Cruise Ship: Seabourn Odyssey
Sailing Date: May 15, 2010
Itinerary:
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Dikili, Turkey
- Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
- Bodrum, Turkey
- Santorini, Greece
- Mylos, Greece
- Navplion, Greece
- Piraeus (Athens), Greece
Rates per person:
- Grand Suite GR
Located all the way forward in the bow of the ship with three verandas and expansive ocean views. Feature include living room with dining area, two bedrooms with queen-size beds or two twin beds, two bathrooms with separate tub (one whirlpool) and shower, guest bath, butler pantry with wet bar, two fully stocked bars, one makeup vanity, two walk-in closets with personal safe, one alcove closet and three flat-screen televisions with DVD.
Brochure fares – $30,200
Best available fares – $14,948
- Wintergarden Suite WG
Features include a living room with convertible sofa bed for one and dining area, bathroom with separate whirlpool tub and shower, guest bath, butler pantry with wet bar, veranda, glass-enclosed solarium, bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, large walk-in closet with personal safe, two flat-screen televisions with DVD and fully stocked bar.
Brochure fares – $22,100
Best available fares – $11,499
- Signature Suite SS
Features include a living room, dining area and forward-facing windows, two verandas, bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, large walk-in closet with personal safe, bathroom with separate whirlpool tub and shower, guest bath, two flat-screen televisions with DVD, butler pantry with wet bar and fully stocked bar.
Brochure fares – $20,400
Best available fares – $10,499
- Owner’s Suite OW
Features include a living room, dining area, forward-facing windows, spacious veranda, bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, large walk-in closet with personal safe, spacious master bathroom with separate tub and shower, guest bath, two flat-screen televisions with DVD, butler pantry with wet bar and fully stocked bar.
Brochure fares – $16,900
Best available fares – $8,249
- Penthouse Suite PH
Features include living area with dining for four, glass door to private veranda, separate bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, wardrobe closet with personal safe, two flat-screen televisions with DVD, fully stocked bar, spacious master bathroom with roll-in shower.
Brochure fares – $14,300
Best available fares – $6,749
- Veranda Suite V6
Features include living area and bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, full-length window and glass door to private veranda, wardrobe closet with personal safe, flat-screen television with DVD, CD stereo player, fully stocked bar, makeup vanity and spacious bathroom with separate tub and shower.
Brochure fares – $10,800
Best available fares – $4,749
- Veranda Suite V5
Features include living area and bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, full-length window and glass door to private veranda, wardrobe closet with personal safe, flat-screen television with DVD, CD stereo player, fully stocked bar, makeup vanity and spacious bathroom with separate tub and shower.
Brochure fares – $10,300
Best available fares – $4,599
- Veranda Suite V4
Features include living area and bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, full-length window and glass door to private veranda, wardrobe closet with personal safe, flat-screen television with DVD, CD stereo player, fully stocked bar, makeup vanity and spacious bathroom with separate tub and shower.
Brochure fares – $9,800
Best available fares – $4,449
- Veranda Suite V3
Features include living area and bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, full-length window and glass door to private veranda, wardrobe closet with personal safe, flat-screen television with DVD, CD stereo player, fully stocked bar, makeup vanity and spacious bathroom with separate tub and shower.
Brochure fares – $9,400
Best available fares – $4,299
- Veranda Suite V2
Features include living area and bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, full-length window and glass door to mini balcony, wardrobe closet with personal safe, flat-screen television with DVD, CD stereo player, fully stocked bar, makeup vanity and spacious bathroom with separate tub and shower.
Brochure fares – $9,000
Best available fares – $4,149
- Veranda Suite V1
Features include living area and bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, full-length window and glass door to veranda with partial glass windscreen, wardrobe closet with personal safe, flat-screen television with DVD, CD stereo player, fully stocked bar, makeup vanity and spacious bathroom with separate tub and shower.
Brochure fares – $8,700
Best available fares – $3,999
- Suite A1
Features include living area and bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, picture window, walk-in closet with personal safe, flat-screen television with DVD, CD stereo player, fully stocked bar, makeup vanity and spacious bathroom with separate tub and shower.
Brochure fares – $8,300
Best available fares – $3,749
- Seabourn Suite A
Features include living area and bedroom with queen-size bed or two twin beds, picture window, walk-in closet with personal safe, flat-screen television with DVD, CD stereo player, fully stocked bar, makeup vanity and spacious bathroom with separate tub and shower.
Brochure fares – $7,900
Best available fares – $3,499
Journeys:
- Cappadocia – Fairy Landscape
Cappadocia Extension – Pre Package Program
Some of the most fantastic landscapes on earth are in Cappadocia: deep ravines, lava pinnacles and “”fairy chimneys.”" Early Christians once carved churches, homes and cities into the soft rock. Marvel at the surreal scenery. Visit traditional Turkish villages. You can even float above it all on an optional hot-air balloon ride.
> Day 1
Upon arrival in Istanbul, you will be transferred to the Swissotel, in the city center. The remainder of the day is at leisure to explore.
> Day 2
After breakfast taken at the hotel, you will have the full day city tour of Istanbul. Today’s program will start with a visit to the Blue Mosque, which is world famous with more than 21,000 Iznik tiles decorating the interior. The next stop will be the St. Sophia Museum. The St. Sophia is one of the most famous structures in the world, and if any one building can be said to give a real sense of Istanbul’s history, then this is it. Before lunch, you will also see the Chora Museum. Dating from the early 12th century, the former Church of The Saviour in Chora contains some of Istanbul’s finest Byzantine frescoes and mosaics, depicting the life of Christ, which are superbly preserved and tremendously evocative.
Lunch will be served at Asitane Restaurant. The restaurant lies in the shadow of the mighty Chora Church, which you have seen a little while ago. The restaurant, whose dishes reflect the eclectic nature of the Turco-Ottoman neighbourhood, was named Asitane which not only means “Head Gate” in Persian but was also one of the many names given to Istanbul throughout the reign of the Ottoman Empire. Thus it was decided that the restaurant should specialize in fine Ottoman court cuisine.
Following lunch, you will visit the Grand Bazaar. An unbelievable place‚ The Grand Bazaar (Kapali Carsi, or Covered Bazaar in Turkish) is the largest retail space of its type in the world. The complex was built by Sultan Mehmet II, and covers several city blocks.
At the end of the program, you will return to the hotel.
Overnight at Swissotel the Bosphorus.
> Day 3
A morning flight takes you to the spectacular Cappadocia region. The strange but beautiful formation of Cappadocia has had this appearance for million years. When the volcanoes in the region were active, the lava that poured out covered all previously formed hills and valleys forming a high plateau. This newly formed plateau consists mainly of tuff and some rare layers of basalt. Because of the destruction of the tuff and the basalt layers by heavy rains, melting snow in the spring and sharp temperature changes, these different materials have produced capped columns, pyramids, caves conical formations with dark-colored caps known as fairy chimneys. The early Christians used this region to hide from their enemies and live in confidence. Also they dug many caves into the soft rocks and constructed chapels and monasteries. Those chapels and monasteries are very famous today for their frescoes and paintings.
Today, visit the panoramic citadel of Uchisar, the G??reme Valley Open Air Museum and villages of the Zelve Valley.
Continue to the Cappadocia Museum Hotel for dinner and a two-night stay.
> Day 4
If you opt for a sunrise balloon ride over this land of “”fairy chimneys,”" return to the hotel for a late breakfast.
After the breakfast, you will proceed to Soganli Valley / Village. This valley is situated near Yesilhisar in the province of Kayseri, 30 km southeast of Urgup, and 25 km to the east of Derinkuyu. Fractures and collapses during earthquakes have added to erosion resulting in deep valleys and canyons. Soganli valley,which is divided into two has been occupied since the Roman period. The rock cones found on the sides of the valley were used a graves by the Romans, and later as churches by the Byzantines. Here, you will meet the villagers to have an idea about the local life in the area.
The four-night pre- or post-cruise journey in Istanbul features:
- Two nights at Istanbul’s Swissotel the Bosphorus
- Two nights at Cappadocia Museum Hotel
- Breakfast daily, four lunches and two dinners
- Domestic air transportation, economy class
- One half-day tour in Istanbul and two full-day tours in Cappadocia
Note: A minimum number of participants are required for this program to operate.
- The Glories of Ephesus
Discover one of the world’s most beautiful archaeological sites, and walk on marble streets past Roman buildings such as the Celsus Library. Explore other ancient treasures along the coast from Izmir’s Archaeological Museum to the Acropolis of Pergamum. Visit the house where the Virgin Mary is said to have spent her last days.
Features
The three-night add-on to the pre- or post-cruise Turkish Delight Journey in Istanbul features:
* Two nights at the Hilton Hotel in Izmir, one night at the Renaissance Polat Hotel in Istanbul
* Economy class air between Istanbul and Izmir
* Breakfast daily, plus two lunches and three dinners
* Two full-day guided tours of ancient sites
Terms
Note: A minimum number of participants are required for this program to operate.
- Turkish Delight Pre-Cruise – Çiragan Palace & Swissotel
No other city on earth is like Istanbul, the timeless crossroads of Europe and Asia. Begin your tour in Old Town at the Blue Mosque, famed for its six soaring minarets. Be awed by the Byzantine splendor of Hagia Sophia, the 6th-century Church of Holy Wisdom. Glimpse the Ottoman sultans’ way of life preserved in Topkapi Palace. Savor the vivid scene in the Grand Bazaar with its exotic labyrinth of 3,000 stores and workshops.
Features
The three-night pre-cruise journey in Istanbul features:
* Three nights at the Swissôtel or Çiragan Palace
* Breakfast daily, one lunch and one dinner
* One full-day and two half-day tours of Istanbul
Terms
Note: A minimum number of participants are required for this program to operate.
