Day 1 – Thursday : Arrival Athens
You will be met on arrival and transferred directly to your hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure to enjoy Athens

Day 2 – Friday : Athens – Morning Tour / Afternoon Cruising
Panoramic tour to: 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.  Return to the hotel around 2pm.  Afternoon transfer to the port of Piraeus for embarkation on your luxury ship sailing at 17h00. Enjoy your first dinner on board .

Day 3 – Saturday : Cruising – Istanbul
At 15h00 the ship arrvi es ni ht e exotic ctiy of Istanbul, thec rossroad between Europe and Asia, the place of fabulous palaces, churches, mosques and minarets. Full board during cruise.

Day 4 – Sunday : Istanbul – Cruising
Enjoy an optional excursion visiting the beautiful blue Mosque, Topkapi palace, the exquisite St. Sophia and shop in the famous Grand Bazaar. The ship departs at 18h00 for Mykonos

Day 5 – Monday : Cruising – Mykonos
At 15h00 arrival in Mykonos, widely known as the Greek St. Tropez. White and glistering scattered with windmills and 365 churches. The ship sets sails at midnight for Patmos.

Day 6 – Tuesday : Cruising –Patmos – Kusadasi
At 07h00 arrival in Patmos, a calm island known as the site where St. John wrote the Revelation. Visit the 11th century monastery, which crowns the island. Sail at 10h30. At 14h30 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. Ship departs at 20h30 to Rhodes.

Day 7 – Wednesday : Cruising – Rhodes
At 07h00. arrival in Rhodes, legendary home of the sun god Apollo and one of the loveliest Greek islands. You can visit Lindos, famous for its Acropolis, which boasts a spectacular view of the St. Paul's Bay. In the old town of Rhodes visit the Grand Master's Palace and the street of knights Sail again at 18h00.

Day 8 – Thursday : Cruising Ag. Nikolaos – Santorini
Arrival at 07h00. at Ag. Nikolaos harbor, in Crete, the alrgest Greek island where you relax in this beautiful traditional city. The ship will set sails again at 12h00. with a 17h00. arrival in Santorini. Go ashore and take a donkey ride or the cable car up to the town of Thira to enjoy the spectacular view. Santorini is an island of white washed houses and stiff cliffs shaped by the volcano that formed the island. The ship sails at 21h00.

Day 9 – Friday : Cruising – Piraeus – Athens – Departure
The ship enters the port of Piraeus at 06h00. Disembarkation after breakfast and transfer to the Airport for your flight back home.

The package includes:
*    1 night Athens in 3 star hotels / Hotel King Jason or Hotel Arethusa (see supplement for 4 star hotel accommodation below the price chart)

*    Buffet breakfast in Athens

*    Half day Athens sightseeing tour with visit to the New Acropolis Museum
*    3 transfers in Athens with assistance (airport to hotel, hotel to ship and ship to airport) - Single passengers for transfer add: US$ 200 per person

*    Full board during the cruise
*    7 nights Greek Islands and Turkey cruise 
*    Land Taxes and Service charges

*    Full documents and assistance by our hostesses

Ships Used: MV CRISTAL (Click on link to access cruise ship description page)  

DEPARTURE DATES  FOR CRUISE 2010 7 NIGHTS/8 DAYS  

BY THE CRUISE SHIP M/V CRISTAL

SCHEDULE 2010   7 NIGHTS/8 DAYS CRUISE ITINERARIES