Bright Horizons 15 Cruise (Event)

Type: event

Date: 2012-10-25

Location: Genoa, Katakolon, Haifa, Ashdod, Jerusalem, Izmir, Ephesus, Athens, Rome, Vatican Observatory, Italy, Greece, Israel, Turkey

Participants: Randal Schwartz, Neil Bauman

Vessel: Costa Mediterranea

Alias: Bright Horizons 15, Bright Horizons 15 Cruise, Bright Horizons XV

Bright Horizons 15 Cruise
The Bright Horizons 15 (Bright Horizons XV) cruise was organized by Insight Cruises in partnership with Scientific American and sailed from October 25 to November 5, 2012, aboard the Costa Mediterranea.
This was an educational science cruise through the Eastern Mediterranean and Holy Land, featuring stops in Italy, Greece, Israel, and Turkey. A pre-cruise program included a tour of CERN and a post-cruise visit to the Vatican Observatory.
Itinerary
- Genoa, Italy (Embarkation)
- Katakolon, Greece
- Haifa, Israel (Excursions to Haifa and Northern Israel)
- Ashdod, Israel (Excursions to Jerusalem)
- Izmir, Turkey (Excursions to Ephesus)
- Athens, Greece
- Rome, Italy / Genoa, Italy (Disembarkation)
Photos
- Flickr Album: Not yet uploaded to Flickr

These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.

Bright Horizons 15 Cruise