ISRAEL, EGYPT, JORDAN & THE SUEZ CANAL: FROM AQABA TO TEL AVIV

EMBARKATION at 13:30. Departure to Port Said and overnight at sea.

Morning arrival in Port Said. Optional all-day excursion to Cairo. Return to the ship by 22:00 for the ship to join the Canal Convoy at 22:30. Overnight transiting the Suez Canal.

Day transiting the Suez Canal. Afternoon canal exit in Suez - Overnight at sea to Hurghada.

Mid-day arrival in Gubail or El Gouna - Swim stop and deck BBQ. Late arrival in Hurghada. Overnight in port.

1-night/2-day excursion to Luxor - Overnight at Luxor hotel - Optional Luxor excursion: Morning bus transfer to Luxor for a 2-day/1-night land tour to this magnificent Ancient City. The complimentary trip includes transfer to Luxor and overnight at a deluxe hotel, but not the excursions which are optional. In the afternoon, after checking in, optional excursion to Karnak and Luxor Temples. Overnight in Luxor hotel.

Morning optional excursion in Luxor to discover the Valley of the Kings, the Hatshepsut Temple, dedicated to the only ever female Pharaoh, and to the Colossi of Memnon. Afternoon return to Hurghada to re-embark the ship. Overnight at sea to Aqaba.

Mid-day arrival in Aqaba - Optional WADI RUM excursion. The desert of Wādī Ramm, translated either as "Valley of light sand" or as "Roman Valley" (the latter due to the propensity of Roman architecture in the area), known also as "Valley of the Moon", is the largest desert valley (wadi) in Jordan. This cut into the sandstone and granite rock desert valley has been used as a background setting of extraterrace planet’s surface in numerous science-fiction films and since 2005 has become one of UNESCO's protected World Heritage Sites. Overnight in port.

DISEMBARKATION at 9:00 am after breakfast.