Insignia peeks out from behind the apartments — Alsancak ... İzmir, Turkey.

An "Insignia brought us to Izmir" selfie — Alsancak ... İzmir, Turkey.

We salute İzmir for hosting us ... and the city salutes back — İzmir, Turkey.

Kordon ... the waterfront promenade in Alsancak — İzmir, Turkey.

Esin, Mui's cousin, captures Insignia as we sail through the Gulf of İzmir.

Bye Bye İzmir

April 14, 2022, Aegean Sea ⋅ 🌙 59 °F

After a great family reunion, we bid everyone farewell — until we fly back to İzmir from Athens on the 18th — and strolled back to Insignia ... or, as we refer to it, our home away from home.

The delightful weather — blue skies, sunshine, and comfy temps — allowed us to sit on our veranda for the sail out … the Kordon promenade was this time on our side of the ship.

Mui’s cousin, Esin, was kind enough to capture a photo of us waving to her from the ship. OK, so she couldn’t see us, and we couldn’t see her. It’s the thought that counts!Read more