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Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights

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Package rate per person in double room during low season	1541€

Package rate per person in double room during low season

1541€

If you wish to soak up as much of Greece as possible and add a hint of the orient to your journey, this is the itinerary for you! Athens will serve as your introduction to the Greek culture, and will help you experience unique combination of the old and the new; the comforts of a modern metropolis and the ancient monuments of great civilization. Out meticulously planned half day sightseeing tour will take you to some of the most historically important sites in the capital like the Academy of Athens, the Panathenaic Stadium and the Acropolis among others. Your next outing will be an organized full day tour of Delphi with which you will visit the "Navel of the Earth" where Pythia, the famous oracle would council the general of ancient Greece. The ancient Treasury of Athenians and Sifnians as well as the Temple of Apollo, are monuments whose prestige extends far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic world.

No vacation in Greece in complete without dipping your toes in the Aegean, so board your cruise ship and anchors aweigh! Your 4-Night Iconic cruise begins in Mykonos, an island synonymous with the cosmopolitan lifestyle and known the world over for its vivid nightlife. A short visit to the coast of Turkey and the bustling town of Kusadasi will add an oriental spice to your journey and afford you the opportunity to join an excursion to ancient Ephesus. A taste of the numinous follows as Patmos, where John wrote the Book of Revelations is our next destination. Visit the Cave of the Apocalypse and take in the pious atmosphere of the island. Continuing on the Dodecanese complex, our next disembarkation will be at Rhodes, home of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Its monuments and architecture is reminiscent of medieval times, as the Knights Hospitalier have left and indelible mark on the island. The Palace of the Grand Master and the Street of the Knights in the town of Rhodes in particular are some of the highlights of the island.

Sailing further south, you will reach Crete and dock at the port of Heraklion, the island's largest city. What better place to taste local delicacies and even better, to add another excursion to your adventure! Just a few minutes away lies the Palace of Knossos, the center of the Minoan civilization and should you choose to join this tour, you will experience first hand the well-preserved remains of the Palace, the stockrooms and even the throne room of King Minoas himself! Your cruise will conclude with Santorini, a place that needs little introduction. Encircled by deep blue waters, with a rugged coastline consisting of beaches laid with volcanic pebbles of different colors and sunsets tinted with a golden shine that fills the air, Santorini will surely be the high point of your vacation!

Arrival in Athens: Every Friday (April - October)

3 nights accommodation in Athens
Athens Half-Day city tour including visiting the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum
Delphi Day Tour including visiting the Delphi archaeological site and Delphi Museum
4-Night Aegean Cruise to the Greek islands and Turkey by Celestyal Cruises (standard inside cabin cat. IA’ on Celestyal Journey), including on-board dining, complimentary essential WiFi for all guests, filter coffee, tea, water and juice throughout the day (6am-10pm), unlimited free soft drinks in the main restaurants with meals, port fees & taxes, and crew gratuities.
Transfer service as per itinerary
Entrance fees during guided sightseeing tours
Meals: 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 4 dinners
VAT for all services

Not included:

International airfare
Personal expenses, meals not indicated in the itinerary, beverages etc.
Port & service charges
Sustainable Development Fee
Customary tips to your drivers, guides and escorts
VISA expenses (if applicable)
Stayover hotel tax (to be paid directly to the hotels)

Optional: You can upgrade the Athens sightseeing and/or the Delphi tour into a private tour and/or your cruise cabin at additional cost.

Friday - Arrival in Athens
Upon arrival in the Athens International Airport our representative will meet you, deliver all your documents and transfer you to your selected hotel. Begin your acquaintance with the city by taking a stroll down Plaka and the famous Anafiotika district before you settle down on a cozy tavern for your first real experience of Greek cuisine.
Overnight: Athens
Meals: -

Saturday - Athens Half-Day Sightseeing Tour
Time to partake in a long and proud tradition for every first-time visitor with an affinity for history! Described as the most succinct and yet comprehensive way to learn about the history of Athens through the ages, through the morning half day Athens sightseeing tour, you will visit sites like the Academy of Athens, the National Library, Hadrian’s Arch and the Greek Parliament. Alas, no tour of Athens is ever complete without climbing up the Acropolis and visiting its museum, which features more than 4,000 exhibits, which is where your tour will culminate! The afternoon is at leisure to spend as you deem fit. It’s never a bad idea to get a head start on your souvenir shopping, so maybe walking by Ermous street or the Monastiraki flea market.
Overnight: Athens
Meals: Breakfast

Sunday - Delphi Day tour
After a fulfilling breakfast, our representative will meet you at your hotel or somewhere nearby to start a full day tour to Delphi. Getting to know the Greek mainland and its rich history can add a note culture to your journey and what better place to do that than the place which the ancient Greeks dubbed ‘the navel of the world’. Visit the Archaeological site and see the Sanctuary of Apollo, where the famous Oracle once stood, the Treasury of the Athenians, the Stadium, home to the Pythian Games, and the ancient Theater, as it stands in front of a chaotic lush valley spilling down the mountain bellow. This tour includes lunch as well as a visit to the Delphi Archaeological Museum, before returning to Athens in the evening.
Overnight: Athens
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch on tour

Monday - Embark on Cruise & visit Mykonos
In the morning, you have a transfer from your hotel to the port waiting for you. Your personal driver will drop you off at the port in order to embark on a cruise around the Aegean. In the afternoon you will already have reach your first destination, as Mykonos is starting to show in the horizon. The cosmopolitan island is known the world over for its vibrant nightlife, which you will get to experience firsthand. Disembark at Chora, look for a modern bar and keep an eye out for celebrities!
Overnight: On board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Tuesday - Kusadasi & Patmos
The first light will find you near the Turkish coast and the resort town of Kusadasi. An optional shore excursion to the nearby Ancient City of Ephesus awaits and with it comes the chance to see the remains of Artemision, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Library of Celcus and the Basilica on site. The city was a hub from Hellenism in antiquity and features a lot of Greco-Roman remains from later periods. You will proceed to sail the Aegean until you reach Patmos, an island irrevocably tied with spirituality as it the setting of John the Theologian’s authorship of the Book of Revelation. Widely respected throughout Christendom, Patmos’ main attractions are the Monastery and Grotto of St. John, as well as the Cave of the Apocalypse.
Overnight: On board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wednesday - Rhodes
Another early morning call, this time in an island that at first glance may not remind you of Greece. Although part of the ancient Hellenic World, as well as the modern State of Greece, Rhodes; tumultuous history has seen the island conquered by Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans and even Crusaders, with the latter being perhaps the most influential. The ‘Knights of Rhodes’, as the Knights Hospitaller renamed themselves after the landed on the island, rebuilt the city in the European Medieval ideal. You can choose to participate in the shore excursion to the Acropolis of Lindos and the Citadel of the Knights which will illustrate the degree to which the island changed in just a few years. In the Old Town, the Palace of the Grand Master is a particular highlight of the tour!
Overnight: On board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Thursday - Crete (Heraklion) & Santorini
Your last day of the cruise will bring you to two separate destinations, tied to the Minoans, which some archaeologists believe to be the earliest European civilization. On the island of Crete, and specifically Heraklion, you will have the opportunity to join an optional tour of the Palace of Knossos, the center of culture and political in Crete since the Neolithic era. If you just feel like exploring the city of Heraklion on your own, make sure you climb up to the Lions Square and see the Moronisi fountain! Your second port of call for the day will also be the last destination of your cruise. One might say we saved the best for last as Santorini is definitely the most well-known of the Greek islands worldwide. Situated on top of a submerged, yet still active volcano, the caldera around which the crescent shaped island is wrapped, has graced Santorini with magnificent landscape and stupendous sunsets. Other byproducts of past volcanic activity are the Red Beach and Black Beach on the south side of the island, and the incredibly diverse selection of exquisite local wines being produced in the fertile volcanic Santorinian soil.
Overnight: On board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Friday - Departure from Athens
Upon disembarkation, you will meet our representative who will transport you through the buzzing city to the Athens International Airport for your return flight back home.
Overnight: -
Meals: Breakfast

Friday - Arrival in Athens
Upon arrival in the Athens International Airport our representative will meet you, deliver all your documents and transfer you to your selected hotel. Begin your acquaintance with the city by taking a stroll down Plaka and the famous Anafiotika district before you settle down on a cozy tavern for your first real experience of Greek cuisine.
Overnight: Athens
Meals: -

Saturday - Athens Half-Day Sightseeing Tour
Time to partake in a long and proud tradition for every first-time visitor with an affinity for history! Described as the most succinct and yet comprehensive way to learn about the history of Athens through the ages, through the morning half day Athens sightseeing tour, you will visit sites like the Academy of Athens, the National Library, Hadrian’s Arch and the Greek Parliament. Alas, no tour of Athens is ever complete without climbing up the Acropolis and visiting its museum, which features more than 4,000 exhibits, which is where your tour will culminate! The afternoon is at leisure to spend as you deem fit. It’s never a bad idea to get a head start on your souvenir shopping, so maybe walking by Ermous street or the Monastiraki flea market.
Overnight: Athens
Meals: Breakfast

Sunday - Delphi Day tour
After a fulfilling breakfast, our representative will meet you at your hotel or somewhere nearby to start a full day tour to Delphi. Getting to know the Greek mainland and its rich history can add a note culture to your journey and what better place to do that than the place which the ancient Greeks dubbed ‘the navel of the world’. Visit the Archaeological site and see the Sanctuary of Apollo, where the famous Oracle once stood, the Treasury of the Athenians, the Stadium, home to the Pythian Games, and the ancient Theater, as it stands in front of a chaotic lush valley spilling down the mountain bellow. This tour includes lunch as well as a visit to the Delphi Archaeological Museum, before returning to Athens in the evening.
Overnight: Athens
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch on tour

Monday - Embark on Cruise & visit Mykonos
In the morning, you have a transfer from your hotel to the port waiting for you. Your personal driver will drop you off at the port in order to embark on a cruise around the Aegean. In the afternoon you will already have reach your first destination, as Mykonos is starting to show in the horizon. The cosmopolitan island is known the world over for its vibrant nightlife, which you will get to experience firsthand. Disembark at Chora, look for a modern bar and keep an eye out for celebrities!
Overnight: On board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Tuesday - Kusadasi & Patmos
The first light will find you near the Turkish coast and the resort town of Kusadasi. An optional shore excursion to the nearby Ancient City of Ephesus awaits and with it comes the chance to see the remains of Artemision, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Library of Celcus and the Basilica on site. The city was a hub from Hellenism in antiquity and features a lot of Greco-Roman remains from later periods. You will proceed to sail the Aegean until you reach Patmos, an island irrevocably tied with spirituality as it the setting of John the Theologian’s authorship of the Book of Revelation. Widely respected throughout Christendom, Patmos’ main attractions are the Monastery and Grotto of St. John, as well as the Cave of the Apocalypse.
Overnight: On board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wednesday - Rhodes
Another early morning call, this time in an island that at first glance may not remind you of Greece. Although part of the ancient Hellenic World, as well as the modern State of Greece, Rhodes; tumultuous history has seen the island conquered by Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans and even Crusaders, with the latter being perhaps the most influential. The ‘Knights of Rhodes’, as the Knights Hospitaller renamed themselves after the landed on the island, rebuilt the city in the European Medieval ideal. You can choose to participate in the shore excursion to the Acropolis of Lindos and the Citadel of the Knights which will illustrate the degree to which the island changed in just a few years. In the Old Town, the Palace of the Grand Master is a particular highlight of the tour!
Overnight: On board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Thursday - Crete (Heraklion) & Santorini
Your last day of the cruise will bring you to two separate destinations, tied to the Minoans, which some archaeologists believe to be the earliest European civilization. On the island of Crete, and specifically Heraklion, you will have the opportunity to join an optional tour of the Palace of Knossos, the center of culture and political in Crete since the Neolithic era. If you just feel like exploring the city of Heraklion on your own, make sure you climb up to the Lions Square and see the Moronisi fountain! Your second port of call for the day will also be the last destination of your cruise. One might say we saved the best for last as Santorini is definitely the most well-known of the Greek islands worldwide. Situated on top of a submerged, yet still active volcano, the caldera around which the crescent shaped island is wrapped, has graced Santorini with magnificent landscape and stupendous sunsets. Other byproducts of past volcanic activity are the Red Beach and Black Beach on the south side of the island, and the incredibly diverse selection of exquisite local wines being produced in the fertile volcanic Santorinian soil.
Overnight: On board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Friday - Departure from Athens
Upon disembarkation, you will meet our representative who will transport you through the buzzing city to the Athens International Airport for your return flight back home.
Overnight: -
Meals: Breakfast

The cruise company reserves the right to substitute the cruise vessel with a similar one at any time.
For your stay in Athens city, nights can be added or deducted. The cost will be adjusted accordingly. Please note that the 4-night Iconic Aegean cruise sails every Monday.
Optionally, you can upgrade the group tour to a private one, at additional cost.
Please note that the tour dates, cruise itinerary, ports of call, sailing dates and vessel are subject to change at any moment, without prior notice. Please consult our agents for further information.
You can upgrade the Athens sightseeing and/or the Delphi tour into a private tour and/or your cruise cabin at additional cost.
During the cruise, essential WiFi allows web browsing, emails and select messaging apps.

Rates per person for all services outlined in Euros

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