Like Croatia, we had two port stops in Greece, one in Athens and one in Santorini. One was a good experience, one was a bad experience if you have a physical challenge. Let's start with Athens!

ATHENS

First and foremost, I do not suggest going in July or August as these are two of the hottest months in this country and can make for a bit of a miserable experience. We pushed through, on the other hand and visited several sites in Athens. We saw columns dating back to before Christ, where the first Olympics was held, and of course Acropolis. Although Acropolis is up on a hill, it is completely accessible with a beautiful Glass Elevator and paved paths. We did use a tour guide which brought us around in an air conditioned van which was perfect. I loved our tour guide and he reminded me of the father from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, seriously. He would stop and turn around and ask us questions and then give us a long-winded answer which made our tour even more joyful. At the end of our tour, he brought us to a restaurant to enjoy some authentic Greek food. I was super excited for this experience. The lunch was full of breads and anchovies and Gyros and Seafood and rice and Greek salad and baklava. To our amazement, the food just kept coming and coming and coming. There was no way we were going to eat all of it so we tried each of the items. It was a super fun afternoon and quite accessible.

SANTORINI

Both Eric and I have always dreamed about going to Santorini, Greece! I have seen it on reality TV, I've seen it in fashion magazines, and I've seen it in books. The day I told Eric that we were going to Greece, his face lit up. The night before  our stop in Santorini, the staff on the Royal Caribbean explained that we needed to be at the exit for the tender, early. I then asked what a tender was and our server told us it was a ferry to take us to Santorini. Okay! I've been on many ferries and have been able to get on the boat with ease, so no worries there. We took the advice of the staff members, got up early that day, dressed in our all white clothing as this was going to be our Christmas picture, did a cool braid in my hair, went down and had a  high protein breakfast, and then went down to access the tender which would bring us from our ship to the island. We were in line and the line was moving quite fast. As soon as we turn the corner to get on the ferry, I noticed a small boat bobbing violently up and down on the waters. I also saw steps going up to the tender. I stood and shook my head and said, "Oh, HELL NO!" The staff members then explained that they were going to help me get on to the boat. I took a moment and I could hear myself breathing slowly in and out. One of the staff members then grabbed my left arm while Eric grabbed my right arm and I walked up those two steps. I then saw this huge drop between the ship and that little dinghy of a boat. I tried to focus my eyes forward, still breathing deep and slowly. I placed my foot up on the small boat and felt that boat jerk up and down, up and down. I then was looking forward and began to cry and said, "I just can't." The staff continued assuring me of my safety, but I just kept shaking my head and said I couldn't do it. I began to cry as I had come so far from the United States and this was the only thing preventing me, I thought, from seeing Santorini. I told Eric to go without me and see Santorini, but he would not leave my side. He told me he was not going and wanted to stay with me. We ended up taking photos of us standing on the deck with Santorini behind us. I learned later on that it wasn't the experience that people thought it was going to be. People were returning to the boat after only 15 minutes on the island due to the heat and even if I had made it to the island, there were 652 stairs to tackle once there. I know I made the right decision of not getting on that tender as I could have injured myself, terribly, but someday I hope to return to Santorini, on my terms, by airplane as I'd really like to see it. Who knows!

My advice? If you have limited mobility, I do not advise going to Santorini by ship.