Steps of Paul & The Book of Revelation
Alive Cruise PLUS ROME Land
2012 Selling Dates: March 16 & November 02
1 Depart USA.
2 Piraeus Arrive in Athens. Meet and greet
at the airport. Drive to Piraeus Port and embark your cruise ship,
enjoying the fellowship of other Christians and excellent teaching.
3 Thessaloniki Thessaloniki-Visit the Walls,
The House of Jason where Paul lived and the Agora
where he preached. Continue to Veria-ancient Beroea-
to the memorial commemorating Paul's preaching to the local Jews in
54 AD.
4 Kavala Kavala (ancient Neapolis), the
site where Paul, Timothy and Silas landed on the coast of Thrace.
From there, visit Philippi where Paul lived, preached
and was imprisoned and the Baptistery of Lydia, where
the first baptism on European soil took place.
5 Istanbul In the morning we arrive in Istanbul,
one of the world's greatest historic cities. Formerly Byzantium, the
center of the Eastern Roman Empire, this city is built on seven green
hills and situated astride two continents. East meets West in every
way. We visit the Topkapi Palace with its harem and
fabulous treasure chambers, the Sultan Ahmed (Blue) Mosque
with its six minarets, and St. Sofia, converted to
a mosque from a Christian basilica after the fall of Constantinople
in 1453.
6 Dikili A tour from Dikili (our port) is
to Pergamon, the great city of Bergama and a city
of the Book of Revelation. It is one of the best-preserved ancient
sites in Turkey.
7 Kusadasi Arrive at Kusadasi. Visit Ephesus,
the most impressive archeological site in Turkey, including the Great
Amphitheater where Paul spoke to the Ephesians. An afternoon tour
to Miletus, where Paul delivered his touching farewell
address the elders of Ephesus and predicted his death, for those wishing
to visit the place
8 Patmos Patmos, the "Holy Island"
for the Christian faith. This is the place where the apocalyptic Revelation
of John was written during his exile from the Roman Empire. We visit
the cave and the monastery of St. John.
9 Piraeus Disembark the cruise ship and
begin the tour of Athens. 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 Paul preached the gospel to
the intellectual Athenian community of his day and the ruins of the
Agora. Visit Corinth a city that
inspired of St. Paul 's most familiar letter. You will visit the Archeological
Museum , the Market Place, and Temples
. Drive to Patras port to embark the ferry to Bari, Italy.
10 Pompeii -ROME Disembark the ferry ship
and begin the tour of Pompeii, where you will visit
the spectacular ruins that were covered by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
in 79 A.D. The city remained buried and undiscovered for almost 1500
years until excavation began in 1748. These excavations continue today,
providing insight inti life during the Roman Empire. Drive to Rome
for overnight.
11IMPERIAL ROME This morning you will discover
Imperial Rome. Paul wrote to the Christians of Rome and he eventually
went there where his ministry continued, although he was technically
a prisoner. You will experience the glory of Imperial Rome when you
visit the Coliseum, famous as a place of spectacle and death. Gladiators
died here as thousands looked on. See the Circus Maximus, built during
the reign of Nero. This huge stadium was able to seat 250,000 spectators
for chariot races and other spectacles. See the Roman Forum, an ancient
meeting place, market place, religious and political centre. View
the Arch of Titus that commemorates Titus' conquest of Judea. You'll
visit the Mamertina Prison, where it is believed
that both Peter and Paul were imprisoned.
12 CHRISTIAN ROME You'll discover the Vatican
Museum, home to many of the world's masterpieces. Enter the
Sistine Chapel and view Michelangelo's frescoes, which have been restored
to their full, colourful glory. Tour St. Peter's Basilica where Michelangelo's
"Pieta" -- the only work signed by the master -- will be
just one of many highlights. Travel along the famous Apian Way. Walk
through the Catacombs of San Sebastiano. Visit Tre
Fontane, where Apostle Paul was beheaded. Walk through Via Del Corso,
Piazza de Spagnia, and enjoy the Trevi Fountain,
Pantheon and Piazza Navona.
13 Departure.
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