We lost Lee and Michael in Athens. Regent did a great job with the many passengers that could not get home until the day after the end of the cruise. Most of us were staying at the Intercontinental in Athens (a lovely hotel). We all did a city tour before going to the hotel. . . that is when I forgot that Lee and Michael were staying at another hotel. . . . by the time I remembered, they disappeared. I'm sure they are having a wonderful time in Athens.

As you can tell, we all had a wonderful time on the cruise. There is nothing that I would have changed (Capt. Dag did the changes for us:-) Actually, had we gone to Santorini on schedule, it would have been overcrowded. The Captain explained that new and larger ships are being built every year. . . but, the ports stay the same size.

We flew home on Lufthansa Business Class(Athens/Frankfurt/Portland/Seattle. The flight from Frankfurt to Portland was one of the best flights we have ever had in terms of service. They even surpassed some of our Asian flights. This was particularly surprising as their reviews have been mediocre.

Time to rest and look forward to our next cruise (4 months 9 days away -- but, whose counting). That will be a paritcularly special cruise for us -- I'll be looking for private (or small)excursions in the Eastern Caribbean (to surprise my DH for his birthday).

Jackie