Join Pastor Jane and Gary on a journey to Greece and Turkey to follow the footsteps of St. Paul visiting sites of early Christianity.

The itinerary includes locations where St. Paul preached, including the Bema of St Paul in Corinth, the Areopagus in Athens,  the Vlatadon Monastery in Thessaloniki, Veria (Berroia), Ephesus, and Kavala, where Paul met Lydia, the first Christian convert in Europe. We will also explore Pergamon and St. John’s Monastery in Patmos, both mentioned in the book of Revelation in the New Testament.

cruise itinerary

Our stop in Istanbul includes the Blue Mosque,  and Topkapi Palace, and the incredible Grand Bazaar. In Athens, we will see the Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum, among other sites

We will sail on the Celestyal Crystal for most of our journey, a smaller ship able to easily visit many of the ports in the Aegean Sea. Cruising on the 1200 passenger Celestyal Crystal is all-inclusive across all cabin categories, encompassing all meals onboard, unlimited classic drinks, onboard entertainment, and port charges and gratuities. The group package for Faith Lutheran will include an excursion in every port, three nights in the Plaka district in Athens including local excursions, and transfers to and from the ship and our Athens flights.

The dates you must save to recreate the Journeys of St. Paul are October 10th to 22nd, 2023.  As this cruise itinerary is very popular with groups, we have pre-reserved balcony and other cabins for Faith Lutheran. Please let us know if you may have an interest in traveling on this incredible journey with us, if you would like more information, or if you are ready to put down a deposit to guarantee your cabin.  You may contact Pastor Jane, or email Gary at [email protected]                             celestyal Kusadasi Box02 03 Ephesus Temple of Hadrian 771 420
We will be distributing more information and taking deposits starting in February 2022. All deposited reservations made by February 27th receive a 100 Euro onboard credit.

For more information about the cruise, please visit the link below

https://celestyal.com/us/cruises/7-nights-us/steps-of-paul-7-nights/