On a cruise in Greece in the pandemic
How about traveling abroad during a pandemic, and then boarding a cruise ship, perhaps for the first time?
Travel ideas and experiences on cruises or at all-inclusive resorts, including dude ranches
 
			How about traveling abroad during a pandemic, and then boarding a cruise ship, perhaps for the first time?
 
			There were a lot of perfect moments aboard the Wind Star despite all the changes the pandemic had wrought
 
			This was the last day of our cruise on Celebrity’s newest ship Apex and we were trying to pack in as much time as possible
 
			Even with the less than perfect weather, there was plenty to do—more than 60 activities on the Celebrity Apex
 
			The Captain made the announcement at cocktail hour: A vaccinated guest had tested positive for COVID-19
 
			“What’s for Dinner?” can be a complicated question aboard the new Celebrity Apex with 10 restaurants to choose from.
 
			Today, the island of Rhodes, part of the Dodecanese islands, is home to over 120,000 people and pre-covid as many as four million visitors a year
 
			Fragedaki is an engaging teacher as she instructs us on how to make spinach pie, tzatziki (a cucumber yogurt sauce), and stuffed tomatoes and peppers
 
			The Apex, the brand new ship in the Celebrity fleet, can hold nearly 3,000 passengers. But there are 1,100 on board and 936 crew from some 60 countries
 
			Ask a group of people their favorite vacation experience—even if they have shared a ship for a week—and you will get a different answer from each person
 
			The famed Greek Isle of Santorini is actually the eastern rim of a volcano caldera that has erupted many times through the ages
 
			There’s no charge aboard the Wind Star sailing yacht for room service. But we also learn that we can have room service anywhere we like onboard.
 
			If you are a night person, ou’ll love the Greek Island of Mykonos — AKA The Party Island of Greece — which is decidedly sleepy in the morning
 
			The Wind Star can accommodate 148 passengers in 73 staterooms and one larger suite. But it has typically been sailing with half that number since cruises resumed this summer
 
			When US hotels are struggling to get enough staff—and whose staff often don’t seem to care–it is nice to find a place that genuinely cares about its guests
 
			The CDC has lowered its health notice on cruise travel from Level 4 – avoid – to Level 3, which encourages travelers to get fully vaccinated before traveling
 
			Princess, Carnival, and Holland America will be sailing from Seattle to Alaska starting late July without any port stops in Canada,
 
			The Best Part: Bragging Rights to cruising a new way on Atlas Ocean Voyages’ newly constructed expedition ship World Navigator
 
			Everyone is so friendly. Even if you don’t know the person, it’s common courtesy to say hi — “YA, MON,”
 
			when we couldn’t choose between Duck Bigarde (with an orange sauce) or Carre D’Agneau (rack of lamb) our waiter encouraged us to try both