In 2010, during the Southern Hemisphere’s late summer months, Corinthian II will ply a route utterly unknown to cruise ships of our era: from continent to continent, the most southerly point in South America to the most southerly point in Africa. This voyage ...

Rising from a chain of lakes near the western edge of the Andes, the mighty Amazon is an awe-inspiring 2.5 million square miles comprised of river, basin, and rain forest. The river holds two-thirds of the world’s flowing water, as well as 15,000 of the known animal species. ...

What makes a city historic? Is it the hegemony it once enjoyed on the world stage? Or is it the role it now plays in the popular imagination? Is it the grandeur of its cobblestoned lanes, piazzas, and ancient walls? Maybe it’s the sheer magic evoked by its name. Next spring, ...

Late in the 11th century, Western Europe began to look East. Drawn by the artistic and intellectual achievements of the Byzantine Empire, attracted by the rich trade routes of the Middle East and China, inspired by the cause to liberate the Holy Land, artists, philosophers, ...

When the first Europeans came to North America they established their settlements along the Atlantic coast. What began as a cluster of log cabins soon developed into handsome seaport towns and cities, renowned for their fine architecture and lovely formal gardens, but also famous ...

Next May, as the wildflowers blanket the hillsides of the fabled islands of the Mediterranean, we invite you to observe something equally euphoric: the blooming of civilizations. On this unique voyage, we will explore remnants of the distant past—enigmatic stone monuments ...

One of the hemisphere’s most extraordinary places is found close to home. “New found isle,” “New found launde,” “Terra Nova,” “Terre Neuve,” however you refer to it, Newfoundland, Canada’s easternmost province and one of ...

Western civilization was born in the Mediterranean, and for this voyage we have custom-designed a remarkable itinerary that combines three hallmarks of a great civilization: grand art and architecture, sublime music, and fine cuisine prepared by master chefs. In Naples ...

The rivers and inlets of Canada were its first highways—not only for the Native Americans tribes, but also for the French and English explorers, traders, missionaries, and colonists who followed these waterways into the interior of a grand new world. Early next summer we ...

Architecture,” Goethe said, “is frozen music.” And when exquisite music is heard in magnificent surroundings, one is immersed in a universe of wonder. It is our pleasure to invite you on a musical adventure from Barcelona to Athens, where you will have the chance ...

Close to home is one of the great natural wonders of the world. Nearly fifteen thousand years ago, the last of the great glaciers retreated, leaving us with the legacy of the Great Lakes. The lakes are unique, for although they are called lakes, they are in reality vast inland ...

This summer, history comes alive for the whole family on a trip to the lands that gave rise to Western Civilization. Our custom-crafted itinerary and the activities planned during the journey are designed to enlighten the senses and ignite the imagination of adults as well as ...

Today, the Black Sea is one of the most sought-after destinations for travelers. Equally fascinating but rarely visited is the Sea of Azov, a large inland sea at the mouth of Russia’s Don River. This voyage combines the renowned historic sites and glorious landscapes of the ...

“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 ...

This unusual voyage combines the historic cities of America’s Eastern seaboard with the best of Central America. From the shores of historic Massachusetts we’ll cruise down the continent’s Atlantic shore, exploring the first cities of the thirteen original ...

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 ...

Far to the south lie perhaps the most spectacular, most pristine lands on the planet. Mountains of ice glittering in the sunlight. Magnificent fjords that surpass by far anything found anywhere else in the world. Immense pale-blue glaciers. And along the rocky shoreline, millions ...

The region of Africa explored in this itinerary comprises of a mosaic that is varied, rich, and diverse. Some of the continent’s ancient kingdoms flourished in these lands, and these seldom-visited countries are also home to some of the last remaining primeval rain forests ...

“The best trip we have ever taken.” “The best trip we have ever been on.” Over and over, these are comments we receive from travelers returning from Travel Dynamics International’s cruises to Antarctica. A vast and remote wilderness at the bottom of ...

Much has changed since the Portuguese sailed along the West African coast in the 15th century. These regions of Africa, rarely visited for more than a half-century, have become known as one of the most beautiful and exotic destinations opened up to the adventurous traveler in ...

Round the Cape of Good Hope with us as we voyage from the serene deserts of Namibia to Table Mountain, the Kirstenbosch wine country, and the wildlife preserves of South Africa, where many a member of “the big five” can be seen. This coastal journey allows us to marvel ...

With its 1,500-mile coastline – replete with stunning beaches – stretching out upon the Indian Ocean, and its idyllic, sparsely inhabited tropical islands, Mozambique has emerged from Portuguese administration and civil war to become one of Africa's rising stars in the ...