HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 2014 WORLDWIDE TRAVEL PROGRAM 2014 IN THE WAKE OF THE VIKINGS Copehage to Reykjavik Aboard Sea Explorer WITH STEPHEN MITCHELL Professor of Scadiavia & Folklore May 23 to Jue 4, 2014
IN THE WAKE OF THE VIKINGS Copehage to Reykjavik Aboard Sea Explorer May 23 to Jue 4, 2014 WITH STEPHEN MITCHELL Rig of Brodgar (above). O the frot cover: prow of a Vikig ship. DISCOVER SOPHISTICATED SCANDINAVIAN CITIES, NEOLITHIC SITES, AND NORSE SETTLEMENTS AS YOU TRAVERSE THE NORTH SEA IN THE WAKE OF THE GREAT VIKING EXPLORERS. ENJOY A CANAL CRUISE IN COPENHAGEN, Demark, ad board Sea Explorer. I Gotheburg, Swede, view the collectio of desig ad decorative arts at the Röhsska Museum; ad i Oslo, Norway, see the well-preserved 9th-cetury Vikig ships ad the Ko-Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl s famous balsa raft. I Berge, stroll alog its 14th-cetury wharf, a UNESCO World Heritage site, ad atted a private recital at Edvard Grieg s villa. Cross the North Sea to Lerwick, Shetlad Islads, to visit the Broze Age settlemet at Jarlshof; the explore the Neolithic ad Norse sites of the Orkey ad Faroe Islads. Admire the beauty of the Westma Islads before disembarkig i Reykjavik. Optioal Copehage prelude ad Reykjavik postlude. TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800.422.1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL
HARVARD STUDY LEADER STEPHEN MITCHELL, Professor of Scadiavia ad Folklore Steve Mitchell s research addresses a wide variety of geres ad periods of Nordic culture ad literature ceterig o popular traditios, mythology, ad legeds i the late medieval ad early moder periods. He has also writte o such diverse topics as Scadiavia drama ad wome s autobiographical literature i the 17th cetury. Amog other works, Professor Mitchell is the author of Heroic Sagas ad Ballads, a study of the medieval Iceladic mythicalheroic sagas ad their heritage i more recet Scadiavia ballads ad other oral traditios, ad of the medieval sectio of A History of Swedish Literature. Sice comig to Harvard i 1980, Mitchell has bee very ivolved i studet life, ad is the former Master of Eliot House (1991-2000). STUDY LEADERS FROM OUR CO-SPONSORS Roberta Frak is the Marie Borroff Professor of Eglish at Yale; her lecture course Vikigs is oe of the most popular i the humaities. Walter Goffart is the author of the prize-wiig Narrators of Barbaria History ad a Seior Research Scholar i Yale s History Departmet. Art historia ad medievalist Wedy A. Stei works at The Metropolita Museum of Art. HIGHLIGHTS Reykjavik ICELAND WESTMAN ISLANDS North Atlatic Ocea Stromess FAROE ISLANDS Thorshav SCOTLAND Norwegia Sea SHETLAND ISLANDS Lerwick ORKNEY ISLANDS NORWAY Berge Oslo Stavager SWEDEN Gotheburg North Sea DENMARK Copehage Educatioal program with Stephe Mitchell, Professor of Scadiavia ad Folklore Eleve-ight cruise aboard the luxurious all-suite motor yacht Sea Explorer The Ko-Tiki Museum of Oslo, home to Thor Heyerdahl s famous balsa raft Private performace of Edvard Grieg s music at his coutryside home The Broze Age archaeological site of Jarlshof at Lerwick The Rig of Brodgar ad the Stadig Stoes of Steess FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL
SCHEDULE BY DAY DEPART U.S.A. Friday, May 23 Depart o a overight flight to Demark. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK Saturday, May 24 Arrive i Copehage i the early afteroo. Ejoy a caal cruise i this lively city before boardig Sea Explorer. Gather for the captai s welcome receptio, followed by dier. Ko-Tiki Museum, Oslo. Brygge, Berge. GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN Suday, May 25 Atted morig lectures as Sea Explorer cruises alog the Swedish coast. After luch, arrive i Gotheburg, where 17th-cetury Dutch city plaers created a city of caals ad parks. Admire the paoramic view from the Masthugg Church ad stroll i the Botaical Garde, oe of Europe s fiest. At the Röhsska Museum, view the exhibits o desig, decorative arts, ad fashio both Swedish ad iteratioal. OSLO, NORWAY Moday, May 26 Situated o oe of Norway s most beautiful fjords, Oslo is surrouded by forested hills. Drive past City Hall, where the Nobel Peace Prize ceremoy is held; the 19th-cetury Parliamet; ad the Royal Palace. Cotiue to Bygdøy Peisula, home to several fasciatig museums. See the Vikig Ship Museum with its well-preserved 9th-cetury woode ships; the Ko-Tiki Museum with adveturer Thor Heyerdahl s balsa raft; ad the ope-air Norwegia Folk Museum, with historical buildigs ad a idoor display of folk art ad costumes. Retur to the ship for luch. This afteroo, stroll through popular Vigelad Park with 212 broze ad graite sculptures by Gustaf Vigelad. Coclude with a private visit (pedig cofirmatio) at the Natioal Museum of Art. AT SEA Tuesday, May 27 Durig a relaxig day at sea, atted lectures ad ejoy the ship s ameities. STAVANGER, NORWAY Wedesday, May 28 Tour the Norwegia Petroleum Museum ad lear how the techological iovatios of this idustry have affected Norway. Stop at oe of Stavager s may gardes before returig to Sea Explorer i time for luch. BERGEN, NORWAY Thursday, May 29 This morig, Sea Explorer docks i Berge ear Håkoshalle, a restored 13th-cetury ceremoial hall. Explore Brygge (The Wharf), with its meticulously preserved 14th-cetury warehouses built by Hasa merchats. The passageways betwee the buildigs are filled with the shops of local artisas. Drive to Troldhauge, the coutryside villa of Edvard Grieg, to hear a private recital of the composer s work. Time permittig, see the uique architecture of Fatoft Stave Church. Retur to the ship for luch ad the afteroo at sea. LERWICK, SHETLAND ISLANDS, SCOTLAND Friday, May 30 Followig a morig lecture ad luch, arrive i Lerwick, capital of the Shetlad Islads. Travel to the ed of the mai islad where farmlad meets a rocky ad ruggedly beautiful coast. Be o the lookout for puffis, seals, poies, ad sheep. See the Broze Age settlemet of Jarlshof with its wheelhouses ad Norse loghouses. Remarkably, Jarlshof was i cotiuous use util the 17th cetury. Retur to Lerwick for time at leisure FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL
Puffis, Westma Islads. before cotiuig your cruise orth durig the log twilight hours called simmer dim by the Scottish. STROMNESS, ORKNEY ISLANDS, SCOTLAND Saturday, May 31 Sail through the Orkey Islads to the bustlig harbor of Kirkwall. See the Cathedral of St. Magus, fouded i 1137, ad the 16th-cetury Bishop s Palace. Drive to the ruis of Skara Brae, a Stoe Age settlemet that was preserved by layers of sad ad oly exposed by a storm i 1850. Cotiue to Maes Howe, a massive circular burial tomb datig from 3500 BCE. Experiece the mystery ad power of the earby Rig of Brodgar ad the Stadig Stoes of Steess. Retur to the ship ad sail early i the eveig. THORSHAVN, FAROE ISLANDS, DENMARK Suday, Jue 1 Step ashore i Thorshav, amed after Thor, the Norse god of thuder. Morig visits will itroduce you to the tow s cultural heritage datig back to the Vikigs. I the afteroo, drive orth, past a Vikig settlemet, perhaps spottig puffis that est i the cliffs ear Gjóv. Alteratively, you may wish to drive to sceic Vágar Islad, passig uder the Vestmaa Soud by a ew 3-mile-log tuel. AT SEA Moday, Jue 2 Atted lectures ad perhaps settle ito a deck chair with a book durig this day at sea. WESTMAN ISLANDS, ICELAND Tuesday, Jue 3 Be o deck for your morig arrival i Vestmaaeyjar, a tow i the Westma Islads. Tour the museum documetig the volcaic eruptio i 1973. Retur to Sea Explorer ad cotiue to Reykjavik. This eveig joi the captai for a farewell receptio ad dier. REYKJAVIK, ICELAND / U.S.A. Wedesday, Jue 4 Disembark the ship i the morig. A tour of Reykjavik icludes the Natioal Museum with exhibits o Icelad s history from the Settlemet Age to the preset. Cotiue to the Blue Lagoo for luch ad to experiece this famous geothermal pool. Trasfer to the airport for the flight home, or remai i Reykjavik for the optioal postlude. OPTIONAL PRELUDE COPENHAGEN May 21 to 24, 2014 Sped two ights i charmig Copehage, where you will visit the Glyptotek, a fasciatig museum i the city ceter, as well as Louisiaa, a moder art museum o the city s orth coast. I the tow of Helsiør, see Kroborg Castle, immortalized by Shakespeare as Elsiore i Hamlet. There will be free time to explore o your ow. Shoppig alog the Strøget ad strollig through Tivoli Gardes are just the begiig. The Blue Lagoo, Reykjavik. OPTIONAL POSTLUDE REYKJAVIK Jue 4 to 7, 2014 Experiece Icelad s dyamic capital ad the surroudig coutryside durig a threeight stay. Explore Thigvellir Natioal Park, kow for its dramatic lava formatios, ad visit the hot sprig Geysir. Tour the Valley of the Gods ad the Eyjafjallajökull volcao (which famously erupted i 2010), or visit the Sólheimajökull glacier ad walk behid oe of its waterfalls. Lear about Icelad s geothermal eergy at a power plat ad ejoy the relaxig Blue Lagoo geothermal pool.
SEA EXPLORER CRUISE RATES Per perso, double occupacy 254 to 262 $7,995 Magella Deck. Deluxe Suites with porthole widows 333 to 348 $8,995 Columbus Deck. Deluxe Suites with widows 329 to 332 $9,595 Columbus Deck. Deluxe Suites with widows 416 to 428 $9,995 Marco Polo Deck. Deluxe Suites with widows 414 & 415 $10,595 Marco Polo Deck. Juior Suites with widows 505 to 512 $11,995 Erickso Deck. Verada Suites with private balcoy 601 to 604 $13,995 Explorer Deck. Pethouse Suites with private balcoy Suites are available for sigle occupacy at a supplemet. SUN DECK LIBRARY OUTDOOR CAFÉ THE CLUB LOUNGE RESTAURANT ELEVATOR ELEVATOR ELEVATOR RECEPTION ELEVATOR SALON EXPLORER DECK 603 601 604 602 ERICKSON DECK 511 509 507 505 512 510 508 506 427 425 423 421 428 426 424 422 420 418 416 414 347 345 343 341 339 348 346 344 342 340 338 336 334 332 330 261 259 257 255 ELEVATOR 262 260 258 256 254 WHIRLPOOL SUN DECK GYM MARCO POLO DECK COLUMBUS DECK MAGELLAN DECK BRIDGE 419 417 415 335 333 331 INFIRMARY Luxury combies with adveture aboard Sea Explorer. This motor yacht has all outside suites (with the optio for quee bed or twi beds); bathrooms have a shower ad marble details. The ship has a elevator, gym, ad su deck with a whirpool. 329 Sea Explorer, formerly the Corithia II (left); the diig room (ceter); ad a Deluxe Suite o Marco Polo Deck (right). TOUR COST INCLUSIONS Eleve ights accommodatios aboard Sea Explorer; all meals durig the cruise; wie ad beer with luches ad diers; escorted sightseeig by motorcoach; etrace fees for icluded visits; airport / pier group trasfers ad porterage; customary shipboard gratuities; taxes; service charges; gratuities to guides ad drivers; $50,000 emergecy medical assistace ad evacuatio isurace. TOUR COST EXCLUSIONS Airfare; passport fees; alcoholic beverages other tha as specified above; persoal items ad expeses; airport trasfers for those ot o group flights; excess baggage; trip isurace; optioal Copehage prelude; optioal Reykjavik postlude; ay other items ot specifically metioed as icluded. OPTIONAL PRELUDE COPENHAGEN $1,795 per perso. Sigle supplemet $795. Two ights at the Hotel D Agleterre. Breakfast daily, two luches, ad oe dier. Sightseeig as oted. OPTIONAL POSTLUDE REYKJAVIK $2,625 per perso. Sigle supplemet $365. Two ights at the Hotel Raga, Hella; oe ight at the Hotel Borg, Reykjavik. Breakfast daily, four luches, ad three diers. Sightseeig as oted. RESERVATIONS, DEPOSITS & FINAL PAYMENT To reserve your space o this program, a $2,500 deposit is required per perso. Please either call us at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806, or fill out ad mail or fax the registratio form. Reservatios are ackowledged i order of receipt util the maximum erollmet has bee reached. Your fial paymet is due 120 days before departure ad must be made by check. CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS All cacellatios must be made i writig to HAA Travels ad are subject to a $350 orefudable admiistrative fee. Cacellatios received betwee 120 ad 91 days prior to departure will be charged a fee i the amout of 20 percet of the program cost per perso; those received betwee 90 ad 61 days before departure, 50 percet; o refuds will be give for cacellatios received withi 60 days of departure. No refuds are give for cacellatio o or after the day of departure, or for uused portios of the tour, for ay reaso. CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itierary is subject to chage at the discretio of HAA Travels ad the tour operator. Deviatios from the scheduled itierary are at the expese of the idividual. All prices quoted are based o prevailig fuel prices, airfare, ad currecy exchage rates i effect at the time of brochure pritig ad are subject to chage. While the tour operator will do everythig possible to maitai the published trip price, it may be ecessary to istitute a surcharge. INSURANCE We highly recommed the purchase of trip cacellatio isurace. A applicatio for isurace will be provided by HAA Travels upo cofirmatio. RESPONSIBILITY Certai other provisios apply regardig limitatios of liability ad rights of HAA Travels ad the tour operator. The statemet of resposibility is available at http://alumi.harvard.edu/travel/trips/vikigs-2014. If you are ot able to access the Iteret, please call HAA Travels at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806. DISCLAIMER Every reasoable effort has bee made to esure the accuracy of iformatio preseted i this publicatio. Neither HAA Travels or the tour operator is resposible for errors i or damages resultig from use of the iformatio cotaied herei. Iformatio cotaied i this brochure is subject to chage. QUESTIONS Please call HAA Travels at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806, email: haatravels@harvard.edu. CST 2059789-40
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