Voyages to Antiquity ship chartered from 2020

Voyages to Antiquity’s ship Aegean Odyssey has been been chartered by a United States-based tour operator from 2020 through to 2023.

Road Scholar – an operator which specialises in educational tours for the over 50s – has in the past put its own instructors and groups on other ships. Last year it took more than 13,000 people away on holiday.

Aegean Odyssey will sail itineraries in Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Italy, Spain and the British Isles. It is currently unclear what will happen to the team in the UK, although a statement from Voyages to Antiquity said: “We are currently exploring options that allow the tour operator Voyages to Antiquity to continue to evolve the award-winning cruise tour programme we are renowned for into 2020 and beyond.”

James Moses, president and CEO of Road Scholar, said: “With exclusive use of the Aegean Odyssey, we are creating the world’s first campus at sea for older adults.”