Aboard the All-Suite, 100-Guest Clelia II June 13-23, 2009

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1 Aboard the All-Suite, 100-Guest Clelia II June 13-23, 2009 book by december 22 to save $300 per person

2 Along the St. Lawrence River Columbia Faculty Ev a n Ha e f e l i is Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University where he specializes in Colonial and Native American history. His research interests include frontier studies, politics, and transatlantic political loyalties, as well as mysticism and witchcraft. He recently organized The Dutch Golden Age and the World workshop at Columbia University s Deutsches Haus, which brought together a number of scholars working on various areas of Dutch involvement in the wider world of the Golden Age. Professor Haefeli has traveled extensively and is an experienced travel study leader. He earned his B.A. from Hampshire College and his Ph.D. from Princeton University and taught at Princeton University and Tufts University prior to coming to Columbia University. He is the co-author of Captors and Captives: The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield and the co-editor, with Kevin Sweeney, of Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid. He has also published a number of articles dealing with relations between colonial French Canada and English America. Professor Haefeli looks forward to once again sharing his insights with alumni through formal presentations and informal discussions. A minimum number of participants is required for Faculty participation. Guest Lecturers Ce c e l i a Ti c h i weaves the history, literature, and culture of North America in her wideranging studies of the environment, technology, and popular music. A prize winning Vanderbilt University teacher and scholar, she has authored a dozen books and lectured worldwide. Recently she was appointed to the Chair of Modern Culture at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress and is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. Her shipmates on the voyage of Canada s Historic Cities and Waterways can look forward to her pictorial journey from the exploration of Champlain to the pleasures of a fine (Canadian) kettle of fish. Da l e Tu r n e r is an Associate Professor of Government and of Native American Studies and has been at Dartmouth since He is a citizen of the Temagami First Nation in northern Ontario, Canada (Anishnabek). He teaches courses on contemporary American Indian issues; Indigenous politics in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia; modern political thought; and the later work of the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. His first book was titled This is Not a Peace Pipe: Towards an Indigenous Philosophy, which was published by University of Toronto Press. He was the research associate for the two co-directors of research for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. The current focus of his research is on Indigenous politics in constitutional democracies. He is working on a book manuscript tentatively titled The Politics of Indigeneity, which is a comparative analysis of the Indigenous politics of Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. He is also writing a novel titled Vision. Both projects taken together constitute a kind of philosophical methodology in contemporary Native American Studies that reflects on the place of indigenous peoples in a globalized, cosmopolitan world. Front Cover: Gaspe Peninsula

3 Perry Harbour, St. John s Dear Columbian, One thousand years ago the Vikings beached their dragon ships on the shore of Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to set foot in North America. The landscape they saw rolling meadows, vast forests teeming with game, magnificent rivers flowing into the heart of endless wilderness is still there. While Canada s Maritime Provinces and Quebec are steeped in history, they also possess immense, unspoiled national parks, and ecological reserves. We invite you to join Columbia University s Associate Professor of History, Evan Haefeli, fellow alumni, family, and friends June exploring eastern Canada as the Native Americans and the first European explorers did, by following its dramatic coastline and magnificent rivers. Our voyage features full-day explorations of Quebec and Montreal, cities founded on the St. Lawrence River by French colonists in the 17 th century. Montreal is the cultural heart of Canada with art, music, theater, and dance. It is also a city with exceptional architecture. Quebec City is the only city in America with preserved defensive walls. Outside these battlements in 1759, Great Britain wrested control of Canada from France. Nonetheless, Quebec still remains a French city, particularly in the historic Lower Town, which looks like a village transported from Brittany. Our voyage visits the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, a huge plateau of forested hills set atop steep cliffs soaring above the Atlantic. The woods are thick with balsam fir, white birch, and black spruce, and the park s woodlands, shorelines, and river valleys are the habitat of moose, pilot whales, and bald eagles. On the Gaspé Peninsula, where Jacques Cartier claimed Canada for France in 1534, explore Percé Rock, a 1,500-foot-long slab of stone rising out of the Atlantic, and Bonaventure Island, home to more than 25 species of birds, including the rare harlequin duck and the golden eagle. And we ll want to be on deck as we sail up the Saguenay River, where it is common to see Beluga whales, harbor seals, and harbor porpoises. Yet another highlight of the cruise is the ship s passage through the Montreal- Lake Ontario stretch of the St. Lawrence Seaway, one of the world s greatest engineering achievements. Navigating a series of seven locks, Clelia II will be lifted 245 feet above sea level to enter Lake Ontario. Our program will be further enhanced by the discerning lectures of Professor Haefeli and other onboard scholars. This is a grand early summer voyage along beautiful waterways to pristine wilderness landscapes and historic cities and towns we can share with alumni, family, friends, and like-minded travelers from Dartmouth College, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Vanderbilt University. Join us and discover the majestic natural, cultural, and historic treasures of Canada. We are also pleased to offer a savings of $300 per person when you book by December 22, 2008! Sincerely, LUXURY Susan K. Feagin Executive Vice President University Development and Alumni Relations Telephone: travelstudy@columbia.edu Perce Rock, Gaspe Peninsula

4 Itinerary Saturday, June 13, 2009 USA ST. JOHN S, NEWFOUNDLAND, c a n a d a Fly to St. John s, founded in the mid-16 th century, and transfer to the Fairmont Newfoundland, your accommodations for the night. Explore this lovely capital city on your own. Sunday, June 14 ST. JOHN S CAPE SPEAR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE EMBARK Drive along the magnificent coast to visit Cape Spear National Historic Site. Enjoy a nature walk to Petty Harbour. Board local boats to Bay Bulls for an excursion to Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, where millions of seabirds come to breed every summer. Embark Clelia II in St. John s and sail. (B, L, D) Monday, June 15 AT SEA Enjoy a relaxing day at sea as Clelia II cruises in the Gulf of St. Lawrence toward Nova Scotia s Cape Breton Island. (B, L, D) Tuesday, June 16 INGONISH, CAPE BRETON ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA Arrive in Ingonish, nestled in a bay on the east coast of Nova Scotia s Cape Breton Island, where we will explore Cape Breton Highlands National Park, among Canada s most majestic conservancies. Discover its famed Cabot Trail, with its dense forest and magnificent views of the island and its surroundings. (B, L, D) Prince Edward Island Wednesday, June 17 CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Today visit Prince Edward Island, known as the Garden of the Gulf for its pastoral landscape. Enjoy a panoramic tour of the island, including the colonial seaport of Charlottetown and its historic Province House. Continue to Prince Edward Island National Park, where we will see the Anne of Green Gables House the inspiration for Lucy Maud Montgomery s classic novel and take in some of the 200 bird species inhabiting the parkland. (B, L, D) Thursday, June 18 GASPE PERCE ILE BONAVENTURE GASPE Gaspe, on the eastern coast of the remote peninsula of the same name, is where Jacques Cartier first claimed Canada for France. From Land s End, visit the National Park of Bonaventure Island and Perce Rock. Carved by volcanic action, Perce Rock is a continuation of the Appalachian Mountains, which extend from the peninsula to Alabama. Rising out of the sea to a solitary height of almost 300 feet, the dramatic sight of Perce Rock attracts visitors from all over the world. Its neighbor, Bonaventure Island, houses a migratory bird sanctuary with the largest concentration of Northern Gannets in North America. (B, L, D) Friday, June 19 AT SEA SAGUENAY RIVER Relax aboard Clelia II and attend a lecture by one of our onboard experts as we navigate the Saguenay River. The river was an important trade route into the interior for First Nations (the aboriginal peoples of what is presentday Canada) and, during the French colonization of the Americas, was a major route for the fur trade. Bordered Thousand Islands

5 by steep cliffs, the waterway is home to Beluga whales, which breed in its cold waters. As we watch from the deck of Clelia II, we may encounter a pod of whales. (B, L, D) Saturday, June 20 QUEBEC CITY Quebec City, built on the site of the Iroquois village of Stadacona, sits high above the narrowest point of the St. Lawrence River. With its old city walls, narrow cobblestoned lanes, country squares, oxidized copper gables, outdoor cafes, and Ontario St. Lawrence River Thousand Islands Quebec ROCHESTER Gaspe Newfoundland Perce Ile Bonaventure Saguenay River Gaspe Ingonish Peninsula Cape Breton Quebec City Charlottetown Island Prince Edward St. Lawrence Seaway Island Montreal historic battlements, Quebec City remains one of the most romantic places in North America. The authentic, undeveloped charm led UNESCO to designate it a World Heritage Site in Discover the Upper and Lower Towns; the Citadel; the Plains of Abraham, where General Wolfe claimed the city for England in 1759; and the Place Royale. (B, L, D) CANADA USA Lake Ontario Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic Ocean ST. JOHN S Sunday, June 21 MONTREAL The second-largest French-speaking city in the Western world after Paris, Montreal is one of North America s most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities. Known for its fashionable boutiques, gourmet restaurants, and vivacious nightlife, Montreal strikes a dynamic balance between the avant-garde and the charms of the Old World. Our tour includes a stroll through the cobblestoned streets of the Old Quarter; the resplendent Notre Dame Basilica; and Mont- Royal Park, where the Iroquois established their original settlement. The afternoon is at leisure during which you may wish to visit the outstanding Montreal Museum of Fine Arts or the Chateau Ramezay Museum. In the late afternoon, we begin our transit through the seven locks of the historic St. Lawrence Seaway. (B, L, D) Monday, June 22 THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY & THOUSAND ISLANDS LAKE ONTARIO Continue navigating the St. Lawrence Seaway. Later in the morning, sail through the Thousand Islands, a scenic region that has been a popular vacation destination for more than a century. In the afternoon, Clelia II cruises across Lake Ontario. (B, L, D) Quebec City Tuesday, June 23 ROCHESTER DISEMBARK USA Arrive in Rochester, New York, and disembark Clelia II. Transfer to the airport for return flights home. (B)

6 P r o g r a m In c l u s i o n s 1-night stay in St. John s at the Fairmont Newfoundland, with breakfast 9-night cruise aboard the all-suite, 100-guest Clelia II Welcome and farewell cocktail receptions aboard ship All meals aboard ship, including house wine, beer, and soft drinks with lunch and dinner Open bar aboard ship throughout the cruise Complete program of tours and excursions Educational program of lectures and discussions led by Professor Evan Haefeli and other guest lecturers Professional Travel Dynamics International tour staff Complete pre-departure materials Baggage handling and transfers abroad on the designated program departure and arrival dates Port and embarkation taxes Gratuities to porters, guides, and drivers NOT INCLUDED: Airfare; visa and passport fees; luggage and trip cancellation insurance; meals, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages other than those specified above; personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, faxes, and service; and gratuities to shipboard personnel Clelia II The Ideal Combination of Cruise-Ship Grandeur and Small-Ship Intimacy A RETURN TO ELEGANCE To be launched in early 2009, after extensive refurbishment, redecoration, and other improvements, the all-suite Clelia II will offer the finest in small-ship cruise travel. Taken together with her limited guest capacity, excellence of design, craftmanship, and material, Clelia II s spaciousness and intimate ambience combine to make her ideal for distinctive cultural and expedition voyages. This private yacht-like cruise ship accommodates only 100 guests in 50 suites, each of which affords ocean views, measures 215 square feet or more, and is appointed with a sitting area or separate living room, two twin-size beds or one queen-size bed, spacious closets, air conditioning, minirefrigerator, safe, telephone, TV, DVD/CD player, and bathroom with marble vanity and teak floor. INVITING FACILITIES AND ATTRACTIVE AMENITIES Public facilities include a restaurant that accommodates guests at a single, unassigned seating, two lounges, expansive library with Internet access, state-of-theart gym/spa, beauty salon, boutique, Jacuzzi, infirmary, and ample deck areas for relaxing and sunbathing. An elevator serves all decks. Clelia II complies with the latest international and U.S. Coast Guard safety regulations and is outfitted with the most current navigational and communications technology, as well as with retractable fin stabilizers for smooth sailing. Clelia II is staffed by 60 European officers and crew. Nautilus Club

7 Dining Room Deck Plan Sun Deck Library Lounge Outdoor Café Nautilus Club Boutique Ma i n Specifications Beauty Salon Phoebe Deck Cleo Deck Restaurant Reception Jacuzzi Spa / Gym Leto Deck Ariadne Deck Hospital Bridge Athena Deck Gr o s s To n n a g e: 4,077 Ov er a l l Le n g t h: 290 feet Be a m: 50 feet Dr a f t: 12 feet Fl ag: Malta Penthouse Suite p e r pe r s o n, Cruise and Land Rates d o u b l e oc c u p a n c y All accommodations aboard Clelia II are suites. They face outside, affording sea views, and include a bedroom with two twin-size beds or one queen-size bed, sitting area, mini-bar, TV, DVD/CD player, marble appointed bathroom with spacious shower, and other amenities. category E D C B A AA VS PHS d e s c r i p t i o n Deluxe suites on Ariadne and Leto Decks with windows and sitting area. 215 sq. ft. Suites *342 - *345,*428,*429 *Partially obstructed view Deluxe suites on Ariadne and Leto Decks with window and sitting area. 215 sq. ft. Suites , 433 Deluxe suites on Athena Deck with three portholes and sitting area. 275 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe suites on Ariadne Deck with window and sitting area. 225 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe suites on Leto Deck with window and sitting area. 235 sq. ft. Suites , Deluxe suites on Cleo Deck with forward and side windows and sitting area. 285 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe Veranda Suites on Cleo Deck with private balcony and sitting area. 245 sq. ft. Suites Deluxe Penthouse Suites on Phoebe Deck with private balcony and sitting area. 260 sq. ft. Suites rates (u s d) $5,795 $6,695 $7,495 $8,295 $9,995 $10,895 $11,795 $12,595 VS & PHS suites are provided with private butler service and other exclusive amenities. special offer Book by December 22, 2008 and save $300 per person. Single Supplement: A limited number of cabins have been designated for single travelers in Categories D - A at a supplement of $2,695 to the per person, double occupancy rates indicated above. Singles in Categories AA - PHS are available at double the per person, double occupancy rates. Typical Suite airfare: Airfare is not included in the rates. Please call your preferred airline, travel agency, or Valerie Wilson Travel, Inc. (VWTI), the agency handling the air arrangements for this program, for flights from the U.S. to St. John s, Newfoundland, returning from Rochester, New York. To reach VWTI, kindly call toll-free or for air reservations and ticketing information, and please have your tour code (9204A) handy for reference.

8 Alumni Travel Study Program 245 Mill St., 2 nd Floor Greenwich, CT PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Travel Dynamics Int l For further information about this travel program, please contact the Columbia University Alumni Travel Study Program. You may reach us toll-free at fax: travelstudy@columbia.edu website: COLU 9204A Quebec City Canada s Historic Cities and Waterways A Voyage from the Atlantic to the St. Lawrence Seaway and Lake Ontario June 13-23, 2009 book by december 22 to save $300 per person Thousand Islands

9 General Information Registr ation COLU 9204a Payment Schedule: A deposit of $1,000 per person is required to reserve your space on the tour. For your convenience, you may charge your deposit to your American Express, Visa, Discover, or MasterCard. Final payment is due 90 days prior to departure. Credit cards are not accepted for final payment. However, personal checks are accepted for both deposits and final payment. Cancellations & Refunds: All cancellations of confirmed reservations are subject to a $400 per person administrative fee. Additionally, passengers are subject to any cancellation fees assessed by the purveyors of services, including airlines or hotels used in the itinerary. Cancellations received days prior to departure will be assessed a penalty equal to 50% of the total program cost per person. Cancellations received within 60 days of departure are subject to 100% cancellation penalties. Requests for cancellations must be made in writing. No refunds will be made for any part of this program in which you choose not to participate. Service fees may apply to deviations and are non-refundable. Insurance: We strongly recommend the purchase of trip cancellation insurance through a company of your choice. Baggage insurance is also recommended. In the event that you must cancel your participation in a travel program, trip cancellation insurance may be the only source of reimbursement. Further information will be sent upon registration. Itinerary: The itinerary, accommodations, and arrangements are subject to change at the discretion of Travel Dynamics International. Responsibility: Please read carefully the following terms and conditions, which constitute the sole, legally enforceable agreements between the passenger and Columbia University, its agent, TSS LLC, and operator, Travel Dynamics International. The passenger is also advised to review his/her separate ticket passage contract with the vessel s owner/operator, which will constitute the sole, legally enforceable terms of carriage for this tour and is available on request from Travel Dynamics International. Columbia University, its agent, TSS LLC, and operator, Travel Dynamics International act solely as agents for the passenger with respect to all transportation, hotel and other tour arrangements. In that capacity, we exercise all reasonable care possible to ensure the passenger s safety and satisfaction, but, we neither assume nor bear any responsibility or liability for any injury, death, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity arising in connection with the services of any ship, airplane, train, automobile, motor coach, carriage or other conveyance, or the actions of any third-party, involved in carrying the passenger or in affecting these tours. We, Columbia University, our agent, TSS LLC, and operator, Travel Dynamics International are not responsible for damages, additional expenses, or any other losses due to cancellation, delay or other changes in air or other services, sickness, weather, strike, war, civil disturbances, acts or threats of terrorism, travel warnings or bans, termination or suspension of war risks or other carrier insurance, quarantine, acts of God or other causes beyond our control. All such losses must be borne by the passenger, and tour rates provide for arrangements only for the time stated. In the event of cancellation, delay or rescheduling mandated by any of the aforesaid causes beyond our control, the passenger shall have the option of accepting in lieu of the original tour such rescheduled tour or other substituted tour(s) as may be offered by us, or else, receiving a refund of as much of such advance tour expenditures as we are able to recover on the passenger s behalf from carriers, third-party tour vendors, etc., but, we shall not have any obligation or liability to the passenger beyond the foregoing. We reserve the right to make alterations to the tour s itinerary and to substitute hotels, ships, or lecturers if this is required. We reserve the right to cancel, delay, or reschedule any tour prior to departure, and, so long as this is not due to any of the aforesaid causes beyond our control, the passenger shall be entitled to a full refund of all monies paid to that point if he/she so desires. No refund shall be made for any unused portion of any tour. By forwarding their deposit(s), the passenger certifies that he/she and/or their dependents, minors or others covered thereby do not have any mental, physical or other condition of disability that could create a hazard for them or other passengers. We reserve the right to decline to accept or to decline to retain any person as a member of any tour should such person s health, condition or actions adversely affect or threaten the welfare or safety of other passengers or impede the tour. Baggage or valuables brought on the tour shall be transported, handled or stored at the passenger s risk entirely, and, we shall bear no liability or responsibility for any damage or other loss thereto. Resolution of any disputes arising hereunder shall be affected exclusively in the state or federal courts presiding in the City of New York, pursuant to applicable New York law. We cannot guarantee the size of the Columbia Alumni Travel Study group. We reserve the right to cancel or substitute lecturers. Rates: Tour costs are based upon current airfares, tariffs, and currency values. While we do everything possible to maintain the listed prices, they are subject to change. Due to fluctuations in fuel costs, a fuel surcharge may be levied. Ship s Registry: Malta CST # TDI Enclosed is my check or credit card no. for $ ($1,000 per person) as a deposit to hold place(s) on Canada s Historic Cities and Waterways. I understand that final payment is due ninety (90) days prior to departure and is payable by check only. Please make check payable to: Travel Dynamics International and mail with this registration form to: Columbia University Alumni Travel Study Program 245 Mill St., 2 nd Floor, Greenwich, CT Fax: Phone: travelstudy@columbia.edu Website: o AmEx o Discover o Visa o MasterCard No. Exp. 3- or 4-Digit Security Code Please select cabin category in order of preference: PHS VS AA A B C D E o Twin Beds o Single Occupancy Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms. First Last o Double Bed o Share school/degree/year d Date of birth Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms. First Last school/degree/year d Date of birth Address City/State/Zip Telephone (day) (evening) Fax CoLUMBIA UNI Each participant must sign below: I/We have read the General Information section and agree to its terms. About Fuel Costs & Rates of Exchange Given the uncertain and volatile oil market as well as the dollar s decline relative to the Euro and other currencies, it is extremely difficult to predict fuel costs over the long term, and, more specifically, at the time of this voyage. Our prices are based upon the prevailing fuel rates and rates of exchange at the time of brochure printing (usually ten eleven months before departure). While we will do everything possible to maintain our prices, it may be necessary to institute a surcharge before departure in order to cover part of higher fuel and other costs. SignaturE SignaturE Date Date