THE GRAND
Odyssey december 6, 2018 – april 13, 2019
india • southeast asia • south africa
an epic voyage to the world’s most iconic destinations
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the Grand odyssey departs december 6, 2018
BREATHTAKING SIGHTS, ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS, NATURAL WONDERS AND
MEMORIES OF A LIFETIME! 129-day voyage visiting 3 continents and 21 countries with over 50 excursions plus land
From dazzling big game to the aroma of spices and mysticism of ancient temples, this 129-day Grand Odyssey is the ultimate embodiment of our awardwinning desire to help travellers discover more about the culture, history and wildlife of the places they will be visiting.
tours and hotel stays
ancient civilisations of the mediterranean and middle east
included in your cruise
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
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
GREECE
MOROCCO
CANARY ISLANDS
EGYPT JORDAN OMAN
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
INDIA BOM BOM ISLAND
SRI LANKA
MALDIVES
THAILAND MALAYSIA SINGAPORE
SEYCHELLES
ANGOLA NAMIBIA SOUTH AFRICA
BURMA
REUNION
MAURITIUS unique experiences along the way – special events to remember
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
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 back 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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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 threeday 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 award-winning lecture programme are all part of the price, 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 on-board credit
the grand
Odyssey
departs December 6, 201 8
2018
PORT
DEC 6
Fly to ATHENS Greece Transfer to hotel
hotel
EXPERIENCE IMMERSIVE HISTORY AND DYNAMIC
DEC 7
ATHENS Greece (Acropolis)
hotel
CULTURE ON THE ULTIMATE JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
DEC 8
ATHENS Greece (Mycenae and Epidaurus)
hotel
ASIA, AFRICA AND EUROPE. CRUISE 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.
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
SPANNING FROM
overnight
hotel
a n e p ic 1 2 9 - d ay voy a ge t o a nc ie nt h i s t o r ic s it e s EUROPE Greece Athens
SPAIN Malaga
DEC 21
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
Sala
Cruising the Arabian Sea
DEC 31
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
bom bom island
JAN 13
MALDIVES (Beach Barbecue)
JAN 14
Cruising the Indian Ocean
JAN 15
COLOMBO Sri Lanka (Pinnawala)
JAN 16
COLOMBO Sri Lanka
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 6
JAN 7
MUMBAI/DELHI India Morning sightseeing in Mumbai Afternoon flight to Delhi DELHI/AGRA/DELHI India Full day excursion by train to Agra (Taj Mahal/Agra Fort)
Suez Petra JorDaN Cairo Safaga Aqaba Luxor egypt M
Praia Cape verde Islands
DEC 29/30
JAN 5 *
Tangier Casablanca MOROCCO Marrakesh Agadir
hotel
hotel
Equator
S Luanda
Angola
AFRICA Walvis Bay Luderitz
Namibia
Cape Town
South Africa
St Den Richards Bay Durban
Port Elizabeth
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Delhi
Muscat OMAN alah
Agra
ASIA
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
Burma Yangon Port Blair
Marmagao Cochin Maldives
Seychelles Mahe
Phuket Trincomalee Thailand Colombo Penang Sri Lanka Port Kelang Malacca Singapore malaysia
JAN 25
PORT KELANG Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
mauritius JAN 26 SINGAPORE Port Louis nis JAN 27 MALACCA Malaysia Reunion
FEB 13
Cruising the Indian Ocean
FEB 14
MALDIVES (Beach Barbecue)
FEB 15-18
Cruising the Indian Ocean (Cross the Equator)
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 28
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
FEB 5
Cruising the Andaman Sea
RICHARDS BAY South Africa (Hluhluwe Game Reserve)
overnight
overnight
overnight
MAR 4
RICHARDS BAY South Africa (St Lucia Nature Reserve)
MAR 5
DURBAN South Africa (Pietermaritzburg)
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£21,400 PER CABIN
MAR 6
Cruising the Indian Ocean
MAR 7
PORT ELIZABETH South Africa (Private Game Reserve)
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
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 Harbour)
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 APR 4
PRAIA Cape Verde Islands
APR 5-7
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
APR 8
LAS PALMAS Canary Islands
Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
APR 10 *
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
AEG181209D overnight
MAR 25/26 Cruising the South Atlantic Ocean Cross the Equator MAR 27
APR 9
* LAND TOURS & SPECIAL BONUS EVENTS
reserve your cabin now for
special saver fares and $750pp on-board credit
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hotel
the grand odyssey – cruise-tour fares DOUBLE ACCOMMODATION
FULL FARE
SAVER FARE
M
Standard Inside
£25,950 £21,150
L
Premium Inside
27,950
22,650
K
Premium Inside
29,950
24,450
J I*
Standard Outside
32,195
25,995
Premium Outside
34,750
28,350
H
Premium Outside
37,250
30,550
G
Premium Outside
39,650
32,750
F
Deluxe Stateroom, Outside
42,495
34,995
E
Deluxe Stateroom, Outside
44,595
36,995
D
Deluxe Stateroom, Balcony
48,695
39,995
C
Deluxe Stateroom, Balcony
51,250
42,450
B
Junior Suite, Balcony
57,950
48,300
A
Owner’s Suite, Balcony
62,950
52,250
SINGLE ACCOMMODATION
MM
Standard Inside
28,750
23,950
LL
Premium Inside
31,295
25,995
KK
Premium Inside
33,495
27,995
JJ
Standard Outside
36,195
29,995
II*
Premium Outside
38,950
32,550
HH*
Premium Outside
41,550
34,850
GG*
Premium Outside
44,250
37,350
Deluxe Stateroom Outside
49,550
41,950
Deluxe Stateroom, Balcony
57,795
48,995
EE CC
Air Credit (no air included)
300
Cruise Only Credit (no pre-cruise land included)
300
exceptional value - your fare includes: • economy class scheduled flights to and from your cruise
• afternoon tea and late-night snacks on board
• free regional connections from selected uk airports^
• included sightseeing in most ports of call • included pre- &/or post-cruise hotel stays as shown on itineraries
• welcome cocktail parties – entertainment and other activities on board • all meals on board aegean odyssey with a choice of two restaurants
• included land tours as shown on itineraries
• experienced guest speakers on board open-seating dining – choose when, • • included gratuities to your cabin where and with whom to dine steward and restaurant staff • complimentary wine, beer or soft • transfers/baggage handling drinks with evening meal on board ship between overseas airports, hotels and ship
save up to £21,400 per cabin and enjoy $750 on-board credit per person optional safaris and the garden route in south africa Your cruise fare includes two safaris in South Africa however we are pleased to offer optional overnight safaris from Richards Bay and Port Elizabeth. Or you may enjoy a 2-night Garden Route overland excursion from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town. These optional excursions are offered at additional cost, please call for details.
*Category GG, I, II, and some HH cabins have partially restricted view.
Terms and conditions: All fares are per person in UK£, are valid at time of printing, December 2017, and include all items detailed above. All Saver Fares are subject to change, are capacity controlled, and may be withdrawn at any time. Cabin savings are based on full fare using the highest cabin grade. Low single fares are restricted to categories CC, EE, GG, HH, II, JJ, KK, LL and MM. Single cabins are limited in number and there are special prices for these cabins – it is therefore recommended that you book early. Once these cabins are sold, there will be a limited number of double cabins available for sole occupancy with supplements on the cabin category fares of 25% M-L, 30% K-I, 50% H-F and 75% E-A. Some cabins have a 3rd or 4th upper berth, details and fares on request. On-board credits shown in this brochure are in US$. † Free regional connections from selected UK airports – subject to availability and suitable connection times. All information was correct at time of printing but is subject to change. See website for full terms and conditions. Ship’s registry – Panama.
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 the more intimate ports and less frequented destinations, along with some of the world’s most iconic sites.
and service, open-seating dining in two restaurants (one al fresco), elegant cabins with attentive stewards, a full programme of entertainment on board for days at sea, local entertainment in selected ports – and a cruise experience second to none.
The ship’s facilities include 3 elegant lounges, 4 bars, a lecture theatre and well-stocked library, outdoor pool, health spa, beauty salon and boutique. She offers a relaxed atmosphere on board with outstanding levels of comfort
Travelling with experts The guest speakers who accompany you on the cruise are all first class. All have been care-
fully selected for their knowledge of the areas and their ability to bring to life the history of the remarkable civilisations 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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