Ancient sites and a dazzling Greek Islands cruise through the emerald waters of the Aegean Sea – this could be the story of your 2025 summer!
Flying into Athens, Greece, you’ll discover the history and the hip neighborhoods of Athens before boarding your 4-day, 4-night Greek Island cruise. Marvel as iconic Greek postcard scenes come to life; swaying windmills, dramatic cliffs, and whitewashed houses.
With 4- to 5-star central hotel stays and upgraded meals, sign up for an adventure in the Greek Archipelago and create magical memories that, simply put, are just priceless.
Starting off in Athens, your exploration of Greece begins. Absorb the culture of a past and present day Athens before setting sail on your 4-day 4-night cruise through the Greek Islands. Return to Athens for your last night before return flight home.
• A 4-day 4-night Greek Island cruise including breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and a drinks package.
• Acropolis - Athens
• Greek Music Dinner Performance – Athens
• Ephesus excursion with entrance to Archeological park
• Lindos excursion with entrance to Lindos Acropolis
Departing from the port of Piraeus in Athens your 4-day 4-night Greek Island cruise includes / stop-offs at:
• Mykonos Island
• Kusadasi
• Patmos Island
• Rhodes Island
• Heraklion (Crete)
• Santorini Island
A modern cruise ship with facilities on-board that includes:
• Lounges
• Bars
• Restaurants
• Fully equipped gym
• Library
• Children’s playground
• Shops selling various traditional Greek products
• Full breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for each day you are onboard including a drinks package
• Access to a range of daily activities onboard including yoga, dance classes and more
Included excursions to:
• Ancient Ephesus (Kusadasi)
• Acropolis of Lindos and the Knights Temple (Rhodes)
Flights TBC.
Depart: June 14, 2025: St Louis (MO)- STL , USA to Athens
Return: On Day 9 of the tour, June 22, 2025: Athens to USA - St Louis (MO)- STL
Departure is confirmed for 14 June - final date
Flight itinerary:
Air Canada 8972
Departing (STL) St. Louis, MO Sat Jun 14 at 04:05 PM
Arriving (YYZ) Toronto, Canada Sat Jun 14 at 07:06 PM
Code Share: AIR CANADA EXPRESS JAZZ
Air Canada 920
Departing (YYZ) Toronto, Canada Sat Jun 14 at 08:55 PM
Arriving (ATH) Athens, Greece Sun Jun 15 at 01:40 PM
Air Canada 899
Departing (ATH) Athens, Greece Sun Jun 22 at 12:05 PM
Arriving (YUL) Montreal, Canada Sun Jun 22 at 03:15 PM
Air Canada 8687
Departing (YUL) Montreal, Canada Sun Jun 22 at 06:10 PM
Arriving (STL) St. Louis, MO Sun Jun 22 at 07:58 PM
Code Share: AIR CANADA EXPRESS JAZZ
All hotels are centrally located and of 4-5 star standards: Athens (3 nights) Cruise (4 nights)
Full breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for each day you are onboard your cruise including a drinks package
On this tour you’ll enjoy full daily hot buffet breakfasts.
Private luxury coach for cruise transfers and airport transfers. • Local transportation and transfers for included activities.
Included as part of the boat cruise
total of six dinners, 3 course delicious dinners
Arrival airport transfer from airport to hotel
Tour Manager from arrival on Day 2 until end of the tour
Return flights from USA (round trip)
Guided sightseeing tours in Athens and Athens. • Guided sightseeing on included cruise excursions
Entrances/Excursions to sights mentioned in trip highlights
Smart phone app for all travelers, private tour web page and other marketing materials
A range of optional excursions and half day trips will become available for additional costs on the Cruise. Stay tuned for more as we get closer to our trip date!
Start the adventure of a lifetime by departing USA and flying overnight to Athens, Greece
Meals: In-flight
Arrive in Athens, Greece and by greeted by your Tour Manager at the airport. Transfer to your centrally located hotel and get checked-in before taking to the streets on a Tour Manager led walk of the hip Plaka neighborhood. Sit down altogether for a delicious Welcome Dinner in the evening.
Meals: D
Let’s go island hopping! Board your cruise and sail off to Mykonos Island where you will arrive in the early evening. Make the most of your 5 hours to explore the dreamy iconic Greek island which is known as the “island of the winds” with its distinctive windmills. Join your Tour Manager on a walk or just stroll through the atmospheric Old Town with its immaculate whitewashed houses, winding alleys, lovely little churches and delightful restaurants. Evening departure to Turkey.
Meals: B, L, D
Today you’ll explore Kusadasi and Patmos.. Enjoy an included bus tour in Kusadasi which will take you on a journey to discover the ancient Ephesus, built 3,000 years ago. Discover the Bazar of Kusadasi before you cruise over to the hourglass-shaped island of Patmos, known among locals as the “Holy Island” named after St John the Apostle. Spend the afternoon and evening here and take up an optional excursion if you wish.
Meals: B, L, D
If Kusadasi gave us just a glimpse of the Ancient World, then this destination leaves it to our imagination. The Colossus of Rhodes once bestrode the harbor but he is long gone. So you can take in the lovely Old Town, a maze of atmospheric cobbled streets that will transport you back to the Byzantine Empire and beyond. Join an included half day medieval tour – the Acropolis of Lindos and the Citadel of the Knights. Follow in the footsteps of heroes as you walk along the Knight's Street in the heart of historical Rhodes. Depart in the early evening as you sail towards Heraklion, Crete.
Meals: B,L,D
Sailing into Heraklion in the morning, marvel at the Koules Fortress that guards the ancient capital of Crete. Enjoy some free time in Heraklion or join on an optional excursion to Knossos, the center of Minoan civilization which has been called Europe's oldest city. Then be back onboard around lunch time for your next island hop to Santorini. Here you’ll be greeted by striking cliffs which are vertically dotted with traditional white Greek houses and blue domed churches. For those that are keen, take up the optional excursion to Oia for an epic sunset.
Meals: B, L, D
Disembark the cruise in the early morning. As we transfer back to Athens, our local guide will join us. Explore Athens and make the most of your day on a guided sightseeing of Athens led by an expert local guide. Learn all you can on a guided sightseeing tour led by an expert local guide. Make the most of your included entrance to the Acropolis, experience Olympic Stadium and much more. Visit the Acropolis before having free afternoon and evening to explore.
Meals: B
A Day in Athens at your leisure! Spend your day to explore old town or why not visit one of the many museums. In the evening, gather together for a delicious Farewell Dinner in the Old Town and reminisce over everything you’ve seen and done… where has been your favorite?
Meals: B, D
Return flights from Athens to the USA.
Meals B
