Special - 8 Day Black Sea Treasures

Discover the Black Sea, a collection of different cultures and landscapes. Our 7 night Black Sea crossing starts in mystical Istanbul /Turkey or splendid Odessa in Ukraine.

Our cruise along the Western shores of the Black Sea includes stops in Nessebar and its ancient city, in Costantza/Romania, in Sulina for a unique exploration upstream the Danube River and Crimean historical cities of Yalta and Sevastopol.

Category C: From $ 1,390
Category B: From $ 1,490
Category A: From $ 1,590
Additional Charge for Single Cabin
Port Charges: $ 290 (not included in the package price)

The twin-hulled "Pegasus", built in 1990, completely refitted in 1997 and renovated in the winter of 2009-10 accommodates up to 49 guests in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere.

The cruise program highlights:
Walking tour of Nessebar and Sozopol, a city founded by the Greeks in 610 B.C. The Histria Archaeological on the shores of Lake Sinoe, also called the Romanian Pompei. In Crimea/Ukraine, with the Livadia Palace, site of the Yalta Conference, Balaclava, an important Soviet naval base during the Cold War and the Bakhchisaray Palace. Optional excursions: Nessebar, Ancient Histria, Danube Delta, Yalta Riviera, Sevastopol, Odessa.

The above rates are per person, per week and include:

Accommodation in double or twin cabins with private SH/WC & air conditioning
Full board: American buffet breakfast and two main meals daily
Regular (filter) coffee, tea and water free all day
Use of fishing equipment (subject to availability)
English Speaking Cruise Escort
VAT

The above rates are per person, per week and do not include:

Beverages (except those mentioned above)
Shore excursions or other land arrangements
Crew tips
Passenger personal expenses
Passenger Visas whenever required.
Port charges

Black Sea Treasures Itinerary

Day 1 - Friday: Odessa/Ukraine

Embarkation in the afternoon.

Day 2 - Saturday: Odessa/Ukraine

Today we will spend our day in Odessa a city of splendid beauty & architecture. Your optional excursions will help you explore this historic city as you stroll through the Primorski along Primorsky Boulevard. Drive to the Catacombs at Nerubayskoye Village and the WW2 Museum.

Day 3 - Sunday: Sevastopol/Ukraine

We spend today exploring this major Black Sea resort. Your optional excursion offers a Savastopol city tour, then you will go to Balaclava Bay, a former British Army during the Crimean War, and after the Submarine Base, to explore Sevastopol's naval history.
Finally you will also go to the famous Khan Palace which from the early-15th-century until 1783, Bakhchisaray was the capital of the Khanate of Crimea.

Day 4 - Monday: Sevastopol/Ukraine

This morning, you can either enjoy a day in the most beautiful city of Crimea or you can join our optional excursion where we set out on a full-day tour of the “Yalta Riviera”, the Italian Renaissance Livadia Palace which was the summer residence of the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, and the venue of the Yalta Conference in 1945, the “Swallow's Nest” a castle like building which clings on a cliff above the Black Sea & the Alupka Palace at the foot of the Crimean Mountains.

Day 5 - Tuesday: Costantza/Sulina/Danube Delta/Romania

This morning we board a small boat for a private bird-watching excursion on the Danube Delta, Europe's largest and best preserved river delta and UNESCO site. You will admire the wild nature all around and will get to know the unique fauna of the Delta.

Day 6 - Wednesday: Costantza/Romania

Today your cruise will take you to the beautiful city of Constantza,
Romania's largest port (and Europe's fourth largest), an ancient metropolis now known as a cultural and economic center. Your optional excursion take you to Ancient Histria, also called the Romanian Pompei.

Day 7 - Thursday: Nessebar/Bulgaria

We arrive in Nessebar a UNESCO World Heritage site, one of the most picturesque towns along the Black Sea coast, with a thousand-year old history and numerous cultural monuments. The town of Nessebar was established at the end of 2 000 B.C. by the Thracians. Greek colonizers turned it into a Greek Polis (a city state) at the end of 6th century B.C and the city reached its new zenith between the 13 and 15th centuries.

Day 8 - Friday: Istanbul/Turkey

Arrival early morning in Istanbul. Disembarkation from 9.00 to10.00 am. Swim stops and barbeques are weather permitting / Itinerary is subject to weather conditions and sailing might not be permitted in force 7 Beaufort winds / The Company reserves the right to substitute the vessel.