Halley's Comet Cruises

aboard the

Stella Solaris and Stella Oceanis

It is a pleasure to welcome you on these historic voyages to greet the long-awaited return of Halley's Comet, visit exotic destinations in the Caribbean and West Indies, journey the green jungle delta of the mighty Amazon River and sail along coastal Brazil.

From land, at sea, and in space, all of planet Earth is now gearing up for the appearance of mankind's most famous comet. No other astronomical object generates as much scientific and public wonder as does this heavenly apparition.

Everyone's epitome of an ideal comet, Halley's has acquired its venerable place because of its naked-eye visibility and predictable once-in-lifetime appearances. It performs like a giant cosmic clock that sounds once every 76 years. As a majestic metronome, it beats out the rhythm of a long lifetime and serves as a reminder of our mortality since most of us can hope to see this epic cosmic voyager only once.

Halley's Comet has also had the provocative tendency to appear at inauspicious times in history. Until very recently, it was legendary as an omen of ill-fortune and a portent of disaster. Today, we rush to greet this “hairy star” in an effort to unlock its long kept secrets. It is an irresistible object of scientific fascination, for written within the very chemical structure of its makeup are volumes of information that will not only give us a better understanding of comets, but also new insights into the birth and early history of the entire solar system.

Sun Line Cruises' Halley's Comet Rendezvous voyages were designed to offer you a unique opportunity to become involved in stimulating educational, cultural and scientific activities, while enjoying the social and recreational pleasures of elegant cruising at its very best. The shore excursions have been developed to meet the desires of the adventurer who is stimulated by peoples and cultures as well as natural and man made wonders.

In order to broaden and deepen the myriad sensations, observations, and emotions that you will experience during the voyage, a distinguished staff of internationally renowned authorities will present lectures, seminars, and panel discussions on Halley's Comet and many other engaging aspects of astronomy, space science and natural history. Instructions on how to best photograph the comet and the stars and constellations of the Southern Hemisphere will be available to all passengers wishing to take advantage of the opportunity.

As the sun sets each evening, those who wish can join our astronomers on deck to search for the elusive and enigmatic green flash and learn more about the starry grandeur that graces the skies at night.

As we sail beyond land's end, a whole other world will unravel…one of dolphins, whales and flying fish; of glorious sunsets and shooting stars, and distant landfalls in the dawn's awakening light. At sea one day blends into another. As coastlines rise above the horizon, our mind and imagination catches a transitory glimpse of what the Earth was like when our world was young. And as we approach land, we wonder of its promises — what new and strange marvels it has to offer us.

We are pleased to welcome you aboard our Halley's Comet Rendezvous cruises to share with us the camaraderie of friends and adventurers with similar interests, the excitement of an exquisite cruise and the drama of witnessing the 30th recorded appearance of Halley's Comet from the unequalled vantage point of a ship at sea.

Cordially,

Ted Pedas

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