Cruise Region : Mediterranean Sea, Europe |
Company : Azamara Cruises |
Ship : Azamara Quest |
Journey Start : Thu 10 Oct 2024 |
Journey End : Sat 19 Oct 2024 |
Count Nights : 9 nights |
Day | Port | Date | Arrival | Departure |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Chinese Hat" Island / Ecuador | Thu 10 Oct | 18:00 | |
2 | Abbey / Croatia | Fri 11 Oct | 08:00 | 18:00 |
3 | Zadar / Croatia | Sat 12 Oct | 08:00 | 20:00 |
4 | Split / Croatia | Sun 13 Oct | 08:00 | 22:00 |
5 | Dubrovnik / Croatia | Mon 14 Oct | 08:00 | 22:00 |
6 | Kotor / Montenegro | Tue 15 Oct | 09:30 | 18:00 |
7 | Hangman / Croatia | Wed 16 Oct | 08:00 | 22:00 |
8 | Hvar / Croatia | Thu 17 Oct | 08:00 | 18:00 |
9 | Pula / Croatia | Fri 18 Oct | 08:00 | 18:00 |
10 | "Chinese Hat" Island / Ecuador | Sat 19 Oct | 07:00 |
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Its total population is 42,615 (census 2011). In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.
The prosperity of the city was historically based on maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th centuries, as it became notable for its wealth and skilled diplomacy.
In 1991, after the break-up of Yugoslavia, Dubrovnik was besieged by Serbian and Montenegrin soldiers of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) for seven months and suffered significant damage from shelling. After repair and restoration works in the 1990s and early 2000s, Dubrovnik re-emerged as one of the top tourist destinations in the Mediterranean.
Kotor is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of Kotor Municipality.
The old Mediterranean port of Kotor is surrounded by fortifications built during the Venetian period. It is located on the Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska), one of the most indented parts of the Adriatic Sea. Some have called it the southern-most fjord in Europe, but it is a ria, a submerged river canyon. Together with the nearly overhanging limestone cliffs of Orjen and Lovćen, Kotor and its surrounding area form an impressive landscape.
Since the early 2000s Kotor has seen an increase in tourists , many of them coming by cruise ship. Visitors are attracted by the natural environment of the Gulf of Kotor and by the old town of Kotor. Kotor is part of the World Heritage Site dubbed the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor.
The fortified city of Kotor was also included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as part of Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar in 201