7 nights from Athens to Barcelona.

Boarding in Athens - hot! Now yes - it’s Greece in the middle of summer - however the terminal is a huge marquee. There were air con units but they were not really making much difference. If we had been able to board at our allocated time then we would not have been there long, but everyone seemed to think they can just turn up when they want and Princess were not checking boarding times just issuing numbers and calling that group. Therefore there is little point in asking you to choose an arrival time. My wife ended up feeling really ill and had help with medics etc.

Any way drama over we were on and the ship is beautiful. It was about three quarters full and things seemed back to “normal”. Masks were recommended, not enforced. Beautiful stops around the Mediterranean. Read more