Category: Cruises

It’s always nice to visit somewhere we haven’t been to before. Yesterday’s stop in Volos fell into that category, as did today’s visit to Thessoliniki, in Greece. We had a very slow start to the day. With no excursions booked, it meant we could take our time, have a little bit of a lie-in, enjoy a leisurely breakfast, and head...

In our original itinerary, we were supposed to be visiting the island of Lemnos. Due to high winds, however, and the fact that we would have been going ashore by tender boat, the captain made the decision to drop the port. Instead, today, we visited Volos. We had an excursion booked for Lemnos, which was, naturally, cancelled, and we were...

Today, we arrived in Piraeus, a major port town attached to, and directly linked to, the capital city of Greece, Athens. We caught the shuttle bus from the port into Piraeus, and then jumped on the Metro into Athens, which only cost us €1.25 each. The journey only took about twenty minutes, and navigating our way around the underground station...

Today, we arrived at Igoumenitsa, on the North-west mainland coast of Greece. Considering its importance as a cargo and ferry port, it seems a surpirisingly understated place. After much research, Tracey also came to the conclusion that there really wouldn’t be a lot in the town to interest us, which is why we booked ourselves on an afternoon excursion to...

This morning, at around 8am, we sailed into Valletta harbour, in Malta, which must surely be one of the finest harbours to sail into at any time. It happened at around 8am, so we’d set the alarm for 7.45am, in the hope of bounding up out of bed in order to experience it from the forecastle (front) deck, where bacon...