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The Tour Price Includes: Cancellation and Refund Policy: All cancellations MUST BE RECEIVED IN WRITING VIA FAX, E-MAIL OR REGULAR U.S. MAIL. Automatic Acropolis: The Ancient City of Air Transportation: Airfares are based on special contract agreements $100.00 cancellation fee up to 90 days prior to departure; 89 to 60 days with various international airlines and involve certain restrictions and prior to departure $200.00 cancellation fee; 59 to 30 days prior to deadlines. These fares are subject to cancellation penalties, and once departure 50% of tour cost cancellation fee; 29 days prior to departure they are issued, are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE AND up to date of departure 100% of tour cost cancellation fee; Total loss CAN’T BE USED TOWARDS FUTURE TRAVEL. Please refer to our of tour costs, Air and Land. If non-refundable air tickets have been CANCELLATION AND REFUND OF AIR AND LAND ARRANGEMENTS issued prior to receiving notice of your cancellation, you will be CLAUSE/POLICY below. Airfares are based on prices in effect as of charged the price of the ticket in addition to the cancellation JANUARY 1, 2020, and they are subject to change without notice. penalties listed above.

IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PURCHASE TRAVEL INSURANCE. ALL RESERVATIONS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON. Surface Transportation: All surface transportation as described in the itinerary will be by modern motor coach designed for highway travel. Deviations: Deviation policies vary by airline and are normally only Groups will be met and transferred on arrival and departure. allowed on the return journey, from the same departing city as the group, and depend upon availability. There is a change fee of Hotels: First class Hotels (4 Star Throughout). Hotel classifications as approximately $150.00 or more per person, plus any additional airline per ratings on OHRG published by Ziff-Davis Company in New York. charges. ALL deviation requests must be made in writing, at least 90 Hotels are double occupancy (2 people per room). days before departure date. NO TELEPHONE DEVIATION REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Single room additional cost $900.00. Single rooms are limited and will be awarded on a first come first serve basis. If you request a roommate Tour Prices All tour prices quoted for transportation and land and if none is available, you will pay ½ this amount as a forced single arrangements in this folder are based on rates, (including foreign room. exchange rates), in effect at the time of original tour agreement with your tour host and accordingly are subject to increase without notice if such Meal Plan: The meal plan is full board, 3 meals per day, consists of rates change prior to departure. breakfast, lunch, and dinner, depending on the routine of the itinerary. Taxes and service charges normally appearing on the restaurant bills Insurance: To protect your travel plans, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE are included in the tour price. A list of all food allergies must be PURCHASE OF TRAVEL INSURANCE. A BROCHURE WILL BE PROVIDED emailed to [email protected] for hotel accommoda- UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT. tion. In the case the hotel is unable to accommodate, passenger is responsible for all meals. Unused meals will NOT be reimbursed. Responsibility: Inspirational Tours, Inc. or their agents act only as agent for the passenger in regards to travel, whether by railroad, motor car, Southwestern Lieutenancy of the Baggage: INSPIRATIONAL TOURS restricts all tour passengers to 1 motorcoach, boat or airplane and assume no liability for injury, damage, piece of checked luggage and 1 carry-on. All Passengers should check loss, accident, delay or irregularity which may be occasioned either by Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre with the airline for up-to-date baggage weight and dimension acts or defect in any vehicle or for any reason whatsoever, or through information and restrictions which are subject to change at anytime the acts or default of any company or person engaged in conveying before tour departure. the passenger or in carrying out the arrangements of the tour. They can accept no responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in air or other services, sickness, weather, strike, war, 14 Day & Included: Airport Taxes, Fuel Surcharges, (subj to change ) & Tips to guides and drivers, and all meals. quarantine or other causes. All such losses or expenses will have to be borne by the passenger as tour rates provide for arrangements only for The Tour Price Does Not Include: Expenses of passports, laundry, the time stated. The right is reserved to substitute hotels of similar quality wines, liquors, mineral waters, after-luncheon and after-dinner tea or to those specified in the itinerary and the right is reserved to cancel any Holy Land coffee or food not on the menus of the included meals; additional tour prior to departure, in which latter case a full refund will constitute baggage; expenses of carriages, guides, sightseeing or other services full settlement to the passenger. No refund will be made for any unused Athens – 4 Day Greek Isle Cruise to: – (House of the Virgin Mary) – Patmos than those specifically mentioned as being included in the itinerary; portion of the tour unless arrangements are made prior to departure baggage and personal insurance; all items of a personal nature plus from the . The airlines concerned, their agents, or affiliates Crete – Santorini - – Nazareth – Bethlehem – Sea of Galilee – Mt. Beatitudes those not listed above as being included in the tour price. and other carriers, are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time passengers are not on board their aircraft. The Gethsemane – Tiberias Booking Conditions: Deposits and Payment: A deposit of $300.00 per passenger ticket in use by said carriers, when issued, shall constitute the person is required at the time of booking. No order will be processed sole contract between the carriers and the purchasers of these tickets without a deposit. Full and final payment is due 90 days before and/or the passenger. It is the passengers’ responsibility to obtain any August 26 – September 8, 2020 departure. Registrations received within 90 days of departure require visas that they need to travel. The services of any I.A.T.A. carrier may payment in full, deposit only will not be accepted. WE ACCEPT CASH, be used for these tours and transportation within the U.S.A. may be $4,290.00 Per Person From Houston CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS ONLY. WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT provided by any member of the Air Traffic Conference of America. Includes: CARDS. PRICES ARE BASED ON RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020 AND ARE Roundtrip Air Transportation From Houston, First Class Hotels, Double Occupancy, Daily Sightseeing, SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Daily Mass, 3 Meals A Day – Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, Outside Cabins On The Cruise, Shore Excursions, All Meals On Board Cruise, Airport Taxes, Fuel Surcharges (Which Are Subject To Change), And Tips To Guides, Drivers, Hotel & Cruise Staffs.

5433 Westheimer, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77056 Spiritual Director: Bishop Mark J. Seitz, D.D. Phone: 713-961-2785 Fax: 713-961-7496 Email: [email protected] Diocese of El Paso Toll-Free: 1-800-231-6287 www.inspirationaltoursinc.com Day 12 September 6, Sunday: Jerusalem and the Passion of : Mount of Olives / Dominus Flevit / Gethsemane / Cave of Betrayal / Pater Noster / Upper Room / St. Peter in Gallicantu Visit the Mount of Olives to walk the Palm Sunday route stopping at Dominus Flevit, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Drive to Gethsemane, and view the Rock of Agony where Jesus prayed His last prayer before his arrest. Visit the Cave of Betrayal and Pater Noster, with the Lord’s Prayer in many languages. Drive through the Kidron Valley to St. Peter in Ephesus Church of All Nations Gallicantu where Peter denied Him thrice. At the Cenacle, Mount of Beatitudes visit the Upper Room of the Last Supper. Finish the day at TOUR ITINERARY: Day 09 September 3, Thursday: Cana / Dormition Abbey, where we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. Day 01 Day 05 Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. August 26, Wednesday: Houston / August 30, Sunday: Crete / Nazareth / of the Annunciation / Mass at Church of All Nations Frankfurt Santorini Mount Tabor / Jerusalem Leave Houston to Frankfurt. You will have an early morning arrival at the port of Heraklion, We start the day with a visit to Cana, the village of Jesus' first Crete, where you will have Mass. Then you will be taken to miracle of changing water into wine; here couples may renew Day 02 August 27, Thursday: Frankfurt / Knossos, once the capital of the prehistoric Minoan civiliza- their wedding vows. Continue to the Basilica of Annunciation Athens tion. Enjoy a tour of the excavations of the Palace of King in Nazareth and visit Mary's Well and the Church of the Angel Arrive Frankfurt. Change planes to Athens. Upon arrival, you Minos and the surrounding area. Return to the ship for a short Gabriel. This afternoon, we visit Mount Tabor, scene of the will be met and transferred to the hotel in Athens for Mass sail to the island of Santorini. Depart the ship by tender to Transfiguration, for Mass. Afterwards drive through the Jordan then dinner and overnight. Mass at hotel Athenios Harbor to board your motor-coach for an uphill drive Valley and then up through the Judean hills to the Holy City of to the village of Oia. Enjoy free time exploring the city of Oia Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. Day 03 August 28, Friday: Athens / before returning to the ship for your overnight sail to Piraeus. Mass at Mount Tabor Piraeus / Mykonos Mass at St. John the Baptist Day 10 Transfer to the port of Piraeus and board your cruise ship for September 4, Friday: Our Lady of a 4-day, 3- night cruise of the . The Aegean gives Day 06 Aug 31, Monday: Corinth / Athens Palestine / The Wilderness: Bethany / Church of the Holy Sepulchre one a true sense of Greece's layered history and a great You will be met with the guide and driver at Piraeus and Jericho / Mount of Temptation / Dead Sea respect for the God-given majesty of the Aegean's breath- then you will drive to Corinth. Tour the Corinth Canal, Ancient We will visit the of Our Lady of Palestine, patroness of Day 13 September 7, Monday: Stations taking islands. The first port call is Mykonos, an island of Corinth, the Excavations, and the Bema Seat where St. Paul the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. It was established of the Cross / Church of the Holy beautiful beaches, secluded coves, dazzling white-washed lived and was tried. Then return to Athens for your tour of the by Patriarch Louis Barlasina in 1927 amid difficulties in the Sepulchre / Latin Patriarchate houses, narrow paved streets and windmills which cover the Parthenon, the Acropolis, Mars Hill, where Paul preached, and Holy Land to appeal for the protection of the Virgin Mary. Then We begin to retrace the last steps of Jesus. As we walk along island. Mykonos is also known for its churches - 365 of them the Agora (ancient marketplace). Continue touring of the Plaka we travel east of Jerusalem, an area rich in Christian tradition the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrow) through the markets of the dot the beautiful island. Return to the ship for dinner and district and visit St. Dimitri for Mass. Dinner and overnight. and just off the Roman road that Jesus walked, to Wadi Qelt Old City praying the Stations of the Cross, we reflect on overnight at sea. Mass on board the ship Mass at St. Dimitri gorge, site of the Monastery of St. George. At the oasis town the greatness of His sacrifice. Pray at Calvary and celebrate of Jericho, visit the excavations of the oldest city in the world Day 04 August 29, Saturday: Patmos / Day 07 September 1, Tuesday: Athens / Solemn High Mass at the Holy Tomb. After breakfast at our and view the Mount of Temptation where Jesus fasted and hotel we visit the Latin Patriarchate and participate in the Kusadasi / Ephesus Tel Aviv / Mt. Carmel / Stella Maris was tempted by Satan. On the way, back there is time for a / Caesarea Pilgrim Shell Ceremony. Visit St. Anne’s Church, the home of You will have an early morning arrival at the port of Kusadasi. swim (or rather a float!) in the mineral-rich waters of the Dead the Virgin Mary and her parents Saints Joachim and Anne. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Tel Aviv. Then travel Disembark the ship and board your coach for a visit to the Sea, renowned for its healing properties. Dinner and overnight We pass the Ecce Homo where Pilate proclaimed, “Behold the via the coast to Caesarea, where the Romans held Paul ancient city of Ephesus for a guided walking tour through one at the hotel in Jerusalem. man”. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Jerusalem. prisoner. Visit the Roman and Crusader ruins. Continue onto of the most magnificent excavated cities in the world. See the Mass at Our Lady of Palestine Mass at the Holy Sepulchre Odeon (concert hall), the Fountain of Trajan, the steam-heated Stella Maris, a Carmelite Monastery with the Madonna of Day 11 Baths of Scolastika, the Library of Celsus and the Great Mt. Carmel and have Mass. Drive through the Jezreel Valley September 5, Saturday: Jerusalem Day 14 September 8, Tuesday: Departure Theatre of Ephesus where Paul preached. Return to your to Tiberias for dinner and overnight. Mass at Stella Maris / Church of the Visitation / Bethlehem / Frankfurt / Houston coach via the Arcadian Way where Marc Anthony and Cleopa- Day 08 Church of the Nativity / Shepherd’s Fields This morning, transfer to the airport and fly to Houston. tra once rode in procession as newlyweds. Visit the House of September 2, Wednesday: The In Jerusalem we head to the village of Ein Karem, the birth- Ministry of Christ in the Galilee: Tiberius / Mary, where tradition says the Apostle John and the Virgin place of St. John the Baptist and to the Church of Visitation For Further Information, Please Contact: Mary lived and celebrate Mass. Return to the ship for a short Boat ride on Sea of Galilee / Capernaum / where the Blessed Virgin Mary visited her cousin, Elizabeth, sail to the island of Patmos for a visit to the Monastery of St. Mount of Beatitudes and proclaimed the Magnificat. We drive to Bethlehem Michele Malloy, DGCHS John where the original gospel manuscript is on display. Then Some of today's highlights are a boat ride across the Sea of and visit the Shepherd's Fields where the angels announced Mistress of Galilee, Capernaum to see the synagogue and St. Peter's visit the Grotto of the Apocalypse where you see the silver the birth of Jesus. Then we visit the Church of the Nativity in Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre niches in the wall that mark the pillow and ledge used as a house, the Mount of the Beatitudes where the Sermon on the Bethlehem that stands upon the site where Jesus was born desk by the author of the Book of Revelation as well as the Mount was given, Tabgha to see the splendid mosaic about and celebrate Mass. We will go to see Bethlehem University, Southwestern Lieutenancy three-fold crack made by the voice of God. Return to the ship the miracle of the loaves and fishes, and the nearby Church the only Catholic university in the Holy Land, and/or other Tel: 713.819.7318 | [email protected] for dinner and your overnight sailing to Crete. of Peter's Primacy where Peter was told "Feed my lambs, feed places supported by the Order. Dinner and overnight at the Mass at the House of Mary my sheep." Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Tiberias. hotel in Jerusalem. EARLY REGISTRATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED! Mass at Mount of Beatitudes Mass at the Nativity FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS