Itinerary

Updated 10/2/15
For the occasion of Tom's 4th 20th birthday, we wanted to find an 80-day cruise mostly covering new (to us) areas of the globe.  And, it had to be over his birthday (Oct 21).  When we couldn't find quite what we were looking for, we pieced together 4 cruises back-to-back, i.e., one right after the other, that would total 70 days.  Close enough!

Oct 09 - Fly Tampa - Zurich - Barcelona (via Edelweiss)
Oct 10 - Barcelona
Oct 11 - Barcelona

Leg 1: Treasured Antiquities

Barcelona to Venice

Oct 12 - Barcelona, Spain (Embark)
Oct 13 - Sète, France
Oct 14 - Provence (Marseille), France
Oct 15 - Monte Carlo, Monaco
Oct 16 - Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Italy
Oct 17 - Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
Oct 18 - Palermo, Italy
Oct 19 - Cruise The Adriatic Sea
Oct 20 - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Oct 21 - Koper, Slovenia
Oct 22 - Venice, Italy
Oct 23 - Venice, Italy

Leg 2:  Gateways to History

Venice to Istanbul

Oct 23 - Venice, Italy
Oct 24 - Split, Croatia
Oct 25 - Kotor, Montenegro
Oct 26 - Cruise The Adriatic Sea
Oct 27 - Santorini, Greece
Oct 28 - Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey
Oct 29 - Kavala, Greece
Oct 30 - Istanbul, Turkey
Oct 31 - Istanbul, Turkey

Leg 3: Ancient Civilizations

Istanbul to Dubai

Oct 31 - Istanbul, Turkey
Nov 01 - Kavala, Greece 

Nov 02 - Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey 

Nov 03 - Cruise The Mediterranean Sea 

Nov 04 - Jerusalem (Haifa), Israel 

Nov 05 - Jerusalem (Haifa), Israel 

Nov 06 - Jerusalem (Haifa), Israel 

Nov 07 - Cruise Suez Canal 

Nov 08 - Cruise The Gulf Of Suez 

Nov 09 - Luxor (Safaga), Egypt 

Nov 10 - Luxor (Safaga), Egypt 

Nov 11 - Petra (Aqaba), Jordan 

Nov 12 - Cruise The Red Sea 

Nov 13 - Cruise The Red Sea 

Nov 14 - Cruise The Gulf Of Aden 

Nov 15 - Cruise The Arabian Sea 

Nov 16 - Salalah, Oman 

Nov 17 - Cruise The Arabian Sea 

Nov 18 - Muscat (Port Qaboos), Oman 

Nov 19 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 

Nov 20 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 

Nov 21 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates 

Leg 4:  Indian Ocean Sojourn

Dubai to Cape Town

Nov 22 - Fujairah, United Arab Emirates 

Nov 23 - Muscat (Port Qaboos), Oman 

Nov 24 - Cruise The Indian Ocean 

Nov 25 - Cruise The Indian Ocean 

Nov 26 - Mumbai (Bombay), India 

Nov 27 - Mumbai (Bombay), India 

Nov 28 - Goa (Mormugao), India 

Nov 29 - New Mangalore, India 

Nov 30 - Cochin, India 

Dec 01 - Cruise The Indian Ocean 

Dec 02 - Malé, Maldives 

Dec 03 - Cruise The Indian Ocean 

Dec 04 - Cruise The Indian Ocean 

Dec 05 - Mahé, Seychelles 

Dec 06 - Mahé, Seychelles 

Dec 06 - La Digue, Seychelles 

Dec 07 - Cruise The Indian Ocean 

Dec 08 - Cruise The Indian Ocean 

Dec 09 - Mombasa, Kenya 

Dec 10 - Zanzibar, Tanzania 

Dec 11 - Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 

Dec 12 - Cruise The Indian Ocean 

Dec 13 - Nosy Be/Nosy Komba 

Dec 14 - Cruise The Mozambique Channel 

Dec 15 - Cruise The Mozambique Channel 

Dec 16 - Maputo, Mozambique 

Dec 17 - Richard'S Bay, South Africa 

Dec 18 - Durban, South Africa 

Dec 19 - Cruise The Cape Of Good Hope
Dec 20 - Cape Town, South Africa
Dec 21 - Cape Town, South Africa (Disembark)

Post Cruise Safari

We originally planned to go up to Victoria Falls after the cruise, however, we learned the cruise included a 2-night safari!  Being as it was included in the fare and there was no reimbursement for not taking it, we couldn't resist!  We are looking forward to many photo/video opportunities!!

Dec 21 - Fly Cape Town - Port Elizabeth

           -  Kichaka Game Lodge

Dec 22 - Kichaka Game Lodge

Dec 23 - Fly Port Elizabeth - Cape Town

            - Sun Cullinan Hotel

Dec 24 - Fly Cape Town - Johannesburg - Dakar - Washington (Dulles) - Tampa (via South African & United)

Dec 25 - Home Sweet Home!