After seeing the highlights in Athens and doing a bit of shopping in PLAKA there is not much else. Felt very dirty after touring for a few hours...only felt this way at this port stop. Must be the pollution and dirt. 
Easy to do on your own. 


Athens (Piraeus)

Clean, modern city and once you get the hang of using the metro system, it is pretty easy (have turkish lira such as a 5 or 10 TL bill...insert into machine and then select 'english' language to get tokens for subway). Hit the highlights and did some shopping. Definitely be careful and don't hesitate to negotiate. Grand Bazaar was very crowded!! 


Istanbul

Dirty city..not clean, stinky garbage laying around. Walked to train station..not too difficult but it is a good walk from port. Local train to pompeii and sorrento. Train not nearly as nice as the train from Rome to Civitivecchia. 
At least from this port you can get to several other tourist areas (Capri, Amalfi coast, etc). 


Naples

Just stayed around the Rhodes area...shopping and saw Palace, etc. Would've been good to go to Lindos and to the beach. 


Rhodes

Taormina (Messina)

Cabin 6502 - nice cabin..good size. Mediterranean was pretty calm so we were not seasick at all.  Only 4 floors below the fitness center.  Food (dining room, etc) are in the AFT section so it is a good walk to get there.

Ports were good but it would be nice if there were some directions how to get out of the port once off the ship when you are doing it on your own.Overall a very good time and would definitely cruise on this ship again.

Mariner of the Seas Review

Great time on the Mariner

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