While Kay did an excursion with EO, I stayed onboard, relaxing and catching up on sleep.

Rhodes, the largest of Greece’s Dodecanese islands, is known for its beach resorts, ancient ruins and remnants of its occupation by the Knights of St. John during the Crusades.

The Greek Island of Rhodes was home to Agora and Collachium, where the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem lived and worked during the Crusades. Rhodes has stunning churches, an exquisite Jewish quarter, the Inns of Knights, and the Palace of Grand Masters. The city of Rhodes has an Old Town featuring the medieval Street of the Knights and the castle-like Palace of the Grand Masters. Captured by the Ottomans and then held by the Italians, the palace is now a history museum.

Here are photos of mosaics made during Kay’s tour.