Parrot Mom,
Actually, we were on the Oceania Nautica...and were on the cruise when you sent your initial response...so, we are home now...had a great cruise...
For our two days is Israel, we had our guide meet us in Ashdod and do a full day in Jerusalem...We started out with about three hours at Yad Vashem--the Holocaust Memorial and Museum--really fascinating and moving...then into the old city, walking through all four quarters, visiting David's Tomb, the Western Wall, the Via Dolorosa and Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Mount of Olives and other sites, then a driving tour through the new city and Mea Shearim...
Out of Haifa, we toured Megiddo, Kibbutz Ein Shemer and Caesaria and ended up with a driving tour of Haifa and a stop on the mountain top for the views...
Really a couple of great days...
With a private guide, we moved quickly and efficiently with a group of six...and the total teo day cost came out to $415 per couple plus a few dollars for admission charges and lunches...We had the ability to customize our own tours, pick our sites and the length of visits...The guide we used was Joel Berman (jtours.com)...a former Israeli Army officer, born in South Africa...
