Pre and Post Cruise Options
The Azores
We can assist with your travel planning by booking hotels, transfers and tours for you at our embarkation and disembarkation points. Please consult the list below for the services we offer. Please send an email to pre-post@polarstarexpeditions.com or fill in our online contact form for a more detailed information sheet and current availability.
If you are interested in something that does not appear on this list, please contact us as we work with a very reliable network of contacts to put together specially tailored pre and post cruise packages.
PRE OR POST CRUISE: PONTA DELGADA, AZORES
HOTELS – PONTA DELGADA
Hotel Mariner - 4 star hotel located by the main boulevard of Ponta Delgada with a spectacular view of the port, ocean and south coast. Hotel facilities include restaurant, bar, indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, gymnasium and health club, laundry, internet access.
PRE OR POST CRUISE: LISBON, PORTUGAL
All flights to and from the Azores usually connect in Lisbon so why not expand your experience in Portugal and let us arrange a few extra days sightseeing in this beautiful city.
HOTELS – LISBON
Hotel Bairro - 5 star hotel located in the Bairro Alto area in the centre of Lisbon’s shopping and theatre district. Hotel facilities include restaurant, bar, lounge, fitness centre with massage services and panoramic terrace.
Hotel Mundial - 4 star hotel located in the heart of Lisbon, close to St George’s Castle and Rossio Square. Hotel facilities include panoramic restaurant, café, bar, solarium and shopping gallery.
Sana Lisboa Park Hotel - 4 star hotel located 15 minutes from Lisbon International Airport and close to the main shopping district, the Old Quarter, Park Edward VII and “Estufa Fria” Greenhouse. Hotel facilities include fitness centre, restaurant and bar.
Hotel Dom Carlos Liberty - 3 star hotel located in central Lisbon, alongside Avenida da Liberdade and next to Marques de Pombal Metro Station. Hotel facilities include restaurant and fitness centre.
TRANSFERS – LISBON
PRIVATE TOURS – LISBON
Day 1: After arriving at Lisbon Airport, enjoy a free afternoon to relax after flights or to explore the city, and in the evening, dinner at the hotel.
Day 2: After breakfast, embark on a full day city tour of Lisbon including the Belem quarter, home to monuments celebrating 15th and 16th Century Portuguese discoveries and two masterpieces of Manueline & Gothic Architecture, the Jeronimos Monastery and the Belem Tower.
Day 3:Today, enjoy a full day tour to Sintra and surrounds including Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of Continental Europe, Guincho, Cascais and Estoril.
Day 4: Transfer to the airport for flights to Ponta Delgada, Azores.
GROUP TOURS - LISBON