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2009
on the Black Sea –
Certain to Sell Out
during 2008 so DO NOT WAIT! Join Intelligence Professionals from CIA, the
RCMP Security Service, and the KGB July 2009 on a Trip of a Lifetime to
Istanbul, Balaklava, Sochi, Yalta, and back...learning why these places have
intelligence significance through talks by experts on espionage, tradecraft,
clandestine equipment, and related on-the-job matters.
Due to popular demand we have
jumped ship to Oceania Cruises and are now able to offer free
international air inclusive rates and pre paid gratuities!
Join us on the Wonderful
Oceania Nautica ship to visit
some fascinating sites of great historical value, and be accompanied
by a group of intelligence professionals drawn from the
international intelligence community (including the CIA, RCMP
Security Service and the KGB) who will give daily lectures on Cold
War espionage, intelligence tradecraft, clandestine equipment and
other related topics.
ISTANBUL. We shall visit the home and office of Kim Philby,
the British Secret Intelligence Service officer who was the local station
commander between 1946 and 1949. He was also a Soviet spy and he betrayed
details of several covert operations mounted from Istanbul across the
Turkish border. Also on the itinerary is the Soviet legation where a GRU
officer, Konstantin Volkov, worked until he offered to defect to the
British in September 1945. He too was betrayed by Philby who flew from
London to handle his case, only to find that Volkov had been arrested by the
NKVD. Our escort will be one of the world's leading intelligence authorities
who coauthored Philby's biography.
SOCHI. Stalin's camouflaged dacha in the woods above Sochi
gave him a secure refuge and an isolated, guarded compound in which he
relaxed and planned his strategy. His study, billiards-room and living
quarters remain unchanged, and we will enjoy lunch in his dining-room where
there will be a lecture on Stalin and Lavrenti Beria, his notorious
intelligence chief.
YALTA. The venue for the great February 1945 Crimea Conference
attended by Winston Churchill, Stalin and an ailing President
Roosevelt, we will tour the Czar's summer palace where the meetings took
place and see the room on the ground floor where FDR stayed, tended by his
daughter. We will also visit the Vorontsov villa where Churchill and the
British delegation stayed and hear a talk from
Nigel Weston Alger Hiss, the State Department adviser who
was a Soviet spy and a member of the American delegation.
BALAKLAVA. This former Soviet Black Sea Fleet base includes an
underground submarine depot carved out of a mountain and concealed behind
huge camouflaged bomb-proof steel doors. Built in conditions of great
secrecy in 1956, the cavernous facility includes a canal to the open sea, a
dry dock, weapons bays and workshops, and now accommodates a Cold War museum
filled with naval exhibits. We will be accompanied by a former Soviet
nuclear submarine commander who worked on the site, and his wife.
Special lectures for the Spy
Cruise guests plus after dinner social time with the KGB, RCMP, CIA
retired officers.
Above shore excursions listed
above will be a purchase option.
We now have some great rates to
include international economy air, so book quickly to confirm your
suite and air!
The rates include the port &
Government taxes, fuel and international roundtrip economy air. If
you want a cruise only rate without air you can deduct $1589!
Oceania Cruises are truly a
wonderful premium experience with a guest count of only 684 but with
400 staff members to cater to you all your needs. The ship has 4
different dining venues with open seating in the main dining room
and two specialty restaurants that need reservations. Choose your
suite from Inside, Ocean view, balcony, Penthouses and Owner suites.
They will all have the attentive service and the Penthouse and
Owners suites come with your own butler.
Finest Cuisine at sea, served in
four distinctive open seating restaurants, by Chef Jacques Pepin
Country Club atmosphere, tuxedos
and gowns are never required!
Enrichment programs, Cabaret
entertainment, 12 piece Musical Orchestra, Concert Pianist,
Classical String Quartet, Flamenco Guitarist, Jazz nights at
Martinis, Local & Regional Folk Entertainment, Disco & Karaoke,
Movies under the stars, Wine & Cheese Tastings, Culinary
Demonstrations, Dance Lessons, Well stocked Library, Duty Free
Shopping, Private Cabanas, Spa & Fitness center, wine tastings,
shows and music nightly.
Redefining elegance at sea
Oceania
accommodations range from inside cabins to Owners Suites from
200SQFT to 1000 SQFT:
The custom-designed furnishings
and stylish fabrics only add to the allure. Features include queen
or two twin bed accommodations, spacious seating area, vanity desk
and breakfast table.
Rate does not include, arrival
and departure transfers, insurance, personal expenses such as
laundry, bar expenses, phone calls, spa treatments. Turkish and
Russian Visa are needed. I can assist you with any pre or post
trips and air (see contact information below).
