HARVARD STUDY LEADER SAILING THE BALTIC’S AMBER COAST T E V 601 D N, AG HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION O. HELSINKI TO COPENHAGEN ABOARD SEA CLOUD II ST TO ST Michael McCormick, historian and archaeologist of the late Roman Empire ID T PA PO 2018 WORLDWIDE TRAVEL PROGRAM and early medieval Europe, is Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History at PRSR WITH MICHAEL MCCORMICK U.S. URLING PERMIT N PERMIT Harvard University. He has authored the prize-winning monograph: Origins B Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History of the European Economy (Cambridge University Press, 2002) and, most recently, Charlemagne’s Survey of the Holy Land (Dumbarton Oaks-Harvard June 29–July 11, 2018 University Press, 2011). He is senior editor of the Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations (http://darmc.harvard.edu/), a free, online atlas cre- ated chiefly by his undergraduate students. He currently codirects the exca- vation of a late Roman settlement in eastern France, and chairs the Initiative for the Science of the Human Past, a new Harvard research and teaching network that brings together colleagues and students from all divisions of the University to explore and promote natural scientific approaches to the past. Professor McCormick has chaired the FAS Standing Committees on Archaeology and Medieval Studies. Both Harvard undergraduates and alumni prize his dedication to lively teaching inspired by pioneering research. OPTIONAL PRELUDE IN HELSINKI LAND/CRUISE RATES June 27–30, 2018 From $8,995 per person, Experience the exquisite architecture and art of Helsinki; discover the city’s cultural highlights, including the superb collections of double occupancy the Ateneum; and enjoy walking tours of this lively capital. Spend a full day in medieval Turku, on Finland’s southwest coast. Visit Hvitträsk, once the home of architects Eliel Saarinen and Armas PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Lindgren, before embarking Sea Cloud II. Accommodations are at • Stay one night in Helsinki the historic Hotel Kämp. Travel by high speed train to join fellow to discover the city’s SAIL UNDER MIDSUMMER SKIES TO SCANDINAVIAN AND BALTIC CITIES, participants for the included one-night stay before embarking the cultural highlights, including ship on July 1. WITH THEIR MARVELOUS MIX OF MEDIEVAL AND MODERN. FOLLOWING AN the superb collections of OVERNIGHT IN LIVELY HELSINKI, EMBARK THE ELEGANT SEA CLOUD II the Ateneum and sail to Tallinn, Estonia for a visit to a 13th-century church. Navigate the OPTIONAL PRELUDE IN ST. PETERSBURG • Attend a private concert picturesque Stockholm archipelago for an overnight call in the Swedish capital, at St. Nicholas Church in June 26–30, 2018 and step ashore at tiny Visby, Gotland to walk among the medieval ruins. Admire Spend three nights in this vibrant city, founded by decree of Tallinn, Estonia Peter the Great in 1703. Before it is open to the public, tour the the Art Nouveau district of Riga, Latvia, before an excursion to Vilnius, a UNESCO incomparable Hermitage, where 400 rooms in five adjacent • Spend an afternoon in World Heritage Site. Call at the historic port of Gdansk, Poland, before concluding palaces contain nearly all schools of Western art. Enter Catherine medieval Visby, on the Palace before public hours to view the exquisitely restored Amber in Copenhagen. Highlights include exclusive concerts in Tallinn and Riga. You Swedish island of Gotland Room and stroll in the formal gardens. Explore Peter and Paul may wish to explore the region further during an optional prelude in Helsinki or Fortress, the Fabergé Museum, and the State Russian Museum and attend a White Nights Festival performance. Travel by high • Overnight on board to St. Petersburg, or an optional postlude in Copenhagen. speed train to join fellow participants in Helsinki for the included visit the Royal Armory and one-night stay before embarking the ship on July 1. discover a 17th-century warship at the Vasa Museum We are offering a special enticement to join our “In the Wake of the OPTIONAL POSTLUDE IN COPENHAGEN Vikings” voyage, immediately following this program, from July 11 to 21. July 11–13, 2018 • Enjoy an exclusive organ DAY! 6 2018 Guests who book both cruises will receive back-to-back incentives of Disembark Sea Cloud II in charming Copenhagen, beginning performance at the Dome JOURNEY NEXT with a visit and private breakfast at the stunning new opera house Cathedral in Riga, Latvia $1,250 per person per cruise, a savings of $5,000 per couple. This by architect Henning Larsen. Explore the Glyptotek, a fascinating SAILING THE BALTIC’S AMBER COAST offer includes a private car and driver for a half day in Copenhagen museum in the city center, as well as Louisiana, a modern art museum on the coast north of the city. Visit Rosenberg Castle, HELSINKI TO COPENHAGEN ABOARD SEA CLOUD II and guarantees the same cabin for both cruises. For additional built in the Dutch Renaissance style in the early 17th century. NI.HARVARD.EDU/TRAVEL information call 800-422-1636 or visit alumni.harvard.edu/travel. There will also be free time to explore Copenhagen’s many delights WITH MICHAEL MCCORMICK OR VISIT US AT US VISIT OR ALUM on your own. Abundant street life, shopping along the Strøget, TRAVELS HAA 6TH FLOOR STREET, AUBURN MOUNT 124 02138 MA CAMBRIDGE, YOUR BOOK TO WITH HAA 800.422.163 CALL and strolling through Tivoli Gardens are just the beginning! Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History On the front cover: Rooftops, Tallinn. Above: Helsinki waterfront, Finland June 29–July 11, 2018 FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/TRAVEL TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/TRAVEL HARVARD STUDY LEADER SAILING THE BALTIC’S AMBER COAST T E V 601 D N, AG HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION O. HELSINKI TO COPENHAGEN ABOARD SEA CLOUD II ST TO ST Michael McCormick, historian and archaeologist of the late Roman Empire ID T PA PO 2018 WORLDWIDE TRAVEL PROGRAM and early medieval Europe, is Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History at PRSR WITH MICHAEL MCCORMICK U.S. URLING PERMIT N PERMIT Harvard University. He has authored the prize-winning monograph: Origins B Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History of the European Economy (Cambridge University Press, 2002) and, most recently, Charlemagne’s Survey of the Holy Land (Dumbarton Oaks-Harvard June 29–July 11, 2018 University Press, 2011). He is senior editor of the Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations (http://darmc.harvard.edu/), a free, online atlas cre- ated chiefly by his undergraduate students. He currently codirects the exca- vation of a late Roman settlement in eastern France, and chairs the Initiative for the Science of the Human Past, a new Harvard research and teaching network that brings together colleagues and students from all divisions of the University to explore and promote natural scientific approaches to the past. Professor McCormick has chaired the FAS Standing Committees on Archaeology and Medieval Studies. Both Harvard undergraduates and alumni prize his dedication to lively teaching inspired by pioneering research. OPTIONAL PRELUDE IN HELSINKI LAND/CRUISE RATES June 27–30, 2018 From $8,995 per person, Experience the exquisite architecture and art of Helsinki; discover the city’s cultural highlights, including the superb collections of double occupancy the Ateneum; and enjoy walking tours of this lively capital. Spend a full day in medieval Turku, on Finland’s southwest coast. Visit Hvitträsk, once the home of architects Eliel Saarinen and Armas PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Lindgren, before embarking Sea Cloud II. Accommodations are at • Stay one night in Helsinki the historic Hotel Kämp. Travel by high speed train to join fellow to discover the city’s SAIL UNDER MIDSUMMER SKIES TO SCANDINAVIAN AND BALTIC CITIES, participants for the included one-night stay before embarking the cultural highlights, including ship on July 1. WITH THEIR MARVELOUS MIX OF MEDIEVAL AND MODERN. FOLLOWING AN the superb collections of OVERNIGHT IN LIVELY HELSINKI, EMBARK THE ELEGANT SEA CLOUD II the Ateneum and sail to Tallinn, Estonia for a visit to a 13th-century church. Navigate the OPTIONAL PRELUDE IN ST. PETERSBURG • Attend a private concert picturesque Stockholm archipelago for an overnight call in the Swedish capital, at St. Nicholas Church in June 26–30, 2018 and step ashore at tiny Visby, Gotland to walk among the medieval ruins. Admire Spend three nights in this vibrant city, founded by decree of Tallinn, Estonia Peter the Great in 1703. Before it is open to the public, tour the the Art Nouveau district of Riga, Latvia, before an excursion to Vilnius, a UNESCO incomparable Hermitage, where 400 rooms in five adjacent • Spend an afternoon in World Heritage Site. Call at the historic port of Gdansk, Poland, before concluding palaces contain nearly all schools of Western art. Enter Catherine medieval Visby, on the Palace before public hours to view the exquisitely restored Amber in Copenhagen. Highlights include exclusive concerts in Tallinn and Riga. You Swedish island of Gotland Room and stroll in the formal gardens. Explore Peter and Paul may wish to explore the region further during an optional prelude in Helsinki or Fortress, the Fabergé Museum, and the State Russian Museum and attend a White Nights Festival performance. Travel by high • Overnight on board to St. Petersburg, or an optional postlude in Copenhagen. speed train to join fellow participants in Helsinki for the included visit the Royal Armory and one-night stay before embarking the ship on July 1. discover a 17th-century warship at the Vasa Museum We are offering a special enticement to join our “In the Wake of the OPTIONAL POSTLUDE IN COPENHAGEN Vikings” voyage, immediately following this program, from July 11 to 21. July 11–13, 2018 • Enjoy an exclusive organ DAY! 6 2018 Guests who book both cruises will receive back-to-back incentives of Disembark Sea Cloud II in charming Copenhagen, beginning performance at the Dome NEXT JOURNEY with a visit and private breakfast at the stunning new opera house Cathedral in Riga, Latvia $1,250 per person per cruise, a savings of $5,000 per couple.