Day 7 – Friday, October 10: Athens, Embark on 3-Night Cruise, Island of Mykonos
This morning we enjoyed a late departure (9:45). This allowed us to enjoy a relaxing breakfast. Tasos and Sarah (our Greek agents with us for the 3 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 three-day cruise began today! The beauty of the Aegean Sea is incredible. It was a relaxing day on the sea, with a walking tour of the Greek island of Mykonos. We got there just in time of the sunset.”
Day 7 – Friday, October 10: Athens, Embark on 3-Night Cruise, Island of Mykonos
This morning we enjoyed a late departure (9:45). This allowed us to enjoy a relaxing breakfast. Tasos and Sarah (our Greek agents with us for the 3 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.
Mykonos
We arrive at the island of Mykonos about 6:00 p.m. We disembarked the ship around 6:25. 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. The sunset was incredible as well!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 – Saturday, October 11: Kusadasi (Ephesus) & Patmos
