Southampton (London), England

La Rochelle, France

Bilbao, Spain

Lisbon, Portugal

Gibraltar, United Kingdom

Barcelona, Spain (overnight)

Livorno (Florence), Italy

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

Naples, Italy

Catania, Sicily, Italy

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

Kusadasi (said Kush-ad-aasi) is well known as the gateway to Ehpasus.  It is really lovely spot on the Turkish coast.  Loads to do, nice beaches, fabulous shopping and easy access to the breathtaking beauty and majesty of Ehpasus.  They say that Mary, mother of Jesus, is buried there.  I found that quite interesting as I have also been to Mary's grave when I was in Jerusalem and there are so many 'relics' and 'bits' of the poor woman all over catholic europe that even if it was true that she is bureid somewhere, there can't be much of her left!

However, I digress.  Kusadasi is really wortha  visit.  Do a tour, go for lunch, stay for dinner and have a great time.  I love to go shopping now.  When I first went there is was really aweful to shop with the shop keepers pulling on your person and making all sorts of deals.  Now hoever, they have calmed down and realised that most westeners will open their wallets if not pulled about and haggeled too much.  The leather work is fabulous and I always buy a handbag - no woman ever has too many of those!  Carpets are also beautiful but for me difficult to travel with and as I have nowhere to put one I have resisted the temptation.  

The beaches are wonderful - clear clean water to swim in and nice hot sand to lie on.  You can take several different water tours that take you diving or to better and better beaches, but if you don't have the cash to spare then just lounging on the beach in front of you is enjoyment enough.  

Istanbul, Turkey

Sochi, Russia

Yalta, Ukraine

Odessa, Ukraine

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

Ashdod, Israel

Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt

Transit the Suez Canal

Safaga (Luxor/Karnak), Egypt

Aqaba, Jordan

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia •

Al Fujairah, UAE

Khasab, Oman

Dubai, UAE

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Manama, Bahrain

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Bandar Abbas, Iran

Muscat, Oman

Mumbai, India

Marmagao, India

Cochin, India

Male, Maldives

Victoria, Seychelles

Mombasa, Kenya

2010 Crystal Serenity - WC

CRYSTAL CRUISES 2010 WORLD CRUISECrystal Serenity | Jan 11, 2010 | Miami, FL - London, England | 108 Days  Feb 9 tu Cape Town, South Africa (overnight) – – Feb 10 we Cape Town, South Africa 6pm Feb 12 fr Port Elizabeth, South Africa • 8am 6pm Feb 14 su Durban, South Africa 7am 6pm Feb 18 th Zanzibar, Tanzania 7am 5pm Feb 19 fr Mombasa, Kenya 8am 6pm Feb 22 mo Victoria, Seychelles 8am 5pm Feb 25 th Male, Maldives 9am 6pm Feb 27 sa Cochin, India 7am 10pm Mar 1 mo Marmagao, India 8am 5pm Mar 2 tu Mumbai, India 8am 12M Mar 5 fr Muscat, Oman 8am 5pm Mar 6 sa Bandar Abbas, Iran • 9am 10pm Mar 8 mo Kuwait City, Kuwait • 8am 5pm Mar 9 tu Manama, Bahrain • 9am 12M Mar 11 th Abu Dhabi, UAE (overnight) 8am – Mar 12 fr Abu Dhabi, UAE – 10pm Mar 14 su Dubai, UAE (overnight) 8am – Mar 15 mo Dubai, UAE (overnight) – – Mar 16 tu Dubai, UAE – 5pm Mar 17 we Khasab, Oman • 8am 6pm Mar 18 th Al Fujairah, UAE • 8am 6pm Mar 23 tu Jeddah, Saudi Arabia • 8am 6pm Mar 25 th Aqaba, Jordan 7am 9pm Mar 26 fr Safaga (Luxor/Karnak), Egypt (overnight) 8am – Mar 27 sa Safaga (Luxor/Karnak), Egypt – 12N Mar 28 su Transit the Suez Canal 7am 6pm Mar 29 mo Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt 7am 12M Mar 31 we Ashdod, Israel 7am 10pm Apr 2 fr Piraeus (Athens), Greece (overnight) 9am – Apr 3 sa Piraeus (Athens), Greece – 5pm Apr 5 mo Odessa, Ukraine (overnight) 9am – Apr 6 tu Odessa, Ukraine – 5pm Apr 7 we Yalta, Ukraine 8am 5pm Apr 8 th Sochi, Russia 9am 5pm Apr 10 sa Istanbul, Turkey (overnight) 9am – Apr 11 su Istanbul, Turkey – 5pm Apr 13 tu Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 8am 11pm Apr 15 th Catania, Sicily, Italy 8am 5pm Apr 16 fr Naples, Italy 8am 5pm Apr 17 sa Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy 8am 9pm Apr 18 su Livorno (Florence), Italy 8am 9pm Apr 20 tu Barcelona, Spain (overnight) 8am – Apr 21 we Barcelona, Spain – 6pm Apr 23 fr Gibraltar, United Kingdom 8am 1pm Apr 24 sa Lisbon, Portugal 8am 6pm Apr 26 mo Bilbao, Spain 8am 5pm Apr 27 tu La Rochelle, France 9am 5pm Apr 29 th Southampton (London), England 7am