Annabel Langbein Free Range In The Mediterranean Ultra Luxury Cruise Ex Venice
Includes
**GUARANTEED DEPARTURE**
YOUR 14 DAY ESCORTED TOUR INCLUDES:
Three exclusive Workshops with Annabel Langbein –The Free Range Cook, during the tour
• Private individual transfer from Venice Airport to the Silver Spirit on arrival
• 11 days all-inclusive luxury cruise on the Silver Spirit in selected
spacious ocean view suite including all meals onboard
• Complimentary fine wines, spirits, beer and champagne served
throughout the Silver Spirit
• In suite personalised butler service
• All onboard gratuities and port taxes
• Passport to Luxury - Onboard Spending Credit of USD$500
per person
• In suite amenities that include Champagne upon arrival and
replenished as you desire, Fresh fruit and flowers, Down duvets, fine
bed linens, and plush mattresses, Spa robe and slippers, Spacious
walk-in wardrobe and full-length mirror, Italian marble bathroom
featuring full-sized bath, large separate shower and double vanity
Flat-screen TVs with complimentary movie channels and film library
and daily suite service with nightly turndown
• Additional in suite amenities with a choice of: Bvlgari or Ferragamo
bath soaps, Aromatherapy room scents by renowned Italian
perfumer Laura Tonatto, Beverages for your in-suite bar and refrigerator, Nine pillow types, Writing desk with personalised
stationery
• Group welcome dinner at the prestigious & exclusive
Le Champagne onboard the Silver Spirit
• Private group transfer Silver Spirit to Istanbul Hotel
• Two nights accommodation in Istanbul in a superior hotel including
breakfast
• A tour of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul with Annabel Langbein
• Farewell group dinner in Istanbul with transfers
• Private group transfer from Istanbul hotel to Airport
To find out more about Annabel Langbein go to her website:
www.annabel-langbein.com
Sales Validity
Special is valid from 10th February 2012 to 8th March 2012
Unless special sells out earlier
What You Need to Know
Prices are NZD per person twin share based on Vista Suite, Veranda Suite or Midship Veranda Suite available and correct as at 08 FEB 12 There are a limited number of spaces available at this price.
Airfares are additional and at passengers own expense. If additional night(s) accommodation are required due to airline schedules this is at passengers own expense. Please ask your Holiday Planner for the best available airfare to suit your travel requirements. A minimum of 18 passengers are required for the tour to proceed. Valid for travel 07-20 Jun 2012. Valid for sales until 08 Mar 12 or earlier if tour sells out. Full non-refundable payment is due at time of booking with booking form at time of booking. Suites are allocated at cruise lines discretion. Onboard spending credit is in US Dollars and may not be redeemed for cash. Any unused onboard credit will be forfeited and is not for use in the Casino. Additional restrictions may apply. Prices are inclusive of discount and all pre-payable taxes and charges.
Airpoints Dollars™ can now be used to part pay for cruises booked through Air New Zealand Holidays. Airpoints Terms & Conditions apply.
Silversea Cruises reserve the right to correct errors, omissions and to change any and all fares, fees and surcharges due to circumstances beyond our control at any time. Pricing and availability may change at any time. For full terms and conditions, including changes and cancellations visit (www.silversea.com) or (ask your Holiday planner for the cruise lines brochure) and visit www.airnewzealand.co.nz/holidays-booking-conditions.
Cruise Description
11 Night Cruise sailing from Venice to Istanbul aboard Silver Spirit.
The greatest journeys often begin as a quest. To expand our horizons, to grow, to delve into new worlds. To find the missing or hidden even when beyond the reach of most.
Silver Spirit — with more verandas, more dining choices, more onboard amenities, more of the excellence you’ve come to expect of Silversea. An answer to your quest.
Highlights of this cruise:
Venice
It's called La Serenissima, "the most serene," a reference to the majesty, wisdom, and monstrous power of this city that was for centuries the unrivaled mistress of trade between Europe and the Orient and the bulwark of Christendom against the tides of Ottoman expansion. Built entirely on water by men who defied the sea, Venice is unlike any other town. No matter how many times you've seen it in movies or on television, the real thing is more dreamlike than you could ever imagine. Its landmarks, the Basilica di San Marco and the Palazzo Ducale, are exotic mixes of Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance styles. Shimmering sunlight and silvery mist soften every perspective here, and you understand how the city became renowned in the Renaissance for its artists' rendering of color. It's full of secrets, inexpressibly romantic, and at times given over entirely to pleasure.
Corfu
Kerkyra (Corfu) is the greenest and, quite possibly, the prettiest of all Greek islands—emerald mountains, ocher and pink buildings, shimmering silver olive leaves. The turquoise waters lap rocky coves and bougainvillea, scarlet roses, and wisteria spread over cottages. This northernmost of the major Ionian islands has, through the centuries, inspired artists, conquerors, royalty, and, of course, tourists. Indeed, when you look at Corfu in total, it's hard to believe that any island so small could generate a history so large. Classical remains vie with architecture from the centuries of Venetian, French, and British rule, leaving Corfu with a pleasant combination of contrasting design elements. The town of Corfu remains one of the loveliest in all of Greece, every nook and cranny tells a story, every street meanders to a myth, even during the busiest summer day. Corfu today is a vivid tapestry of cultures; a sophisticated weave, where charm, history, and natural beauty blend.
Santorini
Undoubtedly the most extraordinary island in the Aegean, crescent-shape Santorini remains a mandatory stop on the Cycladic tourist route. Arriving by boat, you are met by one of the world's truly breathtaking sights, the caldera: a crescent of cliffs, rising 1,100 feet, with the white clusters of the towns of Fira and Ia perched along the top. The encircling cliffs are the ancient rim of a still-active volcano, and you are sailing east across its flooded caldera.
Kusadasi
The central and southern Aegean is probably the most developed area of Turkey, and the rolling hills, mountains surrounded by clear blue seas, and glorious white-sand beaches are just a few of the reasons why. Wandering through historic ruins, boating, scuba diving, basking in the Anatolian sun, and eating fresh fish are just some of the ways you can fill your day. Although very developed, Kusadasi; is also the stepping stone to some of Turkey's most important ancient sites, including Ephesus and the early Christian site of Meryemana.
Istanbul
Though it is often remarked that Turkey straddles Europe and Asia, it's really the city of Istanbul that does the straddling. European Istanbul is separated from its Asian suburbs by the Bosphorus, the narrow channel of water that connects the Black Sea, north of the city, to the Sea of Marmara in the south. What will strike you more than the meeting of East and West in Istanbul, though, is the juxtaposition of the old and the new, of tradition and modernity. Office towers creep up behind historic old palaces; women in jeans or elegant designer outfits pass others wearing long skirts and head coverings; donkey-drawn carts vie with shiny BMWs for dominance of the streets; and the Grand Bazaar competes with Western-style boutiques and shopping malls. At dawn, when the muezzin's call to prayer rebounds from ancient minarets, there are inevitably a few hearty revelers still making their way home from nightclubs while other residents kneel in prayer.
