Hogladyrider Posted July 27, 2022 #26 Share Posted July 27, 2022 @BennyBrun....inquiring minds are asking if you will be working on this trip? Wondering how the time difference logistics will work. Thxs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 27, 2022 Author #27 Share Posted July 27, 2022 23 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said: @BennyBrun....inquiring minds are asking if you will be working on this trip? Wondering how the time difference logistics will work. Thxs Off on this trip… NCL’s Wi-Fi is terrible compared to Royal and Carnival. I am not even doing the upgrade to unlimited. They do open the access to CC BUT I could not get that to work on my last NCL trip. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted July 27, 2022 #28 Share Posted July 27, 2022 @BennyBrun Will be interested to read if you have managed to get on to CC without using your time up. Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray98 Posted July 28, 2022 #29 Share Posted July 28, 2022 We were on this same cruise and itinerary July 7th. Wonderful itinerary..busy cruise. We had a great time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #30 Share Posted July 28, 2022 10 hours ago, casofilia said: @BennyBrun Will be interested to read if you have managed to get on to CC without using your time up. Thanks Mike In theory you should be able to… in reality it did not happen for me on the Dawn. It was just too slow and nothing loaded properly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #31 Share Posted July 28, 2022 10 hours ago, tray98 said: We were on this same cruise and itinerary July 7th. Wonderful itinerary..busy cruise. We had a great time. That is so great to hear! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #32 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise Travel Landed in Athens 11 hours later… wow that’s a long flight! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #33 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise Making my way through passport control…. Wry organized took about 10 minutes total! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #34 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise Smoke if you really need to! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #35 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise So I opted for the public transit route to my hotel in Athens. Taxi was about 50E. I took the M3 then change to M2. It was super easy and one way ticket was 9E. I came out of the metro and my hotel was right in front of me.. Moxy Athens. The entire journey took 60 minutes. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #36 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise Moxy Athens… I picked this hotel because it’s close to public transport, close to central market and close to the Acropolis. Plus I can hop on the public transport to the cruise port. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted July 28, 2022 #37 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Great itinerary. Have a wonderful time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #38 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise The room is not ready so I stored my luggage and off for a stroll… of course my hotel is close to a bakery … what to have what to have … 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #39 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise … Making my way to the famous Central Market for a looky… wow so many pigeons! I was warned that July/August is peak season at Athens. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #40 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise Central Market… I am very used to these type of markets but to the typical Grocery shoppers from the US… this is not the place for you … the meat handling/storage/display in the heat will make you wonder about food safety… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #41 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise… Central Market … graphic pictures !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #42 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise Walking towards the bottom of Acropolis for a look… will explore this area more later as I have a combo ticket that purchased for 30E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #43 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise … Food for thoughts Thanks to the strong USD … everything seems less expensive to me ! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #44 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise My room … this is what they called a triple … which is the largest room they have. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #45 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise Just walking around … did not want to go to bed too early.. trying to reset the internal body clock… walked to the Natural Museum… very hot! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare QuattroRomeo Posted July 28, 2022 #46 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Absolutely beautiful photos. Hotel looks great, bakery looks great. Meat market, well, that is how they do it! Better than the one I saw in Casablanca though.. It is so hot in Greece and the photos don't show a lot of people outside..everyone in the AC I guess?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #47 Share Posted July 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, QuattroRomeo said: Absolutely beautiful photos. Hotel looks great, bakery looks great. Meat market, well, that is how they do it! Better than the one I saw in Casablanca though.. It is so hot in Greece and the photos don't show a lot of people outside..everyone in the AC I guess?! They are all inside shopping lol… the USD is so strong so things appears to be less expensive. I went shopping at Zara and OMG … it’s insane inside. I picked up a sports jacket for 12.99E which came out to $13.15 USD or some where around that! But yes GREECE is HOT! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #48 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise The Holly Church of Virgin Mary .. stunning… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 28, 2022 Author #49 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pre Cruise Another quick bite from another Gyro place across from the central market… can’t get enough of that Greek Salad… the feta cheese tastes nothing like at home and tomato actually tastes like a tomato! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted July 29, 2022 Author #50 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Pre Cruise Friday Morning Breakfast Buffet at the Moxy … that peach is divine! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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