Spectacular Greece with Island Cruise

11 days
From $273/day
$2,999
From: 
$8,197
4.9/5 Excellent
24 reviews  
Trip last updated: 2/16/2023
Trip type
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule
preferred
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Overview

Highlights

    • Experience 4-night Greek Island Cruise
    • Visit Mykonos, Ephesus and Santorini
    • House of Virgin Mary (Ephesus)
    • Visit Patmos, Crete and Oia Village
    • Explore Olympia, Mycenae and Rhodes
    • Discover Parthenon (Athens) and Acropolis (Athens)

What's this trip about?

    Discover Greek Island Cruise, Visit Delphi, Athens and Mykonos. Experience the culture and history of Greece.
Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeOperator does not provide
Flights and transportN/A
Start CityAthens
End CityAthens

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Activities

Trip includes

    • Round-trip airfare from New York (JFK) via Delta Airlines or Alitalia Airlines
    • Airfare taxes, fees & fuel surcharges
    • Intra-Greece ground transportation and transfers by airconditioned motorcoach
    • Accommodation at first class and deluxe hotels
    • 4-night Aegean Sea cruise aboard your Celestyal Cruises ship
    • New in 2017: Unlimited alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks aboard!
    • Gratuities to cruise ship crew
    • Port charges
    • 19 meals: 9 full buffet American breakfasts (B), 4 lunches (L) and 6 dinners (D)
    • Comprehensive sightseeing tours in Athens, Olympia and Delphi
    • Three included shore excursions (new in 2017) and optional shore excursions available to purchase on board the cruise
    • English-speaking cruise escort
    • Professional guide for included sightseeing tours

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Itinerary

Travel Map
Day 1: Depart USA.
Your magical journey to Greece and the Greek Isles begins as you depart New York today on your overnight flight.

Day 2: Arrive Athens (Greece).
Accommodation: Athenian Callirhoe Hotel

Arrive today in Athens, the capital of Greece and the birthplace of western civilization. You’ll be met at the airport and escorted to your conveniently located hotel. The balance of the day is at leisure.

Day 3: Greek Island Cruise: Embark Cruise/Mykonos.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Accommodation: Celestyal Cruises After a sumptuous breakfast journey to the port of Piraeus, embark your cruise ship and settle into your cabin. Over the next four days you’ll sail the deep blue waters of the Aegean Sea and explore ...
Day 4: Greek Island Cruise: Kusadasi – Ephesus / Patmos (Greece).
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Dock this morning at the Turkish port of Kusadasi located a short driving distance from the ancient city of Ephesus. Considered the world’s best-preserved classical city and famous throughout history for its Temple of Artemis, Ephesus...
Day 5: Greek Island Cruise: Rhodes.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Today’s port of call is Rhodes, the beautiful “Island of Roses”. In the heart of the port city of Rhodes is the largest inhabited medieval town in Europe, a fascinating web of Byzantine, Turkish and Latin ruins. Its mighty fortificati...
Day 6: Greek Island Cruise: Crete (Heraklion)/Santorini.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Early morning arrival to the island of Crete, rich with history and culture. Awake to the island’s bustling capital, Heraklion, where you can visit one of the island’s most picturesque places: the Lion’s Square. Stop in a local cafe w...
Day 7: Disembark/Athens/Delphi.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Accommodation: Amalia Hotel After breakfast bid farewell to your cruise ship and its wonderful staff and embark on a three-day road excursion to the classical cities of mainland Greece. You’ll pass through several ancient towns, including ...
Day 8: Delphi/Nafpatkos/Olympia.
Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Arty Grand Hotel This morning, depart Delphi for Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, passing through the beautiful medieval town of Nafpatkos. Arrive in Olympia and enjoy a tour with a local expert of the archaeological site ...
Day 9: Olympia/Mycenae/Athens.
Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Royal Olympic Hotel After breakfast, en route to Athens, visit the amazingly well preserved 2300 year-old theater of Epidaurus. Continue to ancient Mycenae, which, according to the poets, was founded by Perseus and built with the aid o...
Day 10: Athens.
Meals: Breakfast An included guided morning tour features a visit to the awe-inspiring Parthenon, the crowning beauty atop the Acropolis. This massive Doric temple was dedicated to Athena, the divine patroness of Athens. Just north of the Parthenon view the Erechtheum ...
Day 11: Athens/USA.
Meals: Breakfast Following breakfast, transfer to the airport for your return flight to the USA. Your memorable journey ends as you arrive back in New York later today.

Dates & Availability

Price from
$2,999
Price per day
$273
Single supplement
(single occupancy)
$599

Spectacular Greece with Island Cruise Reviews & Ratings

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Jacqui

Aug 2018

AMAZING Spectacular Greece

This tour of Greece was AMAZING! We returned 2 weeks ago and my heart still skips a beat when I look at our pictures. Granville was personable, great at making sure ...

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Norma

May 2018

Spectacular Greece Indeed!

I just returned from the Spectacular Greece Tour April 28-May 9, 2018. This was my first tour experience and first time Greece. What an amazing trip! It was jam pack...

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Nancy

Mar 2020

my first trip with Smartours and I couldn't have been happier

I recently returned from a trip of a lifetime - Smartours Spectacular Greece and Greek Island Cruise! This was my first trip with Smartours and I couldn't have been ...

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Pat

Jun 2017

Great all around tour of greece

If you want to see Greece and all of the most important sights that launched civilization this is the tour for you. The cruise was wonderful, food good and staff ver...

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Cindy Karner

Dec 2015

Terrific

I really enjoyed my tour of Greece.We were impressed with our leader and how he finagled our own little lounge to give us tour info and the speedy way he got us off ...

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Details

Accommodation:

Athens: Royal Olympic Hotel Olympia: Arty Grand Hotel Delphi: Amalia Delphi Hotel

Flights & transport:

Round-trip airfare from New York (JFK) via Delta Airlines or Alitalia Airlines

Group size:

Standard Group - 25 + people

Cancellation policy:

Full Payment due 75 days before departure. Failure to make final payment on time may result in automatic cancellation of reservation and loss of deposit.   Changes to the original reservation will result in a $150 change fee per person per change. No changes allowed within 75 days of departure.   Cancellation charges per person are:   Up to 75 days before departure: $300 74-45 days before departure: $600 44-30 days before departure: $1000 29-10 days before departure: $1500 9 days or less before departure: No refund. All cancellations must be received in writing.   We recommend the purchase of Travel Insurance. Insurance premium is non-refundable and cannot be transferred from one departure to another in the event of a reservation change.

Trip Excludes:

    Meals included:

    9 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches and 6 Dinners

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