Mediterranean Serenade

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1 Rates from oly $4,995 Supplemet for Sigle Travelers is Waived The Washigto ad Lee Traveller presets Mediterraea Sereade A Voyage Aboard the All-Suite, 114-Guest Corithia II August 5 15, 2012 Featurig Musical Performaces by Tim Gaylard, Amy Cofield Williamso, & Scott Williamso

2 Study Leaders Eliot Cohe is the Robert E. Osgood Professor at Johs Hopkis Uiversity s School of Advaced Iteratioal Studies, where he directs the strategic studies program ad the Philip Merrill Ceter for Strategic Studies, which he fouded. Dr. Cohe is the author or editor of eight books, icludig the prize-wiig Supreme Commad: Soldiers, Statesme, ad Leadership i Wartime. As Couselor of the Departmet of State from 2007 through 2009, Dr. Cohe had special resposibility for advisig the Secretary o matters pertaiig to Iraq, Afghaista, Ira, Pakista, ad Russia, as well as o geeral strategic issues. He is curretly a member of the Coucil of the Iteratioal Istitute for Strategic Studies, the Aspe Strategy Group, ad the Committee o Studies of the Coucil o Foreig Relatios. His ext book, The Great Warpath, describes the origis of the America way of war durig two ceturies of coflict with Caada. Charles Igrao has a B.A. degree from Wesleya ad a Ph.D. from Brow. His areas of specialty are Early Moder Europe, Habsburg, ad Cetral Europea History. He served as editor of the Austria History Yearbook ad, sice 1997, as geeral editor of the Purdue Uiversity Press Cetral Europea Studies series. Amog his publicatios are The Habsburg Moarchy, ad I Quest ad Crisis: Emperor Joseph I ad the Habsburg Moarchy. Over the past decade he has focused o issues of ethic coflict ad coexistece i cotemporary cetral Europe, ad he presetly directs The Scholars' Iitiative: Cofrotig the Yugoslav Cotroversies. Washigto ad Lee cocert piaist Tim Gaylard will also celebrate the Mediterraea with a lecture performace of select compositios ad composers. Well-preserved Veetia architecture i Sloveia's Pira Cruise, Explore & Ejoy Sublime Music Meet Our Accompayig Musicias We look forward to musical presetatios by piaist ad accompaist Tim Gaylard, soprao Amy Cofield Williamso, ad teor Scott Williamso. Tim Gaylard is Professor of Music at Washigto ad Lee Uiversity. A cocert piaist, Tim studied piao with Iree Woodbur Wright ad later with Ross Pratt at Carleto Uiversity, where he received his B.A. i mathematics ad B. Mus. degree. He received his Ph.D. i musicology from Columbia Uiversity. Tim joied the W&L faculty i 1984 ad was chairma of the departmet from 2000 util He has bee the director of the Washigto ad Lee Cocert Guild sice He performed with our accompayig sigers, Amy Cofield Williamso ad Scott Williamso, i 2009 ad looks forward to performig agai with them o this musical voyage. Amy Cofield Williamso, soprao, has performed to critical acclaim both atioally ad iteratioally. Recetly praised by The New York Times for her lovely, rich toe, Amy is also highly regarded for her techical facility, beauty of iterpretatio, ad arrestig presece. Upcomig performaces iclude her debut with Opera Camerata of Washigto, Elijah with the Masterwork Chorus of NJ, her debut with Opera Roaoke i a Shakespeare recital, ad her debut i the role of Lucia di Lammermoor. Scott Williamso, teor, is a critically acclaimed performer ad wier of the 2005 Iteratioal Opera Sigers Competitio. Some of his curret egagemets iclude Carmia Buraa with the Natioal Chorale at Avery Fisher Hall, Britte s Sait Nicolas at Virgiia Tech, ad the title role i Gouod s Faust with Opera Notre Dame. He was recetly appoited Music Director of the Virgiia Chorale. Cover: Dubrovik, Croatia's beautiful walled city Left: The stuig Bay of Kotor, Moteegro For reservatios o r iformatio, please call us a t

3 The Washigto ad Lee Traveller Dear W&L Traveler, Of the may seabore idylls possible i the Mediterraea, this is certaily oe of the loveliest. We ivite you to joi a small group of covivial travelers, icludig W&L Presidet Ke Ruscio ad his wife Kim, aboard oe of our favorite ships, the elegat Corithia II, o a voyage that icludes visits to Souther Italy, Sicily, ad the magificet coasts of Moteegro, Croatia, ad Sloveia. To us, what distiguishes this area of the Mediterraea is the beauty of the coastlie; the may historic port tows ad villages, may of which have preserved their origial character ad architecture; the friedly, relaxed lifestyle of the local citizes; ad the variety of sites ad experieces available to our travelers. Begiig i Rome (Civitavecchia), we ll sail south alog Italy s Tyrrheia coast ad the through the Strait of Messia, the arrow waterway that separates mailad Italy from Sicily. As we head toward the Ioia Sea, we ll pass through the legedary abode of Scylla ad Charybdis, Homer s accout i the Odyssey of what it feels like to be betwee a rock ad a hard place. From there, we ll reach the coast of Puglia, followed by a crossig of the Adriatic Sea to cotiue orth alog the Dalmatia coast, with its may remarkable ports ad historic cities. Our voyage eds i Veice, but, as you might easily imagie with this itierary, it will remai forever i our memory. As a additioal ehacemet to this uusual program, three very taleted musicias, W&L s cocert piaist Tim Gaylard, alog with vocalists Amy Cofield Williamso, ad Scott Williamso, will perform cocerts exclusively for us at historic places ashore as well as aboard. We are also pleased to be joied by two superb scholars, Eliot Cohe, the Robert E. Osgood Professor at Johs Hopkis Uiversity s School of Advaced Iteratioal Studies (SAIS), where he directs the Strategic Studies Program, ad Charles Igrao, Cetral Europea specialist ad Professor of History at Purdue Uiversity. The Corithia II, with its 57 suites for 114 guests, is oe of the fiest small cruise ships sailig the Mediterraea. We look forward to sharig this marvelous voyage with you. Sicerely, Rob Fure, Ph.D. Director of Special Programs

4 Itierary Suday, August 5, 2012 FLY FROM USA Moday, August 6 ROME CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy EMBARK Arrive i Rome ad trasfer to Civitavecchia to embark Corithia II. (D) Tuesday, August 7 AGROPOLI PAESTUM AGROPOLI From the lovely tow of Sicily's Agropoli, drive to Paestum, fouded by Greeks i the 6 th cetury b.c. Situated o a alluvial river plai, Paestum is oe of Italy s most importat archaeological sites, cotaiig Greek Doric temples that are amog the best-preserved aciet buildigs existig today. (B, L, D) Wedesday, August 8 TAORMINA, Sicily Taormia, famed for its superb positio above the sea o the side of a moutai, is oe of the most picturesque tows i all of Italy. Fouded by Greeks i the late 5 th cetury b.c., it was a favored retreat for the Romas. Explore this magificet place, icludig the 4 th -cetury b.c. Greek Theater, later rebuilt uder the Romas, which offers stuig views of the sea ad Mt. Aeta. Also, ejoy free time to walk Taormia's quait streets. (B, L, D) Thursday, August 9 MONOPOLI ad the TRULLI VILLAGE OF ALBEROBELLO From the fishig port tow of Moopoli, located o Puglia's Adriatic Sea shore, drive to Alberobello, the most characteristic of the trulli villages, foud oly i this part of Italy. The tow's streets are lied with trulli, curious white-washed dwelligs of remote origi, built without mortar with coical roofs. Explore this extraordiary place ad the retur to Moopoli, which is doimated by its polygoal 16 th -cetury castle. (B, L, D) The Palace of Diocletia i Split, Croatia For reservatios o r iformatio, please call us a t

5 Friday, August 10 KOTOR, Moteegro Be o deck as Corithia II avigates the fjord-like Bay of Kotor, flaked by soarig moutais. Disembark i Kotor, whose lovely palaces ad churches reveal the former Veetia domiatio, for a walkig tour. (B, L, D) Saturday, August 11 DUBROVNIK, Croatia Aptly referred to as the Pearl of the Adriatic, Dubrovik's gleamig marble streets, historic buildigs, ad delightful cafés are bathed i dazzlig light. Visit the Fracisca Moastery, Domiica Moastery, ad the Baroque Cathedral, cotaiig works by Titia ad Adrea del Sarto. Also view the woderful courtyard of the Rector s Palace ad the Cathedral of Our Lady, kow for its rich treasury. (B, L, D) Suday, August 12 KORCULA Approachig Korcula, take i its skylie of white towers ad gree hills. Note the medieval tow s layout: wester streets ru straight to fuel refreshig maestral breezes; easter streets slightly curve to miimize bura wids. See St. Mark s Cathedral s Veetia imprit ad visit the Cathedral Treasury, Bishop s Palace, Church of All Saits, ad Ico Museum. (B, L, D) Moday, August 13 SPLIT Origially a Greco-Illyria settlemet called Aspalathos, Split is a aciet city cetered aroud the formidable Palace of Diocletia. I the morig, explore the extesive structure, which cotais withi its walls Split s medieval tow, makig it the oly palace that has bee cotiuously ihabited sice Roma times. Sped the afteroo at leisure to discover the medieval part of Split o your ow. Alteratively, take a excursio to Trogir, oe of Croatia's best preserved old tows. (B, L, D) Tuesday, August 14 PIRAN, Sloveia Built o a arrow peisula that projects ito the sea, Sloveia s Pira is oe of the most delightful tows of the Adriatic. Possessed by Veice i 1283, Pira is rich i Veetiaispired architecture, its arched alleyways lied with exquisite homes, palaces, ad churches. Highlights of our tour of Pira iclude the spacious marble-surfaced Tartii Square flaked by historic buildigs, the temple-like Church of St. George, ad the Sergej Masera Maritime Museum. There will be free time to explore Pira s maze of streets. (B, L, D) Wedesday, August 15 VENICE, Italy DISEMBARK USA Disembark i Veice ad trasfer to the airport for retur flights to the U.S. (B,) Optioal Rome ad Veice Extesios Tour the pricipal sights of Rome (pre-cruise) ad/or Veice (post-cruise). Icluded: Two ights at the Hotel Berii Bristol i Rome ad/or Hotel Palace Bovecchiati i Veice with breakfast daily, oe luch, sightseeig, ad trasfers betwee the airport ad hotel o the program date as well as betwee the hotel ad pier. Please ote that these extesios are at a additioal cost to the mai voyage. Paestum, oe of Italy s most importat archaeological sites

6 The picturesque tow of Taormia, Sicily Program Iclusios 9-ight cruise aboard the all-suite, 114-guest Corithia II Musical performaces by accompayig artists Complete program of tours ad excursios Welcome ad farewell cocktail receptios aboard ship All meals aboard ship, icludig house wie, beer, ad soft driks with luch ad dier Ope bar aboard ship throughout the cruise Educatioal program of lectures ad discussios by accompayig study leaders Professioal Travel Dyamics Iteratioal tour staff Complete pre-departure materials Baggage hadlig ad trasfers abroad o the desigated program arrival ad departure dates Port ad embarkatio taxes Gratuities to porters, guides, ad drivers Corithia II I a era of mega cruise ships that carry thousads of passegers, Corithia II is a delightful alterative. More like a private yacht tha a cruise ship, Corithia II accommodates oly 114 guests i 57 suites. Corithia II s limited guest capacity, fie facilities, ad distictive style of operatio attract like-mided travelers who retur agai ad agai to ejoy its custom-crafted itieraries ad a style of cruisig that is rarely foud today. More tha just a cruise, each voyage provides a comprehesive experiece that reveals the sigular aspects of the destiatios. Aboard, a sese of commuity ad a spirit of camaraderie prevail. All of Corithia II s suites face outside, providig views of the sea ad ladscape. Several have a private balcoy. There are expasive ope deck areas ad other facilities, icludig a gym, library, beauty salo, two louges, a su deck with Jacuzzi, ad a outdoor cafe. A spacious restaurat accommodates all guests i a ope, uassiged seatig. The cuisie is outstadig, ad the overall service is efficiet ad friedly while uobtrusive. A elevator serves all decks. A residet physicia atteds a well-equipped ifirmary. Served by 70 seasoed officers ad crew, Corithia II complies with the latest iteratioal safety regulatios ad is outfitted with the most curret avigatioal techology. NOT INCLUDED: Airfare; visa ad passport fees (if applicable); luggage ad trip cacellatio isurace; meals, soft driks, ad alcoholic beverages other tha those specified above; persoal expeses such as laudry, telephoe calls, faxes, ad service; ad gratuities to shipboard persoel

7 cruise & lad rates category E D C B A AA VS PHS PER PERSON, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY descriptio Deluxe suites o Magella Deck with portholes ad sittig area. 225 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe suites o Columbus Deck with widow ad sittig area. 225 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe suites o Magella Deck with portholes ad sittig area. 235 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe suites o Columbus Deck with widow ad sittig area. 235 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe suites o Marco Polo Deck with widow ad sittig area. 235 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe suites o Marco Polo Deck with forward ad side widows ad sittig area. 285 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe Verada Suites o Erickso Deck with private balcoy ad sittig area. 300 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe Pethouse Suites o Explorer Deck with private balcoy ad sittig area. 400 sq. ft. Suites reduced rates for first 56 travelers Suite rates startig with 57 th traveler $5,995 $6,995 $7,495 $8,495 $8,895 $9,895 $9,995 $10,995 $10,995 $11,995 $11,695 $12,695 $12,795 $13,795 $13,995 $14,995 NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT A limited umber of cabis i Categories B & A have bee set aside for sigle occupacy at NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT. Oce these cabis are booked, cabis i the same categories may be available for sigle occupacy at a supplemet of $1,995. Deck pla All accommodatios aboard Corithia II are suites. They face outside, affordig sea views, ad several have balcoies with slidig doors. All iclude two twisize beds that ca covert to a quee-size bed, sittig area, mii-refrigerator, safe, spacious closets, climate cotrol, telephoe, TV, DVD/CD player, ad bathroom with marble vaity, shower, ad other ameities. Su Deck Outdoor Café Library Louge Restaurat The Club Receptio Beauty Salo Su Deck Exercise Area Explorer Deck Erickso Deck Marco Polo Deck Jacuzzi Columbus Deck Bridge Hospital Magella Deck The Club Diig alfresco aboard ship

8 Registratio WLUA Eclosed is my check or credit card o. for $ ($1,500 per perso) as a deposit to hold place(s) o Mediterraea Sereade. I uderstad that fial paymet is due iety (90) days prior to departure ad is payable by check oly. Please make check payable to: Travel Dyamics Iteratioal ad mail to: The W&L Traveller Office of Special Programs 204 West Washigto St. Washigto ad Lee Uiversity Lexigto, VA Telephoe: (540) Fax: (540) spclprog@wlu.edu o AmEx o Discover o Visa o MasterCard No. Exp. 3- or 4-Digit Security Code Please select cabi category i order of preferece: PHS VS AA A B C D E o Twi Beds o Double Bed o Sigle Occupacy o Share (Caot be guarateed) o Please book me/us o the Optioal Pre-Cruise Extesio i Rome (at a additioal cost). o Please book me/us o the Optioal Post-Cruise Extesio i Veice (at a additioal cost). 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9 Icoic trulli houses liig a street i Alberobello, Italy The W&L Traveller Office of Special Programs Washigto ad Lee Uiversity Lexigto, VA SAVINGS For First 56 Travelers Booked S No Sigle Supplemet For reservatios or further iformatio, please cotact us at or Travel Dyamics Iteratioal at PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Travel Dyamics Iteratioal features & highlights Ejoy musical performaces by piaist Tim Gaylard, soprao Amy Cofield Williamso, ad teor Scott Williamso. Partake i lectures ad discussios with Eliot Cohe, Charles Igrao, ad Tim Gaylard. Visit several UNESCO World Heritage sites, icludig Alberobello, Kotor, Dubrovik, Split, ad Veice. See the Greek Doric temples at Paestum, oe of Italy s most importat archaeological sites. Ejoy a private performace of traditioal Croatia klapa (a capella) sigig i Dubrovik. See the Iva Mestrovic Gallery i Split, desiged by the 20 th cetury Croatia sculptor himself ad exhibitig his most sigificat works. WLUA 12424