Monday, October 16, 2023

14 October 2023 Athens: Embarkation Emerald Azzura

 


We were able to stay in the AirBnB until noon but had to wait till 1:30 to get onto the ship.  We sat in the terminal building until the smell of cigarettes was too much.  Smoking is not allowed inside but the smokers stand in the doorway so the smoke enters and is trapped inside the building.  Sitting outside was fun and they shuttled us to the ship at 1:30.  We got to our cabin and we were very impressed!  It is huge and the deck is even more impressive.  We were able to eat right away and then again for dinner.  The ship finally pushed off around 9:45.  We cruised out of the port of Athens and it was a beautiful ride out.  


Street art around the port


Big ass shark, do do de do


It is a crowded neighborhood


Pumping in the gin for us to drink


It is a tough job, so a smoke break is needed


We have made it!


A windjammer cruise boat


Cheers!


The lifestyle concierge looks a bit worse for wear standing in front of all the Bombay!


Our bedroom


A large seating area


A table


The deck along our bedroom


The larger part of the deck


The three windows in the front of our cabin


The pool 


Next door is the Oosterdam


Our drink station


A big church next door


More street art


The Oosterdam is on the move


This ship looks more like a box than a ship


A ferry is coming in while the cruise boat is leaving


The tug was just there to help if needed


The church of the lonely seagull


Off goes the Wind jammer


Hot tub 


Sisters


The neighborhood is thinning out


Swakk


Huge street art


Probably 100 feet tall


We have seperation


Off we go!


A rainbow of reflections


All lit up


Off goes our Pilot


So many folks up on deck


It has been 1 year and 131 days since we began our Migration