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 journey. | 
