Special St. Paul Jubilee Year

Pilgrimage & Cruise

with Van & Pat Stevens, and

MAR 11 and 12 (Wed): USA TO CAIRO - Your pilgrimage begins as you board your international flight for Cairo. Upon arrival, you will be met by our airport representative and transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

MAR 13 (Fri): CAIRO - Begin your tour with a visit to the "Hanging Church," one of the oldest Christian Churches in Egypt, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Here you will see Abu Serga, one of the places where the Holy Family rested after fleeing Israel from King Herod. Visit the Egypt Museum which houses the King Tut treasures and many other artifacts from Egypt’s long history and the Great Pyramids of Giza to see this last remaining ancient wonder which was built before the time of Moses and the Israelites in this ancient land. In the afternoon you will visit the Church of St. Mary in Zeitun, where in 1968 the Blessed Mother appeared in a clear and bright luminous body seen by all present in front of the church, whether Christian or Moslem. Continue to Port Said where you will embark the mv Cristal.

MAR 14 (Sat): BETHLEHEM, JERUSALEM - Your cruise ships docks in Ashdod this morning. Travel to Bethlehem where you’ll visit the Church of the Nativity, built over the cave revered as the place where Jesus was born. The church, which was constructed on the site, is the word’s oldest functioning church. Nearby you’ll view Shepherds’ Field where the Good News was first heard. Continue to Jerusalem where you will visit the Upper Room, the traditional site of the Last Supper. Continue to the House of the High Priest Caiaphas, where Jesus was tried before the Senhedrin. Finally, visit the Western Wall, the last remains of the Herodian Temple and the holiest site in Judaism.

MAR 15 (Sun): JERUSALEM - From Ashdod, you’ll travel to Jerusalem to pray at the Western Wall. Stand upon the Mount of Olives and view the city as Jesus did. wander among the olive trees of the Garden of Gethsemane. You’ll walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Enter the Old City and visit the Pool of Bethesda.

MAR 16 (Mon): THE GALILEE - Your cruise ship docks in the port of Haifa. Travel inland to the Sea of Galilee. Much of the Gospel is centered around the Sea. You’ ll stand on the Mount of the Beatitudes where Jesus gave his most famous sermon. At Tabgha, the traditional location for the calling of the disciples and the feeding of the 5000, you’ll visit the Church of the Fish and the Loaves. You’ll also visit the Chapel of the Primacy where three times Peter professed his devotion to the risen Christ. You’ll travel to the shore town of Capernaum where Jesus called Peter, Andrew, James, John and later Matthew, and you’ll stop by the River Jordan to renew baptismal vows.

MAR 17 (Tue): ANTIOCH, TARSUS - After docking in the Turkish port of Iskenderun, travel to Antioch. Ancient Antioch was the center of Hellenistic civilization in the region. Christian roots go deep into Antioch’s soil. It was the Antioch that many Jerusalem Christians fled after the death of Stephen. St. Paul and St. Barnabas stayed in Antioch for a year and assembled with the church and taught many people. Later, the city became the starting and ending point for the first missionary journey from which St. Paul performed his missionary labors. It was in Antioch that the disciples were first called "Christians", and it was here that the first non-Jews were accepted into the early church. From Antioch continue on to Tarsus, the birthplace of St. Paul, a city with a resplendent history which reaches back to the 14th century B.C. St. Paul visited Tarsus twice during his missionary journeys. Reboard the Cristal from the port of Mersin, Turkey.

MAR 18 (Wed): ANTALYA, ASPENDOS, PERGA - This morning your cruise ship will dock in the Turkish port of Antalya. Travel by bus to the Aspendos theatre, known for its outstanding acoustics. The extremely well preserved theatre may be the best preserved theatre in the ancient world. Nearby is Perga, a Hellenistic city where Paul and Barnabas preached the Word (Acts 14:25). You will pass through the same city gates as when Paul and Barnabas visited here on their first journey. The ruins of a large stadium, baths, and a tomb give ample evidence of its former greatness. Return to Antalya from where Paul sailed to Antioch at the completion of the first missionary journey.

MAR 19 (Thu): EPHESUS - Journey to Ephesus, the marble city where St. Paul spent 3 years of his ministry. It was to this community that St. Paul may have written his epistle to the Ephesians. The ruins of Ephesus have been restored much like the city was in St. Paul’s time. You will visit the ancient Agora and imagine where Demetrius, the silversmith, sold his silver shrines of the Greek goddess, Artemis. See the library of Celsus and enter the Great Theatre mentioned in the book of Acts.

MAR 20 (Fri): ATHENS & CORINTH - Disembark the mv Cristal this morning and visit the architectural splendors of the ancient city of Athens are as magical as ever. Follow your guide on a journey to the ancient Acropolis where you will see the Propylaea, the Parthenon and the Erectheum. View Mars Hill where St. Paul preached the gospel to the intellectual Athenian community of his day. View the ruins of the Agora, ancient market place and center of Athenian public life, where Paul preached to the skeptical Athenians. You will view the Olympic Stadium, where the modern Olympics began and where the games returned in 2004. Visit Corinth, a city that inspired of St. Paul’s most familiar letter. You will visit the Archeological Museum, the Market Place, and Temples. Walk among the ruins and stand on the Bema where St. Paul stood. Read St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians and visualize his address to the Gentiles as he began the task of building Corinth’s church. Imagine where Aquila and Priscilla lived and where they had their tent making business.

Airport Taxes: $565 (Subject to change)
Single Supplement: $1,340 (based on Inside Cabin, Category 1 - Single Supplements are higher for higher category cabins)
Optional Trip Insurance is available

Optional Extension to
San Giovanni Rotondo & Rome Italy!

Tour with Italy Extension #: SP09 0311-EX
Tour Dates: March 11 - 26, 2009
Tour Price: $5,479 from New Orleans

Airport Taxes: $490 (Subject to change)
Single Supplement: $1,980 (based on Inside Cabin, Category 1 - Single Supplements are higher for higher category cabins)
Optional Trip Insurance is available

Time is Short & Space is Limited!
Deposit: $600 due at time of booking
2nd Payment: $500 due by October 31, 2008
Final Payment Due: December 30, 2008

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