American Mom in London: Greek Isles Cruise: Back in Venice

After a chilly day at sea, we made it back to Venice and disembarked from our ship. We were sad to say good-bye to the Splendour of the Seas but glad we still had a day to enjoy Venice before flying back to London. I had visited Venice back in 2003 with my sister so had seen most of the main tourist sights in the city on that trip. During this visit, we walked around St. Mark's Square and toured St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace but other than that our day was spent just roaming around the streets and canals of the city. We made numerous stops for pizza, gelato, prosecco, and wine and just spent the day leisurely exploring Venice. It was a great end to our cruise!

We really enjoyed both our Mediterranean and Greek Isles cruises this summer. I am not sure if we will become regular cruisers, but it is definitely something I can see us doing again in the future. The cruises were a perfect way to see a lot of Europe without having the hassle of having to worry about how to travel from place to place. Plus, we had a consistent place to sleep and store all of our luggage which makes traveling with a two year old much easier. Both of the ships had pools and other amenities that made the trips fun for Colin too. The Greek Isles cruise marked the end of a busy summer of travel. We have so many great memories of all the places we visited over the summer, but I think we are all ready to spend some time in London without any more major trips planned until heading back to the US for Christmas.