Our cruise ship, Le Bougainville, in Catania harbor, Sicily.

Caravaggio's "Beheading of St. John the Baptist", in Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in Valleta, Malta.

Waves splash a little fishing niche in the harbor of Valleta, Malta.

Rampila Restaurant nestles at top right, above the dry moat around the city of Valleta, Malta.

Tarxien temples, near Valleta, Malta.

A fine meal at Rampila restaurant, in Valleta, Malta.

Map of the W&L "World Affairs" cruise on Ponant's ship "Le Bougainville".

Greek theater (seats 15,000), Siracusa, Sicily.

Streets at sunset, Catania, Sicily.

Mount Etna at sunrise, from offshore of Naxos, Sicily.

A church square in Taormina, Sicily.

Greco-Roman theater in Taormina, with Mount Etna erupting at rear; Sicily.

A retaining wall at ancient Delphi, Greece, with over 300,000 inscriptions of gratitude from pilgrims.

Theater at ancient Delphi, Greece.

The ship's chef prepares specialty crepes, a la Brittany.

Transiting the Corinth Canal.

The ancient Greek theater at Epidaurus.

Lions' Gate, the entrance to Mycenae, Greece.

Treasury of Atreus, near Mycenae, Greece.

A horse waits for work near the post office in Hydra, Greece. Curiously, it bears a Handicap sign.

A little girl and her ice cream cone - Hydra, Greece.

Our ship, Le Bougainville, seen at anchor off the shore of Hydra, Greece.