Cruise 589 Itinerary |
Sun 6 May London - Athens |
Fly from London to Athens to join Minerva. |
Mon 7 May Piraeus |
A full day to explore Athens where our sightseeing will feature the ancient Acropolis, which still dominates the city. |
Tue 8 May Souda Bay |
Morning at sea to settle in then explore the town of Chania, which still bears elegant features of its Venetian and Turkish past, and the nearby
British War Cemetery. |
Wed 9 May At Sea |
A day to relax and enjoy life on board Minerva. |
Thu 10 May Benghazi |
Our full-day excursion explores extensive and little-visited Cyrene or Benghazi's British War Cemetery. |
Fri 11 May At Sea |
Spend the day lazing by the pool or listening to our Guest Speakers. |
Sat 12 May Tripoli |
Today we visit Sabratha with its pink sandstone theatre and Tripoli Museum. Or you may be tempted to visit the magnificent site of Leptis Magna on a supplementary full-day excursion. |
Sun 13 May Sousse |
After a morning at sea we arrive in Sousse to visit one of the great monuments of the Roman world - the huge amphitheatre at El Djem. |
Mon 14 May Tunis |
This morning's visit is to Carthage, the city once presided over by the legendary Queen Dido. Visit the souks this afternoon or alternatively
explore the Bardo Museum with its unsurpassed collection of mosaics. |
Tue 15 May Porto Empedocle |
We arrive at lunchtime on the island of Sicily for a visit to the hillside site of Agrigento, described by the poet Pindar as "man's finest town".
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Wed 16 May Trapani |
Our full-day in Trapani includes excursions to Segesta or the hill top town of Erice. |
Thu 17 May Cagliari |
Today we see one of the most famous features of Sardinia, a nuraghi at Barumini, an extraordinary stone structure thought to date from the 2024BC. |
Fri 18 May At Sea - Mahon |
Be pampered in our hair and beauty salon before our evening arrival in Menorca. A chance to dine ashore in the town of Mahon. |
Sat 19 May Mahon |
Our morning visit will include the former capital of Ciudadela, where the 16th century fortifications remain largely in tact. |
Sun 20 May Barcelona - London |
An early morning arrival in Barcelona, the flamboyant capital of Catalonia, from where we fly to London. |