TRAVEL PLAN

TUESDAY 24TH JUNE
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Guests embark Hebridean Spirit in the Sicilian port town of Catania.

WEDNESDAY 25TH JUNE
Catania, Sicily, Italy – See Privately Escorted Tour Highlights
We take a morning drive to the summit of Mount Etna for a tour of Europe’s largest active volcano. Guests can walk around the crater and enjoy views over the striking monochrome landscape of lava fields and snow. Our descent takes us into Catania,acity of Baroque splendour with wide boulevards and grand 18th century palazzi.We return to the ship for lunch and spend the afternoon at sea en route to the Ionian islands.

THURSDAY 26TH JUNE
Fiskardo, Kefalonia, Greece
After a morning at sea, we disembark at Fiskardo on the northernmost tip of the island of Kefalonia.This pretty fishing town escaped the ravages of the 1953 earthquake and its 19th century harbourfront and many Venetian buildings are consequently well preserved. A guided walking tour takes in sights including two lighthouses, Roman ruins and the remains of a 12th century chapel, said to have been built by the Norman invader Robert Guiscard.There is free time to relax at Fiskardo’s waterside cafes and shop in its quaint boutiques, plus the opportunity to swim.

FRIDAY 27TH JUNE
Vathy, Ithaka, Greece – See Privately Escorted Tour Highlights
Ithaka is a verdant Ionian island blessed with many beautiful beaches. Guests can spend the morning swimming and snorkelling or explore the capital on foot.Three key Odysseus sites are within walking distance: Aretoussa Spring, the Cave of the Nymphs and Alalkomenae.We return to the ship for lunch and an afternoon at sea.

SATURDAY 28TH JUNE
Itea, Greece
In the morning, we drive up Mount Parnassus to take a guided sightseeing tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi.The site of the Delphi oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, it became a major sanctuary and pilgrimage centre from the sixth century BC and was believed by the ancients to be the centre of the earth. Our tour will take in landmarks including the ruins of the Temple of Apollo, the Athenian Treasury and the Altar of the Chians.There is free time to explore at leisure before we return to ship for lunch and an afternoon at sea.

SUNDAY 29TH JUNE
Hydra, Greece
After a morning sail down the Corinth Canal, the ship’s tenders will take guests ashore to Hydra Town. Guests can take a walking tour of this enchanting port town, built in the form of an amphitheatre with whitewashed houses set into the rocky landscape.There will be free time to absorb the tranquil atmosphere of this car-free island, where the sole mode of transport is donkey.

MONDAY 30TH JUNE
Nafplion, Greece – See Privately Escorted Tour Highlights
The morning sees us depart for a guided tour of the ancient city of Mycenae, the most important palatial centre of the Late Bronze Age in Greece. Most of the monuments visible today, including the palace complex, its shrines and temples, granaries and guardrooms, were built between 1350 and 1200BC. Guests can lunch ashore before we proceed to Nafplion.There is the choice of a walking tour of the town’s labyrinth of narrow streets, medieval fortresses and Venetian architecture, or free time to explore at leisure.

TUESDAY 1ST JULY
Nafplion, Greece
Guests disembark Hebridean Spirit in Nafplion.

2 Gala Dinners

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PRIVATELY ESCORTED TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

WEDNESDAY 25TH JUNE
MOUNT ETNA
Mount Etna itself was mythologised by the ancient world.The Greeks believed it housed the forge of Hephaestus, the god of fire, and that Aeolus, the god of wind, imprisoned the winds in caves beneath the volcano.

FRIDAY 27TH JUNE
ITHAKA ISLAND
Odysseus’s legendary homeland, Ithaka was the capital of a Mycenaean kingdom comprising Kefalonia, Zakinthos and Lefkas. In its heyday under Odysseus, it despatched 12 ships to the Trojan war.

MONDAY 30TH JUNE
MYCENAE
The ancient city of Mycenae was thought to exist only in legend and Homer’s epic poetry, but was discovered by amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schlieman in 1870, using landmarks from the Iliad.

PRICES

Pricing Plan Per Person for 24th Jun 2008 - 1st Jul 2008
Single Cabin	Tariff Price	Best Price from *	Cabin Details	Virtual Tour
Price Category E1	£5,052	£4,850
Price Category D1	£5,208	£5,000
Price Category C1	£5,780	£5,549
Double Cabin
Price Category E2	£4,092	£3,601
Price Category D2	£4,252	£3,742
Price Category C2	£4,720	£4,154
Price Category B2	£6,216	£5,470
Suite
Price Category A	£7,364	£6,480

Price includes private return flights, transfers, privately escorted tours, all meals, specially selected wines, spirits and champagne on board, gratuities, port and passenger taxes.

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• * The Best Price consists of the maximum savings available for occupancy rated deductions, full payment and past guest loyalty savings.
• Please note that these prices are per person. Prices include house wines and spirits, meals, gratuities and shore visits as detailed.
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