Our last full day on the cruise, it was almost bittersweet to think that our trip was almost over. But it was a big day, so we awoke and immediately got started! We got off the cruise ship in Crete where we made our way to the Herakilon Museum. Here we saw some amazing Minoan art. It was Earth Day, apparently, so luckily our tickets were all free of charge (how convenient)! We saw the Snake Goddess statue, as well as some amazing frescoes. For such a small museum, it housed some amazing art work. The jewelry was very intricate and beautiful. Our stop in Crete was brief, but very nice. We boarded back onto the ship, got some lunch, and once again enjoyed soaking in the sun up on the pool deck. Our next stop was in Santorini, which quickly became my favorite stop of the whole cruise. The view from the top deck of the ship was amazing as we approached the island. We took tender boats to get to the dock, as our cruise ship was too large to dock there. The island was basically a huge mountain cliff, with Santorini at the top. There were three ways to get up to the town: cable car, walking, or a donkey ride. Of course I, along with almost everyone else in the group, opted to take the donkey ride. It was such a rush! The donkeys got so close to the edge of the cliff sometimes, it was exhilarating! Definitely an experience I will never forget. Once we arrived at the top, we got off the donkeys and explored the beautiful town of Santorini. There were many shops and restaurants to go to. I walked along with a few other people in our group, enjoying the scenery, taking photos, a
nd of course getting another gyro. After spending such a wonderful time in Santorini, we took the cable car back down to the tender boats and made our way back to the cruise ship. Our last port in Greece, it was sad to sail away. As soon as we got back to the ship, we all got ready for our farewell dinner. It was a delicious dinner, but it was bittersweet as well. I enjoyed so much my time on this trip, it was sad to see it come to an end. We all were very happy to give Thomas his thank you present (ouzo!) and tell him how much we appreciated all of his hard work to make this wonderful trip possible. It was a really amazing experience, and we all made some great lifelong friends. We all met up after dinner at the discotecha for another farewell celebration and toast to an amazing trip of a lifetime!
Our last full day on the cruise, it was almost bittersweet to think that our trip was almost over. But it was a big day, so we awoke and immediately got started! We got off the cruise ship in Crete where we made our way to the Herakilon Museum. Here we saw some amazing Minoan art. It was Earth Day, apparently, so luckily our tickets were all free of charge (how convenient)! We saw the Snake Goddess statue, as well as some amazing frescoes. For such a small museum, it housed some amazing art work. The jewelry was very intricate and beautiful. Our stop in Crete was brief, but very nice. We boarded back onto the ship, got some lunch, and once again enjoyed soaking in the sun up on the pool deck. Our next stop was in Santorini, which quickly became my favorite stop of the whole cruise. The view from the top deck of the ship was amazing as we approached the island. We took tender boats to get to the dock, as our cruise ship was too large to dock there. The island was basically a huge mountain cliff, with Santorini at the top. There were three ways to get up to the town: cable car, walking, or a donkey ride. Of course I, along with almost everyone else in the group, opted to take the donkey ride. It was such a rush! The donkeys got so close to the edge of the cliff sometimes, it was exhilarating! Definitely an experience I will never forget. Once we arrived at the top, we got off the donkeys and explored the beautiful town of Santorini. There were many shops and restaurants to go to. I walked along with a few other people in our group, enjoying the scenery, taking photos, a
nd of course getting another gyro. After spending such a wonderful time in Santorini, we took the cable car back down to the tender boats and made our way back to the cruise ship. Our last port in Greece, it was sad to sail away. As soon as we got back to the ship, we all got ready for our farewell dinner. It was a delicious dinner, but it was bittersweet as well. I enjoyed so much my time on this trip, it was sad to see it come to an end. We all were very happy to give Thomas his thank you present (ouzo!) and tell him how much we appreciated all of his hard work to make this wonderful trip possible. It was a really amazing experience, and we all made some great lifelong friends. We all met up after dinner at the discotecha for another farewell celebration and toast to an amazing trip of a lifetime!
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