Itinerary Summary: June 14 – 27, 2001.  Ports of call include: Mombasa, Kenya; Nosy Be, Madagascar; Island of Zanzibar, Tanzania; Comores Islands. Itinerary Details.

Ship: m/s ROYAL STAR, 220-passenger capacity, traditionally built, luxury cruise liner.  Features include: swimming pool, sun decks, massage and sauna area, fitness room, restaurant, boutique, dancing/piano bar, library, and casino. Ship Details.

Total solar eclipse: Viewed from ship in Mozambique Channel (maneuverability and on-board weather monitoring capabilities make chances for success very high).  Eclipse Details.

Eclipse Lecture Team: Bryan Brewer, author of ECLIPSE and experienced eclipse tour leader. Dr. Paul H. Knappenberger Jr., President of the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago; Professor Marcelo Gleiser, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College and author of The Dancing Universe; Professor Owen Gingerich, Senior Astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Professor of Astronomy and of the History of Science at Harvard University; Professor Ronald G. Prinn, head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT and Director of the Center for Global Change Science; and Richard Horwitz, photo editor and administrator with the Associated Press for 27 years and photographer at 12 total solar eclipses, will serve as photographic expert, advising passengers on eclipse photography techniques.

Optional 9-Day African Safari Extensions: Kilimanjaro Overland Expedition and Hemingway Tented Safari. June 26 – July 4, 2001. Safari Extension Details.