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Aboard Island Sky | April 13 24, 2010

MALTA SICILY ALBANIA MONTENEGRO

CROATIA VENICE


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Dear Adventurer

Jenny Kemp

Our springtime odyssey through the Ionian and Adriatic Seas sails to ancient ports and abledshores, tracing millennia-old trade routes and celebrating the legacies o powerul empires. Noewer than nine magnicent World Heritage Sites highlight our voyage aboard the deluxe andintimate expedition vessel, Island Sky.

From the historic crossroads island o Malta and its lovely 16th-century capital, Valletta, wecruise to Sicilys Greek and Roman treasure-trove, Syracuse. We then traverse the Ionian Sea,the ancient Greek and Roman route o trade and conquest, and enter the Adriatic, sailingtoward southern Albania. Our rst stop here showcases the impressive archaeological site oButrint where ancient ruins rise among owering orest glades. Te centerpiece o our voyage,the enchanting Dalmatian Coast, is a revelation o medieval jewels, and we begin our explora-tion in Kotor, Montenegros 14th-century walled ortress town ronted by a sublime bay andsurrounded by limestone clifs.

Croatias enchanted shores are punctuated by inviting sandy coves and dramatic limestonemountains. More than one thousand islets dot these waters, some home to tiny photogenicvillages, others uninhabited and cloaked in r. History spans the millennia hereromPaleolithic times to Roman conquest, rom Byzantine rule to Venetian dominance. In beau-tiul medieval Dubrovnikat Korula Island, once the home o Marco Polo in the harborcity o Split and in Sibenik, the ancient Croatian ortress town, our voyage showcasesthe architectural legacies o these powerul civilizations with visits to superb Romanesque,Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque palaces, monasteries, and churches. A tting nale,sensuous, elegant Venice awaits, a timeless masterpiece o art and architecture, and onceomnipotent queen o the Adriatic.

During our journey enjoy time to ollow the winding lanes in ancient town centers, pause inountain-splashed plazas, and savor the local scene in a bustling marketplace. Photographers

will appreciate the glow o aternoon sun on red-tiled rootops, along with sweeping viewso quaint harbors and dramatic promontories. And as we walk in the cool shade o KrkaNational Park, serenaded by its many wateralls, we have the chance to experience the naturalbeauty that once beguiled princes, emperors, and kings around the Mediterranean.

I invite you to join me and our renowned lecture team, including historians and archaeolo-gists, as we sail these abled waters in the ull bloom o spring.

Warmest regards,

Mike MessickExpedition Leader and Zegrahm Coounder

DUBROVNIK

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Aboard Is land Sky 12 Days

April 13 24, 2010

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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Wednesday, Apr i l 14

Val letta, Malta

Thursday, Apr i l 15Val letta / Embark Is land Sky

Fr iday, Apr i l 16

Syracuse, Sic i ly , I taly

Saturday, Apr i l 17

Saranda, Albania / Butrint

Sunday, Apr i l 18

Durres / Ti rana

Monday, Apr i l 19

Kotor, Montenegro / Dubrovnik, Croatia

Tuesday, Apr i l 20

Dubrovnik

Wednesday, Apr i l 21

Korula Is land / Spl i t

Thursday, Apr i l 22

Sibenik / Krka National Park

Fr iday, Apr i l 23

Venice, Italy

Saturday, Apr i l 24

Venice / DisembarkIs land Sky/ USA

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Jenny Kemp

Casey Marker

Matthew Whisnant Bill Mercadante


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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

USA

Depart the USA on your independent lights

to Malta.

Wednesday, April 14

Valletta, Malta

Arrive in Malta today and transer to our

hotel. Enjoy the aternoon at leisure beore a

welcome reception and dinner at our hotel.

Thursday, April 15Valletta / EmbarkIsland Sky

oday we explore historic Valletta. Maltas

enchanting capital city illustrates the countrys

long and turbulent history at the crossroads

o invaders, conquerors, and settlers o many

nationalities. he Knights o St. John built

Valletta in the 16 th century, constructing an

impregnable ortress-like town in a strategic

harbor-ringed setting. heir auberges

large inns where they livedremain intact.

oday we explore the ortress, bastions,

ramparts, churches, and the national

museum. We continue on to the arxien

emples, a series o monolithic ediices

built between 2400 and 1800 B.C., beore

embarking our ship, the Island Sky, in the

aternoon. Dinner and overnight on board.

Friday, April 16

Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Dating rom the 5 th centuryB.C., Syracuse

was one o the most powerul Greek cities

deending its sovereignty against rivals

such as Carthage, the Etruscans, and the

Romans, who later overcame the city in

212 B.C., ollowed by the Arabs. We drive

to the Archaeological Park, a UNESCO

World Heritage Site, which encompasses the

spectacularly preserved 15,000-seat Greek

heater and the elliptical amphitheater

where Roman gladiators ought wild animals.

he museum houses stunning collections

rom all o Sicily. We re-board the ship or

lunch and set sail or Albania.

Saturday, April 17

Saranda, Albania / Butrint

We begin our ascinating discovery o Albania

today, a land o splendid terrain and historical

Day by Day Itinerary

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Lia Oprea Mike Messick

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monuments. his aternoon we visit the World

Heritage Site o Butrinta veritable chrono-

logical repository o its various inhabitants:

Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Venetians.

Among its archaeological highlights are the

baptistery with its colorul loor mosaics,

superb amphitheater, and medieval ortress.

From the ruins we take in the splendid views

o the surrounding mile-high mountains.

Sunday, April 18

Durres / Tirana

An inland drive brings us to irana, Albanias

capital city, to visit the museum and the

citys bustling quartersan intriguing mix

o Ottoman buildings, Christian cathedrals,

and marketplaces. Ater lunch we visit Kruja

Fortress, a ortiied citadel with nine obser-

vation towers built during the 5 th and 6 th

centuries. Perched high on a mountain spur,the ortress is amed or the resistance o the

Albanians, led by national hero Skanderbeg,

against the Ottomans in the mid-15 th century.

ime permitting, explore Albanias largest

Roman amphitheater near Durres seaport.

Monday, April 19

Kotor, Montenegro / Dubrovnik, Croatia

As we sail northward into the Adriatic, we

stop in Kotor where we witness the same

beautiul scenery that captivated kings or

centuries. At this World Heritage Site we

explore its luxurious palaces, towers, and

Romanesque and Gothic churches. Enjoy

time at leisure beore re-boarding Island Sky.

he magniicent Dalmatian Coast unolds

in scenic splendor as we arrive in Croatia

late this aternoon. Historically, Dalmatia

lay at the crossroads o empiresinvaded

by waves o conquerors rom Illyrians to

Austrians. Dubrovnik has been a strategic

seaport since the 13 th century. Its Old

owna medieval masterpiece surrounded

by ortiied wallsis a World Heritage Site.

Arriving in the evening we have the chanceto see the lights o Old own relecting

o stones smoothed over by centuries o

ootsteps. Enjoy independent time or dining,

strolling the labyrinthine streets, and partici-

pating in Dubrovniks lively evening scene.

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KOtOR DUBROVNIK

Casey Marker Carolyn Greenough

Jenny Kemp Jenny Kemp


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Tuesday, April 20

Dubrovnik

oday we return to explore Dubrovnik with

a choice o two morning excursions. Our irst

option includes the main square; the lovely

14 th-century Dominican Monastery; the

Franciscan Monastery and its Romanesque

cloister; and the Cathedral, completed in

1713. he second option includes visits to the

two monasteries and Cathedral, the Maritime

Museum, and a walk along the citys southern

walls with beautiul views o the ortress

and old Dubrovniks terra cotta rootops.

Ater lunch you may choose a drive through

the surrounding countryside, highlighted by

spectacular vistas o the city and the harbor

dotted with yachts and sailboats rom around

the Mediterranean. Or spend the aternoon

on your own, a perect chance to get better

acquainted with the citys lovely medievalcenter. Wander the warren o streets that

spill into ountain-splashed plazas lined with

colorul cas, lending a relaxed ambiance

to the city that George Bernard Shaw called

the jewel o the Adriatic.

Wednesday, April 21

Korula Island / Split

Korula, an exquisite Dalmatian island,

boasts an intact medieval stone village that

will dazzle photographers. Marco Polo was

born here and it was rom this town that

he was captured in a battle and taken to

Genoa where he was sentenced to prison.

On a walking tour, we view some o Korulas

monasteries and enjoy a perormance by an

a cappella choir at the Church o the Madonna.

During lunch on board we sail on to the

port o Split, once an important center o the

Roman province o Dalmatia. his aternoon

choose rom two excursion options. he irst

is a tour to ancient Solin, the archaeological

site o the ancient Roman settlement o Salona

whose excavations have revealed temples,

an amphitheater, early Christian churches,and Roman baths, illustrating centuries o

both war and peace and great prosperity. Or,

choose to remain in Split or a walking tour

o the city built by the Emperor Diocletian

and one o the Adriatics inest monuments

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SPlIt KORUla

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Jenny Kemp

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rom the Roman periodthe 4 th-century

Palace o Diocletian, a World Heritage Site.

his astounding complex was constructed o

locally quarried white limestone, tua rom

nearby river beds, and hand-shaped bricks.

Marble rom Italy and Egyptian granite were

imported or columns and sphinxes, looring

and details. We tour the palace, its cellars,

the cathedral, and sprawling courtyards

rom which low the streets and buildings

o medieval Split that remain the soul o its

bustling daily lie today.

Thursday, April 22

Sibenik / Krka National Park

his morning we dock at Sibenik, Croatias

oldest settled town. We drive to Skradin and

board National Park boats or a short jour-

ney upriver into Krka National Park. On a

delightul nature hike we ollow boardwalks

amid travertine wateralls, a water-sculpted

gorge, and picturesque stone watermills.

We return to Sibenik or a walking tour

to visit the towns crowning glory and

World Heritage Site, St. James Cathedral.

A 15 th-century masterpiece, it is adorned with

a remarkable rieze o 71 inely sculpted aces

o men, women, and children that highlight

the superb blending o Gothic and Renaissance

architecture. We return to the ship or lunch

and begin our Adriatic crossing to Venice.

Friday, April 23

Venice, Italy

In the morning we sail into the shimmering

lagoon o Venice. A World Heritage Site, the

historic center is situated on 118 islands o the

Venetian Lagoon and criss-crossed with more

than 150 canals and 400 bridges. We explore

the citys exquisite landmarks, including the

Doges Palace, St. Marks Basilica, and the

Academia Gallery, and enjoy a private water

taxi ride on the Grand Canal. Return to the

ship or dinner or enjoy time at leisure in this

marvelous city.

Saturday, April 24

Venice / DisembarkIsland Sky/ USA

DisembarkIsland Skyand transer to the

airport or your independent light homeward.

St. JamES CatHEDRal, SIBENIK

KRKa NatIONal PaRK

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For most activities, a moderate level o exertion is required. You must be able to walk distances

o one to three miles, sometimes over uneven suraces, such as cobblestones, and climb stone

steps that may not have handrails. Opportunities will also be available or optional hikes

requiring more exertion. Our expedition sta and renowned lecture team will be at your side,

enlightening you both ashore and aoat. Weve careully selected the month o our voyage to

oer you the optimum comortable temperatures o the early spring. Average daily tempera-

tures in the Adriatic region will range rom the mid 50sF to the low 70sF. We will mail a

complete list o recommended clothing and a suggested reading list to you approximately ve

months prior to departure. Participants will most enjoy the remarkable opportunities this

expedition oers i they are in active good health and travel with a spirit o adventure.

Built in 1992 and recently renovated, the Island Skyis a spacious, yet intimate, expedition

vessel. Te ship carries 100 passengers in well-appointed outside cabins with ocean views.

Each cabin eatures two twin beds that can be recongured into one queen, a sitting area, en

suite bathroom, large wardrobes, vanity table, and excellent storage. A small rerigerator, televi-

sion, personal sae, hair dryer, assorted toiletries, and individually controlled air-conditioning

and heating are provided in every cabin. Public spaces include a large lounge, bar with piano,

library stocked with ction and reerence books along with a selection o games, and an elegant

single-sitting dining room. Outside decks eature a bar, spa pool, and an at sun deck where

meals are served in clement weather. For excursions ashore, Island Skycarries a eet o Zodiacs;

an open-bridge policy allows or the chance to watch her expert ofcers and crew at work.

Ships Registry: Nassau

Island Sky

What to Expect

VENICE Casey Marker


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1. Reservations: 25% o the expedition are, alongwith a completed and signed Reservat ion Form, willreserve a place or you on this Zegrahm HoldingsLLC, d/b/a Zegrahm Expeditions (ZE), program. Tebalance o the expedition are is due 120 days prior to

departure. Air are is also due at this time. All pricesare quoted in U.S. dollars and must be paid in U.S.dollars. Credit cards accepted or deposit only.

2. Cancellation and Refund Policy: Noticationo cancellation must be received in writing by ZE.At the time we receive your written cancellation, theollowing penalties will apply:

120daysormorepriortodeparture:$500 per person

60through119dayspriortodeparture:50% o expedition are

1through59dayspriortodeparture:100% o expedition are

Some air are may be nonreundable. Once an expedi-tion has departed, there will be no reunds rom ZEor any unused portions o the trip. Te above policyalso applies to all extensions and independent travelarrangements made in conjunction with this program.

3. Trip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance:We strongly advise that all travelers purchase tripcancellation and interruption insurance as protectionagainst an emergency that may orce you to cancel or

leave an expedition while it is in progress. A brochuredescribing coverage will be sent to you upon receipt oyour reservation.

4. Share Policy: Accommodations on all ZEprograms are based on double occupancy. I you aretraveling alone and wish to share accommodations, aroommate will be assigned to you whenever possible.When pairing roommates, we will always pairparticipants o the same sex. All shared accommoda-tions are nonsmoking. I it is not possible to pair youwith a roommate, you may be asked to pay a singlesupplement or the land portion o the program.

5. Medical Information: Participation in a ZEprogram requires that you be in generally good health.It is essential that persons with any medical problemsand related dietary restrictions make them knownto us well beore departure. We can counsel you onwhether the expedition you have selected is appropriateor you.

Te tour leader has the right to disqualiy anyparticipant at any time during the tour i he or sheeels the participant is physically incapable and/or i aparticipants continued participation will jeopardize

either the individual involved or the group. Tere willbe no reund given under these circumstances.

6. Luggage Restrictions: Luggage size andweight limitations or both checked and carry-on luggage, imposed by the airlines or as anoperational requirement due to type o aircrat,will apply or ights to/rom/within this program.Specications will be provided with pre-departurematerials.

7. Fuel Cost Increases and Currency Fluctuation:In order to keep rates as low as possible, we do notbuild into the trip are an allowance to cover possibleincreases rom uel costs or currency uctuations.Tereore, as uel-cost increases may occur andcurrencies do fuctuate around the world, it may be

necessary or us to initiate a rate surcharge at anytime beore departure i there are exceptional costincreases beyond our control.

8. Itinerary Changes & Trip Delay:Itineraries

are based on inormation available at the time oprinting and are subject to change. ZE reserves theright to change a programs dates, sta, itineraries, oraccommodations as conditions warrant. I a trip mustbe delayed or the itinerary changed due to bad weather,road conditions, transportation delays, governmentintervention, airline schedules, sickness, or othercontingency or which ZE or its agents cannot makeprovision, the cost o delays or changes is not included.

9. Itinerary Cancellation: ZE reserves the right tocancel an itinerary beore departure or any reasonwhatsoever, including too ew participants or logistical

problems such as strikes, wars, acts o God, or anyother circumstances that may make operation o thetrip inadvisable. All trip payments received will bepromptly reunded, and this reund will be the limito ZEs liability. ZE is not responsible or any expensesincurred by trip members in preparing or the trip,including nonreundable or penalty-carrying airlinetickets, special clothing, visa or passport ees, or othertrip-related expenses.

10. Participation: ZE reserves the right to decline toaccept any individual as a trip member or any reasonwhatsoever.

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ZE, its Owners, Agents, and Employees give noticethat they act only as the agent or the owners, contrac-tors, and suppliers providing means o transportationand/or all other related travel services and assume noresponsibility howsoever caused or injury, loss, ordamage to person or property in connection with anyservice resulting directly rom: acts o God, detention,

annoyance, delays, expenses arising rom quarantine,strikes, thets, pilerage, orce majeure, ailure o anymeans o conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled,civil disturbances, terrorism, government restric-tions or regulations, and discrepancies or changes intransit or hotel services over which it has no control.Reasonable changes in the itinerary may be madewhere deemed advisable or the comort and well-beingo the passengers.

As described in item 7 above, all prices are subjectto change.

As described in item 9 above, in the event that an

expedition must be cancelled, ZE is not responsibleor any personal expenses incurred by trip members inpreparing or the program.

Certain ship owners require use o preprinted ticketorms that l imit the ship owners and operatorsliability. When such tickets are used, you are generallybound by the terms o these tickets with respect toyour legal relationship to the owner and operators othe ship, their agent (ZE), and the ships crew.

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above recited terms and conditions, and agrees to bebound by them.

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Expedition Leaders

Especially chosen or this voyage, our team o expert leaders and lecturers serves to bring acomprehensive educational component to your adventure through lectures, guided excursions,

and daily recaps.Mike Messick (Expedition Leader) One o the best expedition leaders in the business,Mike embarked on a ull-time career in adventure travel shortly ater graduation and has sincevisited more than 170 countries around the world. Mike has conducted research at Woods HoleOceanographic Institution in its onshore laboratory and aboard one o its research vessels. He isa member o Te Explorers Club, holds a U.S. Coast Guard captains license, and has his scubainstructor certicate rom NAUI. In 1990 Mike and six others ounded Zegrahm Expeditions.

T. H. Baughman Dr. .H. Baughman is a proessor o history at the University o Central

Oklahoma. im has taught European history or more than 30 years, and has been leadingtravelers through Europe or 25 years. He is the author o six books, lectures widely onEuropean and polar history, and teaches courses in 20th-century European history. His taleso the history o Europe and the whole Eastern European region will bring to lie the vibranthistory o this part o the globe. im combines a scholars rigor with a storytellers images todescribe and explain the European past.

Susan B.M. Langley Susan is the State Underwater Archaeologist or the MarylandHistorical rust. She received her B.A. in anthropology rom the University o oronto andher M.A. and Ph.D. in archaeology rom the University o Calgary. Her long-standing interest

is updating international and national heritage protection legislation, to which end she otenconsults and advises UNESCO. She has published numerous academic articles in journals andbooks as well as educational materials or government agencies, including the National ParksService. Susan teaches classes and seminars on marine archaeology and works as a consultingarchaeologist or various projects as well as developing public education programming or usein interpretive centers, schools, and outreach programs.

Ian R. Stone Ian attended the Universities o Manchester, London, and Cambridge andhas degrees in geology, history, and mathematics. He traveled the world, teaching in various

regions such as the Indian Ocean and Arica and later at the University o Kent at Canterburywhere he researched the history o the polar regions and the Crimean War. He has been a guestlecturer on a large number o expedition cruises, having traveled very widely in both the Arcticand the Antarctic, and in the Black and Baltic Seas, as well as in waters nearer his home in theIsle o Man. He has published some 60 academic papers, is a requent book reviewer, and is theeditor oPolar Record.

Olga Stone Olga rst decided to become a pianist at the age o ve and ollowed this ambi-tion throughout her education in Simeropol in Crimea, Ukraine, which is her home town.She graduated with distinction in piano rom the Crimean Musical College and rom Odessa

Conservatoire. She has perormed in London and Manchester and several times in the Isle oMan, as well as on board a large number o cruise ships, especially in the Black Sea and in theBaltic. She has also traveled widely in both polar regions.

Julie Christensen (Cruise Director) During Julies tenure leading travelers around the worldshe has visited all seven continents. Aboard a variety o expedition vessels such as Le Levant,Le Ponant, and the Clipper Odysseyshe has traveled to the Russian Far East and Alaska; thenumerous countries rimming the Mediterranean, Black, and Baltic Seas; Central America;Micronesia and Melanesia; the Middle East; and India. During several o our past voyages

to the Mediterranean, Julie has been integral to the success o the expedition team due to hercalm, decisive, and aable nature. Julie received her B.A. in Spanish rom Western WashingtonUniversity and lives in Washington state.

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