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DEPART UK MARCH 27, 2009
DEPART UK APRIL 12, 2009
DEPART UK APRIL 26, 2009
INDIA & THE PERSIAN GULF
RED SEA & EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
BLACK SEA, TURKEY & GREEK ISLES
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Filled with contradictions, frenzied Mumbai
fascinates. The contrast with the calm of Kirthi Mandir, birthplace of Ghandi, could not be starker. Over the water are the Arabian deserts of exotic Muscat, its sultan palaces and twin Portuguese bastions of Jelali and Merani. Verdant Salalahs souks fill with fragrant frankincense, while Jeddahs marbled malls seem eons away from Petras stony masonry.
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Tombs, temples and feluccas in Upper Egypt take us back to a time of Pharaohs and their dynasties. As Discovery edges through Suez, rediscover surprising Roman and Byzantine links in Beirut. From Syrian Tartous, well scale the magnificent crusader fortress of Krak des Chevaliers. Ancient Halicarnassus, Turkeys Turquoise coast, ruins of Ephesus and stories of Gallipoli lead on to Ottoman Istanbul.
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Emperor Justinians ambitions and achievements are showcased in Istanbul. Lenin once recommended the spas in Sochi. Stalin met Prime Ministers and Presidents in Yalta. Discoverys roll call around the Black Sea combines with cities that wear the wellworn hallmarks of Greeks and Romans, with restored Minoan palaces in Crete, and sugarcube villages that glint in the Aegean sun.
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Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4-5 Apr 6 Apr 7 Apr 8 Apr 9 Apr 10 Apr 11 Apr 12
Depart UK by air MUMBAI, India Arrive and transfer to mv DISCOVERY Mumbai, India PORBANDAR, India Cruise the Arabian Sea MUSCAT, Oman Cruise the Arabian Sea SALALAH, Oman HODEIDAH, Yemen Cruise the Red Sea JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia Cruise the Red Sea AQABA, Jordan SAFAGA, Egypt Safaga,Egypt Disembark and transfer to airport for flight home to the UK 7.00am 6.00pm 7.30am overnight 7.00am 5.00pm 9.00am 5.00pm 7.00am 5.00pm Cruise the Gulf of Aden & Red Sea 7.30am 5.00pm overnight 4.00pm 10.00am 5.00pm
Apr 12
Depart UK by air to SAFAGA, Egypt Arrive and transfer to mv DISCOVERY Safaga, Egypt SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt PORT SUEZ, Egypt SUEZ CANAL (Daytime transit) BEIRUT, Lebanon TARTOUS, Syria LATAKIA, Syria ALANYA, Turkey ANTALYA, Turkey BODRUM, Turkey KUSADASI (Ephesus), Turkey CANAKKALE, Turkey ISTANBUL, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Disembark and transfer to airport for flight home to the UK
Apr 26 overnight 6.00pm Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10
Depart UK by air to ISTANBUL, Turkey Arrive and transfer to mv DISCOVERY Istanbul, Turkey Cruise the Black Sea SOCHI, Russia YALTA, Ukraine SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine Cruise the Black Sea NESEBUR* Bulgaria , 7.00am 7.00am 10.00am 7.00am
overnight 6.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm midnight 6.00pm
Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 21 Apr 22 Apr 23 Apr 24 Apr 25 Apr 26
7.00am 5.00pm 8.00am 10.00pm 9.00am 7.00pm 7.00am 11.00pm 7.00am 6.00pm 9.00am 6.00pm 7.00am 5.00pm 8.00am 6.00pm 7.00am 6.00pm 8.00am 6.00pm 7.00am overnight
Cruise the Black Sea, Bosphorus and Sea of Marmara CANAKKALE, Turkey KUSADASI, Turkey HERAKLION, Crete, Greek Islands SANTORINI* Greek Islands , MYKONOS, Greek Islands 7.00am 7.00am 7.00am 7.00am 7.00am 2.00pm 5.00pm 11.00pm 8.00pm 7.00pm
OPTIONAL HOLIDAY EXTENSIONS: DELHI & AGRA (4 nights, pre-cruise); NILE CRUISE (7 nights, post-cruise)
OPTIONAL HOLIDAY EXTENSION: NILE CRUISE (7 nights, pre-cruise)
PIRAEUS, Greece 7.00am Disembark and transfer to Athens Airport for flight home to UK
* At these ports you will be taken ashore by ships or local tender
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