We just returned from the October 15th sailing from Athens to Athens on Azamara Journey with port calls at Haifa, Ashdod, Paphos, Antalya, Marmaras, Rhodes, Kusadasi ( Ephesus), Mikanos, and back to Athens. This was our fourth Azamara Cruise and the third on the Journey. We had done a similar itinerary on the Journey in 2008. We are also Elites on Celebrity with over 30 cruise credits.

Pre-cruise: We flew into Athens via ChoiceAir and had no problems with the flights. We had independently booked a two night pre-cruise stay at the Athens Gate Hotel. The hotel is centrally located with modern comfortable rooms and excellent service.

Embarkation: We had done our On-Board Check in and printed our Express Passes before leaving home; dockside check in was quick and easy and we were on-board and having lunch in Windows in a snap. Read more