Radisson Diamond -- in the Med - Review

Thanks for sharing all of the details, Diane. Sounds like you had a
particularly delightful trip. We, too, shot more pix in Oia this June than
anywhere else! Care to offer any "compare & contrast" between your Med
experience on Le Ponant vs. the Diamond? While in Turkey, did you develop
any interest in/get info on seeing the Turquoise Coast via gullet or
otherwise? I've been intrigued by that idea....

Diana
near Houston, TX

"Diane" <dianemarie@> wrote in message
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> Date: 24 September -6 October
>
> Itinerary: Istanbul to Athens via Dikili, Kusadasi, Rhodes, Santorini,
> Mykonos, and Nauplion
>
> Specifics: Jack and I have been on a dozen cruises on 7 cruise lines.
> This
> is our third trip to the Med, the last two years were western Med on a 64
> passenger sailing yacht. This was our first luxury cruise after mass
> market

Diane,

As usual, you were right on target in describing what a prospective cruiser
would like to know before choosing Le Ponant or the Diamond. True to our
normal "opposites attract" status, I'd choose Ponant, and my husband would
choose Diamond! But your enthusiastic account reinforces my prior research
conclusions: I could be very, very happy on Diamond....

Can't wait to hear about your next one.

Thanks once again.

Diana

"Diane" <dianemarie@> wrote:

> The two ships are very different. The Diamond is very elegant with huge
> staterooms and lots of luxurious touches. Ponant was a sailing yacht that
> needed to deal with heavy seas, so the rooms although comfortable, were
>

> I will get back to the Med to do other islands, either on Ponant, Radisson,
> Sea Cloud, Seabourne or Sea Dream. May try Windstar also in the Caribbean.
> I like small ship cruising.
>

Definitely try Silversea - If you liked the Diamond so much, you'll be
blown away by SS!