Enhance your Adriatic cruise by stealing away to Lake Bled, Slovenia, for a four-day stay at a tranquil resort surrounded by the majestic Julian Alps. Take daily excursions to the region’s beautiful sights including Bled Castle, set on a cliff high above the lake. Included features and Cultural Discoveries — with visits to a mountain village and a gingerbread maker — give you insight into the unique local lifestyle. Stay at a grand lakeside resort that offers unbeatable views and relax after each day of sightseeing.

• 3 nights' accommodations at the Superior First-Class Grand Hotel Toplice, with guaranteed lake view rooms
• 5 meals: 3 breakfasts and 2 dinners
• 5 included features and Cultural Discoveries, including Bled Castle tour, tours of Lake Bohinj and Kranjska Gora, walking tour of Ljubljana, and dinner at a local Gostilna — a traditional restaurant — with gingerbread-making demonstration
• All transfers and baggage handling (where permitted)
• Services of a City Host and regional experts
• Tipping for drivers and local guides (excluding City Host)
• Services of the Vantage Worldwide Concierge to plan celebrations, activities, or provide regional expertise. Log in to My Portfolio and submit a request, or send an email any time up to two weeks prior to your departure at Concierge@vantagetravel.com.

Immerse yourself in the exoticism, fascinating history, and resplendent architecture of Istanbul, where Europe meets Asia along the bustling Bosphorus Strait. You’ll step into the world of Ottoman sultans at the Topkapi Palace, marvel at the towering domes and minarets of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, and roam the endless passageways of the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market, teeming with colorful carpets, leather goods, jewelry, and lanterns. Your three nights in this intoxicating cultural capital is the perfect way to round out your ocean expedition.

• 3 nights’ accommodations at the Hotel Ritz Carlton (or similar) with guaranteed Bosphorus View rooms
• 6 meals: 3 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and 2 dinners
• 6 included features and Cultural Discoveries, including the Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar
• Sultanahmet walking tour, with visit to Hagia Sophia
• 1 UNESCO World Heritage Site: The Historic Areas of Istanbul
• All transfers and baggage handling (where permitted)
• Services of a Cruise Director and local guides
• Tipping for drivers and local guides
• Services of a Vantage Worldwide Concierge to plan celebrations, activities, or provide regional expertise. Log in to My Portfolio and submit a request, or send an email any time up to two weeks prior to your departure at Concierge@vantagetravel.com