Pirates of the Mediterranean: NOV 2012 Eastern Med Cruise - Eastern Mediterranean "Ports" Review by HickoryShampoo

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HickoryShampoo's Port Reviews of Taormina, Athens, Kusadasi, Rhodes, Santorini, Mykonos
Celebrity Equinox cruise in November 2012

Member Name:	HickoryShampoo
Cruise Date:	November 2012
Embarkation:	Rome (Civitavecchia)
Destination:	Eastern Mediterranean
Member Review:	HickoryShampoo's Celebrity Equinox Review

	Taormina City Tour Rating: Walking tour with lunch at a restaurant. Mount Etna Rating: Loved it! Geology geeks rejoice! A bit of a long drive if combined with a city tour in Taormina and if docked in Messina. Taormina Rating: Nice walking tour with lunch at a restaurant. Quaint, Italian seaside village. Teatro Greco Rating: Well preserved.
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	Athens Acropolis Rating: Very nice and tidy. Totally unlike the rest of Athens we saw. Athens is a dump! Temple of Olympian Zeus Rating: Under renovation. Lots of scaffolding up. The Plaka Walking Tour Rating: After seeing what we'd seen of Athens, no one wanted to get off the bus! Just take us back to the ship.
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	Kusadasi Basilica of St. John Rating: Might have been nicer had it not been raining. Carpet Weaving Rating: Carpets are nice, but not worth the thinly-veiled sales pitch. Utter waste. Celsus Library Rating: Very cool to see the restored facade. Ephesus Rating: DO NOT MISS! Terrace Houses Rating: Absolute DO NOT MISS.
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	Rhodes City Tour Rating: Guide was very knowledgeable and the tour was comprehensive. Grand Master Palace Rating: Very cool to see if not too crowded. Lots of nice artwork (mosaics, sculptures, etc) Rhodes Old Town Rating: Nice little area. Compact enough to not be too far.
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	Santorini Island Tour Rating: Part of the private car we hired. Took us everywhere we wanted to go. Oia Village Rating: Part of the private car we hired. She dropped us off and we met later. Just what we wanted. n/a Rating: Hired a private car, because all the cruise tours involved wine and none involved the beaches. Took us to red sand beach near Akrotiri and black sand beach at Perissa. Also took us to Oia, then back to Fira. Booked via internet, but can't remember the site.
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	Mykonos Island of Delos Rating: A must see at Mykonos. Only thing, if you don't like shopping.
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	Naples Mt. Vesuvius Rating: The hike to the top nearly killed me, but still not to be missed. Pompeii Walking Tour Rating: Very knowledgeable guide and a great experience.
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	Rome (Civitavecchia) Rome on Your Own Rating: Too much to list. Too much to see in one day. Must stay 3 days, minimum.
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