Piraeus
April 29, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Now at our hotel in Piraeus (Port of Athens). Had a lovely yiros followed by icecream at 9pm. Traffic and people everywhere, like the place doesn't stop.
Pireaus Harbour
April 29, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Have boarded our ship, the Celestryal Crystal. Carried out our lifeboat drill. Now waiting to sail away
Thessaloniki
April 30, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Arrived in Thessaloniki harbour at 10am. Had an all day tour where we saw the tomb of King Phillip II, followed by lunch, then off to Pella to see the birth place of his son Alexander the Great.
Tomb of Philip II
April 30, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Kusadasi
May 1, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Our only stop in Turkey. What a wonderful place. Went on a tour of the ancient city of Ephesus. Then we watched how they made home knotted Turkish carpets and bought one
Heraklion (Crete)
May 2, 2023 in Greece
Took a tour of Minoan Palace of Knossis, the 1st European civilisation 4000 years ago. Then a quick tour of the city centre before walking back to the ship. To celebrate our birthdays, I hired out theRead more
Santorini
May 3, 2023 in Greece ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Saw the lights of Santorini as we sailed into harbour. Took a tender to the island then a tour of the city of Oia, followed by the beach, a wine tasting, an 11th century church, top of the highestRead more
Mykonos
May 4, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Took a tour of the sacred Island Delos. Caught the ferry over to the island. Saw the residential area then the Apollo Sanctuary which included the lion statues. After returning to Mykonos we found theRead more
Delos
May 4, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Milos
May 5, 2023 in Greece ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
We boarded life boats this morning to get to Milos. Today's excursion took us to Sarakiniko (Moon beach), then to the site where the Venus de Milos was found and the Christian Catacombs. We got rainedRead more
Pireaus
May 6, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Back at the port of Pireaus. End of the cruise. Unfortunately, today's tour has been cancelled due to lack of numbers, so we will have to catch a taxi into Athens and work out what to do from there.
Athens
May 6, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Have arrived at the Stanley Hotel too early to check in, so time for some sight seeing. Bought a 2 day hop on hop off bus ticket and a pass to the major attractions. Saw some wonderful sights. TheRead more
Dohar Airport
May 9, 2023 in Qatar ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Got our transfer to the Airport and onto the plane home. Stop over here in Dohar. Everything going like clockwork.
Adelaide Airport
May 9, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Finally back in Adelaide after a good non-eventful flight. Will stay over night at my son's place before driving home tomorrow
Home
May 10, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Finally home after easy drive from Adelaide. End of a wonderful holiday
Honolulu Port
September 21, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
On board our ship "The Pride of America" for a 7 day cruise around the Hawaiian Islands





















































