Guest lecturer on Star Clippers’ summer voyages to bring history and
archaeology alive
Tall
ship sailing specialist Star Clippers is delighted to announce a series of
lectures on Mediterranean history that will take place on two Cyclades voyages on the 170-passenger Star Clipper this
summer.
Dr
Renate Scheiper, a qualified archaeologist and expert
in the Mediterranean region, will be on board Star Clipper on August 17 and
August 24 to give talks to guests in both English and German. Her lectures will
be specific to the ports to which the four-masted
clipper ship will be sailing, bringing each destination
alive.
Subjects on the August 17 departure, which sails to Rhodes, Bodrum, the Dalyan River , Santorini and Hydra include
archaeology, medieval history, mythology and the legend of Atlantis. From
£1,435pp including full board on the ship, all lectures and port taxes; flights
extra.
On the
August 24 departure, which calls at Kusadasi (for
Ephesus), Patmos, Amorgos, Mykonos and Monemvasia, Dr Scheiper will
discuss the history of Ephesus; St John the Apostle and the monastery on Patmos;
and the temples of Delos. From £1,435pp including full board on the ship, all
lectures and port taxes; flights extra.
As
well as Dr Scheiper’s historical lectures, Star
Clippers will be offering yoga and culinary-themed cruises this summer in the
Mediterranean and the
Baltic.
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