Greek Island Cruises Aegean Classic 2010 7 nights-8 days 4NIGHTS CRUISE / 3NIGHTS IN ATHENS  from US$ 937 per person

Discover the magnificent Greek Islands & Turkey onboard one of our 3 or 4 Day Cruises. Witness the archaeological wonders of Ancient Ephessos. Explore Knossos, once the capital city of the prehistoric Minoan civilization. Marvel at the Acropolis of Lindos and wonder through the Old Medieval city of Rhodes. Relax over a coffee in Fira Town, the capital of Santorini, with its superb view over the Caldera. Witness the Book of Revelations, written by John the Divine in Patmos and shop to your heart's content in the most cosmopolitan Greek island of them all, Mykonos.

AEGEAN CLASSIC 8 days/7 overnights  with 4nights cruise - Mar 12 - Nov 8 2010

Day 1 Friday:  Arrival in Athens

Assistance and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure

Day 2 Saturday:  Athens Morning Sightseeing 

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.  Remainder of day at leisure.

Day 3 Sunday:  Athens-visit of Delphi (optional).

Morning Departure. Drive through Thebes, Levadia and Arakhova.  Arrive in Delphi, the center of the Ancient world.  Visit the Temple of Apollo, the Theater, the Castalia Spring and the museum, containing such masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture as the Bronze Charioteer.  After lunch, return to Athens at 7:00pm, via the picturesque village of Arachova. (Price for this optional Delphi excursion: Euro 99 per person with lunch)

Day 4 Monday:  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 5  Tuesday:  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.

Day 6 – Wednesday : Cruising – Rhodes
At 07h00 arrival to Rhodes, legendayr home of the usn 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. Full board.

Day 7 – Thursday : Cruising – Heraklion/Santorini
Arrival at 07h00 at the harbor of Heraklion in Crete, the largest Greek island where you can visit the Minoan Palace of Knossos and the famous archaeological museum of Heraklion. The ship will set sails again at 11h30 with a 16h30 arrival in Santorini. Go ashore and take a donkey ride or the cable car up to the twon of Fira to enoj y the spectacular view. Santorini is an island of white washed houses and stiff cliffs shaped by the volcano that formed it. The ship sails at 21h00. Full board.

Day 8 – Friday : Cruising – Piraeus/ Athens – Departure
The ship enters the port of Piraeus at 07h00. Disembarkation after

The package includes:
*  3 nights accommodation in Athens at a 3 star hotel ( Hotel King Jason, Arethusa or similar )with daily breakfast (see supplement for 4star hotels below the price table)

*  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) and baggage handling
Single passenger add US 200 if traveling alone (for the 3 transfers in Athens)

*  Full documents and assistance by our hostesses

*  4 nights cruise in the category specified below:

*  Full board on cruise

Ships Used:    MV AQUAMARINE   or M/V AEGEAN PEARL  (for cabins and cruise ship description click on the links above)

DEPARTURE DATES 2010 BY M/V AQUAMARINE OR m/V AEGEAN PEARL FOR 4 NIGHTS/5DAYS CRUISE  ON MONDAYS   - Program (Day 1) starts 3 days earlier on Fridays 

SCHEDULE 2010   4 NIGHTS/5 DAYS ITINERARIES

Price per person in US$ or (Euro rate varies depending the exchange)
Season dates reflecting the cruise departure dates (Day 4 in program)

Single passenger add US$ 200 for the transfers in Athens if traveling alone 

Supplement (on the top of the above package price) for 4 star hotel Accommodation in Athens:
Esperia Palace or Hotel Astor

 US$  131 per person for the 3nights package based on double -

 US$ 250 for the 3nights package based on single.

*Euro rate varies depending the exchange rate

Cabin Description for MV AQUAMARINE  

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