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DAY 01: NORTH AMERICA / EUROPE.
Tour members will gather at the ticket counter at the airport two hours
prior to their departure to Europe.
DAY 02: ISTANBUL.
Arrival in Istanbul where we will be met by our guide and driver. PM at
leisure. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.
 DAY 03: ISTANBUL / CRUISE.
Full
day tour of Istanbul. Transfer to our ship for overnight.
DAY 04: CRUISE / ISTANBUL.
Free day at leisure with optional activities. Return to ship to set
sail.
DAY 05: CRUISE / KUSADASI.
In the morning we arrive at Kusadasi, a Turkish port and gateway to the
ancient Greek city of Ephesus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient
world.
 DAY 06: CRUISE / PATMOS / MYKONOS.
Sail
for Patmos, a holy island for the Christian religion. It was here on
this island where John wrote the book of revelations while on exile by
the Roman state. Our next port of call is the dazzling white island of
Mykonos.
DAY 07: CRUISE / RHODES.
Enjoy a full day on this lovely island. Optional tours will take you to
visit the Medieval town built by the Crusading Knights of St. John and
the village of Lindos.
DAY 08: CRUISE / HERAKLION / SANTORINI.
Optional visit to the Palace of Knossos, once the capital city of the
prehistoric Minoan civilization. Knossos, with its hundreds of
apartments and intricate passageways, is thought to be the basis for the
original Labyrinth housing the mythological Minotaur. Our next stop is
Santorini – one of the most beautiful of the Greek Islands. Optional
visit to Acrotiri. Often compared to Pompeii, Acrotiri boasts a much
earlier age and preserves amazing ruins dating from the second
millennium BC. See beautiful pottery, the two and three story houses,
once decorated with renowned wall paintings, staircases and a great
variety of rooms; the roads and the squares of a city 3,500 years old.
 DAY 09: CRUISE / ATHENS / CORINTH.
Upon our return from the cruise, we start our tour of Athens at the
Acropolis, the Parthenon, Agora, Mars Hall, House of Parliament, Tomb of
the unknown soldier, the Royal Palace, the stadium, Ancient Corinth and
the Corinth Canal. Dinner and overnight in Athens.
DAY 10: ATHENS / NORTH AMERICA.
Morning transfer to the Athens airport for our flight home. The end of
an unforgettable
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