Enjoy a morning orientation of Athens before boarding your ship and enjoy visits to Mykonos; the Turkish port of Kusadasi, where an optional excursion is available to the excavations of Ephesus; Patmos, where St. John the Divine wrote the Revelation; Heraklion on Crete, where an optional excursion to Knossos, the center of the 3000 BC Minoan civilization is available; and (weather permitting) Santorini, the “Black Pearl of the Aegean.” Here, an optional excursion is available to Thera for a breathtaking panorama. Return to Athens for your overnight stay.