Project Princess Europa aims to revive economic and cultural ties between East and West by rebuilding bridges built by Phoenicians through trade. It will build the largest replica Phoenician ship, Princess Europa, which will sail the Mediterranean annually carrying student volunteers impersonating Phoenician characters. At each port, they will present culture ministers with engraved tablets and interact with locals. The project aims to promote tourism, education, and business between participating countries.
1. Project Princess Europa
The Ambassador of Peace and
Prosperity
Honouring the Phoenicians contribution to
Mediterranean's cultural heritage
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The Vision
The Goal
Why Princess Europa?
Project Description
Events Description
Sailing Route
Charitable deliverables
Our Team of Experts
Timeline
Media and Outcome
The Benefits
Future Vision Thank You
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The Phoenicians
miraculously managed to
succeed in building an
economical empire that
prospered and flourished
along the Mediterranean
and beyond, without
shedding a drop of blood.
Intuitively, they knew the importance of the commerce route
around the Med. Which they have expanded by spreading
their universal peaceful lifestyle, culture and an entire
civilization.
Thousands of years later, Europe in specific and the world in
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The Goal
Reviving the economical and cultural ties
between East and West by rebuilding the
bridges which the “universal” Phoenician society
has once built through a flourishing trade and
exchange of goods in Peace and Prosperity;
furthermore they gave the European continent
its name and the alphabet.
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Why Princess Europa?
As the ancient Lebanese
Princess “Europa” and
the Goddess for ancient
Europe, it is
unquestionable that she
possesses the perfect
combination to represent the
East and the West for our
quest.
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Europa
6. Project description
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We are building the largest Replica of a
Phoenician ship in modern history named
“Princess Europa” and will set sails every year,
following the footsteps of the Phoenicians along
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7. On board, 16 students- volunteers, a couple from each of
the 8 participating countries; Cyprus, France,
Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Spain and Tunisia;
will be impersonating
throughout the whole journey a Phoenician character
related to their countries. Wearing the ancient
traditional clothes whichcomplete through these roles
our swimming interactive museum.
Moreover, The ship will enter and exit from each port
the traditional Phoenician way, by rowing and sailing.
The Woman The Teacher The Priest The Diplomat The Continue
Aristocrat
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The volunteers will present
the Ministers of
Culture/Tourism the
alphabet engraved on
tablets out of rocks.
During the planned events at
the ports, they will mingle
with the locals of each city;
debate with them and
among themselves their
characters and their
history. Also they will share
up-to-date knowledge and
topics about the East and
West as well as the
Mediterranean nations One of the 8 Tablets- each uniquely
hand- crafted by the famous artist
(cultural, social, historical, Chahine Raffoul
economical and ancient
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Europa
Education &
Tourism Economical
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info)
Event-1 Event-1
Sub-project:
Historical Museum ship
“Mediterranean
Market
Business Directory
Event-2 (MBD)
Event-2
Phoenician
Sharing information
Characters
Event-1
Event- 3 Spread the Word
The Phoenician
alphabet
Event-4
Creating
documented DVDs
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Sailing
Route
Destination ETA Event(s) Departure
Lebanon Beirut Start point Launching Celebration June-12-2011
Larnaca
Cyprus Port June-13-2011 Jun15-11 Official Ceremony and NGOs/Univs Celebration June-16-2011
Greece Crete June-23-2011 Jun-25-11 Resupply June-26-2011
Greece Athens July-01-2011 Jul-3-11 Official Ceremony and NGOs/Univs Celebration July-04-2011
Greece Methoni July-07-2011 Jul-8-11 Resupply July-09-2011
Malta La Valetta July-14-2011 Jul-16-11 Official Ceremony and NGOs/Univs Celebration July-17-2011
Italy Gaeta July-23-2011 Jul-25-11 Resupply July-26-2011
Italy Rome July-27-2011 Jul-30-11 Official Cerem. Vatican Visit, NGOs/Univs July-31-2011
France Marseille August-06-2011 Aug-08-11 Official Ceremony and NGOs/Univs Celebration August-09-2011
Spain Barcelona August-13-2011 Aug-15-11 Official Ceremony and NGOs/Univs Celebration August-16-2011
Spain Mallorca August-19-2011 Aug-20-11 Resupply August-21-2011
Spain Ibiza August-22-2011 Aug-23-11 FUN August-24-2011
Tunisia Carthage August-30-2011 Sept-2-11 Official Ceremony and NGOs/Univs Celebration September-03-2011
September-10-
Greece Crete 2011 Sept-11-11 Resupply September-12-2011
September-25- Mission Accomplished Major
Lebanon Beirut 2011 Sept-25-11 Celebration.(Sunday) Completed
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Charitable deliverables
The yearly Events are arranged by the city halls based on their cities
historical background (the best event will win a monetary prize of
$50,000 to be donated to the local orphanage(s) in their city’s behalf
including Best Event award by PMO).
C.H.A.N.C.E.
(Come Help Aid Needy Children Educations)
CHANCE will be an educational center facility which will include dorms,
sport and recreational areas to needy Children off the streets, to help
them arm themselves with Education and Knowledge to face futuristic
challenges adequately.
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Our Team of Experts
Phoenician Engineering Media & Academics
history costumes
Dr. Salim Khalaf Captain Naaman Dominik Wessely Professor Clovis
Khoury German TV Producer Karam
Creator of
http://phoenicia.org and
president of Marine Engineer NDU (Notre Dame
Phoenician International University)
(Head of ATCL Yachting History and Theology
Research Center, Inc.
(PIRC) club, Kasslic)
professor.
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Georges Barbour Papou Lahoud
Dr. Joseph Taouk
Boat builder Costume designer
Historian specialized in Famous designer,
Phoenician History and Built 5 replicas of
Phoenician ship. designed the MEA
author of over 120 books airlines uniforms and the
32 of which have been Considered by many to be
translated into several the best in the business Jordanian Royal Guards,
languages along the Eastern Med. received many designing
awards locally and
internationally.
14. Media and Outcome
Several brochures, pamphlets, lobbying campaigns such
as campaigns conducted in Zahle Batroun, Byblos,
Beirut, Tyre and others Fundraising and awareness
campaigns, conferences at the AUB and NDU, 2 Gala
Dinner were
created and held to introduce Project Princess Europa
to Ministers and Ambassadors of the participating
countries and the people of the participating
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15. We have already been reported by local
and international media stations such as Thalassa France3
TV 16min documentary with an audience of over 140million
spectator which showed commitment in following up
reporting the progress of the project outcome and journey.
Thalassa France3 TV: documentary 16min
LBCI : Nharkoum Saeed 20min
Future TV: Aalam el sabah 22min
MTV: New report 3.6min
OTV 90min
Tele Lumiere 60min
Sat7 4min
New TV 8min
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Another Media Campaign, as already mentioned is
planned to be launched shortly before the ship
completion as a reminder of Project Princess Europa.
This Media campaign is assisted by the
aforementioned Media Companies plus scores of local,
national and international Media Companies in the
participating countries/cities.
Additional the whole sailing trip will be produced on the
European TV by our German TV Producer.
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The participating countries/ cities/ Companies:
Highway of information sharing/ knowledge sharing
(education)
Business connections between Mediterranean
companies and beyond.
Promotion/ commercial for participating companies to
advertise and distribute their products with the ship.
Providing touristic opportunities to all participating
countries in the project via the distribution of the
leaflets and brochures provided by each nation tourism
industry.
Providing companies along the Med and beyond with
opportunities of dealing with each other (MBD)
18. Future Vision
After the first sailing trip Project Princess Europa will
become annual, and the ship will be circling from
different points along the Mediterranean expanding
its members to become the most celebrated annual
event in the Mediterranean.
Its economical and beneficial success to the
participating nations will be inviting for more states
member to join in the journey like the Phoenicians did
thousands of years ago. The ship will remain as a
swimming interactive museum and an informative
platform about the latest research results in each
journey issues, as well as up- to- date topics of the
participating countries. Furthermore it will be used
for cultural and educational purposes like holding
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During the time at sea it is
possible to book a cabin and gain
the experience to travel like
the ancient Phoenicians, or to
hold a wedding parties on board
of Princess Europa. This will be
mostly in the winter season. The
ship will sail to the Arabian
Peninsula, because of the storm
season in the Mediterranean
basin around that period.
The income will be used for the ongoing
Project Princess Europa itself and to make
Peace Missions Organization a self reliant
NGO to support on shelf projects like the
aforementioned Project C.H.A.N.C.E.
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Thank You
We hope to see you joining Project Princess
Europa for what will be a series of
fascinating, dazzling and engaging events.
Peace Missions Organization
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