The Mediterranean – a sea of stories.

From these shores, Helen’s beauty launched a thousand ships. Among the marble ruins here, Julius Caesar announced to the Roman Senate: I came, I saw, I conquered. This is where Suleyman the Magnificent had his 300-strong harem, and a 26-year-old Michelangelo began carving the David. Amid the ancient columns on windswept hills and down the labyrinthine lanes of medieval towns, everywhere in the Mediterranean echoes with stories—the stories of Gods, heroes, great civilizations and the valiant deeds of common people.

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Corinthian II

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7/28/2010 - 8/8/2010
8/7/2010 - 8/18/2010

To the Crossroad of Europe & Asia: A Voyage from Istanbul to the Black Sea, the Meeting Place of East and West

Great civilizations have always been drawn to the Black Sea. It was a highway for commerce and conquest, but also for ideas. Greek and Roman culture flourished along the southern shore. From Constantinople the Byzantines spread their civilization north and west. And both the czars ...

Corinthian II

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8/30/2010 - 9/10/2010

Journey of Aeneas: Retracing The Aeneid through the Mediterranean

“ARMS AND THE MAN I SING,” wrote Virgil of Aeneas, who, “forc’d by Fate,” “expell’d and exil’d, left the Trojan shore.” The Aeneid is a story of inherited glory—the glory that passed from fallen Troy to Rome. On ...

Corinthian II

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9/9/2010 - 9/21/2010

The Heroic Shores: A Voyage Exploring World War II Sites in the Mediterranean

Join us aboard the all-suite Corinthian II as we sail the Mediterranean to the historic battlefields of the North African and Italian Campaigns on a unique voyage crafted in collaboration with the National World War II Museum. We begin in Tunisia where at Kasserine Pass we ...

Corinthian II

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9/20/2010 - 9/29/2010

Music Cruise in the Classical World: The Cradle of Western Civilization

Great music, performed by award-winning artists, in unforgettable locations. That is the theme of our autumn Mediterranean Music Cruise.

We’ve chosen the music and the locations with great care. For example, we’ll hear Wagner at Ravello’s Villa Rufolo, a ...

Corinthian II

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9/27/2010 - 10/7/2010

The Road to Thessalonica: A Voyage to Ancient Cities, Temples & Monasteries in the Aegean and Black Seas

Thessaloniki, the biblical Thessalonica and the main city in northern Greece, is one of Europe’s most interesting cities and a place of vital historical importance, yet few travelers have had the good fortune to visit it. This ancient city, named after the sister of ...

Corinthian II

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10/5/2010 - 10/18/2010

Empires of the Sea: The Epic Struggle Between the Ottoman Empire and European Powers for Control of the Mediterranean

For thousands of years the Mediterranean has been the highway to empire. During the golden days of autumn, we will follow in the wake of empire-builders who not only struggled for power, but also spread civilization and brought about a great flourishing of art and architecture ...

Corinthian II

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10/17/2010 - 10/28/2010

From the Domes of Venice to the Spires of Istanbul: Exploring Historic Cities & Landmark Sites in the Adriatic & Aegean Seas

Join us this October on a romantic voyage to some of the Mediterranean’s most beautiful and illuminating sites. Setting out from Venice’s Grand Canal, our route will take us to cities on the Adriatic coast, in the Greek Isles, and on the Turkish coast that are poised ...

Corinthian II

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10/27/2010 - 11/8/2010

Sacred Places of the Mediterranean

Once there was a forlorn rock, drifting about the Aegean. A trident pierced it, and Delos drifted no longer. A girl rested under a date palm here, and gave birth to a god and a goddess. The island turned to gold. And thus the Greek myths come down to us. “These ...

Corinthian II

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11/5/2010 - 11/21/2010

North Africa's Mediterranean Coast Through the Centuries

Two thousand years ago North Africa was a garden of vineyards, olive groves, and vast fields of golden ripening grain. In this beautiful land flourished the civilizations of Egypt and Carthage. Colonists from Greece and empire-builders from Rome came here to build their own cities ...

Corinthian II

11/20/2010 - 12/1/2010

Ancient Cities of North Africa and Andalusia with Special Guest Lecturer Bill Moyers

In the Dark Ages, a glorious civilization sprang up in the province of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is conventional to refer to this civilization as “Moorish,” but in fact it was a hybrid of three powerful cultural forces: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. The period ...

Corinthian II

4/22/2011 - 5/4/2011

Venice and the Medieval World: A Voyage from the Adriatic Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean

Throughout the Middle Ages the art, architecture, music, and science of Venice were influenced and enriched by the Byzantine and Islamic civilizations that flourished in the Aegean, Asia Minor, and the Middle East. Setting forth from Venice, we’ll explore the rich interplay ...

Corinthian II

5/3/2011 - 5/16/2011

Mediterranean Music Cruise: A Voyage from Venice to Seville with Classical Music Performances at Historic Sites

This Mediterranean Music Cruise combines a handcrafted Mediterranean itinerary with sublime classical music. This combination is undoubtedly one of the most beguiling travel experiences. We are honored to have aboard with us a group of superb musicians led by the legendary Sir James ...

Corinthian II

5/15/2011 - 5/29/2011

Historic Cities of the Sea: A Voyage from Seville to Venice

History is alive in the lands that border the Mediterranean Sea. In Seville and Barcelona, Marseille and Bonifacio, Dubrovnik and Split, every corner and piazza preserves a memory of the intrepid Portuguese, the conquering Romans or Moors or the vast seaborne trading empire of the ...

Corinthian II

5/28/2011 - 6/9/2011

Realms of Glory: A Voyage to the Historical Cities of Italy, Libya & Greece

Standing like jewels against the desert sands and looking out to the blue water of the Mediterranean Sea, the great Greek and Roman cities of North Africa, that are now the proud inheritance of Libya, are among the most dazzling of the ancient world. As the ...