“When I Went to Venice My Dream Became My Address”

MARCEL PROUST

Venice to Istanbul

Today Venice is rightly regarded as one of the most beautiful and architecturally enchanting cities in the world. The Byzantine splendour of St Mark's, the romance of the canals and the wealth of artistic treasures make Venice an essential destination. This cruise will explore the origins of the might of Venice and visit the outposts of the Empire on the sea route to Istanbul. On your journey you will follow the path of the Venetians down the Adriatic, around the tip of Greece to Crete and on to Istanbul.

Departure dates:

Jun 14, 2010

date	port	Features	Arrive	Depart
Day 1	DEPARTURE	Depart North America
Day 2	VENICE, Italy	Arrive and transfer to the Aegean Odyssey	embark	overnight
Day 3	VENICE, Italy	Morning sightseeing tour including Doge's Palace Afternoon tour of the Venetian Arsenal		midnight
Day 4	PULA, Croatia	Morning city tour Afternoon cruising LOSINJ ISLAND	7.00am	noon
Day 4	ZADAR, Croatia	Evening at leisure	7.00pm	overnight
Day 5	ZADAR, Croatia	Morning walking tour of ZADAR Afternoon cruising the KORNATI ISLANDS		noon
Day 5	SPLIT, Croatia	Evening walk in the PALACE OF DIOCLETIAN	8.00pm	overnight
Day 6	SPLIT, Croatia	Morning city tour to TEMPLE OF JUPITER Afternoon optonal visit to TROGIR ISLAND		midnight
Day 7	KORCULA, Croatia	Morning sightseeing in KORCULA	7.00am	noon
Day 7	HVAR, Croatia	Afternoon at leisure in HVAR	3.30pm	midnight
Day 8	DUBROVNIK, Croatia	Morning city tour including city walls, Church of St Blaise and Cathedral Cruise KOTOR BAY in the afternoon	6.00am	1.00pm
Day 9	CORFU, Greece	Morning tour including OLD FORTRESS, ESPLANADE Afternoon at leisure	7.00am	5.00pm
Day 10	MONEMVASIA, Greece	Afternoon town walking tour including Christos Elkomenos Cathedral	2.00pm	10.00pm
Day 11	CHANIA, Greece	Morning harbour and architecture tour	6.00am	8.30am
Day 11	HERAKLION, Crete, Greece	Afternoon visit to HERAKLION Optional visit to Minoan site in KNOSSOS	1.00pm	midnight
Day 12	SANTORINI, Greece	Morning visit to AKROTIRI Afternoon at leisure	8.00am	8.00pm
Day 13	NAXOS, Greece	City tour including PALACE OF SANUDO Afternoon at leisure	7.00am	4.00pm
Day 14	LEMNOS, Greece	Tour to MYRINA Afternoon cruising the DARDANELLES	7.00am	1.00pm
Day 15	ISTANBUL, Turkey	Full day tour including HAGIA SOFIA, TOPKAPI PALACE, SÜLEYMANIYE MOSQUE	7.00am	overnight
Day 16	ISTANBUL, Turkey	Disembark and transfer to airport for the flight home	disembark

Cruise Map & Gallery

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Itinerary Inspirations

The Story of Venice: Historian John Julius Norwich, author of A History of Venice, The Middle Sea and a three-volume History of Byzantium, accompanies this voyage
Salamis to Lepanto: Maritime History from the Ancient World to the Venetians
Mosaics, Mosques and Palaces: The Byzantine and Ottoman Treasures of Istanbul

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