About Voyages To Antiquity
Voyages to Antiquity is a specialist cruise line focusing on the history and culture of the Mediterranean, Aegean, Britain, Iceland & North Atlantic.
Voyages To Antiquity Description
Voyages to Antiquity has created a cruise experience that is not only for the amateur or professional historian but also for people who simply want to understand the history, art, myths and culture of the ancient world.
A Voyage to Antiquity cruise aims to open a window into the origins and genius of western civilisation, as well as the rich culture of Africa and Asia. These journeys, however, are not only about history. As well as seeing breathtaking archaeological treasures you will also see some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Reviews
Our #MyOdyssey image this week comes from Mary Burks and it was taken during our 'Voyage Through The Middle Sea' sailing in October.
“Beautiful streets of Chania in Crete...shopping anyone?"
We’d like to know where our award-winning ship has taken you over the years and find out about your most memorable Voyages to Antiquity experiences. If you’d like to have your image or short video highlighted, please email them with a short paragraph about your favourite moment to news@voyagestoantiquity.com
Ecologist Andy Bunten is one of our expert guest lecturers and he joined Aegean Odyssey earlier in the year on her British Isles sailing. Andy offered several interesting talks, but he also spent a lot of time out on the open decks, chatting with guests and looking for seabirds and marine life. We have a wide array of guest lecturers who each specialise in different areas, but we’ve always wondered what cruising is like from their point of view. To get a glimpse into ‘lecturer life’, we asked Andy why he enjoys it so much: https://blog.voyagestoantiquity.com/what- a-fabulous-thing-…/
It's a beautiful day for exploring! Aegean Odyssey currently docked in Valletta, Malta.
The entire team at Voyages to Antiquity would like to extend a big THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to vote for us recently in the British Travel Awards because WE WON! We were delighted to be presented with a gold award for 'Best Specialist #Cruise Line' and a silver award for 'Best Small Ship Cruise Line' at a gala event yesterday evening in London.
Aegean Odyssey is in Palermo at present, a destination famous for many things, including The Godfather Saga. The first film of this world-famous trilogy, The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola (1972), is still considered nowadays one of the best productions of all time. We all appreciated Marlon Brando‘s performance playing Don Vito Corleone, and all the other great actors including Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in the following sequels.The Godfather was mainly shot in New York, but the scenes set in Corleone were filmed in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia (near Catania), Forza D’Agrò, Savoca and Motta Camastra (in the province of Messina), that were also chosen for The Godfather II, while the Massimo Theatre in Palermo is the setting of one of the key scenes of The Godfather III.
This is Kotor Bay in Montenegro and it's always a highlight for our guests. This photo was taken during our visit in September and the weather was perfect.
The bay has been inhabited since antiquity.The natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor has been a World Heritage Site since 1979.
Our #MyOdyssey image this week comes from Peter Graham and it was taken during a South East Asia sailing in 2012.
“A visit to the Kya Kat Wai Monastery in Bago, Myanmar, at lunchtime, the main meal of the day. An interesting way to learn about Myanmar Buddhist Monastic Life."
We’d like to know where our award-winning ship has taken you over the years and find out about your most memorable Voyages to Antiquity experiences. If you’d like to have your image or short video highlighted, please email them with a short paragraph about your favourite moment to news@voyagestoantiquity.com
We visited the Egyptian Museum in Cairo recently and these are images of just some of the incredible artefacts on display, including the head from a bust of Queen Hatshepsut and the monumental statue of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye.
2019 is going to be Voyages to Antiquity’s most varied European season ever, with a return to the Black Sea and brand-new itineraries introducing Norway’s breath-taking North Cape and the mesmerising maritime cities of the Baltic, taking their place alongside perennial Mediterranean and Northern European favourites. Join us as we go from the Aegean to the Arctic: https://blog.voyagestoantiquity.com/from- the-aegean-to-the…/
Are you sailing with us in the coming months? If so, we have several #Cruise Guides available to view online, including: Passage to Ancient Egypt & India, The Golden Triangle to the Strait of Malacca, Beyond Burma & the Malay Peninsula, and Islands of the Indian Ocean & South Africa: https://www.voyagestoantiquity.com/cruise -guides Keep checking back for new guides. ⚓
Aegean Odyssey is docked in Lanzarote today and some guests have ventured ashore to explore Timanfaya National Park. The unique landscape and amazing geological features have made Timanfaya one of the most important national parks in Spain.The absence of wildlife creates an apparent calm and silence and the land is still bubbling beneath the surface.
In all cabins aboard Aegean Odyssey you will find a QuietVox. These little boxes emphasise your included tour experiences by allowing you to hear everything that your expert guide points out, even if you're five or six paces behind. All you have to do is turn it on, place the headphone on your ear and wait for it to find the right channel. You'll never miss a thing!
TOP TIP: It helps if you remember to place it back in the charger in your cabin when you arrive back on board, so it's fully charged for your next tour. ;)
Which tour are you most looking forward to doing during your South Africa, India and Southeast Asia #cruise with us this winter? You can view them all on our website: https://www.voyagestoantiquity.com/…/so uth-africa-india-sou…
It's always nice to have a cocktail party out on the deck when the weather is warm. Everyone enjoys the relaxed atmosphere and of course, the incredible views!
Our #Cruise Videos section is the ideal place to find inspiration for your next ocean adventure. We have highlighted several upcoming sailings from our winter season and each is detailed from beginning to end. https://www.voyagestoantiquity.com/videos
Are you visiting Singapore with us this winter? If so, our included half-day 'Spirit of Singapore' tour awaits.
Visit the oldest Chinese Temple in Singapore, the Thian Hock Kheng Temple, dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea. Marvel at the elaborate façade of the Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple, where sacred cow figurines crouch on the roof and an annual fire-walking contest is held.
Stroll in the city's National Orchid Gardens, just inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage Site lis...t, where terraces showcase the largest orchid display in the world: 60,000 plants, over 700 species and 2,100 hybrids including the National Flower of Singapore, Vanda Miss Joaquim.
See the city's Colonial heritage in all its splendour as you drive past Parliament House, the Supreme Court, Raffles Hotel and City Hall.
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Visit the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site with us from Richard's Bay and we'll go in search of the largest concentration of wild hippos in South Africa!