Friday 13 October 2017 Mykonos, Greece …… last excursion before disembarking in Athens tomorrow Our Tour: "Mykonos Highlights" Forecast: Partly cloudy skies Max: 21° Sunrise: 7:24am Sunset: 6:45pm Today marks the last of our excursions from Queen Victoria. Fourteen nights embarking in Venice, visiting Dubrovnik, Greece Islands (Crete, Souda Bay, Athens, Heraklion, Rhodes and Mykonos) and Albania before disembarking tomorrow in Athens (Port of Piraeus...

Thursday 12 October 2017 Port of Rhodes, Greece Excursion: "Lindos & Rhodes Town" Forecast: Sunny clear skies Max: 24° Sunrise: 7:11am Sunset 6:34pm The city of Rhodes has three separate areas, merging to create a picture of past and 'ancient city' with its classical stadium, theatre and ruins of the Temple of Apollo. The 'old city' with its walled town, medieval buildings and vaults recalling the days of the Crusaders. The 'new town', a modern resort...

Wednesday 11 October 2017 Heraklion, Greece Excursion: "The Best of Crete" Forecast: Mostly sunny clear skies Max: 23° Second visit to Crete - First to Heraklion, Greece The largest city and the capital of Crete, Heraklion harbours a wealth of Venetian architecture, including the city walls and fortress. Further afield, you visit the vintage Cretan villages and get a feel for the local lifestyle. Digressing from the "norm" and in keeping with celebrity st...

Saturday 7 October 2017 Piraeus, Athens, Greece Excursion: "The Acropolis and The Plaka" Forecast: Sunny skies morning, possible storm late afternoon Max 27° Queen Victoria docked early, around 6:30am in the port of Piraeus. It was a lovely morning and we welcomed a later start to our excursion (10am). This meant we were able to have breakfast in our Britannia Club restaurant, not room service breakfast. Our guide today was lovely Grecian, Mariam, early 4...

Friday 6 October 2017 Souda Bay, Crete Excursion: "A Taste of Crete" Forecast: Showers Max 21° The small natural harbour of Souda Bay is located on the northwest coast of Crete and the bustling working town offers an insight into everyday life. The charming old town of Chania is just 6kms east and is the island's second largest resort town, and slightly further afield is the popular resort of Rethymnon. The rocky Akrotiri Peinsula sweeps around the bay offe...