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NAVPLION TO PIRAEUS (ATHENS)
That night, before traveling the 116 nautical miles to Athens, we dined on the ship overlooking the lit up Palamadi Castle. The setting was surreal just like our whole trip, which was quickly coming to an end. Departing passengers were instructed to have their bags outside their doors by 11pm.



SUNRISE
We arrived in Piraeus, the busy port outside of Athens, around 7am. I woke up early to catch the sunrise, which was so fantastic I had to wake Natalie.

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
We were out of the room by 8am as requested but didn’t need to leave the ship until 9am or 9:30am, so we had breakfast first.

PASSPORT STAMPS
We picked up our passports, which didn’t have Greek entry stamps but there was a Turkish exit stamp and 10 Turkish lira stapled to one of the pages. When I inquired about the money, I was told I had left it in there when I checked-in. Unreal.

DEPARTING THE SHIP
Seabourn took our room key cards but we were able to keep our mini passport cards as a keepsake. We said our goodbyes and walked to the luggage pickup just outside the ship.

SEABOURN
Travelers who want to experience Seabourn Odyssey or any of the other yachts of Seabourn should consult a travel agent, call Seabourn at 1-800-929-9391 or visit Seabourn.com.

TAXI TO ATHENS
Seabourn wanted $135 to pre-arrange a transfer to the hotel but a taxi costs just 15 to 20 euro, depending on traffic; be sure your driver uses the meter.

NEW TAXI
We decided to share a taxi into the city with our new Australian friends, who taught us a lesson. The first taxi in the line was a beat up, dirty Fiat, despite the fact that the lot was filled with clean Mercedes. I was just about to get in the dirty car when my Aussie friend said, “Oh no, we’re not getting in this filthy car.” He dragged us to the closest shiny Mercedes where he inquired about the rate before getting in. The price was the same as if we’d traveled in the dirty car and they charged by the vehicle, not per person. Always ask about that, too.

TAXI TOUR
However the Aussies made one mistake: they hired the driver for an hour-long sightseeing tour and settled on a price of 50 euro. The driver never turned off the meter and when we were finished, it read 25 euro so he made out like a bandit.

QUICK TAXI TOUR
On the abbreviated tour, we stopped off to see the Olympic Stadium where the Olympic Games were revived in 1896 and returned in 2004. Then we went by the former Royal Palace, now the Parliament Building and watched the Greek guards stand so still that someone else had to wipe the sweat off his face.

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