Daily Archives: May 21, 2011

Day 25 – May 10 Tuesday A late start this morning, breakfast in the hotel, a day planning session, then out the door by 8.45am.  We walked straight down Via Cicerone towards the river & the nearby Piazza del Tribunali, … Continue reading →

Day 24 – May 9 Monday I woke at 4am to bright lights shining into the cabin, we had docked in Athens & our cruise was over.   I pulled the blinds closed & slept until our alarm at 5.30 before … Continue reading →

Day 23 – May 8 Sunday A sleep-in this morning, even though the ship was docked at Heraklios on the island of Crete, we couldn’t disembark before 8.00am as the Palace of Knossos didn’t open until 8.30.  The drive to … Continue reading →

Day 22 – May 7 Saturday Alarm set for 5.30am, dressed & on the open top deck by ourselves watching the ship come into berth at Kusadasi, Turkey, just as the sun was starting to rise over the mountains behind … Continue reading →

Day 21 – May 6 Friday A very late start today, 9.15am departure for the Athens port of Piraeus.  We boarded the ship, the Louis Majesty, around 10am & found our little two bed (instead of the big party beds, … Continue reading →