Have Kid, Will Travel

My first cruise ship experience also happened to be my first time visiting the Greek islands of Patmos, Crete and Santorini.

It may not be among the most well-known of the Greek islands, however, its importance as a pilgrimage site draws multitudes of visitors

My second day at sea during my first Greek island cruise started bright and early, with our first visit scheduled to begin at 7 a.m.

We’ve all seen the pictures. Beautiful shots of white buildings with pretty blue domes, the narrow streets of the town of Oia, with its many cute stores and fancy restaurants and terraces, luring tourists to the northern tip of the famous Greek island with the promise of an idyllic sunset over the Aegean Sea. Romantic? Yes. Realistic? Not so much! I was one of those tourists rushing at the end of a long day of sea travel, trying to make my way among hundreds (maybe thousands)