Saturday, October 13, 2012

Greek Island Cruises

By Terry Brennar


In order to get the best experience when you are on a Greek island cruise, you should ensure you book a service that uses moderately sized ships. Although large passenger ships are able to access some of the Mediterranean ports easily, they always have long lines of people waiting to debark and embark, or to take a shuttle to a port. In case you would like to have a nice time on activities with your shipmates on board, smaller ships are better than larger ones.

Some other things which make a trip to the Greek islands very enjoyable are the walks through Athens and viewing the variety of world heritage sites as well as exploring this wonderful island that is set into the dazzling blue of the Mediterranean. Smaller cruises also make it easy to stop on the many unique small ports in the Mediterranean. Small cruise line ships enable the passengers to explore these ports in the best way possible. In case you are single, the small ships can enable you to interact with other singles in the ship easily.

Greek islands cruises are available in a number of different period spans in terms of the number of days spent. One of the best and most popular option last 12 days and during this time you will be able to visit Grand Mediterranean, the Holy Land, the Greek islands (which are legendary), as well as other exciting and fascinating ports. Another option available is two day cruises that are available for you to stay overnight in Giza, Jerusalem or Venice. Venice and the entire Italy is a great place to visit and get to know the history.

Whether you would be more comfortable in the company of other passengers or you would like to meander on your own during your trip, there are always various side trip options available for you. The legendary Atlantis is one great place you can visit that is just off the Mediterranean. Greece is where a lot of activities and ceremonies started. A good example is the Olympic Games which are played up to date. It is also reported that theatre and a number of other ideas about democracy and other important issues started in this country.

The Mediterranean borders a lot of countries and in addition to this it is also believed to be the cradle of Western civilization. What is today's coast of Lebanon is said to have once been the home of the Phoenicians who had some of the earliest recorded history and writings. The age of the Ancient Egypt is believed to have come after Phoenicians after which came the Ancient Rome and later the Ancient Greece. It is important to note that there are also other people who largely contributed to the rich artwork, statuary and concepts from these time periods which played a great role in what we are today.

In case you did not know where you can go for your next trip and have a wonderful time, you now have an idea and all you have to do now is start making early arrangements.




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