My advice for enjoying Olympia (if the ship arrives early in the morning). Don't do an organized excursion - for all the reasons you described. Get off the ship on your own as soon as the ship clears. Take a taxi directly to Olympia (arrange for driver to come back for you at a designated time). You will almost have the place to your own. I did that and it worked out perfectly. I had the first hour at Olympia almost entirely to myself. It was only when we were leaving the ruins and walking to the museum that we saw all the excursion buses arriving with loads of people on them. That first hour is an opportunity to enjoy the place when it's very quiet.
Hey, Zach...what I loved about this vid: choice of music, artifacts at the museum, different perspectives of the ship (from the shore, from the pool, from your window). I would have loved to have seen the "Tuscan" menu pages to see dining offerings and, of course, I would have loved to see your food selection. Food is always a great shot! I have never been on a cruise so I very much enjoy your channel. Thanks!
My family will spend 3 days in Athens before our Celebrity cruise. I hope you visit Platka if there is time. Look forward to seeing what you do in Turkey.
Hello Zach. These videos are so very helpful. I will keep these early excursions in mind as we are not natural early birds. I think we'll love Olympia as my spouse and I both love the Olympics and history and we are from Olympia, WA! Thanks for the information about this port. Can't wait until you get to Ephesus (oh the history!) and Israel (more history!) P.S. I hope you are embracing the sunscreen!
Thanks Zac, we've just finished an Eastern Med cruise on Apex the highlight for us were the sites in Israel, good luck with Athens, be good to hear what you think of it!, we loved the ship (Eden lived up to its name) and all the crew company Take care and enjoy
Hi Steve, so glad to hear you enjoyed your cruise! The itinerary was awesome and I loved Israel. Cannot wait to release those vlogs in December. Thanks for watching and take care.
The museum of ancient greek technology in Katakolon is fantastic.
My advice for enjoying Olympia (if the ship arrives early in the morning). Don't do an organized excursion - for all the reasons you described. Get off the ship on your own as soon as the ship clears. Take a taxi directly to Olympia (arrange for driver to come back for you at a designated time). You will almost have the place to your own. I did that and it worked out perfectly. I had the first hour at Olympia almost entirely to myself. It was only when we were leaving the ruins and walking to the museum that we saw all the excursion buses arriving with loads of people on them. That first hour is an opportunity to enjoy the place when it's very quiet.
Great advice, James! Thank you for sharing this and for watching.
Did they have a drawing of what the stadium would have looked like back then? Thank you for the history. Amen
They did have a display of what the entire place might have looked like and it was impressive! Thank you for watching. :)
@@ZachtheTravelingMan Thank you for taking the time out of your trips just for us. Enjoy. Amen
Hey, Zach...what I loved about this vid: choice of music, artifacts at the museum, different perspectives of the ship (from the shore, from the pool, from your window). I would have loved to have seen the "Tuscan" menu pages to see dining offerings and, of course, I would have loved to see your food selection. Food is always a great shot! I have never been on a cruise so I very much enjoy your channel. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! My food video will be coming soon and will include all the food I tried onboard.
My family will spend 3 days in Athens before our Celebrity cruise. I hope you visit Platka if there is time. Look forward to seeing what you do in Turkey.
Athens is in the next video that will be out on Sunday! Turkey will soon follow. I love Greece!
Great video, Zach! Greece is definitely on our bucket list for future cruises!
I love Greece so much. Thanks for watching!
I am a fan of the Olympics. Thanks for the tour
I thought the torch was constantly 🔥
No only when they need it surprisingly. Thanks for watching!
If you had Maria as your Olympia guide...she was amazing! I thought I saw her in your video. 🙂
Yes! She was so incredible and I loved her. So knowledgeable.
Hello Zach. These videos are so very helpful. I will keep these early excursions in mind as we are not natural early birds. I think we'll love Olympia as my spouse and I both love the Olympics and history and we are from Olympia, WA! Thanks for the information about this port. Can't wait until you get to Ephesus (oh the history!) and Israel (more history!) P.S. I hope you are embracing the sunscreen!
Thanks for watching! I can’t wait to share the rest of the vlogs, particularly the Israel ones.
Thanks Zac, we've just finished an Eastern Med cruise on Apex the highlight for us were the sites in Israel, good luck with Athens, be good to hear what you think of it!, we loved the ship (Eden lived up to its name) and all the crew company
Take care and enjoy
Hi Steve, so glad to hear you enjoyed your cruise! The itinerary was awesome and I loved Israel. Cannot wait to release those vlogs in December. Thanks for watching and take care.
We just went there on our own, by train, was really easy
Thanks Zach!!
The background music is very nice.
Thanks for watching!
Just look ar the first shots. Try independent environmentally friendly travel.
Note to self: When in Olympia, stay on and enjoy the ship while everyone else is off the ship looking at a grass field.
Lol 😆
😂 😝 🤣 definitely the least impressive of all the ruins I’ve seen so far in my life.
@@ZachtheTravelingMan Hope that didn't ruin it for you. Lol
The day was ruined. But I soon had some Turkey and got over it!
@@ZachtheTravelingMan Ha!
I love yr videos... but this one is driving me crazy. Every 30seconds I get two long adds. Truely painful.
Thank you! I'm so sorry to hear about that. Unfortunately, that's a RUclips thing and nothing that I can control. I do appreciate you watching.
Looks like a tripping line. Ha ha ha
Mmm, pastries.
Cafe Al Bacio has the best!
@@ZachtheTravelingMan Pictures so we can drool!
Yeah I wouldn't like that excursion. It reminds me something my grandparents would have dragged me on. I wouldn't be able to stop yawning.
Yes, not much for me.
Looks like a bunch of ruble. Lol