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Ancient Splendors; 12-day journey of a lifetime to Greece, Turkey and Egypt.(TRAVEL)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 20080308
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Byline: Kathy M. Newbern and J.S. Fletcher, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Great Pyramids, the Blue Mosque, the Parthenon, Ephesus, Santorini and Rhodes. Any of these destinations would constitute the trip of a lifetime, but on a cruise that included Turkey, Egypt and Greece, we saw all that and more.

We visited where the Apostles talked; where Roman legions, chariots and gladiators fought; where Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Socrates, Muhammad and Homer walked. All of these historic connections were offered on Crystal Serenity's 12-day Temples of Gods & Pharaohs ...

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