Delphi, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, was the site of the omphalos, the ‘navel of the world’. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred meaning, Delphi in the 6th century B.C. was indeed the religious centre and symbol of unity of the ancient Greek world. Information Entrance ticket Ticket cover one entrance […]
Monastery of Hosios Loukas is a UNESCO world Heritage Site. It is on the way to Delphi from Athens and worth a visit. The monastery is of Byzantine art and architecture. Entrance ticket Entrance ticket was €4 for adult and €2 for children in 2023. Back to 2023 9 day Greek Turkey cruise summary
Heraklion is the capitol of Crete, the largest Greece Island. Main attraction is the Knossos Palace and Archaeological Museum of Heraklion of Minoan civilization. Transportation The bus system in and around Heraklion is very convenient (and free wifi on the bus!) When we arrived from cruise port, there was no walking allowed in the port […]
Information Arriving on cruise at Kusadasi Port. We booked a taxi/tour with Kusadasi Ephesus Taxi Service for a day trip to Ephesus. Highly recommend the taxi service, we booked based on good reviews on TripAdvisor and the reviews were true. Tashin our driver picked us up on time at the port. He provided a lot […]
Istanbul the largest city in Türkiye (Turkey) spans over Eurpoe and Asia. The Bosporus separate the Europe and Asia side and connects the Mediterranean to the Black sea. Information Cruise port The cruise port for Istanbul is the new Galataport port with shops and restaurants. From Galataport you can walk along the river to cross […]
Meteora is a UNESEC world Heritage site. The unique rock formations are stunning. There are 6 monasteries that are open to the public. Important information Dress Code There is a dress code for the Monasteries, Women must wear skirts that is longer than knee and shoulder must be covered. Men must wear long pants. Some monasteries […]
Highlight of trip Countries/cities Greece Athens Volos/Meteora Rhodes/Lindos Heraklion, Crete Mykonos/Delos Santorini Hosios Loukas Delphi Türkiye/Turkey Istanbul Kusadasi/Ephesus UNESCO World Heritage Site Meteora Acropolis in Athens Archeological site of Delphi Medieval City of Rhodes Delos Monasteries of Hosios Loukas Knossos Minoan Palatial Centres (Tentative UNESCO site) Ephesus Historic Areas of Istanbul Seven Wonders of the ancient […]
This was a last-minute trip for us, leaving out of New York City made this an easy itinerary. Ports of Call Newport, Rhode Island Portland, Maine Bar Harbor, Maine (Acadia National Park) Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Click here for picture book Cruising out of NYC View of New York, New Jersey and […]
Brownes beach/Pebbles beach From cruise port we took a shuttle to Brownes Beach/Pebbles Beach area and walked back to cruise port after. Back to Summary
Dickenson Bay Beach From cruise port we took a taxi to take us to Dickenson Bay Beach, the taxi offered to pick us up later at a prearranged time, but we weren’t sure how long we’d stay at the beach and it’s walkable to cruise port so we declined the return trip. After spending some […]