GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY, JUNE 4–6

From the tiniest constituents of matter to the immensity of the cosmos, discover the wonders of science and technology at CERN. Join Bright Horizons for a private post-cruise, custom, full-day tour/visit of this iconic facility. (If the LHC is still undergoing its scheduled maintenance it is likely we will go into the LHC Cavern.)

Whether you lean toward concept or application there’s much to pique your curiousity. Discover the excitement of fundamental research and get a behind-the-scenes, insider’s look at the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.

Our full-day tour and visit will be led by one of the CERN physicists. We’ll have an orientation; visit an experiment; get a sense of the mechanics of the large hadron collider (LHC); if at all possible, go down inside the LHC tunnel (picture at right); make a refueling stop for lunch; and have time to peruse the grounds and exhibits on the history of CERN and the nature of its work. And if you’re so inclined, the CERN gift shop.

This tour includes:

• transfers from ship to Copenhagen airport and from Geneva airport to our 5-star hotel in Geneva (June 4) (airfare not included in the price)
• welcoming reception (June 4)
• hotel (2 nights) — the nights of June 4 and 5
• full breakfasts (2) — June 5 and 6
• transfer from hotel to CERN and back to the hotel on June 5
• lunch at CERN (June 5)
• cocktail party the evening after our visit to CERN (June 5)
• transfer from our 5-star hotel in Geneva to the Geneva airport to go home
• NOTE: CERN charges no entrance fee to visitors

The price is $749 per person (based on double occupancy). This trip is limited to 40 people. (Pictures from a previous trip.)