Day 7 – Monday, October 21: Athens, Laurion Port, Start of 4-Day/Night Cruise, Mykonos
This morning we enjoyed a late deparutre (9:30). This allowed us to enjoy a relaxing breakfast once again on the top of the hotel, providing an incredible view of the Acropolis and Parthenon (we will visit this on Friday morning). Tasos and Alexis (our Greek agents with us for the 4 day cruise) gave us tags for our bags for the cruise boat. We loaded the bus for the drive to the Laurion port of Athens (not the usual port of Piraeus). The drive to the port took a little over an hour.
Following the standard procedures of boarding the ship, the ship pulled out of the port in the early afternoon. We enjoyed the standard life-jacket drill and lunch on the ship. The rest of the afternoon was a leisurely one as we sailed about 66 miles to our first Greek island, Mykonos. The deep blue waters of the Aegean was beautiful! Today’s weather also made it perfect, with full sun once again and highs in the 70s.
“Our 4-day/night cruise started today! We are already getting a good taste of the beauty of the Greek islands. We all had fun roaming around the classic streets of Mykonos tonight. We look forward to more magnificent experiences!”
Mykonos
We arrive at the island of Mykonos about 5:30 p.m. We disembarked the ship around 6:30m using tender boats to take us to the new port of the island. We then took shuttle buses to the old harbor. We then strolled through the maze of walkways and white-washed buildings before arriving at the famous windmill area. We enjoyed the waterfront (called Little Venus) lined with shops and cafes. After time walking around on our own, we returned to the ship on our own for a late dinner. While we sleep tonight we will travel to Kusadasi on the western coastline of Turkey.
Day 8 – Tuesday, October 22: Kusadasi (Ephesus) & Patmos
