DAY 1, MON – USA:
Depart USA for an overnight flight to Athens. Full
service on board.
DAY 2, TUE – ATHENS:
Arrival in Athens. A Homeric representative
welcomes you to Greece and transfers you to your
hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
DAY 3, WED – ATHENS:
Morning sightseeing tour of Athens. Visits include the
Acropolis and its museum. Spend the afternoon at leisure, or explore this
fascinating city on your own. (B)
DAY
4, THU – ATHENS:
Today is free. Spend some time viewing the changing of the guards at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. (B)
DAY 5, FRI – ATHENS / PIRAEUS / CRUISE:
Transfer to
Piraeus to board the
7 Day cruise to the Greek
Islands, Turkey and Egypt. Today, enjoy the shipboard
activities. (B,L,D)
DAY 6, SAT – ISTANBUL:
Take an optional excursion to the city of Istanbul
where you will visit Haghia Sophia Church, now a
museum, the Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque and much
more. (B,L,D)
DAY 7, SUN – KUSADASI:
Arrive in Kusadasi, a harbor town of Turkey on the
Aegean Sea. Take an optional excursion to the
ancient city of Ephesus, founded by colonists from
Athens in the 10th century B.C. (B,L,D)
DAY 8, MON – RHODES:
Arrive in Rhodes where you can take an optional
excursion to the Acropolis of Lindos to visit the
Temple of Athena. (B,L,D)
DAY
9, TUE – ALEXANDRIA:
Arrive in Alexandria the second largest city in
Egypt, founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.
Alexandria was known for the Lighthouse, one of the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the Library,
the largest in the ancient world. Take an optional
tour through the desert to Cairo and Giza to visit
the Pyramids and the Sphinx. (B,L,D)
DAY
10, WED – ALEXANDRIA:
After lunch depart Alexandria for your next
destination, Santorini. Enjoy your afternoon at sea.
Take advantage of ship board activities.
(B,L,D)
DAY 11, THU – SANTORINI:
Arrive in Santorini where you take an optional
excursion to the excavation of Akrotiri where
recent Minoan excavations support the theories
that Santorini might be the fabled continent of
Atlantis. (B,L,D)
DAY
12, FRI – PIRAEUS / ATHENS / USA:
Return to Piraeus. Disembark after breakfast and
transfer to the airport for the return flight home. (B)
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Throne Room, Knossos Palace, Heraklion,
Crete
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