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...

Monday 9 October 2017 Sarandë (or Saranda), Albania Excursion: "The Sips and Sights of Sarandë" Forecast: Sunny, clear skies, Max 21° Sunrise: 6:45am We woke to the beautiful coast line of Sarandë. The disembarking today would be by "tender". Not so little boats, attached to the side of Queen Victoria, that were lowed in the early hours before we even knew we were in port. These "tenders" were used to ferry passengers ashore when achoring off-shore was ...

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...

Wednesday 5 October 2017 Island of Cephalonia, Greece Excursion: "The Best of Cephalonia" Forecast: Clear skies, Max 26° This morning once again we quietly "motored" into port and were ready for disembarking at 8:30am. Our information package provided by Cunard when we booked our cruise, contained details of "optional tours" we could take in each port. For this tour it states "Cephalonia's beauty is legendary. Enjoy a scenic drive through lush countryside,...