 and December 9\u2019s voyages, respectively.\u00a0 Travelers can save 5% off cruise fares when combining the two cruises.\u00a0 Travelers also have a choice of Crystal Getaways carved from each voyage: 12 days starting\u00a0November 27\u00a0from Barbados to Rio de Janeiro, or seven days starting\u00a0December 14\u00a0from Santos to Buenos Aires.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Crystal Cruises\u2019 passion for creating unique luxury experiences both on land and at sea have helped earn the company top ratings from international travelers for two decades.<\/span><\/div>\n

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For additional information or booking, please contact Miramar Express at\u00a0+852 3960 0388<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0mecruises@miramarexpress.hk<\/a>; also visit the luxury line’s website at\u00a0www.crystalcruises.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Save hours on your travel research. Get brochures delivered to your door for free. Digital option too. With 11 Brazilian ports on its fall cruise calendar, luxe Crystal Cruises has set dozens of cool ways to explore the country\u2019s hot culture, culinary arts, and landscape.\u00a0 Sugar Loaf, samba, and snorkeling may be most famous, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}