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december 5, 2018 – april 13, 2019

india • southeast asia • south africa • europe

an epic voyage to the world’s most iconic destinations

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the Grand odyssey departs december 5, 2018

BREATHTAKING SIGHTS, ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, NATURAL WONDERS AND

MEMORIES OF A LIFETIME! 130-day voyage visiting 3 continents and 22 countries – with over 50 excursions

From dazzling big game to the aroma of spices and mysticism of ancient temples, this 130-day Grand Odyssey is the ultimate embodiment of our awardwinning desire to help travelers discover more about the culture, history and wildlife of the places they will be visiting.

plus land tours and

ancient civilizations of the mediterranean and middle east

hotel stays included

This magnificent cruise begins in the Greek capital of Athens from where you’ll be able to admire the classical masterpieces of the Acropolis and Parthenon, as well as visit Epidaurus and Mycenae on the scenic Argolis Peninsula. Then set sail across the Mediterranean and through the Suez Canal to the monumental pyramids near Cairo, the temples of the upper

in your cruise fare, this promises to be the travel experience of a lifetime.

Nile in Luxor, Petra – a city carved from living rock, and the Lawrence of Arabia landscapes of Oman.

india, burma and the highlights of southeast asia Experience the exoticism of Old and New Delhi plus Agra, home of the exalted Taj Mahal. Travel back in time to colonial Singapore and the sacred shrines of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Sail the Yangon River to old Rangoon in Burma, and discover Sri Lanka’s extraordinary past in Colombo, Trincomalee and Kandy, with visits to a tea plantation and elephant sanctuary.

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SPAIN CANARY ISLANDS

MOROCCO

GREECE EGYPT JORDAN OMAN

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

INDIA BOM BOM ISLAND

SRI LANKA

MALDIVES

tropical islands of the indian ocean From the remote Andaman and Phi Phi Islands in Thailand to the perfect beaches of the Seychelles, the Indian Ocean has it all. You’ll picnic on a “desert island” in the Maldives, explore the cosmopolitan waterfront and Creole lifestyle of Mauritius, and marvel at the architectural gems of French-accented Reunion Island.

magnificent south africa big game safaris included

SINGAPORE

REUNION

MAURITIUS

wetlands. You’ll stay in Cape Town – at the foot of spectacular Table Mountain – for a whole week, giving you plenty of time to appreciate the fascinating past and present of this exciting city and its beguiling surroundings.

following the trade winds north to europe Cruise the Skeleton Coast to Namibia for a close-up experience of desert sands, and call in at Luanda in Angola before celebrating the maritime tradition of Crossing the Line as you pass over the Equator. Join a beach party on Bom Bom Island and learn more about Cape Verde’s capital of Praia and Gran Canaria in the Canaries. Then indulge your senses in the souks of Taroudant, Marrakesh and Tangier in Morocco.

The majesty of South Africa reveals itself on exhilarating full-day guided safaris across some of the best big game reserves on the continent. Delight in the unforgettable thrill of spotting awesome fauna in their natural habitat and take a boat ride across the Lake St Lucia

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THAILAND MALAYSIA

SEYCHELLES

ANGOLA NAMIBIA SOUTH AFRICA

BURMA

unique experiences along the way – special events to remember Sailing with Voyages to Antiquity is always more than just a cruise. Whether it’s two nights ashore in Cairo, two nights in Luxor for the Valley of the Kings, a three-day visit to see Delhi and the Taj Mahal, an exploration of Sri Lanka, or an overnight in mysterious Marrakesh in Morocco, you can always expect prestigious hotel accommodation, allowing you to get the most out of every destination, wherever your overland adventure takes you.

Plus, there’s an optional tour of the famous Garden Route, and overnight safaris to some of the best private game reserves in South Africa.

outstanding value On board, you’ll find all your creature comforts are included, with very few extras to pay for.

Things like all meals (even wine with dinner), shore excursions in most ports, and an awardwinning lecture program are all part of the fare, as are tips for your cabin and restaurant staff.

So, why not make Aegean Odyssey your home away from home and let us take care of everything and show you a very interesting world?

take advantage of

special saver fares

and enjoy $750pp onboard credit

the grand

Odyssey

departs December 5, 201 8 EXPERIENCE IMMERSIVE HISTORY AND DYNAMIC CULTURE ON THE ULTIMATE JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY

ASIA, AFRICA AND EUROPE. CRUISE FROM CLASSICAL ATHENS TO PHARAONIC EGYPT AND JORDAN, THE TREASURES OF INDIA, MALAYSIA AND THE CRYSTAL-CLEAR WATERS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. SEE THE NATURAL WONDERS OF SOUTH AFRICA AND SAIL THE SKELETON COAST. STEP ASHORE ON THE SUN-DRENCHED ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC AND EXPLORE THE KASBAHS OF MOROCCO BEFORE DISEMBARKING IN MALAGA ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST OF SPAIN. SPANNING

2018

PORT

DEC 5

Depart USA/Canada

DEC 6

ATHENS Greece Arrive and transfer to hotel

hotel

DEC 7

ATHENS Greece (Acropolis)

hotel

DEC 8

ATHENS Greece (Mycenae and Epidaurus)

hotel

DEC 9

ATHENS/PIRAEUS Greece Embark Aegean Odyssey

DEC 10/11

Cruising the Mediterranean Sea

DEC 12

Daytime transit of Suez Canal

DEC 13 *

SUEZ/CAIRO Egypt Disembark and drive to Cairo for afternoon sightseeing to the Egyptian Museum and hotel stay

hotel

DEC 14

CAIRO Egypt (Pyramids and Sphinx)

hotel

DEC 15

CAIRO Egypt Morning sightseeing to Memphis and Sakkara Afternoon drive from Cairo to Ain Sokhna to rejoin ship overnight

DEC 16

SUEZ (Ain Sokhna) Egypt (St Anthony & St Paul’s Monasteries)

DEC 17

Cruising the Red Sea

DEC 18

AQABA Jordan (Petra)

DEC 19

AQABA Jordan

DEC 20 *

SAFAGA/LUXOR Egypt Disembark and drive to Luxor for afternoon sightseeing to Karnak and hotel stay

overnight

hotel

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LUXOR Egypt (Valley of the Kings)

DEC 22

LUXOR/SAFAGA Egypt Morning drive from Luxor to Safaga to rejoin Aegean Odyssey

hotel

DEC 23-27

Cruising the Red Sea Christmas celebrations on board

DEC 28

SALALAH Oman

Las Palmas canary islands

DEC 29/30 Cruising the Arabian Sea

Tangier Casablanca MOROCCO Marrakesh Agadir

MUSCAT Oman New Year’s Eve celebrations on board

2019 JAN 1/2

Cruising the Arabian Sea

JAN 3

PORBANDAR India Sightseeing by tuk-tuk

JAN 11

COCHIN Kerala, India

JAN 4

Cruising the Arabian Sea

JAN 12

Cruising the Indian Ocean

JAN 5 *

MUMBAI/DELHI India Morning sightseeing in Mumbai Afternoon flight to Delhi

JAN 13

MALDIVES (Beach barbecue)

JAN 14

Cruising the Indian Ocean

JAN 15

COLOMBO Sri Lanka

JAN 16

COLOMBO Sri Lanka (Pinnawala)

JAN 17

Cruising the Indian Ocean

DELHI/MUMBAI India Morning sightseeing in Delhi Afternoon flight to Mumbai to rejoin Aegean Odyssey

JAN 18

TRINCOMALEE Sri Lanka

JAN 19/20

Cruising the Indian Ocean

JAN 21

PORT BLAIR Andaman Islands

JAN 8

Cruising the Arabian Sea

JAN 22

Cruising the Andaman Sea

JAN 9

MARMAGAO (Goa) India

JAN 23

PHUKET Thailand (Phi Phi Islands)

JAN 10

Cruising the Arabian Sea

JAN 24

Cruising the Strait of Malacca

JAN 7

DELHI/AGRA/DELHI India Full day excursion by train to Agra (Taj Mahal/Agra Fort)

hotel

hotel

Suez Petra JorDaN Cairo Safaga Aqaba Luxor egypt Muscat OMAN Salalah

Praia Cape verde Islands

DEC 31

JAN 6

Greece Athens

SPAIN Malaga

bom bom island

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Equator

Seyche Luanda

Angola

AFRICA

overnight Walvis Bay Luderitz

Namibia

Cape Town

South Africa

St Denis Richards Bay Durban

Port Elizabeth

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ASIA

FEB 5

Cruising the Andaman Sea

FEB 6

PORT BLAIR Andaman Islands

FEB 7-9

Cruising the Indian Ocean

FEB 10 *

COLOMBO/NUWARA ELIYA Sri Lanka Morning visit to Tea Plantation Afternoon drive to Nuwara Eliya for sightseeing and overnight hotel

hotel

FEB 11

NUWARA ELIYA/KANDY Sri Lanka Morning visit to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Afternoon drive to Kandy for sightseeing and overnight hotel

hotel

FEB 12

KANDY/COLOMBO Sri Lanka Morning visit to Royal Botanical Gardens Afternoon return to Aegean Odyssey in Colombo

Porbandar india

Mumbai Marmagao

Cochin

Maldives

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Burma Yangon Port Blair

Phuket Trincomalee Thailand Colombo Penang Sri Lanka Port Kelang Malacca Singapore malaysia

JAN 25

PORT KELANG Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

FEB 13

Cruising the Indian Ocean

JAN 26

SINGAPORE

FEB 14

MALDIVES (Beach barbecue)

JAN 27

MALACCA Malaysia

FEB 15-18

Cruising the Indian Ocean (Cross the Equator)

JAN 28

Cruising the Strait of Malacca

FEB 19/20

MAHE Seychelles

JAN 29

PENANG Malaysia (Georgetown)

FEB 21-23

Cruising the Indian Ocean

JAN 30

PHUKET Thailand (Phang Nga)

FEB 24/25

PORT LOUIS Mauritius

FEB 26

ST DENIS Reunion

JAN 31/FEB 1 Cruising the Andaman Sea FEB 2

YANGON Burma (Shwedagon Pagoda)

overnight

FEB 27-MAR 2 Cruising the Indian Ocean

FEB 3

YANGON Burma (Scott’s Market)

overnight

MAR 3

FEB 4

YANGON Burma

overnight

overnight

RICHARDS BAY South Africa (Hluhluwe Game Reserve)

overnight

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$28,000 PER CABIN

RICHARDS BAY South Africa (St Lucia Nature Reserve)

APR 4

MAR 5

DURBAN South Africa (Pietermaritzburg)

APR 5-7

Cruising the Atlantic Ocean

MAR 6

Cruising the Indian Ocean

APR 8

LAS PALMAS Canary Islands

MAR 7

PORT ELIZABETH South Africa (Private Game Reserve)

MAR 4

overnight

MAR 8

PORT ELIZABETH South Africa

MAR 9

Cruising the Indian Ocean

MAR 10

CAPE TOWN South Africa (Table Mountain)

MAR 11

CAPE TOWN South Africa (Cape Winelands) overnight

MAR 12-16* CAPE TOWN South Africa (Included excursions to Cape Peninsula, Botanical Gardens and Cheatah Outreach Project) MAR 17

Cruising the South Atlantic Ocean

MAR 18

LUDERITZ Namibia (Kolmanskop)

MAR 19

Cruising the South Atlantic Ocean

MAR 20

WALVIS BAY Namibia

MAR 21

WALVIS BAY Namibia (Sandwich Harbor)

MAR 22/23

Cruising the South Atlantic Ocean

MAR 24

LUANDA Angola

BOM BOM ISLAND Beach Party

MAR 28-APR 3 Cruising the Atlantic Ocean

Cruising the Atlantic Ocean AGADIR/MARRAKESH Morocco Drive from Agadir via Taroudant to Marrakesh for overnight hotel stay

APR 11

MARRAKESH/CASABLANCA Morocco Morning sightseeing in Marrakesh Drive to Casablanca to rejoin ship

APR 12

TANGIER Morocco

APR 13

MALAGA Spain Disembark Aegean Odyssey and transfer to Malaga Airport for flight home

overnight

MAR 25/26 Cruising the South Atlantic Ocean Cross the Equator MAR 27

APR 9 APR 10 *

overnight

overnight

PRAIA Cape Verde Islands

hotel

Guests using VTA's air program will have an overnight hotel stay post-cruise before their flight home.

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* LAND TOURS & SPECIAL BONUS EVENTS DAYS AT SEA: Your immersive experience continues onboard, with special activities and events offered during your time at sea, set against the spectacular backdrop of the open ocean. You’ll also enjoy the entirety of the guest lecture program, featuring worldrenowned experts ranging from ecologists and musicians to historians and anthropologists.

the grand odyssey – cruise-tour fares DOUBLE ACCOMMODATION

FULL FARE

SAVER FARE

A

Owner’s Suite, Balcony

$77,950

$63,950

B

Junior Suite, Balcony

69,950

56,995

C

Deluxe Stateroom, Balcony

62,550

51,150

D

Deluxe Stateroom, Balcony

58,750

47,550

E

Deluxe Stateroom, Outside

53,495

43,195

F

Deluxe Stateroom, Outside

50,950

40,750

G

Premium Outside

46,950

37,750

H I*

Premium Outside

43,895

34,995

Premium Outside

40,750

32,250

J

Standard Outside

37,595

29,695

K

Premium Inside

34,495

27,395

L

Premium Inside

31,650

24,750

M

Standard Inside

28,950

22,750

exceptional value - your fare includes: • expertly planned itineraries • land tours and hotel stays as shown on itinerary • included sightseeing as shown on itinerary • all meals on board aegean odyssey • complimentary wine with your evening meal on board ship (beer or soft drinks, if preferred) • open-seating dining with a choice of two restaurants

• experienced guest speakers on board • more time to enjoy ashore with planned late departures from many ports and overnight stays • gratuities to your cabin steward and restaurant staff • one language, english, used on board • transfers and baggage handling between overseas airports, hotels and the ship when using voyages to antiquity's air program • port fees

SINGLE ACCOMMODATION

CC

Deluxe Stateroom, Balcony

71,395

59,995

EE

Deluxe Stateroom Outside

61,750

51,450

GG*

Premium Outside

54,450

45,250

HH*

Premium Outside

50,895

41,995

II*

Premium Outside

47,450

38,950

JJ

Standard Outside

43,895

35,995

KK

Premium Inside

40,395

33,295

LL

Premium Inside

37,550

30,650

MM

Standard Inside

34,750

28,550 500

Cruise only credit

save up to $28,000† per stateroom free roundtrip airfare^ $750 onboard credit per person optional safaris and the garden route in south africa Your cruise fare includes two safaris in South Africa however we are pleased to offer optional overnight safaris from Richards Bay and Port Elizabeth. Or you may enjoy a 2-night Garden Route overland excursion from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town. These optional excursions are offered at additional cost, please call for details.

*Category GG, I, II, and some HH cabins have partially restricted view.

Terms and conditions: All fares are per person in US$, are valid at time of printing, January 2018, and include all items detailed in the panel above. †Saver Fares are subject to change, are capacity controlled, and may be withdrawn at any time. Single cabins shown are limited in number, it is recommended that you book early. Once these cabins are sold, there will be a limited number of double cabins available for sole occupancy with supplements on the cabin category fares of 25% M-L, 30% K-I, 50% H-F and 75% E-A. *Category GG, I, II, and some HH cabins have partially restricted view. ^Free roundtrip airfare is economy class only and includes all applicable government taxes, fees and airline fuel surcharges, which may change at any time. Ship’s Registry Panama. See website for full terms and conditions.

aegean odyssey – cruise in comfort – relax in style Classically elegant and carrying around 350 passengers, award-winning Aegean Odyssey will take you on this journey of a lifetime, accessing more intimate ports and less frequented destinations, along with some of the world’s most iconic sites.

The ship’s facilities include three elegant lounges, four bars, a lecture theater and wellstocked library, outdoor pool, health spa, beauty salon and boutique. She offers a relaxed atmosphere on board with

outstanding levels of comfort and service, open-seating dining in two restaurants (one al fresco), elegant cabins with attentive stewards, a full program of entertainment on board for days at sea, local entertainment in selected ports – and a cruise experience second to none.

Traveling with experts The guest speakers who accompany you on the cruise are all first class. All have been

carefully selected for their knowledge of the areas and their ability to bring to life the history of the remarkable civilizations and cultures of the continents and countries visited.

Ashore, your sightseeing excursions and land tours with hotel stays are included and led by expert guides, and with the use of our individual audio units, you won’t miss a word.

We hope you will join us on this remarkable Grand Odyssey and we look forward to welcoming you aboard Aegean Odyssey.

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