June 4, 2018 - Heading to the Seven Seas

Early rise again this morning to check out of our luxury hotel, the Amalia and  load the coaches  to travel to the cruise port, Piraeus (Athens area) to begin our four-day cruise of the  Greek Islands. We boarded the Celestyal Olympia and checked into our cabins. The ship holds  approximately 1300 passengers and crew. The check-in went smoothly! We spent the afternoon  at leisure soaking up the sun and exploring the ship.

First stop was Mykonos, one of the most popular islands in the Cyclades – as we viewed the  beauty of this windswept island and the whitewashed houses we were introduced to the ancient mythology of the place where the hero Hercules and the god Poseidon vanquished enemies of  Zeus. Many of us got our pictures taken at the windmills that were used to produce flour for the  island. We spent the rest of the evening walking among the labyrinth streets and viewed a  spectacular sunset. Back on board to travel to Kusadasi, Turkey.