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Tour Stops: Athens Line: 1. Syntagma Square 2. Melina Mercouri 3. New Acropolis Museum 4. The Acropolis & Parthenon 5. Temple of Zeus 6. National Gardens 7. Benaki Museum 8. Panathinaikon Stadium 9. National Gardens 10. National Library 11. National Archaeological Museum 12. Omonoia Square 13. Karaiskaki Square 14. Thession Station 15. Kotzia Square   Piraeus Line: 1. Cruise Terminal 2. Lion’s Gate 3. Archaeological Museum of Piraeus 4. Mikrolimano Harbour 5. Planetarium 6. Marriott & Intercontinental Hotels 7. Temple of Zeus 8. National Gardens 9. Syntagma Square 10. Melina Merkouri 11. Marriott & Intercontinental Hotels 12. Planetarium 13. The Municipal Theatre   Beach Riviera Line: 1. Interchange Athens & Beach-Riviera 2. Planetarium 3. Faliro / Flisvos 4. Ag Kosmas Beach 5. Glyfada Terminal 6. Asteria Glyfada Beach 7. Kavouri / Oceanis Beach 8. Vouliagmeni Lake Beach 9. Temple of Zeus   Passengers can hop-on and hop-off at any of the 15 tour stops along the Athens Line, 13 along the Piraeus Line and 9 along the Beach Riviera Line.   If you’d prefer, stay on the tour for a full loop: Athens Line – 90 Minutes Piraeus Line – 80 Minutes Beach Riviera Line – 110 Minutes   Additional Information: Beach Riviera Line is seasonal and only operates between 1st April – 31st October Vouchers must be printed to be exchanged for a City Sightseeing bus ticket in location. The audio commentary is available in the following languages: English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Dutch, Greek, Turkish Buses are wheelchair accessible. Tour Information: Season : All Year Round (excluding 25 Dec, 01 Jan, 17 nov 2015) First tour Summer : 08.15  Last tour Summer : 18.45  First tour Winter : 08.39 Last tour Winter : 15.35 Duration : 90 minutes Frequency : 30 minutes Disabled Access : yes Commentary : Greek, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian-Portuguese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Turkish Additional information : all tickets 24 Hours + 1 Day Free

Shearwater is a classic Newport-style schooner yacht, only recently recognized as a national landmark in 2009. The vessel was built by Rice Brother Corporation in East Boothbay, Maine, back in a time when yachting was a rare combination of elegance and adventure; Rice Bros. were well known for building luxury pleasure yachts and produced some 4,000 hulls over a period of 64 years. The keel was laid down on January 4, 1929 and a news clip from the Boothbay Register reflects alongside a photograph "Tyler Hodgon at the old Tide Mill is getting out timbers for the schooner to be built at Rice’s. Vessel to be built of native white oak." Traditionally built from hand-hewn native white oak, she was the last boat to be constructed at that yard - likely due to the ensuing Great Depression brought on by the Stock Market Crash that occurred later that autumn. East Boothbay was a small coastal town with shipbuilding being its only industry. About 40 workmen were employed for the construction of SHEARWATER. Her designer Theodore Donald Wells was born in Hudson Falls, N Y on October 22, 1875. He was a naval architect and marine engineer, a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and also the Institute of Naval Architects London. His education included post-graduate work at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He began his career as a member of the firm Herreshoff and Wells, N. Y. City in 1902. Working with Herreshoff no doubt had an influence on his designs, which bear similarities to many of the famous Herreshoff designed yachts of that time. From 1903 to 1907 he worked for Wintringham and Wells and then began practicing his profession under his own name. Mr. Wells joined the Navy Department in March 1917 and became Superintending Constructor of the Baltimore District U. S. N. Notable yachts designed and constructed under his supervision are "Viking" a 272 foot steel motor yacht built for George F. Baker in 1929 by Newport News and "Karina" a three masted schooner built for Robert E. Tod in 1932 by Staten Island Shipbuilding. Mr. Tod was a well-known offshore yachtsman as was his former yacht ‘Thistle", which competed in the Emperors Cup ocean race. SHEARWATER was launched on May 4, 1929 and photographs in the Boothbay Register reflect her graceful and elegant lines. Her first Captain, Leon Esterbrook of Edgarton, MA, arrived to take charge of the fitting out. Her owner Charles E Dunlap was a member of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, NY and this became SHEARWATER’s first homeport after her completion in late September 1929. It was there in Oyster Bay that she first started to thrill those who sailed in luxury aboard her and those who were privileged to crew her on race day. Since her launching and documentation in Lloyd’s Register of American Yachts in 1929, she has had a colorful history and has been carefully maintained and restored to standards that few contemporary vessels are able to match and is truly a piece of American Maritime History. On November 7, 1942 SHEARWATER was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration and became a member of The United States Coast Guard’s Coastal Picket Patrol during World War Two. She was painted gray and bore the numbers CG67004. Based at Little Creek, Virginia she patrolled the waters east of the Chesapeake Bay entrance and south towards Cape Hatteras. Her skipper during that period reflected on how they used their free time while out on submarine patrol to race against other yachts and in his own words "sailed in tandem with the schooner Lord Jim, racing in and out of port, up and down the east coast and winning." She was designed and built as a gaff rigged schooner but during this period was changed to a Marconi rig. She carries over 2,550 square feet while under full sail. A true veteran world cruiser, she first transited the Panama Canal in July 1946 and in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s completed a two and a half-year global circumnavigation. In December 1971 Mrs. John B. Thayer of Rosemont, wife of a former trustee and treasurer, donated SHEARWATER to the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute of Environmental Medicine. She was used by the university as a laboratory for research on physiological responses to the stresses of living and working underwater. Captained by James Shearson, she was fitted with compressors, generators, monitoring instruments and a small decompression chamber. She has participated in many Ancient Mariner and Classic yacht races in U S waters as well as racing in the Bay of Islands in New Zealand while on her circumnavigation in the early 1980’s. It is rumored she was once dismasted in the famous Newport to Bermuda race. She was last raced by the current owners in San Diego in May 1995 in the American Schooner Cup and finished second overall. She entered the yacht charter industry in 1966 whilst on the West Coast sailing to the Channel Islands and was again used to generate income to keep her shipshape while owned by the University of Pennsylvania. During the chartering industry’s infancy in the Caribbean, SHEARWATER was known as the " Queen of the Fleet". Today she continues this tradition offering the most unique sailing experience and has passed rigid Coast Guard inspections and can carry up to 49 passengers. We welcome you to join us for an excellent opportunity to experience the ambiance of a vintage sailing vessel while delighting in the splendors of The Manhattan sky-line, the Statue of Liberty or the beauty of the oceans beyond.

Gold Venues Rijksmuseum Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age Stedelijk Heineken Experience  Hop-on Hop-off Bus + Boat 24H Keukenhof admission Amsterdam Walking Tour Red Light District Walking Tour Madame Tussauds Muiderslot Amsterdam Dungeon Guided Amsterdam City Tour ARTIS Tropenmuseum CORPUS Frans Hals Museum Haarlem Kröller-Müller Museum Kunsthal Rotterdam Louwman Museum Madurodam Volendam-Marken Express Amsterdam Icebar Zuiderzee Museum Mauritshuis  Sightseeing Rotterdam Rotterdam Zoo Hermitage Amsterdam   Silver Venues Van Gogh Museum (2 silver tickets) Amsterdam Hop-on-Hop-off Bus 24h  Rembrandt House ArenA Amsterdam Museum Foam Nat. Maritime Museum Oude Kerk Moco Micropia Kinderdijk Mesdag Collection Semi-open Boat Cruise Lovers Canal Cruise Amsterdam (1hr) Royal Delft Zaans Museum Prison Gate Museum Vermeer Centre Delft Museum Willet-Holthuysen Museum Our Lord in the Attic Museum of Bags & Purses Escher in het Paleis Euromast Amsterdam Maritime Museum  Rembrandt House   Enjoy discounts at the following stores: De Bijenkorf Amsterdam (special offer) Dam Square Souvenirs (10% off) Gassan Dam Square (special offer) House of Bols (10% off) SVNRS (10% off) Holland Cheese Shop Westermarkt (15% off) Cheese Factory Volendam (15% off) De Kaaskelder (the cheese cellar) (15% off) The Amsterdam Kaashuise (the Amsterdam cheese house) (15% off) Cheese & More (Kalverstraat, Leidsestraat, Reguliersbreestraat and Magna Plaza) (15% off) Save on food and drinks at the following restaurants: Floor 17 (15% off) Haesje Claes (special offer) Pastabar (special offer) Ramen-Ya (10% off) Restaurant Classico (25% off) Ponte Vecchio (10% off) Bar-Restaurant Amstelhaven (10% off) The Pancake Bakery (special offer) Wagamama Max Euweplein/Leidseplein (25% off) Wagamama Amstelstraat/Rembrandtplein (25% off) Wagamama IJ-Hal/Amsterdam Central Station (25% off) Wagamama WTC/Station Zuid (25% off)    

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Life jackets are complimentary and available at towel rental locations. Life jackets are required for all swimmers under 48”/1.2m and recommended for weak or inexperienced swimmers of all ages. All swimmers under 48”/1.2m should be kept within arm's reach of a responsible adult whenever in the water. Intoxicated guests will be refused entry to Aquaventure Water Park. Children should be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.  Lifeguards are present for the safety of all guests but there is no substitute for constant supervision of the children and others. Eye-glasses and jewellery should be removed prior to riding.  Aquaventure attractions are not recommended for expectant mothers, persons with a history of neck, back, joint or heart problems, or persons overweight or with physically limiting conditions. Guests with injuries (casts, bandages, etc) or contagious diseases are not permitted on the attractions. Swim nappies for babies and young children must be worn within pools and are available in all gift shops within the park.  Please wear appropriate swimwear at all times. Inappropriate swimwear includes but not limited to the following:  Thongs Underwear on its own Street Clothes Clothing with rivets, buckles or exposed metal Long, loose – fitting clothing Any garments deemed inappropriate by Atlantis Management We request that Aquaventure guests observe and respect cultural sensitivities which relate to this part of the world. Visitors are not allowed to bring food or beverage, glassware or alcohol into Aquaventure. Aquaventure reserves the right to inspect all bags for any such items

Our port of Calls First stop - the cosmopolitan HYDRA, with its cobblestone alleys, its unspoilt unique architectural beauty, as well as the lovable traditional transport means - its donkeys! You can see the beautiful forts and the impressive mansions, enjoy a walk along the picturesque alleys, or even discover the historic landmarks. Second stop - the port of POROS. A leafy island, with an insuperable natural beauty and thousands of pine trees, expanding from the steep beaches to the sandy beaches, making Poros the island of romance and calmness. Walk across the town and discover the city hall, the archeological museum, the public library, the cultural center and the white little houses on the island, and head towards the highest point of the island, to discover the historical and famous clock tower of Poros. Last stop - the historical AEGINA. The biggest island of the Saronic gulf, Aegina is well known across the world for the delicious pistachios, the beautiful, “virgin” beaches and the Temple of Afaia. You can optionally join a coach tour to the Temple of Afaia and the Church of Saint Nectarios or swim at the minascule nearby island Agistri which is only accessible by a small boat. Transfers to/from Port of Piraeus   Transportation in luxurious private buses is available between Port of Piraeus, where the cruise departs from, and 150 City Centre hotels and central locations in Athens and the Attica region. This is included in the "Cruise+Transfers" ticket option. In the booking form, please let us know which hotel you are staying at for pickup.  Important Notes: You need to bring with you all your valid travel documents (i.e. passport or photo ID). Please also have the tickets that will be send to you ready and available during embarkation. Failing to do so means you could be denied embarkation and no-refunds will be issued. Please have the tickets that will be send to you printed and available during the embarkation process. The following are not allowed on board: Animals, food or alcohol purchased from outside, drugs and any dangerous substances. Pregnant women should carry a medical fitness certificate. Infants less than 3 months old will not be allowed on board for their own safety. To view the full Terms and Conditions click here.