We were on the Windstar week of June 7 to 14,2014 Istanbul to Athens.

It’s a great itinerary, Istanbul, Kusadasi ( for Ephesus & surrounding area), Rhodes (Old City is terrific), Bodrum ( we toured Castle & went to Bitez beach via dolmus-bus), Santorini (Oia), Mykonos then finishing up in Athens. Every port stop was just wonderful.

The ship experience is different (better) than large mainstream cruise lines (we’ve done Celebrity, RCL, Norwegian & Holland). It’s a very intimate environment with only 140 other guests. We got to know at least half the people by name over the course of the week. Read more