| DAY |
PORT |
ARRIVAL |
DEPARTURE |
| 1 Friday |
Piraeus, GREECE |
- |
17:00 |
| 2 Saturday |
At sea |
- |
- |
| 3 Sunday |
Port Said (Cairo), EGYPT |
07:00 |
21:00 |
| 4 Monday |
Ashdod (Jerusalem/Bethlehem), HOLY
LAND |
07:00 |
18:00 |
| 5 Tuesday |
Limassol, CYPRUS |
07:00 |
17:00 |
| 6 Wednesday |
Antalya, TURKEY |
07:00 |
13:00 |
| 7 Thursday |
Santorini, GREECE* |
08:30 |
12:00 |
| 7 Thursday |
Myconos (Delos), GREECE* |
17:00 |
23:00 |
| 8 Friday |
Piraeus, GREECE |
06:00 |
- |
| *
Disembarkation by tender boats, weather permitting |
DAY1:FRIDAY-PIRAEUS:
Embark on your cruise ship by 3 pm. Ship sails at 5 pm for Port
Said, Egypt.
DAY 2: SATURDAY - AT SEA
DAY 3: SUNDAY- PORT SAID (CAIRO), EGYPT
7.00 am arrival at Port Said. Join the optional tour which
will drive us first to Africa’s largest city, CAIRO.
First stop at Liberty Square where we will visit the EGYPTIAN
MUSEUM, which is the depository of the world’s largest and
richest collection of Egyptian Antiquities including the collection
of King Tutankhamen. After lunch, drive to the Giza Plateau
where we will find the GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA. Visit the
pyramids from the outside and enjoy panoramic views from the western
plateau, then continue down the valley to the mighty SPHINX. Visit
the Papyrus Institute where the art of paper making from reeds will
be demonstrated. Time for souvenir shopping, before returning to the
ship.
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DAY 4: MONDAY - THE
HOLYLAND, ISRAEL
7.00 am arrival at ASHDOD, Israel. Optional Tour: Drive through the
Judean mountains to JERUSALEM. Visit the MOUNT OF OLIVES, the
CHURCH OF ALL NATIONS and the GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE. Onto the Old
City for a tour on foot, to see VIA DOLOROSA, the CHURCH OF THE HOLY
SEPULCHER built on the sites of Jesus’ Crucifixion and Tomb.
On to the WAILING WALL, then lunch. Drive to BETHLEHEM. to
visit the CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY, then enjoy some free time for
shopping before returning to the ship.
At 6.00pm we will be sailing for Cyprus.
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DAY 5:
TUESDAY - PAPHOS, CYPRUS
7.00am – We arrive in CYPRUS where the Apostle Paul visited on
his first missionary journey (Acts 13:12). In PAPHOS a false
prophet named Barjesus turned against them before the Roman deputy
of the island, but God blinded him. As a result, the deputy became a
believer in Jesus Christ. Optional tour to visit the seaside
town of Paphos, which is on the UNESCO list of cultural and natural
treasures. Here we will see Aphrodite’s rock, the
birthplace of the Goddess of Love and Beauty. The Byzantine church
of Aghia Paraskevi and the stunning mosaics at the House of
Dionyssos. Before returning to port, a stop at the Tombs of the
Kings, a Hellenistic cemetery of monumental tombs dating back to the
4th century B.C.
1.00pm sailing for Turkey. |
DAY 6:
WEDNESDAY - ANTALYA, TURKEY
7.00 arrival at the port of ANTALYA, which was visited, along with
nearby Perga, by the Apostle Paul on his first missionary journey.
Optional tour to the ancient city of PERGA dating back to 1000
BC. Here you will see the stadium, Roman Gate, the Baths and
the Agora. Then onto the site of ASPENDOS a major port in the
Roman period with an extremely well preserved theatre and aqueduct.
1.00pm sail for the Greek island of Santorini. |
DAY 7: THURSDAY -
SANTORINI
8.30 am – Arrive in SANTORINI, the most breathtaking of all
the Greek islands and considered by many to be the lost world of
Atlantis. Marvel at the whitewashed village of Fira, capital
of the island with its narrow streets, open-air cafes and glittering
boutiques perched on the Caldera rim. 12 noon sail for Mykonos
5.00 pm – Arrive at the cosmopolitan
island of MYKONOS. Here you will find a sophisticated
lifestyle combined with the simple, yet charming life of this
Cycladic island. Stroll through the maze of narrow streets
with tiny chapels and whitewashed houses. Or just relax on the
waterfront and watch the world go by!
11.00pm sail for Piraeus, Athens.
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DAY 8:
FRIDAY – PIRAEUS, GREECE
7.00a.m. arrival at Piraeus. the port of Athens and disembark after
breakfast |
SAILING DATE IN 2009:
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PRICES IN EUROS PER PERSON
|
| 7-DAY
RATES : |
| Cruise
Cabin Category |
Gross
rate |
| SA (Deluxe Outside) |
2200 |
| SB (Deluxe Outside) |
2050 |
| TA (Premium Outside) |
1600 |
| TB (Premium Outside) |
1500 |
| A (Superior Outside) |
1225 |
| B (Standard Outside) |
1200 |
| DA (Premium Inside) |
1090 |
| D (Superior Inside) |
1050 |
| F (Standard Inside) |
1000 |
| G (Standard Inside) |
950 |
| E (Standard Inside) |
875 |
| SO (Single Outside) |
1500 |
|
|
| 3/4 adult |
700 |
| 3/4 child |
Free except on port charges |
| Port charges, Security and other services
are EXCLUDED |
171 |
|
| Supplements
& Discounts
|
| Infants up to 2
years of age in same cabin with 2 paying pax pay only port
charges. |
| Children from 2 to
16 years of age: free except on port charges. |
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