This fundraising cruise aboard the M/V Turama featured visits to Alexandria and Sinai. Highlights included dinner in the Reading Room of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and a private visit to the Library, the Suez Canal crossing and stay at the monastery as privileged guests of the Fathers. Substantial funds were raised towards the Library Conservation project, thanks to the participation of new and longstanding supporters and sponsors.

The owners of M/V Turama very generously covered the costs of the cruise in full, including local transportation and other arrangements. PrivatAir donated the Sharm el-Sheikh- Athens flight. PrivatSea offered lunch at the Greek Club in Alexandria and gifts for the participants. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosted the gala dinner in the Reading Room and the private tour of the Library, as well as supplying guides and a photographer in Alexandria. The Suez Canal Authority granted a substantial rebate on the cost of the Suez Canal crossing. The Monastery of Saint Catherine contributed the accommodation and arrangements in Sinai, including dinner in the old refectory and other meals. Professors John Barron and Nicholas Pickwoad provided expert commentary. They also waived lecture fees, as did Professor Caroline Barron and Engineer Manadkhli of the Suez Canal Authority.