Six countries are visited on this 13-day program, with convenient embarkation / disembarkation in Venice and Istanbul. A full day is set aside for both, with the Andrea serving as your conveniently located floating hotel. As you cruise through the beautiful blue waters of the Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean seas, from medieval coastal towns to resort islands, experience a stunning variety of scenery, ancient and contemporary cultures, and architectural styles.

Zadar, Korcula and Dubrovnik are Dalmatia's finest examples of medieval walled cities that are truly “living museums” for residents and visitors alike. Optional walking tours cover the highlights, but there is time to explore on your own, enjoying the small museums, churches, sidewalk cafes and art galleries that flourish within the friendly confines of the massive walls. Within walking distance of the ship's dock in Split, the enormous marble palace of the Emperor Diocletian waits to be explored. While parts of the 3rd-century A.D. palace are open as museums, churches and monuments, other sections are pragmatically utilized as shops, offices, pedestrian walkway's and even residences.

With its beaches, cafes and palm trees that line the colonnade along the sea, Saranda has always been popular with Albanian newlyweds. It serves as our gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Butrint, an unspoiled microcosm of almost 3,000 years of Mediterranean history. The sixth-century B.C. fortifications evoke the city's military power, and its third-century B.C. amphitheater symbolizes the rich Roman and Greek cultures that once thrived in this ancient commercial port. A rocky outcrop rising high above Greece's Peloponnesian Peninsula , Monemvasia creates a sense of wonder and awe for the visitor lucky enough to discover this Byzantine-Medieval-Venetian fortress city. Stroll along the narrow, stone-paved lanes, where the medieval houses give the impression of being built one on top of the other.

Kavala, in eastern Macedonia, is a hilly harbor town, crowned with a Byzantine castle. It was a Roman naval base and, after Paul landed here on his first journey to Europe, became an early Christian bishopric.Canakkale provides access to the nearby archaeological ruins of Troy, the legendary cultural center in the third and second millennia B.C. Istanbul is a modern city with a very ancient past, with many great monuments from its days as the capital of three great empires: Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. An optional full-day excursion includes the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and the Grand Bazaar.