Slept really well but struggle wake up today. Bed is very comfortable. It's about 6.45am and we intended to get up at 7am to ensure we are ready for breakfast in San Marco which is only 7-8.30am. Peter is despatched for the coffees whilst I head out onto the balcony. We are already docked in Rhodes and the starboard side of the ship, where we are, has a magnificent view of the Medieval part of Rhodes town. I can see castle towers, minarets, domes and clock to...

The sun peaks over the rim of the caldera as Connie sails into Santorini's crescent shaped bay. The whitewashed buildings of Fira the capital sparkle in the early sunshine. Apart from a smaller Seadream Yacht we are the only ship docked in Santorini. We have no real plans in Santorini today other than to get the tender boat ashore and visit Fira itself. We have been to Santorini many times before.We eat breakfast in Oceanview Cafe. There is fried bread which ...

We are docked in Piraeus by the time we wake up. I venture onto the balcony and see we are docked close to where we docked on Splendour a few years ago. This is good as we intend to walk to the Metro station later and I have a rough idea where it is in relation to Cruise Terminal A.After Peter has got the morning Cappuccinos from Al Bacio and his breakfast tea we shower and head to San Marco for breakfast again. It's very good. We are arriving back at our roo...

Today is a sea day as we continue our journey from Messina to Athen. As we awake Connie is midway across the Ionian Sea and headed toward the south coast of the Peloponnese. We will continue on a southeasterly course and at about 7pm will pass within about 1.5 miles of Cape Tainaro which is the most southerly point of mainland Greece and of the Balkan Peninsula. At 8.30pm we will enter the strait of Elafonisos and pass between the Peloponnese and Kythira Island. ...