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
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Jewel of the Seas: Sea Day 1
It's the first sea day (of two) on the cruise and we're ready for a day of relaxation. Sea Day Morning We woke around 6 am and headed for coffee in the Windjammer. Once the coffee shop opened I got my morning latte. We had breakfast in the Windjammer and then headed … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Sea Day 1
Jewel of the Seas: Taormina and Messina
This is a continuation of our port day for Messina, Italy on the Jewel of the Seas Greek Isles itinerary. After lunch in Castelmola we headed back to Taormina. Taormina Mario gave us maps of the historic area to walk through. We decided to take an hour for all to … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Taormina and Messina
Jewel of the Seas: Messina, Savoca and Castelmola
Today we have our first port, Messina, but not until 11 am so the day starts off like a sea day. Best of both worlds? Morning I got up at 6:30 am and found my husband enjoying coffee and his book in the Windjammer while waiting for me to rise. I got my first coffee from Cafe … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Messina, Savoca and Castelmola
Jewel of the Seas: Embarkation
It's the morning of our long-awaited Greek Isles cruise embarkation and we're up about 6:30 am in Civitavecchia. We started getting our bags organized to to kill time before the breakfast (and more importantly coffee) opened at 7 am. We had looked for nearby coffee spots that … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Embarkation