CRUISES AND CULTURAL TOURS

Steve Kershaw has been a Guest Lecturer/Speaker for a number of high end cultural travel companies for over 30 years. Starting in 1989, when he travelled with Swan Hellenic Cruises and gave his first lectures on board MTS Orpheus, he has accompanied over 50 cruises with Swan Hellenic, Royal Hebridean, Voyages to Antiquity, Abercrombie and Kent, and Noble Caledonia, as well as attending two naming ceremonies, one maiden voyage and a appearing in a promotional video. The itineraries have covered Greek and Roman sites throughout the Mediterranean - Greece, Italy, Turkey, Syrian, Libya, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, France, etc., - as well as the Black Sea and the River Rhône. Steve has also sailed to New Orleans, the Caribbean, and Central America, sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm for the music of those places. 

Steve has been invited to accompany trips with Abercrombie and Kent, Noble Caledonia, Cox & Kings, Saga, and Learn Italy in 2019 & 2020.

Cox & Kings: 20 - 26 March 2023

A blissful week in the Bay of Naples region, visiting sites like Pompeii and Herculaneum: https://www.coxandkings.co.uk/destinations/italy/group-tours/bay-of-naples-pompeii-herculaneum

Noble Caledonia: 8 - 17 September 2022 & 26 September - 6 October 2023

Two beautiful itineraries, one in 2022, the other in 2023. Islands of the Mediterranean is a late summer voyage from Malaga to Malta aboard the MS Serenissima, with a focus on Sicily - https://www.noble-caledonia.co.uk/tour/2511/islands-of-the-mediterranean/?search_url_id=10 ; Late Summer in Sicily & the Amalfi Coast is a voyage from the Bay of Naples to Malta aboard the MS Hebridean Sky - https://www.noble-caledonia.co.uk/tour/2908/late-summer-in-sicily-&-the-amalfi-coast/?search_url_id=15


Learn Italy: 10 - 19 October 2022

Learn Italy is a small British company based in Oxford, offering study holidays that combine relaxation with learning. They provide a variety of breaks designed to celebrate the unique qualities of Italy and things Italian: cities, art, food and wine, and the Italian way of life. Taking an interest in the country you are visiting is not at odds with rest and recreation. Ideas and knowledge make lasting souvenirs. Learn Italy holidays combine information with pleasure, in settings of great beauty and interest. You will be encouraged to understand and enjoy the richness of Italian culture by experts on history and art. Steve lead trips to the Bay of Naples region in 2009 and 2013, and will take a trip to Sicily in 2022.

For more information and booking, contact katiegray106@hotmail.co.uk

Private Tours

Steve does occasionally take private tours to Greece and Turkey. In 2012 he ran a tour of Greece, and in 2014 he plans to take a group to Turkey.

The Greek tours have been organised by the excellent Vikings Navita. You can find them at https://www.vikings.tours/

You can see photographs from the mosr recent trip, where 20 people spent a week cruising the Western Cyclades on two Class A yachts on Steve's Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010578046759&sk=media_set&set=a.888073848221875&type=3

For more information, please contact Steve directly:

Contact details

E-mail: DrSPKershaw@msn.com