Day 3 - All Aboard!!!

Today, we flew from Athens to Heraklion where we were supposed to board our cruise ship, the Costa Atlantica.  But we weren't gonna board til late afternoon, so we had a nice lunch in the city of Heraklion and managed to get some shopping done as well!

Lunch was our first experience with Greek Gyros (pronounced Ye-Ros) and it came looking fantastic.

That's pork belly gyros with french fries.. YUMMO!  I ordered the tasting platter, where they has Mousaka (Greek food) which to me.. looked and tasted like lasagna.  Oh well, food connoisseur I am not!

Doesn't that water just look so enticing!!! 

Would love to have one of these boats to travel in.  Just being in the waters would be amazing!

Ahhhh... what a nice way to cool down.. with an ice cool beer.. Greek beer to be exact.  It's much much lighter than Heineken and so refreshing.. yes.. Mythos has become my staple in Greece!

When it came time to board the cruise, we were in such a rush that we took no cruise pictures.. only this beautiful sun set from the balcony.


The rooms in the cruise was small but cozy.  I had a sofa bed which just fit the length of me thank goodness.  I had to bunk with my parents again.  


This was my very first experience on a cruise.  Surprisingly, it wasn't very rocky.. very stable infact.. and my mummy suffers from severe motion sickness, and even she was doing well on the cruise.. 


Dinner was late, but it was fine dining.  We had like 5 courses to choose from.. food was Italian and French unfortunately.. no Greek food.. oh well.. guess it's Greek food in the Islands!


We were waiting for the casino to open.. but it never did :( so in the end, we called it a night and went to sleep.  I slept like a baby on the ship.. 


Can't wait to wake up the next day for buffet breakfast AND visiting a new island!!!!