Circumnavigate the Black Sea and explore Northern Greece, Turkey and the Levant. Discover remote Byzantine Monasteries, Ottoman Istanbul, the Royal Macedonian tombs of Phillip the Great, and impressive Roman cities in Turkey and Lebanon.

From Sumela Monastery near Trabzon to the tea plantations of Russia and onto the palaces and mansions of the Tsars, this comprehensive exploration of the Black Sea will reveal multiple layers of history from the Greek settlement of Chersonesos near Sevastopol, to Byzantine churches in Nessebur, Bulgaria, Catherine the Great's maritime city of Odessa and the recently formed State of Georgia in the Caucasus.

Sail through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles into the Aegean to continue your Grand Voyage. See the sumptuous tomb treasures of Philip the Great at Vergina and walk along the Medieval Street of the Knights to the Grand Master's Palace in Rhodes. The Roman Theatre of Aspendos, the cedar groves and ancient cities of Byblos and Baalbek in the Lebanon as well as Aphrodite's Island of Cyprus all paint an intriguing picture of the history and culture of these fascinating lands.