Delve into the ancient wonders of early Western Civilization on this journey featuring Meteora, Delphi and the Greek isles. Stroll the monument-lined Sacred Way to Delphi’s Grand Temple of Apollo. Savor a moonlit Turkish dinner and concert in Ephesus during Windstar’s Destination Discovery Event. Imagine the adventures of Medieval Turks as you stare up at monasteries topping foreboding cliffs and sandstone pillars throughout Meteora Valley. Sip local Assyrtiko wine paired with freshly caught calamari on a patio above Santorini’s steep slopes. Gaze across the parapets of Nafplio’s Palamidi Castle to the azure Argolic Gulf. Scale the marble steps to the Acropolis and the iconic Parthenon’s limestone blocks and marble columns.

Indulge in rustic Italian cuisine, Roman relics and Baroque masterworks on an odyssey that combines picturesque overland exploration of Lake Como and Venice with a cruise through the Adriatic and Italy’s west coast. Sample delectable Italian wine vintages in an underground Valpolicella winery. Overnight provides time for a gondola ride past Venice’s romantic arched bridges and ancient alleyways.. Dip a kayak blade in the waters outside Dubrovnik’s old harbor walls. Sample homemade cheeses and sausages in a family-run olive grove near Kotor. Wander between restored mosaics and broken columns amid Pompeii’s storied ruins. Dine on handmade pizza while gentle coastal breezes waft through Sorrento’s aromatic citrus trees.

Experience British Columbia’s grandeur and the seclusion of Alaska’s small communities as you sail north along Canada’s Inside Passage to the Eastern Alaskan Coast and remote interior. Admire the glaciated slopes and ice floes of Alaska’s Misty Fjords, Tracy and Endicott Arms and Kenai Fjords, but keep a weather eye on the horizon for the telltale spray and black fins of orca pods. Enjoy Alaska’s most scenic glaciers and fjords then journey deep into the heart of Denali National Park, home of grizzlies, caribou and wolves and majestic Denali.