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I have never been on a _cruise_ to Crete, but I have traveled to Chania 5-6 times for vacations, and I have driven past Souda Bay on several occasions. It is NOT a walking distance to anything but one of the allied cemetery from world world 2 (wich is in self really worth a visit, it is beautifully kept and there is a memorial for all the fallen there).

 

The old town of Chania is really worth a visit, as it is beautifully kept. I have a few favourite places we always visit when we are there. One of them is a cooperative for Cretan artist, where they have thousands of paintings at more than resonable prices (the price is usually €100, or can be "negotiated" to that price). It is situated in a small basement of a stone house in a back alley in the old town. There are also a couple of really nice restaurants, in buldings dating back to the 17th century with a ton of history. One of them (Tamarind) is in a old Turkish Bath house, and really worth a visit.

 

I have marked of a few spots on a map here: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=213660214702894389433.00049f839cf3eb27d624c&ll=35.498133,24.039288&spn=0.077425,0.158443&t=k&z=13

Thanks for the information and the map!

I'm considering a 36 day circumnavigation on the Celebrity Century sailing on Jan 30, 2012. Celebrity has it posted as two seperate 18 days cruises--Bottom Cruise - Auckalnd to Perth and Top Cruise - Perth to Sydney. One of the online travel sites has put together an attractive bundle of the two cruises.