Not much to say about these days. We woke up to a sunny, warm, calm day. We had a nice breakfast on deck in the warm sunshine and then attended a talk on our last port in Croatia, Rijeka. We have no info on it as it's a new port of call so it was useful to attend. We wandered around the ship and ended up at the pool to watch a bar war of the sexes. There were 3 members to a team - boys vs girls - who had to follow a bartenders instructions to make 3 different...

Athens has unforgettable historic sights, magnificent architecture, and ancient ruins. The Classic Period of Greece was between 500 to 300 BC. A time of great creativity and ingenuity, this Golden Age dazzled with art, literature, political and architectural accomplishments, the foundation from which modern civilization was built. Piraeus is the port city for Athens and has been Athens' port of entry for over two millennia. We immediately noticed a differenc...

Today, instead of Athens we are in Mykonos. Vic woke up feeling 100% but couldn't get clearance from quarantine until 1:00pm. So we are missing our tour to the island of Delos. According to Greek Mythology, Delos is the birthplace of Apollo, and people came from around the world to this ancient site to pay homage to the God of music, beauty and light. In the early 19th century, a dramatic excavation uncovered beautiful artifacts, mosaics, statues and building...

We awoke anxious to explore the island of Lesvos. We have now travelled about 1412 miles since boarding the ship. Unfortunately, the winds are very strong and our stop here has been cancelled for safety reasons. It's disappointing but unavoidable. So Its another sea day. I'll just give you some info from my research about this place. Now we're headed for Piraeus, which is the port for Athens. Lesvos is the third-largest island in Greece, but it has a ...

Rhodes, Greece is the largest and most popular island of Dodecanese. It has 300 days of sunshine per year and probably 300,000 cats. Lying just 12 miles off the coast of Turkey, the island straddles the sea-lanes linking Egypt, Southern Europe and the Holy Land.Rhodes Town, the capital of Rhodes island, bears witness to that long history.  It has been inhabited for more than 2,400 years.  A city was first built in 408 BC.  When the Knights of St. John arrive...