Today was our fifth consecutive port day and with both of us battling colds we were pretty tired so decided to make it a sea day in port. Crete was the stop I was least excited about and I had never make any scheduled plans although did think we'd do self-walking tour of the … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Chania, Crete and Giovanni’s Specialty Dining
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Jewel of the Seas: Athens (Acropolis and Olympic Stadium)
The day started with Steve waking me to ask what time I wanted to get up today. It was 6 am so the answer was NOW! So glad he checked and can’t believe I slept for nine hours; it must have been because of my cold. Today I’d planned a group tour with Private Greek Tours and … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Athens (Acropolis and Olympic Stadium)
Jewel of the Seas: Santorini
Jewel of the Seas is making the Santorini port visit today. We were up early and had coffee at the Windjammer while enjoying the view of islands around Santorini as the ship approached the port. We were the first ones in the main dining room at 7 am. Steve had eggs … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Santorini
Jewel of the Seas: Rhodes
Today is a port day in Rhodes and we were scheduled to dock at 7 a.m. We were both up early and had coffee followed by breakfast in the Windjammer. We both ate big breakfasts (which was a good thing given how long until we got lunch). After eating we gathered our … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Rhodes
Jewel of the Seas: Mykonos
Our first Greek port, Mykonos, is today. The Jewel of the Seas was arriving at the island about when the dining room opened at 7 am. No pictures but Steve enjoyed Eggs Benedict and I had fried eggs with corned beef hash. After breakfast we headed to the room. I wanted … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Mykonos