Upon your arrival to Athens International Airport, you will be met by our hostess and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to enjoy Athens. Overnight stay in Athens.

Morning departure with your guide. Drive through the city's main streets past the memorial of the Unknown Soldier, Royal palace with the Evzones guards, Panathenian Stadium, and the temple of Zeus, to Acropolis. Tour the Parthenon, Erectheum, Propylea and temple of the Wingless Victory. Visit the New Acropolis Museum. Return to the hotel at 13:30 pm. In the afternoon, we will transfer you to the port of Piraeus (Athens) for embarkation on your luxury ship sailing at 17:00 pm. Enjoy your first dinner on board.

At 15:00 pm the ship arrives in the exotic city of Istanbul, the crossroad between Europe and Asia, the place of fabulous palaces, churches, mosques and minarets. Full board during cruise.

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 18:00 pm for Mykonos.

At 13:30 pm arrival in Izmir, a Turkish city with a rich and varied Past. Visit Ephesus, an ancient Greek city founded in the 8 th century B .C. Ship departs at 20:30 pm to Patmos.

At 06:30 am arrival in Patmos, a calm island known as the site where St. John wrote the Revelation. Visit the 11 th century monastery, which crowns the island. Sail at 10:00 am.
At 15:30 pm arrival in Mykonos, widely known as the Greek St. Tropez. White and glistering scattered with windmills and 365 churches. The ship sets sails at 23:00 pm for Rhodes.

At 09:30 am 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 19:00 pm.

Arrival at 06:30 am at Heraklion harbor in Crete, the largest Greek island where you can visit the Minoan Palace of Knossos and the Famous Heraklion museum. The ship will set sails again at 11:30 am with a 16:00 pm arrival in Santorini. Go a shore 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 20:30 pm. Full board.

The ship enters the port of Piraeus at 06:00 am. Disembarkation after breakfast and transfer to Athens International Airport for your flight back home.