Just came back from this program. The program was excellent. Our tour leader Georgia was superb as a leader and and tour guide. Good lectures on board, except for one speaker, who was hard to understand with heavy British accent and delivery (my inadequacy, not her fault). Only disappointments were that the stay was away from the city in Athens with limited transport between hotel and city center. I wish that I could learn a bit about Sufism and the whirling Dervishes in Turkey. The latter is minor, but the hotel location and or transport to city center at night need to be improved. Really missed the lighted Acropolis at night and also the pulse of city life, which is so important in European cities. Highly recommend that this be remedied. Even with these, I rate the program an 8 out of 10.