Delphi, Greece Valletta, Malta journalist who gave her life to expose government corruption in Malta.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Clio
DAY 12 • Valletta • Optional Hagar Qim & the Three Cities tour or optional Mdina, Rabat & Vittoriosa tour
Enjoy a full day to explore Valletta on your own. Or, join your choice of optional full-day tours: Discover the ancient temple of Hagar Qim and the Three Cities; or explore medieval Malta on an excursion to a historic trio of cities: Mdina, Rabat, and Vittoriosa.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Clio
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 16, experience what life is like on a small Greek island during A Day in the Life of a Zakynthos village.
DAY 13 • Siracusa, Sicily Dock in Siracusa, Sicily, for a guided tour beginning in Ortygia( Siracusa’ s Old Town). We’ ll discover architectural highlights such as the local cathedral, which is fashioned out of an ancient Greek temple.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Clio
DAY 14 • Siracusa • Optional Baroque Heritage of Sicily tour
Explore Siracusa on your own. Or, discover the Baroque Heritage of Sicily on a full-day optional excursion to Val di Noto( southeast Sicily) and Modica.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Clio
DAY 15 • Day at sea • Crossroads of Cultures conversation
Spend a day at sea sailing toward Greece. As we cruise, our Trip Experience Leader will shed some more light on Mediterranean history during a Crossroads of Cultures conversation.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Clio
DAY 16 • Zakynthos, Greece • A Day in the Life of a Zakynthos village
Dock on the Greek island of Zakynthos. We’ ll split into smaller groups to enjoy one of three different A Day in the Life experiences. You may head to Lagopodo to learn about Zakynthos’ wine-making tradition at a vineyard; visit an apiary in Volimes for a honey-making experience; or travel to Agios Leon to learn about the production of olive oil.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Clio
DAY 17 • Disembark ship in Patras • Explore Delphi • Athens
Disembark the ship in Patras today, and travel overland to ancient Delphi, for an included tour of this archaeological site. After our tour, we’ ll drive to our hotel in Athens.
Meals: B, L, D | Athenian Callirhoe Exclusive Hotel
DAY 18 • Athens Enjoy a city tour, beginning with the Acropolis and Parthenon before heading to the Plaka, the ancient neighborhood containing the famous Tower of the Winds. Enjoy an included Farewell Dinner tonight.
Meals: B, D | Athenian Callirhoe Exclusive Hotel or similar
DAY 19 • Return to U. S. Transfer to the airport for your return home. Or, begin our Athens & the Peloponnese: From Homer to the First Olympics post-trip extension.
Meals: B
See the full deck plan for the M / V Clio on page 358.
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