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22 July, 7 PM - 9 PM,
Departing and returning to Chelsea Piers, NYC
$50 per person. Reserve early! Limited seating.
Contact NMHS to make your reservation at 800-221-6646, ext. 0.
Join NMHS for a romantic Sunset Sail on the newest addition to the Classic Harbor Lines fleet,
the 80-foot Schooner Imagine. A wooden vessel that will accommodate 40 passengers,
Imagine is one of the fastest sailing vessels in New York Harbor, having set a course record in
the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race (a title formally held by the Adirondack).
The cruise starts out heading south from Chelsea Piers and down the Hudson River to Battery Park, Schooner Imagine passes by Ellis Island and sails out to the Statue of Liberty.
Wind and time permitting, she will head toward Governors Island, breeze by the
Financial District and the Brooklyn Bridge on the East River.
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Turning Points of History:
Power and Conflict from Antiquity to World War II
Aboard the Corinthian II
"We make war that we may live in peace," wrote Aristotle. Conflict and war are at the heart of human drama, and to study the history of war is to peer into the human condition. On this unique voyage we will explore sites and events dating from antiquity to World War II that have shaped the course of Western history and civilization. The stories have come down to us from ancient writers, including Herodotus, Thucidides and Plutarch, as well as from countless modern historians. They describe events known now by single names, indelibly associated with our history-Marathon, Salerno, Libya, Crete, Sicily. Stand on the plain of Marathon and recall the seminal events of the early 5th century B.C., when democratic Athens and its allies defeated the armies of the mighty Persian Empire; sail into the same harbor of Sicily's Syracuse where the Athenians suffered a terrible defeat some 85 years after Marathon; and relive some of the most important World War II battles that took place in Crete, North Africa, Sicily and the Italian mainland.
About the Boat: The Corinthian II accomodates only 114 guest in 57 spacious and elegant suites that face outside, affording panoramic views of the landscape and seascape.
June 4: USA
June 5: Athens - Piraeus, Greece - Embark
June 6: Piraeus - Marathon - Athens - Piraeus
June 7: Heraklion - Knossos - Souda Bay, Crete
June 8: Souda Bay - Chania - Maleme - Souda Bay
June 9: Tubruq, Libya
June 10: Derna - Cyrene - Apollinia - Derna
June 11: AT SEA
June 12: Valletta, Malta
June 13: Syracuse - Sicily - Italy
June 14: Salerno, Italy
June 15: Gaeta
June 16: Civitavecchia - Disembark - Rome -USA
This program is developed in collaboation with the Stanford Alumni Association Travel/Study Program |
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The Great Lakes:
A Voyage Through North America's Maginifcent Inland Sea
Aboard the Clelia II
Close to home is one of the great natural wonders of the world. Nearly fifteen thousand years ago, the last of the great glaciers retreated, leaving us with the legacy of the Great Lakes. The lakes are unique, for although they are called lakes, they are in reality vast inland seas that comprise one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water. First used as a means of transport by Algonquin and Iroquois tribes, the lakes later became a thriving commercial hub and a heavily traveled waterway with the arrival of European settlers. More than fifty years ago, the Great Lakes were the busiest waterway in the world and North America's treasured summer destination. Today, travelers are rediscovering the charms of the vast, sweet water. On the shores of Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan and Superior, welcoming towns have changed little since the 19th century-in marked contrast to much of the North American continent-and warm summer breezes skim through the lush leaves of the woody, rocky coasts. Aboard the 100-guest Clelia II, with its combination of intimacy and elegance, we are pleased to revive the grandeur and pleasure of a classic Great Lakes cruise. On this unique itinerary, which sails between American and Canadian ports, travelers will thrill to the thundering of Niagara Falls, witness Native American culture on Manitoulin Island, enjoy Mackinac Island's bygone Victorian charms and revel in the pristine beauty of the Keweenaw Penisula, one of North America's most unspoiled regions. A highlight of our voyage will be transiting the many scenic waterways and locks that connect the Great Lakes as we sail the vast expanse between Lake Ontario and the western shores of Lake Superior.
About the Boat: The 100-guest Clelia II with its combination of intimacy and elegance revives the grandeur and pleasure of a classic Great Lakes cruise.
Day 1: USA - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - EMBARK - Lake Ontario
Day 2: Port Weller - Welland Canal - Niagara Falls - Lake Erie
Day 3: AT SEA - Lake Erie - Lake Huron
Day 4 : Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario - Lake Huron
Day 5 : Mackinac Island, Michigan - Lake Michigan - Lake Huron - Soo Locks - Lake Superior
Day 6: Houghton, Keweenaw Penninsula, Michigan's Upper Penninsula
Day 7: Thunder Bay - Old Fort William - Thunder Bay, Ontario
Day 8: Duluth, Minnesota - DISEMBARK
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