Little Venice was buzzing when we walked through the scenic waterfront area of Mykonos around lunchtime on May 17…

 

… the perenially popular Veranda cocktail bar was almost packed …

 

… and all its prime seaside seats were taken …

 

… while all the good seats had been claimed at other bars along the strip …

 

… primarily, from what we could tell from conversations we overheard, by passengers from a Costa cruise ship …

 

… who were enjoying a drink in the hot sun and chatting about …

 

… their ship, anchored just a few hundred metres away! No-one was talking about Mykonos, Little Venice, other Greek islands, or even the weather — just the ship! Go figure!