We want to take a cruise to the Greek Islands and mainland in October 2007. We would like to leave/return from a city in Italy, France or Spain if possible. We would like a small exclusive ship rather than a giant one. Can anyone suggest a cruise line we might check into? I am open to any info you can give me.

Start your inquiry with the Cruise board here or go to cruisecritic.com and after you check out info on various lines click on "Boards" to get input from experienced cruisers.

go to vacationstogo.com and to the link for custom search. You can then choose a departure port, ports you want to visit, size of ship, dates and other factors to narrow your search.

Be sure and take your water wings and a bull horn when you go up on deck. Too many darn people falling overboard these days for my liking!!!!! LOL

Two options are Windstar and Oceania.

SeaDream and Regent, although I don't know their specific Oct. itineraries offhand.