Today is our second and last sea day. It was my oldest son’s birthday so I wished him a happy one on Facebook first thing (although it would be hours before he’d see it). Steve was up multiple times throughout the night because of his cold he caught from me. That woke … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Sea Day 2 and Straits of Messina
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Jewel of the Seas: Chania, Crete and Giovanni’s Specialty Dining
Today was our fifth consecutive port day and with both of us battling colds we were pretty tired so decided to make it a sea day in port. Crete was the stop I was least excited about and I had never make any scheduled plans although did think we'd do self-walking tour of the … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Chania, Crete and Giovanni’s Specialty Dining
Jewel of the Seas: Athens (Agora, Temple of Zeus and National Archaeological Museum)
This is a continuation of our port day in Athens on the Jewel of the Seas Greek Isles itinerary. Find part 1 here. After leaving the changing of the guard George drove us to the Agora. There were some interesting sights along the way like this tiny, old church between … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Athens (Agora, Temple of Zeus and National Archaeological Museum)
Jewel of the Seas: Athens (Acropolis and Olympic Stadium)
The day started with Steve waking me to ask what time I wanted to get up today. It was 6 am so the answer was NOW! So glad he checked and can’t believe I slept for nine hours; it must have been because of my cold. Today I’d planned a group tour with Private Greek Tours and … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Athens (Acropolis and Olympic Stadium)
Jewel of the Seas: Santorini
Jewel of the Seas is making the Santorini port visit today. We were up early and had coffee at the Windjammer while enjoying the view of islands around Santorini as the ship approached the port. We were the first ones in the main dining room at 7 am. Steve had eggs … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Santorini