Arrive in Athens, Greece

Welcome to the Wyndham Grand, a Superior First Class hotel. At 6 pm, meet for a welcome drink.

Athens

Visit the world-famous ACROPOLIS. Here, see sites such as the Parthenon, Temple of Athena Nike, and Temple of Olympian Zeus.  Later, a city orientation tour features the Old Parliament House and a picture stop at the Panathenaic Stadium - host to the opening and closing ceremonies of the first modern Olympics in 1896.  

Breakfast

Athens–>Lavrion/Piraeus–>Mykonos

Head for Lavrion/Piraeus, where you will sail into the deep-blue waters of the Aegean Sea on the Celestyal Olympia. Later, dock at the mountainous island of Mykonos with its characteristic windmills and dazzling white houses.

Breakfast        Lunch        Dinner

Cruising: Kusadasi, Turkey–>Patmos, Greece

Two ports of call today. First, Kusadasi on the Turkish coast. Join an optional excursion to the fascinating Greek, Roman, and Byzantine excavations of EPHESUS. Next, discover the tiny Greek island of Patmos, where Apostle John wrote the Book of Revelation. Also see the Grotto of the Apocalypse.

Breakfast     Lunch     Dinner

Cruising: Heraklion, Crete–>Santorini, Greece

First port of call today is Heraklion on Crete. A few miles away is KNOSSOS, the center of the 3000 BC Minoan civilization. Afternoon call (weather permitting) at Santorini, the “Black Pearl of the Aegean.” Join one of the optional shore excursions either to the volcano or up to the cliff-top village of Oia for one of the world’s most breathtaking panoramas.

Breakfast     Lunch     Dinner

Lavrion/Piraeus –> Athens

After breakfast on board, disembark at Lavrion/Piraeus and return to Athens. Tonight is your chance to enjoy an optional dinner at a local restaurant.

Breakfast

Athens

Enjoy breakfast this morning then return home.