We booked this cruise partly for the ship, partly for the itinerary and loved both.

Ports of call week 1: Koper (pretty but quiet as shops closed on a Sunday), Venice (did it DIY this time around, which proved very easy and more flexible - this has one of the best sail outs ever!), Korcula (very pretty to wander round), Dubrovnik (don't miss walking the city walls but DON'T use the local bus to get there - we had 2 horrendous hot, crowded, stressful journeys - take a taxi!) Kotor (very picturesque and a lovely sail in/out). Week 1 - they changed days round for Athens and Santorini as Santorini was due to be very busy - as a consequence we had a lovely day in Santorini with no queues for the cable car. Athens (had a lazy day on board), Marmaris (ok, but we aren't too keen on this port), Crete (interesting trip to Spinalonga with a nice lunch included) and Argostoli, Cephalonia (our least favourite port, although we did see a huge turtle swimming in the sea and coming up for air, which made up for it)

We tend to have the same routine - especially as we have already done this itinerary before so didn't feel the need to go on any big excursions. We prefer to get up and have breakfast then have a leisurely wander round the port and be back on board for lunch. We enjoy afternoons on the Lido deck, doing the quiz and generally relaxing. We love the lunches on the lido deck - especially the stations on deck where the food is prepared freshly for you (loved the noodles!) Read more