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A Most Stunning Day in Santorini! 9/25/19

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So far each day has been wonderful, but today was one of the days that I was looking forward to from the day we started planning this cruise! Santorini! The Greek Island of the postcards! When I think of Greece, it's Santorini that I picture. We had a late day in port, from 2 - 10 pm, so that we could see the sunset over the caldera.  Sailing towards Santorni was so beautiful, as the towns came into view with the white villages set on top of the mountainsides! Santorini is a tender port, and you have to get from the base of the island up to the top, which is done either by cable car, walking or by donkey. This can make for some long lines and can be time consuming by the time you get off the ship and take the tender over. We decided to do a ship excursion to avoid all of that, and our tender took us directly to a dock where we were met by a bus and driven right up to the top for the start of our tour.  Santorini is one of the islands that