Tunisia 2011 Rocks and Sands: In Search of Ancient Meteorites

November 19-29, 2011
Tunisia is where great traders and warriors have walked over its marbled floors for centuries; it is the murmur of springs amidst date-palm oasis and the star-studded desert nights. It is Carthage, the setting of Virgil’s “Aeneid”, with aged ruins near the turquoise blue sea.

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Antarctica 2011 Onboard Silversea's Prince Albert II

January 14 – 25, 2011
A pod of humpback whales breaching the icy floes; a wandering albatross lifting enormous wings to take flight; raucous rookeries of penguins unafraid and unperturbed by your presence, offer nature’s abundance of wildlife in the white continent. Every scene will take your breath away.

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The Dynasty of Maya Kings

January 11 – 20, 2011
For hundreds of years archaeologists and travelers have been fascinated by the ruins that comprise the remains of one of the high civilizations of the world: the Maya. A vast complex of ceremonial cities rose proudly in splendor in regions of Middle America as Caesar conquered Gaul. By the time Richard I set off on his third Crusade, this rich society of the Maya was in decline. It is the rise and fall of this great civilization that the MAYA TRILOGY tours will explore. Join Astronomy magazine’s popular columnist, Bob Berman, as he follows on the trails of the Maya in Mexico on Tour One: The Dynasty of Maya Kings.

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Norway Northern Lights and Norwegian Fjords

November 2-11, 2010
From 69 degrees north, your cruise aboard the ms Midnatsol weaves along Norway’s breathtaking coastline from Bergen to Kirkenes. Dave Eicher, Astronomy magazine’s editor, will lead the hunt for the aurora borealis. There is also an optional extension available to cruise roundtrip Bergen to Bergen.

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