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Dear Friends, Here is an update on my cruises and tours for 2010: April 20 to 29, 2010: A voyage from Barcelona to Nice on SEA CLOUD. “A Celebration of Patrick O’Brian and a retrospective on the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar” with our guest of honor, Count Nikolai Tolstoy, author of the biography of his stepfather Patrick O’Brian. Our special lecturer will be Brian Lavery, the author of Jack Aubrey Commands. Curator Emeritus of the National Maritime Museum, he is a prolific author and has published 17 books on seafaring. (Patrick O'Brian Itinerary) June 11 to June 23, 2010: A Private View of St. Petersburg and Moscow and a cruise between them on the Volga River on the elegant vessel, MS VOLGA DREAM. July 22 to 31, 2010: A Voyage to Archaeological Wonders of Ancient History. A SEA CLOUD cruise from Istanbul to Athens along the Turkish coast and Greek Islands. Our guest of honor will be Prof. George Bass, the “Father of Nautical Archaeology”. Fascinating lectures will be presented by Prof. Faith Hentschel, who participated with Prof. Bass in all his shipwreck excavations in Turkey. (Archaeological Wonders Itinerary) August 24 to September 8, 2010: The “Ocean Sun Festival”, a classical music cruise around Great Britain on the beautiful motor yacht, MS EUROPA. October 6 to 13, 2010: A tennis cruise on River Cloud II. As we sail from Budapest to Regensburg/Germany we will play tennis at prestigious tennis clubs along the Danube and explore magnificent medieval towns and sights along the river. A renowned tennis champion will be our guest of honor. Gourmet meals will be presented by top chefs. October 23 to November 6, 2010: The Very Best of South Africa: A deluxe Gourmet and Wine Tour, including a 3-day safari and a trip on the renowned, classic Rovos Rail, “the most beautiful train in the world.” This trip promises to be extraordinary. November 28 to December 13, 2010: Transatlantic Crossing on SEA CLOUD II, the luxurious sister-ship of Sea Cloud, from Las Palmas, Canary Islands to Antigua, BWI. December 23 to 28, 2010: Christmas in Salzburg, a magical winter wonderland. December 27, 2010 to January 3, 2011: The New Year’s Eve Ball in the Imperial Palace in Vienna, as always, an unforgettable experience. My 19th year!!! Please call for detailed brochures. Best wishes, Annemarie Victory |