I traveled all over Greece (this was the mid-90's) right after college.
I was a (newly commissioned) Army officer at the time, so 2 buddies and I took space available flights, almost exclusively.
Our first stop was Corfu, Greece, which is an island on the western side of Greece, near Albania(!). The USS Theodore Roosevelt was off the coast. They dropped a guy with the mail off...and the three of us. Awesome, awesome place...with lots of European tourists. Spent about a week there partying, diving, eating, exploring...
Next we went to Athens. It's a must-see place, but it's a large, sprawling and chaotic city. Only spent a couple of days, focused on seeing the sites.
Took a boat to Mykanos. Stayed in a little place up the hill from downtown and had an awesome time. This place is amazing...being the fit guy that I was back then...I jogged all over the island, hung on the beach, explored, dove, partied, etc. for about 2-3 weeks (there was a ferry strike). Took a couple of day trips to smaller islands (who's names escape me).
Flew (on a commercial flight) to Crete and drove across the island over a couple of days to the Navy Air Station (where we waited to catch a space-A flight home). Very different scene / vibe than Mykanos. Less touristy and more rustic but cool nonetheless. Would have liked to spend more time there.
If I would have had more time I definitely would have continued on to Turkey...
The people in Greece were uniformly warm and helpful outside of Athens. Knowing a couple of Greek words (like thank you and please) really seemed to go a long way...after a couple of weeks in Mykanos we were actually buds with some of the guys working at some of the restaurants and stands on the beach.
The itinerary that Wendy listed looked great. Did you sleep on the ship or in the various ports of call?
Matt
Interesting you would say that, Matt.
I was having this conversation the other day with someone about these pics and about Greece. Not being a world traveler, I barely ever leave the East Coast, I have to go on hearsay.
I have been told that some of Greece is not American-friendly.
I am wondering if Wendy and her husband encountered any of that.
