STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY

Around Aboard Sea Cloud II

Art Treasures and Ancient Temples October 21 to 29, 2011

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Envision an island in the middle of one of the planet’s most beautiful inland seas that harbors traces of the major empires that have shaped Western Civilization, and you will have imagined Sicily. Join us on a one-of-a-kind cruise that circumnavigates this mesmerizing island and marvel at the ancient temples, villas, theaters, cathedrals and monasteries left behind by the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Normans and others. As we travel in total comfort aboard the luxurious Sea Cloud II, we’ll also have the chance to view Sicily’s lovely coastal beaches and its tiny volcanic offshore islands. Hungering for more? Extend your Sicily adventure with either or both of our pre- and post-trip excursions. Join us and discover one of the world’s most extraordinary crossroads!

Brett S. Thompson, ’83, Director, Stanford Travel/Study Highlights

MARVEL at the 2,400- LEARN the political and explore the seven ENJOY a private afternoon year-old Dancing Satyr of social implications of the Doric temples at , reception and tour at the , a Greek artifacts we see during considered among the exquisite palazzo bronze statue retrieved faculty leader Christine largest and best-preserved of Barone Beneventano in from the sea in 1998. Junkerman’s series of ancient Hellenic structures Syracuse. lectures. outside of Greece.

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Trapani Taormina S ICILY

S t Ionian r a Catania i Sea t o Agrigento f Si cily Porto Empedocle Syracuse

M e d to i t e r r a n e a n S e a Pozzallo , palermo

OPTIONAL and restaurants. Following Monday, October 24 some leisure time this PALERMO /MONREALE TAORMINA Itinerary Dock this morning in Palermo, afternoon, gather for a dinner PRE-TRIP capital of Sicily. Visit the 9th- EXTENSION of superlative Sicilian cuisine. Friday & Saturday, October 21 & 22 century Palatine Chapel in San Domenico Hotel (B,D) DEPART U.S. / Wednesday & Thursday, CATANIA, SICILY, ITALY / the Palace of the Norman October 19 & 20 EMBARKATION Saturday, October 22 Kings. Described by Guy de DEPART U.S. / CATANIA, Depart on an overnight flight SICILY / taormina TAORMINA / CATANIA / Maupassant as “the most EMBARKATION to Catania and upon arrival surprising religious jewel Depart on an overnight flight Spend the morning at leisure transfer to the awaiting Sea ever dreamt of,” the chapel to Catania and upon arrival on prior to driving to Catania for Cloud II. Enjoy dinner onboard is known for its extraordinary Thursday transfer to Taormina. lunch. Marvel at the Palazzo as we begin our cruise mosaics. After lunch onboard, Clinging to the edge of Mount Biscari, whose 700 rooms through the Straits drive to Monreale to view the Tauro, Taormina looks out occupy an entire city block. to the sea and south to the of Messina. magnificent Norman cathedral, By special arrangement, we Sea Cloud II (D) whose brilliantly colored dramatic, snow-capped cone are invited to view mosaics depict scenes from of Mount Etna. Following its private apart- Sunday, lunch, check in to our hotel, an October 23 the Old and New Testaments. ments, where AT SEA Return to our ship in time for exquisite former 14th-century family members Experience the thrill dinner. Sea Cloud II (B,L,D) monastery. The balance of the of the prince for of cruising and admiring day is at leisure. whom it was built the passing panorama San Domenico Palace Hotel (L) Tuesday, October 25 in 1702 still of Sicily’s volcanic Aeo- TRAPANI / SEGESTA Friday, October 21 reside. Later lian islands aboard the Step ashore at the port of Tra- TAORMINA this afternoon, legendary Sea Cloud II pani for an excursion to Sege- Following breakfast, a walking embark the as she travels through sta to view its splendid Greek tour takes us to the remains of awaiting Sea gentle waters under temple and theater. After lunch the theater, still Cloud II and join our a full set of billowing onboard, we can opt to travel used for plays and concerts. group for dinner on- sails. This evening we to the medieval hilltop town of Enjoy a spectacular view of the board. (B,L,D) celebrate the start . Alternatively, journey to Mediterranean and the still- of our adventure the port of Mazara del Vallo active Mount Etna. Then stroll cost with a festive wel- to see its spectacular seven- through the public gardens $2,095 per person / come reception foot-tall bronze statue retrieved and along the main street double occupancy and dinner hosted from the sea by local fisher- lined with handicraft shops, $2,690 per person / by our captain. men in 1998. With his flying art galleries, and inviting cafes single occupancy Sea Cloud II (B,L,D) hair and goat ears, the circa palermo malta

2,400-year-old figure was quick- town’s baroque treasures, OPTIONAL Sunday, October 30 ly dubbed the “Dancing Satyr” including the Palazzo Nicolaci, VALLETTA / MDINA MALTA Drive this morning to the of Mazara del Vallo. Later this whose fabulous interiors rival POST-TRIP quaint towns of Rabat and afternoon our ship sails along its wrought iron balconies EXTENSION Mdina, the latter Malta’s old the northern coast of Sicily. supported by carved figures. capital, where 300 people still Sea Cloud II (B,L,D) Return to Sea Cloud II for a Saturday, October 29 VALLETTA, MALTA live within the city’s medieval late lunch. Sea Cloud II (B,L,D) Wednesday, October 26 Arrive this morning in Valletta, walls. Here we explore St. PORTO EMPEDOCLE / capital of Malta, where an Friday, October 28 Paul’s Catacombs, the earliest AGRIGENTO extraordinary concentration From Porto Empedocle drive to SYRACUSE archaeological evidence of Today we explore Syracuse, of historic and prehistoric Agrigento, which Pindar called Christianity on Malta. Also see one of the most important areas has earned the capital “the most beautiful city built by the Domus Romana, a 1st- cities in antiquity. Discover a UNESCO World Heritage mortal men.” Tour the Valley century BCE Roman house the dramatic, well-preserved site designation. Begin of the Temples, site of some with exquisitely crafted and Greek and Roman theaters of today with a stroll through of the finest and largest Greek preserved mosaics. Continue the Archaeological Zone. On Old Town. Continue to St. ruins in the world. Return to our to one of the oldest free- Syracuse’s beautiful Ortygia John’s Cathedral, housing ship for lunch and a leisurely standing temples in the world, Island, view the cathedral built Caravaggio’s masterpiece, afternoon and evening under the Neolithic Temple of Hagar on the ruins of the Temple of The Beheading of St. John the sail. Sea Cloud II (B,L,D) Qim. Following lunch, the Athena as well as Caravaggio’s Baptist. Then view impressive afternoon is at leisure. Gather Thursday, October 27 prized painting, The Burial tapestries and armor at the this evening for our farewell POZZALLO / NOTO of St. Lucy, in the Palazzo Palace of the Grand Masters. dinner at our hotel. After breakfast, go ashore in Bellomo. By special invitation Following an independent Hotel (B,L,D) Pozzallo, known for its beautiful we visit the baroque palazzo lunch, check in at our hotel beaches. A short drive takes of Barone Beneventano in the historic center. In the Monday, October 31 us to the 4th-century Villa del VALLETTA / U.S. for a tour and afternoon early evening attend a private Following breakfast, transfer to Tellaro, where artful mosaics refreshments. Sea Cloud II (B,L,D) reception at Casa Roca the airport for flights home. (B) depict hunting scenes and Piccola, a splendid 16th- the story of Hector. Continue Saturday, October 29 century palazzo, by invitation cost to the lovely town of Noto, set VALlETTA, MALTA Disembark Sea Cloud II in of the Marquis de Piro. The $1,395 per person / amid olive groves and almond Valletta this morning and balance of the evening is at double occupancy trees on a plateau overlooking transfer to the airport for our leisure. Phoenicia Hotel (B) $1,745 per person / the Asinaro Valley. A walking flights home. (B) single occupancy tour introduces us to the owner’s suite lounge

category 3 cabin dining room

Sea Cloud II Sister ship of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s legendary Sea Cloud, the three-masted Sea Cloud II was built in the grand tradition of the world’s finest sailing ships and christened in 2001. It is complemented with the most modern of amenities. From the mahogany-paneled library and gracious lounge to the fitness area and water-sports platform, no detail on this elegant vessel has been overlooked. Each of the 47 beautifully appointed sea-view cabins features a marble bathroom with brass accents. Deluxe cabins and junior suites have two twin beds that can be made up as a queen-sized bed. The Owner’s Suites feature king-sized beds. Sunbathe, enjoy fresh sea breezes and watch the crew practice the age-old art of setting the sails by hand on the spacious deck. Enjoy friendly world-class service and five-star dining while onboard. Flag: Malta / Length: 384 ft. / Beam: 53 ft. / Draft: 18 ft. / Main Mast Height: 171 ft. above deck / Number of Sails: 23 Deck Plan SUN DECK Program Cost* Rates are per person, based on double occupancy unless otherwise specified.

Outer cabins with two portholes, upper and $6,995 1 lower beds and shower. 129 sq. ft. Single: $8,745** LIDO DECK Deluxe outer cabins with two portholes, $7,995 2 sitting area and shower. 165 sq. ft. Single: $10,395**

Deluxe outer midship cabins with two portholes, $9,995 3 sitting area and shower. 172 sq. ft.

Deluxe outer midship cabins with three portholes, $10,495 PROMENADE DECK 4 sitting area and shower. 200 sq. ft.

Deluxe outer cabins with two Palladian-style $11,495 5 windows, sitting area and shower. 200 sq. ft.

Junior suites with three Palladian-style windows, $11,995 6 sitting area, walk-in closet, fireplace and bathtub CABIN DECK with shower. 240 sq. ft.

Owners’ suites with four Palladian-style windows, $12,495 7 sitting area, walk-in closet, fireplace and bathtub with separate shower. 290 sq. ft.

*Association nonmembers add $200 per person. **Single accommodations are limited.

Information Terms &

Dates Conditions October 21 to 29, 2011 (9 days) Deposit & Final Payment Responsibility Size A $1,000 deposit is required The Stanford Alumni Association, Limited to a total of 79 participants, including travelers from Stanford, to hold space for Around Sicily Stanford University and our Yale and Harvard. Aboard Sea Cloud II. An additional operators act only as agents $200 deposit is required to hold for the passenger with respect space for each of the Optional to transportation and ship INCLUDED Extensions. If you have not already arrangements and exercise every 7-night cruise aboard Sea Cloud II 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches placed a deposit, complete and care possible in doing so. However, and 7 dinners Welcome and farewell cocktail receptions return the enclosed reservation we can assume no liability for injury, Complimentary wine with lunch and dinner Bottled water form or place your deposit online damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity in connection with the on excursions Gratuities to porters, guides, drivers and ship at www.stanfordalumni.org/ trip?seacloud2011. service of any automobile, crew for all group activities All tours and shore excursions as motorcoach, launch or any other conveyance used in carrying out this described in the itinerary Transfers and baggage handling on Cancellations & Refunds program or for the acts or defaults program arrival and departure days Port fees and embarkation Deposits and any payments are of any company or person engaged fully refundable, less a $500-per- taxes Minimal medical, accident and evacuation insurance in conveying the passenger or in person cancellation fee, until 120 Educational program with lecture series and pre-departure carrying out the arrangements of the days before departure. 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Round-trip, economy-class airfare on Lufthansa is intended to provide minimal levels further obligation on our part. The from San Francisco to Catania, Sicily, with return from Valletta, of protection while you are traveling right is also reserved to decline to Malta is approximately $1,995 as of December 2010 and is subject on this program. We strongly accept or retain any person as a to change without notice. recommend that you subscribe member of the program. No refund to optional baggage and trip- will be made for an unused portion cancellation insurance. A brochure of any tour unless arrangements are FUEL COSTS offering such insurance will be made in sufficient time to avoid In the uncertain, often volatile oil market of late, it is difficult to mailed with your confirmation about penalties. It is understood that the predict fuel costs over the long term and, more specifically, at one week after we receive your ship’s ticket, when issued, shall Program Cost* deposit. The product offered in this constitute the sole contract between the time of operation of this voyage. Our prices are based upon the passenger and the cruise Rates are per person, based on double occupancy unless otherwise specified. brochure includes a special Waiver the prevailing fuel rates at the time of brochure printing. While company. Baggage is carried at of Pre-Existing Conditions and the owner’s risk entirely. The airlines we will do everything possible to maintain our prices, if the fuel coverage for Financial Insolvency concerned are not to be held rates increase significantly, it may be necessary to institute a and Terrorist Acts if you postmark responsible for any act, omission fuel surcharge. your insurance payment within or event during the time that 15 days of the date listed on the passengers are not onboard their confirmation letter. What to expect plane or conveyance. Neither the We consider this to be a moderately strenuous program that is Alumni Association, Stanford Eligibility University nor our operators accept at times physically demanding and busy. Participants must be We encourage membership in the physically fit and in active good health. Daily programs involve one liability for any carrier’s cancellation Alumni Association as the program penalty incurred by the purchase of to two miles of walking, with tours lasting as long as two to three cost for nonmembers is $200 more a nonrefundable ticket in connection hours, often on city streets, which are, in some cases, uneven than the members’ price. Parents with the tour. Program price is based or cobblestoned. In some instances, such as museums, guided and their children under 21 may on rates in effect in December 2010 tours require climbing up and down several flights of stairs, which travel on one membership. 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Stanford Faculty Leader Dr. Christine Junkerman, an expert in Renaissance painting, developed a popular series of courses on the art of Renaissance Florence, Venice, Rome and Siena for Stanford’s Continuing Studies Program. She has led eight Travel/Study trips. Dr. Junkerman enjoys how “teachable” art history is. Students readily absorb and respond to her lessons.

“Direct connection with the viewer is such an important element of Italian Renaissance “I particularly and baroque art, and there’s no better way to understand that than standing in front of liked the art it,” says Dr. Junkerman. “You look up at a sculpture and notice an eye that just might be history aspect Michelangelo’s peering at you from behind a satyr’s mask or see a Florentine patrician smiling at you from a fresco – it’s at those moments that a powerful connection is made of the itinerary with the past. That kind of experience is what makes Travel/Study trips a pleasure.” as it brought us closer in to Taught art history at Stanford and UC-Berkeley Resident Fellow, Stanford’s Wilbur Hall, 1984–1992 what we were Currently teaching European art history with a specialization in the Italian seeing.” Renaissance at the School of Art and Design, San Jose State University

Ellen Loucks, ’74 Coordinator, CSU Summer Arts in Florence Veneto Cycling PhD art history, UC-Berkeley A d ve n t u r e (with Dr. Christine Junkerman), 2008

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“This ‘voyage’ into history, myths and the Sicilian landscape illuminated my own personal artistic sensibilities and memories. What a gift to bring that joie de vivre back into my daily present life.” Jennifer Mackey, Sicily College, 2008

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