CRUISES in Greece & the Mediterranean
What about a relaxing holiday while sailing the Greek seas and other destinations in the Mediterranean?
Enjoy the affordable luxury of a cruise onboard a comfortable "floating hotel" and visit the Greek Islands (Santorini, Mykonos, Crete, Rhodes, Patmos, Paros and more), Nafplio, Monemvasia, Istanbul, Kusadasi (Ephessos)...
Here below follows a selection of cruises in Greece, Turkey and other Mediterranean countries for the year 2013 operated by different Greek cruise companies.
operated by:
- - Large cruise ships -
(about 1000-1200 passengers)
- - Small cruise ships -
(maximum about 50 passengers)
Large ship cruises:
They are grouped according to their duration. It is important to note that the 3-day and most 7-day cruises depart on Friday and the 4-day ones on Monday. Their main itineraries start from Athens (Piraeus or Lavrion) but one can embark/disembark these cruises at other ports of call as well.
Departing on Fridays, 3-day cruises are a splendid idea for the weekend:
by Louis Cruises: Piraeus (Athens), Greece - Mykonos, Greece - Kusadasi (Ephessos), Turkey - Patmos, Greece - Crete (Heraklion), Greece - Santorini, Greece
3-day Aegean Legends cruise (spring and autumn itinerary)
by Louis Cruises: Piraeus (Athens), Greece - Mykonos, Greece - Kusadasi (Ephessos), Turkey - Crete (Heraklion), Greece - Santorini, Greece
3-day Aegean Legends cruise (summer itinerary)
A 4-day cruise is the most effective and relaxed way of week-days long island-hopping in the Greek islands; it may also be well combined with a couple of overnights on Santorini, the last port of call before returning to Piraeus:
by Louis Cruises: Piraeus (Athens), Greece - Mykonos, Greece - Kusadasi (Ephessos), Turkey - Patmos, Greece - Rhodes, Greece - Crete (Heraklion), Greece - Santorini, Greece
4-day Jewels of the Aegean cruise
7-day cruises are the most popular cruises to the Greek islands combining history and civilization with the delights of the Aegean sea and sun.
by Louis Cruises: Lavrion (Athens), Greece - Istanbul, Turkey - Mykonos, Greece - Patmos, Greece - Kusadasi (Ephessus), Turkey - Rhodes, Greece - Crete (Heraklion), Greece - Santorini, Greece
7-day Greece & Turkey cruise
by Pullmantur Cruises: Piraeus (Athens), Greece - - Santorini, Greece - Marmaris, Turkey (excursion to Rhodes) - Izmir, Turkey - Istanbul, Turkey - At sea - Mykonos, Greece
7-day Greek Isles and Turkey cruise
by Louis Cruises: Lavrion (Athens), Greece - - Thessaloniki (Salonica), Greece - Kavala, Greece - Istanbul, Turkey - Dikili, Turkey - Kusadasi (Ephessus), Turkey - Patmos, Greece - Syros, Greece
7-day Pilgrimage Voyages cruise
Small ship cruises:
Small cruise ships offer a more casual atmosphere and personalized service. The itineraries offered are an attractive mixture of the most famous Greek islands with some less known ones.
7-day cruises on small ships (max. 25-26 cabins) to well known destinations as well as to unique and more off-the-beaten-path ports of call.
by Variety Cruises: Marina Zea, Piraeus(Athens) - Ancient Epidaurus - Nafplion - Monemvasia (Malvasia) - Gytheion - Pylos - Katakolon - Patra - Itea, Delphi - Corinth Canal crossing
7-day Antiquity to Byzantium cruise
by Variety Cruises: Marina Zea, Piraeus(Athens) - Kea (Tzia) - Delos (anchorage) - Mykonos - Santorini - Rethymnon (Crete) - Kythira - Monemvasia (Malvasia) - Nafplio - Spetses - Hydra
7-day Classical Greece cruise
by Variety Cruises: Marina Zea, Piraeus(Athens) - Poros - Polyaigos - Folegandros - Santorini - Antiparos - Paros - Delos (anchorage) - Mykonos - Syros - Kythnos (Kolona Bay)
7-day Jewels of the Cyclades cruise
by Variety Cruises: Rhodes town - Symi - Bodrum (Turkey) - Amorgos - Ios - Santorini - Aghios Nikolaos (Crete) - Vai (Crete) - Karpathos - Lindos (Rhodes)
7-day Dodecanese Mosaic cruise
by Variety Cruises: Corfu/Kerkyra (Greece) - Saranda (Albania) - At sea - Kotor (Montenegro) - Dubrovnik (Croatia) - Korcula (Croatia) - Bar (Montenegro) - Paxos (Greece)
7-day Adriatic Odyssey cruise
one day cruise from Athens:
