<p>That cruise does sound awesome. Maybe some airfare deals will come up. One thing to consider, though, is Greece in the summer is a really hot time of year, so you are talking about a seriously sun and beach vacation. Though I think it may be somewhat cooler in the islands, so that would be a positive for going to the islands. We went to Athens in May, and it was too warm for me…Kudasi (Turkey) to visit Ephesus was almost more than I could take…</p>
<p>Thanks for the head’s up. While I personally love the hot weather… my fiance is a fair skinned ginger who would rather play in the snow. I should <em>probably</em> take his likes and dislikes into consideration. A little. Maybe 
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<p>Ha, you’d better think about what he likes, or your trip just might be miserable! If he’s not happy, he might just ruin the trip!</p>
<p>Romani, Have you spent any time up in New England and/or Canada and, if not, what about a 7-day cruise to Canada in the summer? Cheap airfare to the east coast from the Midwest. Cooler weather for your fiancee.</p>
<p>That brings up the point that you do want to check weather comparisons- at sea and in ports. Late May/early June in Kudasi was fine for us, a bit cool for the beach- and the water was still cold. Dry, not humid. </p>
<p>That is a good suggestion by jshain. There are some interesting itineraries that cruise Canada and New England. Also appealing to me is a cruise to Bermuda. All leave from east coast ports, and the overall cost including airfare would be far cheaper.</p>
<p>I’ll tell you, that cruise we did to the Med last May was really expensive. I just didn’t realize how bad it was going to be. It was for four people in two cabins, we got a great Costco discount and paid less than $1K/person for balcony cabins. Two airfares were free because we used air miles. We got there one day early, left two days later, for a seven day cruise. Did not travel extravagantly, did not purchase cruise line excursions, watched our cash flow but didn’t penny pinch. Gone for 11 days, cost 17K. Had I realized what it was going to add up to, I would have booked Bermuda or the Eastern Caribbean instead. I used to be able to do the entire 7 day cruise vacation for all four of us, for less than 3K, when we went on Alaska or Caribbean cruises. Europe is expensive.</p>
<p>And I agree with busdriver about Bermuda. The beaches are spectacular!</p>
<p>Husband and I did a 10 day Eastern Mediterranean Celebrity cruise in early fall 2013. One of the best things we did was “meet up” with other passengers on cruise critic website prior to cruise. </p>
<p>With others from cruise critic we were able to arrange private tours, ranging from 6 - 12 people. All the private tours were less expensive than the cruise excursions, and it was much more fun to be in a small group.</p>
<p>Ouch busdriver! That is a pricey vacation! Sneaky expensive. </p>
<p>When young friends of our got married recently they did a short vacation after the wedding in the UP. Although the beginning of June is a bit dicey for the UP. Then they did a warm weather cruise that winter. </p>
<p>We hate to leave Michigan when our summers are so great here for such a short time. Like to stay in the state and go someplace warmer when our winter seems to go on forever. </p>
<p>Ohhh, Michigan. I booked my wedding for May expecting that perfect Michigan weather-- no more snow, grass is green again, it’s warm but not yet blistering hot. Now I am just hoping for no snow and green grass. Hoping by the time we get back from St. Lucia it’s warm enough for a South Haven trip.</p>
<p>^ Ema, hope you are having happy days as the date approaches. </p>