Swan Hellenic

Natural History, Nov, 2000

LET SWAN HELLENIC CRUISES TAKE YOU ON A CRUISE WITH A DIFFERENCE.

You'll discover arts and culture, people and history. Or maybe you'll prefer to explore gardens, forests, jungles and mountains. Either way, all voyages feature guest speakers -- renowned and respected wildlife experts and botanists, historians, social commentators, diplomats, anthropologists and archaeologists.

Swan Hellenic introduces its winter program -- from November 2000 to March 2001. Explore exotic ports of call in the Arabian Gulf, India and the Far East. Eleven cruises are offered, including: Arabian Contrasts (Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Oman and UAE); Aspects of Indochina (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Hong Kong); and Legends of the Far East (Borneo, China and Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia). The Minerva, Swan Hellenic's flagship, is a 300-passenger country house hotel. Fresh flowers, polished brass and wood finishings, original artwork and beautiful carpets create a refined, luxurious and relaxed setting for travelers.

Non-winter cruises include Britain, the Mediterranean and Aegean, Baltic and Black seas.