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Chopin: The Bicentenary
Stockholm (Sweden) to Copenhagen (Denmark) aboard Le Diamant |
| 8 Days / 7 Nights • June 17, 2010 |
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Enjoy a Musical cruise: entirely dedicated to the famous Polish composer Frédéric Chopin.
Appreciate Warsaw: ancestral splendour of the residences of Polish kings.
Discover Berlin: a fascinating, multi-faceted city that is constantly evolving.
Itinerary
Your first port of call will be the town of Visby, an open air museum and administrative centre of the Pearl of the Baltic.
Then, journey brings you to Gdansk, a major trading centre for the teutonic knights which has preserved some magnificent monuments from this distinguished period.
Le Diamant then moves on to Rugen island from where you can visit Stralsund, one of the Hanseatic capitals, before we head for the port of Rostock.
From here you have the opportunity to visit Berlin, a multi-faceted cosmopolitan city interspersed with spacious parkland, which is forever renewing itself.
And finally the former capital and queen of the Hanseatic League unveils the secrets of her magnificent old town, home to many superb 15th and 16th Century residences.
CRUISING TO THE TUNE OF A MAZURKA
Warsaw will of course be the rendez-vous that few will want to miss out on.
Buoyed by memories of the famous composer, the old city reveals all its secrets.
We will be visiting the lovely Royal Lazienki Park to see the imposing monument
built in memory of Frédéric Chopin. Then we call in to the Church of Saint Croix
where the composer’s heart lies, before heading to the Ostrogski Palace. Lastly,
we follow the road to the village of Zelazowa Wola to explore the small manor
house where Chopin was born in 1810.
Furnished as it would have been then
and full of souvenirs, the house retains the atmosphere in which he would have
grown up.
THE ARTISTS*
Ezequiel SPUCCHES
A "brilliant and exceptionally talented young pianist” according to American pianist Rosalyn Tureck , he has won numerous prizes in big competitions in his home country (Argentina). Supported by UNESCO and “Nouveau Virtuose”, he came to work with Germaine Mounier at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. In 2002 he won the 2nd Grand Prix at the International Piano Competition in Sofia.
Jean Marc LUISADA
Taught by Marcel Ciampi and Denyse Rivière, he left for England to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School. In 1983, he was winner of the Dino Ciani competition at La Scala in Milan and in 1985 at the Warsaw Chopin competition. His success has propelled him onto the international scene. A passionate cinephile, he made “Feu Sacré”, a concert piece with Macha Méril about George Sand and Chopin.
Laure FAVRE-KAHN
A student of the CNSMP (National Academy of Music in Paris) in Bruno Rigutto’s class, she won a 1st Prize at the tender age of 17 by unanimous vote. At 20 she recorded her first CD dedicated to Schumann, followed a year later by another featuring Chopin. In May 2001, she took first prize at the International Pro Piano Competition in New York, and gave a recital at Carnegie Hall. She is recording all Chopin’s walzes (Classique d’or RTL).
Marie-Paule RAMBEAU
A French and Latin Professor, and doctor of French literature, she has edited numerous publications including a work by Chopin on the life and work of George Sand. She is author of a vast treatise entitled “Chopin l’enchanteur autoritaire” and articles on the composer published in the specialised press. She has contributed to several scientific publications on Chopin in Poland.
Sarah LAVAUD
She started playing piano at the age of 5, the violin at 9. Admitted by a unanimous vote in 1998 to the CNSMP (national academy of music in Paris), she obtained very high marks in her piano prize, as well as for chamber music and musical analysis. A prize winner at numerous international competitions (Medal at the Maria Canals in Barcelona, 3rd Prize and Special Prize in the Francis Poulenc competition, Encouragement Prize at the Arthur Rubinstein contest in tel-Aviv, and others), she has performed in many of the great venues in France and abroad.
*The artists reserve the right to withdraw at the last minute in the case of force majeure.
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| MORE INFO |
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| SHIP STATISTICS |
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Built:1986
Refit:2004
Flag: France
Number of Crew:120
Official Language: English
Passeng. Cap.:226
Ship Speed: 15,5 knots
Tonnage: 8,282 GRT
Length:124 m
Beam: 16 m
Draft: 5,10 m
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| DAY |
PORT |
ARRIVAL |
DEPARTURE |
| Day 1 |
Stockholm (Sweden) |
Embark |
5:00 PM |
| Day 2. |
Visby - Gotland Island (Sweden) |
8:00 AM |
1:00 PM |
| Day 3. |
Gdansk (Poland) |
6:00 AM |
Overnight |
| Day 4. |
Gdansk (Poland) |
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2:00 PM |
| Day 5. |
Rugen Island (Germany) |
12:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
| Day 6. |
Rostock/Warnemünde (Germany) |
7:00 AM |
10:00 PM |
| Day 7. |
Lubeck (Germany) |
7:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
| Day 8. |
Copenhagen (Denmark) |
8:00 AM |
Disembark |
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| Cruise Rates
per person based on double-occupancy. |
Outside cabin E
Outside cabin D
Outside cabin C
Outside cabin B
Outside cabin A
Large Suite
Suite with Balcony
Owner Suite
Port taxes |
€ 1,670
€ 2,000
€ 2,330
€ 2,740
€ 3,095
€ 3,480
€ 3,945
€ 4,055
€ 231 |
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Single supplement from +30%
Discounts (per person):
* Honeymoon - 100 €
* Wedding Anniversary (5,10,15,20 yrs...) - 100 €
Value Includes:
* The cruise at full board from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the last day
* Captain's welcome cocktail and gala dinner
* Mineral water, tea, filter coffee, white, red and rosé wines served with meals
* 24 hour room service (selected menu)
* Evening gatherings and organised entertainment and/or organised shows
* Porterage from the quayside to the ship and vice versa
* English-speaking guest-speaker (when applicable)
Value do not Includes:
* Air transportation and airport taxes
* Port and safety charges
* Gratuities
* Optional shore excursions
* Personal expenses on board
* Personal insurance
* Other drinks than aforementioned ones
BOOKING:
Bookings are on request and need to be confirmed.
Deposit of 25% per person is required within 4 days of booking.
Final payment is required 60 days prior to departure.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Our flat rate claim to reimbursement consist of a processing fee of EUR 200.00 per person
for cancellation of a reserved trip up to 50 days prior to commencement of travel.
The
following annulment fees shall arise in the event of later cancellation:
50% of the tour price for cancellation 49 - 36 days prior to commencement of travel
75% of the tour price for cancellation 35 - 26 days prior to commencement of travel
100% of the tour price for cancellation 25 - 0 days prior to commencement of travel |
