WE TOOK THIS TRIP IN OCTOBER, 2007 ON MV DISCOVERY, A 700 PASSENGER BRITISH SHIP WHICH STARTED LIFE AS THE ISLAND PRINCESS IN 1971. We booked back to back cruises starting September 29th in Venice proceeding down the Adriatic with stops in Koper, Slovenia and Zadar, Hvar and Dubrovnik Croatia then 3 stops in Greece and next 2 days in Istanbul followed by a sea day and then successive stops in Trabazon, Turkey, Batumi, Georgia, Sochi, Russia, Yalta, Sevastopol and Odessa, all in Ukraine, then Constata Rumania and Nesebur, Bulgaria followed by a final day in Istanbul.

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY GREAT. THIS IS MY LARGEST GALLERY EVER AND I'VE TRIED TO SPLIT IT UP INTO DIGESTIBLE BITES. THE WHOLE THING WOULD CHOKE EVEN ME! THERE LURKS A GALLERY BEHIND EACH PICTURE HERE.