GREECE WITH 4 NIGHT CRUISE
7 DAYS
LAND and CRUISE ONLY
For travel agents and companions
ATHENS with 4 night AEGEAN cruise
Athens / Mykonos / Kusadasi (Turkey) / Patmos / Rhodes / Crete (Herakilion) / Santorini / Athens
2024
Tour departs weekly on Saturday March 23 - Saturday November 23, 2024
also available
GREECE with 3 night cruise, 6 days
ISLAND HOPPING, 8 days
CLASSIC GREECE, 7 days
ISLAND HOPPING, with Crete, 9 days
or GREECE combined with any other Mediterranean country
We can also offer you trips to these islands;
PAROS, CRETE, SKIATHOS. SIFNOS, MILOS and SERIFOS
ATHENS / MYKONOS / KUSADASI / PATMOS / RHODES /
CRETE / SANTORINI
Day 1 Saturday - Athens
Arrive Athens
You will be meet at the Athens airport and transferred to your hotel.
Check in and free afternoon to relax.
Overnight in Athens.
Overnight POLIS GRAND HOTEL or similar, Athens
Day 2 Sunday - Athens
Enjoy your breakfast at hotel in Athens.
Pick up from hotel at 8.00 am
Enjoy your breakfast at hotel in Athens.
This tour starts with a short stop to Panathinaiko Stadium where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896.
Continue with a panoramic drive passing by ex Royal Palace, Zappion Hall, Roman Temple of Olympian Zeus, National Temple of Hadrian Arch,
St. Paul’s church, Tomp of the Unknown Soldier, Schliemann’s House, Catholic Cathedral, academy, University and National Library.
Make our way to the archaeological site of Acropolis, an UNESCO’s world heritage monument and visit Propylae, Temple of Athena Nike,
Erechtheion with its porch of Maidens and of course the Parthenon.
Continue with a pleasant short walk passing by herodion and Dionysus Theatre, in order to visit the Acropolis Museum.
Main attractions such as votines, artefacts of every day life, statues from archaic period, Caryatids, and of course the Parthenon hall with the metopes,
the pediments and the frieze will impress you.
Rest of the day at leisure. (b)
Overnight POLIS GRAND HOTEL or similar, Athens
Day 3 Monday - Athens / Lavrion / Mykonos
Enjoy your breakfast at hotel in Athens.
After your breakfast, you will be picked up to be transferred to the port of Piraeus. Cruise operated by Celestyal Olympia. Embark for your 5 days 4 nights Iconic Aegean Cruise.
Departure at 1.00 pm
Arrive Mykonos at 6.00 pm
The island of Mykonos is a marvelous cosmopolitan holiday hot spot that combines an international jet-set atmosphere.
We recommend that you take a nonchalant stroll in Mykonos town to admire the whitewashed houses and flowered balconies and to visit the beautiful church of Panagia Paraportiani. Other attractions in Mykonos town include the island’s trademark, the windmills and the charming area of Mykonos Little Venice.
Depart Mykonos at 11.00 pm
Cruise to Kusadasi. Overnight on board (b,l,d)
Day 4 Tuesday - Kusadasi (Turkey) /Patmos
Enjoy your breakfast on board.
In the morning, cruise will reach Kusadasi.
Arrive Kusadasi at 7.00 am
Shore excursion included to the ancient city of Ephesus.
Depart Kusadasi at 1.00 pm
Arrive Patmos at 4.30 pm
In the afternoon, you will arrive in Patmos, the tranquil island where John the Apostle wrote the Book of Revelations.
During the Patmos leg of our Christian tour, you will participate in our shore excursion to the Monastery of St. John the Theologian and to the Holy Grotto of the Revelation.
Depart Patmos at 8.30 pm
Departure for Rhodes. Overnight on board (b,l,d)
Day 5 Wednesday - Rhodes /
Enjoy your breakfast on board.
Arrive Rhodes at 7.00 am
In the morning, cruise will reach Rhodes, the biggest island of the Dodecanesse complex. Shore excursion included to Medieval tour. Acropolis of Lindos and the Citadel of the Knights.
Depart for Rhodes at 6.00 pm
Overnight on board (b,l,d)
Day 6 Thursday - Heraklion / Santorini
Enjoy your breakfast on board.
Arrive Crete at 7.00 am
Ship will dock to the port of Heraklion, the capital of the island of Crete, where the Minoan population had blossomed.
Depart Crete at 12.00 noon
Arrive Santorini at 4.30 pm
Next port of call is Santorini, the island famous for it’s volcano, the eruption of which created the famous caldera.
Depart Santorini at 8.30 pm
Overnight on board (b,l,d)
Departure back to Piraeus. Overnight on board (b,l,d)
Day 7 Friday - Lavrion /Athens airport
Enjoy breakfast on the cruise ship.
Arrival at 6.00 am
The driver will be waiting for you to transfer you to the Athens airport for departure. (b)
INCLUSIVE FEATURES
-Four star hotel in Athens (or similar) as per itinerary
-Arrival transfer Athens airport / hotel in private vehicle
-Half day sight seeing Athens city tour with Acropolis museum on shared basis
-Departure transfer hotel in Athens - Lavrio port by private vehicle
-Departure transfer Lavrio port / airport by private vehicle
-Breakfast daily in Athens
-On board dining
-Complimentary selected drinks and beverages during food service hours
-All port and service charges
-Entertainment on board
-Four nights cruise in an inside cabin
Upgrade to outside cabin extra $150.00 (US) per person for entire cruise
B O N V O Y A G E!
COSTS PER PERSON BASED ON LAND / CRUISE ONLY
BASED ON double occupancy
Low season
Travel Agent rates from $1550.00 (US) Standard inside cabin
Companion rates from $1650.00 (US) Standard inside cabin
Travel Agent rates from $1700.00 (US) Standard outside cabin
Companion rates from $1800.00 (US) Standard outside cabin
Port and Service taxes of $199.00 ARE included in cost
UPGRADE to ENHANCED PRODUCT $190.00 per person
inclusion free premium drink package, free wifi, discounted specialty dining and free additional $80.00 (US) shore excursions discount
Not included
Important Note: Accommodation tax (climate Resilience Charges) is not included in our prices – payable on the spot upon check-out, as follows:
Winter Season / 01st November – 31st March: 3* Hotels 1,50 euros p/room, p/night, 4* Hotels 3,00 euros p/room, p/night, 5* Hotels 4,00 euros p/room, p/night
Summer Season / 01st April – 31st October: 3* Hotels: 7,00 euros p/room p/night, 4* Hotels: 10,00 euros p/room p/night, 5* Hotels: 15,00 euros p/room p/night.
In case of group the accommodation tax will be paid by the Tour Leader either upon check-in or check-out each hotel.
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You will be traveling with regular passengers but paying travel agents rates