Visit the following cities and sights on your 11 day tour:

• New Orleans
• Costa Maya
• Santos Tomas de Castilla
• Belize City
• Cozumel
• Norwegian Spirit
   

Tour Highlights

• This Vacation offers so many “neat” things to do and see. New Orleans is still the fabulous “Big Easy” with all of the history and charm intact in the fabulous French Quarter, the site of our hotel.
• You’ll enjoy four attractive cruise destinations and two days at sea. There are sightseeing, shopping, and sun-drenched beaches at all destinations.
• All four ports of call were centers of the Mayan culture. Maya civilization began more than 2,000 years ago and reached its zenith between A.D. 300 and 900. At the time Europe was suffering through the Dark Ages, the Mayans enjoyed a creative blossoming more advanced than any of their contemporaries in the known world.
• In Costa Maya, visit the Kohunlich Ruins; in Santos Tomás de Castilla, discover the mighty Acropolis of Quiriqua and Copán, the Paris of the ancient Mayan world; in Belize City, visit the ruins of Xunantunich and Marimba; in Cozumel you can take a ferry to the ruins of Tulum, spectacularly sited on sea cliffs.
• Our ship, the Norwegian Spirit, will provide a fabulous variety of food and fun as we relax from our full days of shore activities and for our two days at sea. The train made famous in the song, The City of New Orleans, will provide our comfortable, first-class trip from Chicago to New Orleans and back.

The following is included as part of the New Orleans/West Caribbean Cruise - 2010 rail tour:

• Round-trip transportation by Amtrak, Norwegian Cruise Line and connecting motor coach.
• Inside cabin on the Norwegian Spirit cruise ship for seven nights ($110 for Oceanview, $290 for a premium Oceanview Cabin with a Balcony).
• First class hotel accommodations for one night.
• Sightseeing tours in New Orleans.
  
• Baggage handling, taxes & tips.
• 26 meals.
• All gratuities are included; rail, cruise and motor coach.
• Services of a professional America by Rail Tour Director throughout the tour.

• $2195 Price per person (based on double-occupancy)
• Only $1975 for Golden Spike Rewards Members! More Information
• Single Supplement Charges:
• *Hotel room plus Inside Cabin, $560; Oceanview Cabin, $660; Oceanview Cabin with Balcony; $845
• *Hotel room, Amtrak Roomette plus Inside Cabin, $890; Oceanview Cabin, $990; Oceanview Cabin with Balcony, $1195
• **COACH CLASS TOUR - On this tour reclining coach seats with leg rests are included. You will spend the first night on the train, then eight nights in first-class hotels or at sea. On the return, you’ll spend another night on the train with reclining coach seats with leg rest. A Coach Comfort Kit is included. Meals are included when we travel overnight on the train. A limited number of sleeping accommodations are available at a very modest additional cost; only $225 for Roomette bedrooms and $350 for upgraded Bedrooms (per person, double occupancy). Enjoy daytime privacy and two nights of normal sleeping conditions.
• Contact an America by Rail representative for further pricing options or complete our Reservation Request Form, and a representative will contact you with more information.