Catch the last of the sun in the Mediterranean with Voyages of Discovery (www.voyagesofdiscovery.com /0844 822 0820) and Swan Hellenic (www.swanhellenic.com / 0844 822 0679) from £499.
Voyages of Discovery
Head to Portugal, Gibraltar and Spain with Voyages of Discovery on the eight day Voyage to the Mediterranean cruise. Appreciate Port wine in the city of its origin, Porto, before getting a taste of home in Gibraltar, with its traditional British features. On board learn more about the art history of the destinations with Professor Duncan Macmillan and gain insight into the history of Gibraltar with Sir David Durie, a former commander in chief of the country.
The Voyage to the Mediterranean cruise starts from £499 per person. Price includes a return flight to a main London airport, transfers and an 8 day cruise departing from Harwich (UK) and calling at Leixoes (Portugal), Gibraltar, Cartagena (Spain) and Barcelona (Spain). Price is based on a 17 September 2012 departure.
Price for Voyages of Discovery cruises includes all on board gratuities, service charges and port/airport taxes, a comprehensive Guest Speaker programme and all meals and entertainment on-board. All Voyages of Discovery shore excursions are now also bookable online – visitwww.voyagesofdiscovery.co.uk for further information.
Swan Hellenic
Join Swan Hellenic on a 15-day cruise, The Mediterranean World. In Naples visit The Archaeological Museum home to the finest collection of mosaics, then onto Pisa to see the leaning tower, and onto Rome to discover the ancient history of civilization. The cruise then discovers some of the larger islands of the Mediterranean – Sardinia and Sicily before heading to Tunisia, Malta and finally Athens. Whilst at sea make the most of the Guest Speaker programme with Professor Lord Harries, Gresham Professor of Divinity and former Bishop of Oxford on board offering talks on the Christian faith, as well as historian Mr Jeremy Paterson, wildlife expert Mr Andy Bunten and archaeologist Professor Colin Renfrew
The Mediterranean World cruise starts from £1,695 per person. Price includes return flights to a major London airport and a 15-day cruise departing from Naples (Italy) and calling at Livorno (Italy), Civitavecchia (Rome), Alghero (Sardinia), Palermo (Sicily, Italy), Trapani (Italy), La Goulette (Tunisia), Sousse (Tunisia), Valletta (Malta) and Piraeus (Greece). Price is based on a 24 October 2012 departure. No single supplement also applies to this fare.
Prices for Swan Hellenic cruises include a tailor-made programme of shore excursions, talks by eminent Guest Speakers, meals and entertainment on board, all gratuities and all relevant cruise taxes/fees.
For more information and to book call 0844 822 0820 or visit www.voyagesofdiscovery.co.uk. To reserve excursions visit www.voyagesofdiscovery.co.uk/book_excursions
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For more information and to book visit www.swanhellenic.com or call 0844 822 0679. Follow Swan Hellenic on twitter - @Swanhellenic and like us on Facebook
Since its inception in 1983, the ethos of Voyages of Discovery – www.voyagesofdiscovery.co.uk part of All Leisure Holidays has always been to provide historical and cultural voyages of interest and discovery. From 1994, Voyages of Discovery supplied educational cruises to school children. In 1997 the business was acquired by All Leisure Group plc and adult cruises were introduced. Initially specialising in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Red & Black Seas, the company has since expanded its operations to add a greater variety of exciting worldwide destinations to its cruise programmes.
Most recently Voyages of Discovery has announced major developments for the brand including significant refurbishments to mv Discovery and the addition of a new ship to the fleet - mv Voyager. The developments are designed to give customers more flexibility and a greater choice of itineraries to worldwide destinations.
Swan Hellenic – www.swanhellenic.com part of All Leisure Holidays has over 50 years of cruising experience and a dedicated team of long standing employees both aboard mv Minerva and ashore. In August 1954 Swan Hellenic operated their first cruise under the direction of Ken Swan; Swan’s carried 128 passengers by train to Venice, where they joined the ship and cruised between Venice, Piraeus and the Aegean islands. Four classical history experts travelled with the party and gave a programme of lectures – thus began the Swan Hellenic tradition of cultural cruising.
