Athens & 3 Day Greek Isles Cruise

Ancient Athens, then a 3 day cruise to Mykonos, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Patmos, Santorini & Crete; independent adventure with flights & hotel included

Santorini at dawn
Monastery, Meteora
The Acropolis, Athens
Poseidon Temple, Cape Sounion
Mykonos Town Harbor
Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey
Mykonos Windmills
Panorama of Patmos
Ruins in Delphi
Mykonos café
Knossos Palace, Crete
Market at Heraklion
Caryatid Porch, Acropolis, Athens
View of Skala, Patmos, from the Monastery of St. John
Windmills at sunset, Oia, Santorini
Santorini at dawn
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What to Expect
This is a moderately-paced, independent package. Excursions with local tour guides include a reasonable amount of walking and requires and average level of physical fitness.
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Don't miss your chance to tour Athens and the Greek Isles and experience all the wonders they have to offer. Athens is the city where past meets present and where you will begin a magical vacation to Greece. Enjoy three nights in the city that is known as the birthplace of western civilization, then sail off into the Greek world of sparkling blue waters, Mediterranean sunshine and ancient islands full of history, myth, and ancient wonders.

Our package includes round-trip flights, superior hotel accommodations in Athens for three nights, a Greek Island cruise for three nights, buffet breakfast daily, all meals aboard the cruise, and transfers. Explore on your own, or take interesting and inexpensive optional excursions in Athens and on the islands. All the flexibility and fun is yours for incredibly low prices. And, if your schedule permits, why not take advantage of your already-included international airfare, and join us on an inexpensive and exciting Classic Greece extension?

Package includes

  • Flights
  • Cruise
  • Transfers
  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Round trip flights from New York (JFK) or Newark (EWR) via scheduled carriers including fuel surcharges and taxes and fees, with other gateways available on request
  • 3 nights Deluxe hotel accommodations at the Royal Olympic Hotel in Athens
  • 3 nights standard inside cabins (cat. IB) aboard the Celestyal Olympia
  • Port Charges of $138 per person included
  • Cruise Tips of $10 per person per day included
  • 12 Meals: buffet breakfast daily in Athens and all meals aboard the cruise
  • On-board All-inclusive alcoholic drink package
  • 2 Shore Excursions: Ancient Ephesus and Santorini Oia Village Tour
  • Sightseeing in Athens
  • All group transfers

Optional add-ons

  • Optional shore excursions: Patmos countryside with Hora & Grotto, and the Minoan Palace of Knossos
  • Optional tour of Cape Sounion
  • Optional Classical Greece extension (Value Vacation, groups may be larger)

Why you'll love it

  • Enjoy an evening at leisure on the island of Mykonos
  • Discover ancient Epheseus
  • Spend the afternoon on the island of Patmos
  • Explore Crete independently
  • Tour Oia Village in Santorini
  • Half day sightseeing tour of Athens

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