Greece, 10-day Mediterranean Cruise

October 1-20, 2008

2 nights Athens, Greece - Athens Gate Hotel
1 week Kavala, Greece - Friend's Home
1 night Barcelona - Grand Hotel Havana
10 nights aborad Celebrity Century

Cruise:
Barcelona, Spain
Provence, France
Nice, France
Florence/Pisa, Italy
Rome, Italy
Naples/Capri, Italy
Valletta, Malta
Tunis, Tunisia
Barcelona, Spain

Hotel Name: Athens Gate Hotel, Celebrity Century

Would you use again?: Definitely

Accomodations:

Room Size: 4

Amenities: 4

Service: 5

Restaurants: 5

Pool/commonareas: 5

Enterainment: 5

Location: 5 -- Athens Gate Hotel is right at the food of the Acropolis and in walking distance of that Zeus' Temple and the Plaka.

Over-all: GREAT!

Tours: We took four tours on the cruise. The only disappointment was part of the tour in Tunis. Celebrity is already aware of this and they are not stopping in Tunis in 2009 because of problems. Tour in Athens was great but I'll have to look up the name!

What is one thing everyone traveling to this area should do/see?: Athens -- the Acropolis. Would recommend at least a half day tour -- the information the guides give you is great.

Trip overall: 5+ We had a wonderful time. Part of our trip was in Kavala, Greece where we had long-time friends to see. A cruise is a great was to "sample" other cultures but it does make you want to come back and spend much more time in each city!