Greek Island Cruise and Athens 2013

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5nights / 6days
2nights in Athens and 3nights Greek Island cruise

from US$ 528 per person   

Greek cruise with Athens

Discover the magnificent Greek Islands & Turkey onboard one of our 3 Day Cruises. Visit Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Crete and Santorini. Discover Athens before or after your cruise!

Cruise and land program - 6 days/5 overnights  with 3nights cruise - 2013

Day 1 WednesdayArrival in Athens

Arrival and transfer from the airport to the hotel in Athens. Rest of the day at leisure.

Day 2 Thursday:  Optional Athens Morning Sightseeing  (Euro 68 per person)

Day at leisure or optional Panoramic tour of Athens: Constitution Square (Syntagma), the House of Parliament, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier and the National Library. Driving down Herod Atticus Street, you will see the Evzones in their picturesque uniform and the Presidential Palace. On your way to the Acropolis you will see the Hadrian’s Arch, the Temple of Olympian Zeus and you will make a short stop at the Panathenean Stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896. On the Acropolis visit the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechteion and the Parthenon. After Acropolis we will visit the New Acropolis Museum.
 Overnight in Athens.
 

Day 3 Friday:  Cruising - Mykonos

Morning transfer to the port of Piraeus and embarkation on your luxury ship, sail at 11h00.
Arrival in Mykonos, widely known as the Greek St. Tropez. White and glistering scattered with windmills and 365 churches. The ship arrives at 18h00 and sets sail again at 23h00. Full board.


Day 4  Saturday:  Cruising - Kusadasi/Patmos

At 07h00 arrival in Kusadasi, a popular Turkish resort with a rich and varied past. Visit Ephesus, an ancient Greek city founded in the 8th century B.C. Almost the whole city has been intact excavated.
At 16h00 arrival in Patmos, a calm island known as the site where St. John wrote the Revelation. Visit the 11th cenutry monastery, which crowns the island. Full board. (see optional shore excursions)


Day 5 – Sunday : Cruising – Santorini
In 2013 - Arrival in Crete (Heraklion) at 7am - depart at 1130am to Santorini. Arrive in Santorini at 430pm and depart at 9pm.


Day 6 – Monday : Cruising – Piraeus/ Athens – Departure
The ship enters the port of Piraeus at 07h00. Disembarkation and transfer to the airport for your flight or optional extra night stay in Athens.


2013 June/July/August departures - different cruise itinerary from Friday - Day 3:
 

Day

Port

Arr

Dep

SHORE EXCURSIONS - ON REQUEST

FRI

ATHENS/PIRAEUS

-

11:00

 

FRI

MYKONOS/GREECE

18:00

 

 
SAT MYKONOS/GREECE - +01:00  

SAT

KUSADASI/TURKEY

0830

1700

 
SUN CRETE (HERAKLION) 0630 1130  

SUN

SANTORINI

1630

2100

 

MON

ATHENS/PIRAEUS

06:00

-

 


The package includes :
*  2 nights accommodation in Athens at a 3 star hotel ( Hotel Plaka  or similar 2012  - Hotel Philippos or similar in 2013) with daily breakfast (see supplement for 4star hotels and extra night rates below the price table)

*  3 transfers in Athens - airport to hotel, hotel to Pireaus port and Pireaus Port to airport - 11pm-7am night supplement applies - (additional transfer from ship to hotel if staying extra night in Athens at the end of the program: US$ 28 per person - based on minimum 2 passengers traveling together)
*    Full board during the cruise
*    3 nights Greek Islands and Turkey cruise in the cabin category booked
*    Land Taxes and Service charges

*    Gala evening and shows, Entrainment on board, Swimming pool & fitness center


The cruise rate does not include:

  • Port taxes and embarkation fees

  • Beverages of any types

  • Shore excursions (see list of shore excursions below)

  • Gratuities

  • Personal Expenses

  • Fuel Surcharge

  • Anything not specified in "rate includes" column

CRUISE SHIP DESCRIPTION FOR LOUIS OLYMPIA

CRUISE SHIP DESCRIPTION FOR ORIENT QUEEN


DEPARTURE DATES  FOR CRUISE 2013 3 NIGHTS/4 DAYS
Cruise departure on Fridays (Day 3) - Program start (Day 1) on Wednesday (or on Thursday if you take one night after the cruise)

CRUISE SHIP - Louis Olympia or Orient Queen
Departures from 15Mar-19Apr on Orient Queen all other departures are on Louis Olympia

March

15, 22, 29*

April

5, 12, 19, 26

May

3**,10, 17, 24, 31

June

7, 14, 21, 28

July

5, 12, 19, 26

August

2, 9, 16, 23, 30

September

6, 13, 20, 27

October

4, 11, 18, 25

* Catholic Easter cruise
**Orthodox Easter Cruise

 

2013- GREEK ISLAND CRUISE AND TURKEY 3 NIGHTS/4 DAYS CRUISE ITINERARIES March, April, May, Sept, Oct and Nov departures

Day

Port

Arr

Dep

SHORE EXCURSIONS - on request

FRI

ATHENS/PIRAEUS

-

11:00

FRI

MYKONOS/GREECE

18:00

23:00

 

SAT

KUSADASI/TURKEY

07;00

12:00

 

SAT

PATMOS/GREECE

16:00

21:00

 
SUN CRETE (HERAKLION) 0700 1130  

SUN

SANTORINI

1630

2100

 

MON

ATHENS/PIRAEUS

06:00

-

 

 

2013- GREEK ISLAND CRUISE AND TURKEY 3 NIGHTS/4 DAYS CRUISE ITINERARIES June, July , August departures

Day

Port

Arr

Dep

SHORE EXCURSIONS - ON REQUEST

FRI

ATHENS/PIRAEUS

-

11:00

 

FRI

MYKONOS/GREECE

18:00

 

 
SAT MYKONOS/GREECE - +01:00  

SAT

KUSADASI/TURKEY

0830

1700

 
SUN CRETE (HERAKLION) 0630 1130  

SUN

SANTORINI

1630

2100

 

MON

ATHENS/PIRAEUS

06:00

-

 

 

SEE ALL SHORE EXCURSIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS with PRICES

 

2013 Prices on Cruise and land packages.  Rates per person in US dollars based on double occupancy. Season dates in price chart reflect the cruise departure dates (Day 3 in program)
2nights Athens + transfers + 3nights cruise

Cruise Category - 2013
Louis Olympia or Orient Queen
(see cruise description link for more details)

Economy Season - A

15Mar-29Apr'13
18Oct-1Nov'13

Standard Season - B
3 May - 6 Sep '13

Peak Season - C
13Sep - 11Oct'13

IA  (Standard inside) 625 645 665
IB (Standard inside) - 635 655 675
IC (superior inside) 645 675 685
ID (premium inside) 675 895 705
IE (deluxe inside)- Olympia only 685 715 725
XA (Standard Ouside) 705 725 745
XB (Superior outside)  725 755 775
XC (Premium outside) 755 785 805
XD (Premium Outside) 785 815 835
XE  (deluxe outside) 805 835 855
XF (deluxe outside) - Olympia only 815 855 875
SJ (junior suite) 895 935 955
S (suite) - 945 985 1005
SB (Balcony suite) - Olympia only 965 1005 1025
3rd/4th adult in the same cabin with two full paying adults - Quad accommodation at hotels might not be possible - on request 478 498 518
Children (2-16) sharing cabin with 2 full paying adults pay only port taxes - cruise is free
Infants up to 2 years of age in the same cabin with 2 paying adults pay only port charges - cruise is free
Child rate for land portion on request!
Single supplement: 50% except deluxe cabins and suites
Single supplement for deluxe cabins and suites (XE, , xF,  SJ, S,  SB, SI) 100%

PORT TAXES, US$ 98 PER PERSON

 

2013: Supplement (on the top of the above package price) for 4 star hotel Accommodation in Athens: Hotel Herodion

 US$ 32 per person for 1 night based on double - or triple

 US$ 52 per person for 1 night based on single.

 

2013 Extra nights in Athens:
Hotel Philippos:
Euro 58 per person per night based on double / Euro 46 per person based on triple / Euro 98 per night for single

 

Hotel Herodion:
May/Jun/Sep/Oct: Euro 81 per person per night based on double / Euro 64 per person per night based on triple/ Euro 135 per night in single
apr/Jul/Aug: Euro 64 per person per night based on double / Euro 55 per person per night based on triple/ Euro 112 per night single

 

For more tour options in Athens, additional tours or extra nights check out our Athens city package page

 

*Euro rate varies depending the exchange rate