The Black Sea: Crossroads of Culture from the Ancient Past to the Present
, August 22-September 1, 2009
Sold out! Wait list available
Cost: From $6,995 per person
Tour Operator: Travel Dynamics International // (800) 257-5767
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*Additional option: Special 2 for 1*
Join us from August 22-September 11 for two cruises at the price of one!
View the 2 for 1 cruise brochure (PDF - will open in new window)
(You may still join us for our original dates of August 22-September 1, but if you have the time and interest, you can join us early for a second cruise, with no additional cost!)

Special Celebration Savings
As Travel Dynamics International celebrates its 40th anniversary operating unique cruise voyages aboard small ships, we are pleased to offer a special birthday savings on this sailing. If your birthday or that of your traveling companion falls within the dates of this trip, we will extend a celebratory 50% off from one person's listed cruise and land rates. Single travelers whose birthday occurs during the voyage will receive a $500 discount and will have the single supplement waived.*Please note that this offer cannot be combined with any other offers.

The magnificent Black Sea region is still new territory for many visitors — an exciting irony, since so many pivotal events of world history have played out within its margins, from the fall of Constantinople to the fall of the Soviet Union. Sailing from Istanbul, aboard the all-suite, 114-guest Corinthian II, we feature a remarkable new destination on our voyage in 2009. Via chartered airplane, we will arrive amid the undulating hills of Romania's Bucovina region to see the astonishing 15th-century painted churches of Moldavia. We will also explore Bulgaria's historic town of Varna as well as Ukraine's Odessa, Yalta and Sevastopol, crucible of the Crimean War.

We are sharing this departure with alumni from Dartmouth College and travelers from the Archaeology Institute of America.

Lecturers:

• Richard Ned Lebow, the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor of Government at Dartmouth College.
• Archaeologists Dr. David Anthony and his wife Dorcas Brown. Dr. Anthony received his PhD from Penn in 1985.