Cruising in a new era: An Aussie tests the waters in the Greek islands
Fewer passengers, a well-spaced itinerary â and now, a vaccination requirement â define Ponantâs future schedule, with bubble cruises planned for Australia. From our new Travel magazine out on June 25.
Like stumbling into a centuries-old vignette.Â
Felicity Byrnes
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As I stagger up the steps to the Panagia Hozoviotissa monastery on the Greek island of Amorgos, a feisty spring sun blazes down on honey-hued crumbling rocks that look like theyâve been toyed with by titans.
The 1200-year-old monastery (Greeceâs second oldest) clings vertiginously mid-cliff; more than 300 metres below, the indigo-blue Aegean Sea fans out.