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MEDITERRANEAN, AEGEAN, ADRIATIC & BLACK SEA THE GRAND TOUR.... GRAND CRUISE TO THE CITIES OF ANTIQUITY THOSE WHO SEEK PARADISE... SICILY IS THE KEY TO EVERYTHING GRAND VOYAGE TO THE BLACK SEA I FOUND ROME A CITY OF BRICKS O' THE WILD CHARGE THEY MADE GRAND CRUISE TO THE ISLES OF LEGENDS & HEROES THE ISLES OF GREECE GOD CREATED THE KORNATI ISLANDS ITALY FROM DESIGNS BY MICHELANGELO

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Stateroom savings up to $1,000

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Fly free from 60 N. American gateways

GRAND VOYAGE TO THE BLACK SEA

I Found Rome a City of Bricks & O' The Wild Charge They Made

Rome to Istanbul

Travelling from the Mediterranean to the Aegean and on to the Black Sea, this cruise will take you on a journey from the birth of civilisation to the end of the Cold War. Start with a two-night hotel stay in Rome for a chance to see the remarkable monuments of this most famous of classical cities, then cruise to the ruins of Pompeii, the treasures of Sicily and the iconic sites of Athens and Istanbul. Explore ancient Ephesus and the sacred island of Delos before your circumnavigation of the Black Sea. The Crimean War forms a central part of many people’s knowledge of the history of the Black Sea: a tour exploring the military history of this period is a highlight of this cruise. Visit also the Genoese fortress at Sudak, the Russian imperial palaces of Yalta and Sevastopol, Odessa - Catherine the Great’s St Petersburg of the South, as well as the churches and architecture of the ancient town of Nessebur in Bulgaria.
Includes a 2-night hotel stay in Rome.

Departure dates:

Jul 3, 2013

date	port	Arrive	Depart
04 Jul THU	DEPARTURE Depart North America
05 Jul FRI	ROME, Italy Arrive in Rome, transfer to the hotel		overnight hotel
06 Jul SAT	ROME, Italy Morning tour - the COLOSSEUM, Forum Romanum, St Peter's Basilica. Free afternoon to explore		overnight hotel
07 Jul SUN	CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy Free morning in Rome, afternoon transfer to board Aegean Odyssey	embark	6.00pm
08 Jul MON	SORRENTO, Italy Morning tour of POMPEII, afternoon tour to HERCULANEUM	8.00am	overnight
09 Jul TUE	SORRENTO, Italy A morning of leisure. Afternoon cruising past Capri and Amalfi coast		2.00pm
10 Jul WED	PALERMO, Sicily Norman Palermo tour: Palermo Cathedral, Norman Royal Palace and PALATINE Chapel. Afternoon tour to SEGESTA	8.00am	overnight
11 Jul THU	PALERMO, Sicily Visit to the MONREALE CATHEDRAL, afternoon at leisure		8.00pm
12 Jul FRI	TAORMINA, Sicily Morning city tour including the Graeco-Roman theatre	8.00am	7.00pm
13 Jul SAT	AT SEA Lectures on board as the ship sails to Nauplia
14 Jul SUN	NAUPLIA, Greece Tour the ancient city of MYCENAE, afternoon to explore NAUPLIA or EPIDAURUS	8.00am	6.00pm
15 Jul MON	ATHENS, Greece Morning city tour including the ACROPOLIS and Museum, free afternoon to explore	8.00am	9.00pm
16 Jul TUE	DELOS, Greece Morning island tour: Sanctuary of Apollo, Avenue of the Lions, Sacred Harbour	8.00am	noon
16 Jul TUE	MYKONOS, Greece Afternoon at leisure	2.00pm	6.00pm
17 Jul WED	IZMIR, Turkey Morning sightseeing: EPHESUS, the ancient Roman capital of the province of Asia, Afternoon tour of PERGAMON, including library and Temple of Trajan	7.00am	7.00pm
18 Jul THU	LEMNOS, Greece Morning tour: Myrina - a Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman stronghold. Afternoon cruising Sea of Marmara and the DARDANELLES	8.00am	1.00pm
19 Jul FRI	ISTANBUL, Turkey Morning city sightseeing including BLUE MOSQUE, HAGIA SOPHIA, Topkapi Palace. Afternoon at leisure or optional Bosphorus tour	7.00am	6.00pm
20 Jul SAT	AT SEA Cruising the Southern Coast of the Black Sea
21 Jul SUN	TRABZON, Turkey Morning tour to the SUMELA MONASTERY, Afternoon at leisure	8.00am	8.00pm
22 Jul MON	BATUMI, Georgia Tour of the BATUMI Botanic Gardens with over 1000 varieties of roses	7.00am	1.00pm
23 Jul TUE	FEODOSIYA, Ukraine Sightseeing tour: Genoese fortress at SUDAK	noon	10.00pm
24 Jul WED	YALTA, Ukraine Morning tour: Chekhov's house-museum, LIVADIA Palace	7.00am	midnight
25 Jul THU	SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine Day tour: Panorama Museum, drive to BALAKLAVA, Naval museum	7.00am	overnight
26 Jul FRI	SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine Morning drive to CHERSONESOS, free afternoon in Sevastopol or optional trip to Bakhchysaray and The Khan's Palace		6.00pm
27 Jul SAT	ODESSA, Ukraine City tour: Opera house, Potemkin Steps, Archaeological Museum. Exclusive evening performance (at the National Opera or Philharmonic Hall) for Voyages to Antiquity guests	7.00am	overnight
28 Jul SUN	ODESSA, Ukraine Free morning in Odessa		1.00pm
29 Jul MON	NESSEBUR, Bulgaria Afternoon Old Town walk: Church Christ Pantokrator, 5th century Old Metropolitan church, Archaeological Museum	noon	7.00pm
30 Jul TUE	ISTANBUL, Turkey Disembark and transfer to Istanbul airport for flight home	disembark

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