Cruise and tour providers are listed in alphabetical order.
Brendan Tours is offering numerous low-price Greece packages, generally excluding airfare, however. Brendan focuses on the more-independent traveler, so the schedule is generally less frenetic, with time for your own exploring. But this also means you may want to pay for additional tours during your trip. They also have add-on modules which can extend or enhance a vacation. Depending on your hotel choice, the average cost is from about $125 - 150 per day. Usually breakfast is included.
Carnival Cruises offers a number of Mediterranean cruises, but at present, none of them include ports in Greece.Celebrity Cruises has offered Greek cruises in the past, but at present is also no longer in the Aegean marketplace.
Okay, it's not a cruise, but it's definitely a getaway. Club Med has long been renowned for offering planned inclusive vacations, and this members-only organization has several locations in Greece. Club Med Corfou Ipsos offers a friendly village experience with optional excursions available. No kids - guests must be 18. There's also one at Gregolimano and another on the island of Kos (Cos). There is also the Athenia. Note - Some American reps of Club Med are not aware of the Greek villages, and they may not be on all lists.
From Crystal Cruises, the Crystal Symphony, an ultra-deluxe ship, makes a number of Athens stops in late summer and early fall including a new trip from Venice to Athens.
While none of the Crystal Cruises really do Greece in depth, if you are considering a splurge before or after your Greek idyll, you may want to consider the Symphony cruises through Europe, or their reasonably-priced Athens to Rome cruise in September. Also check their Specials page.
Want to do it yourself, or with the assistance of a licensed captain and/or crew? Check out the bareboat and other charter options from Fyly Yachting. Nothing beats the sense of freedom of letting your whim and favorable winds choose your next landfall. Fyly specializes in revealing "unknown" islands to their clients. Amoulianoi, anyone?
Norwegian Cruise Lines - Mediterranean
This cruise line is offering trips through the Mediterranean, including some Greek stops. The website is a bit hard to use, and the Mediterranean page defaults to 12-day cruises. Select longer or shorter cruises from the bar midway down the page to see the full extent of their offerings in the Mediterranean.
One nice thing about Norwegian - if you just have to get all your ancient cultures in at once, their 12-Day Egypt & Greek Isles, Istanbul to Athens cruise may be right for you, though the Egyptian and Turkey portions are each just a single day.Orient Lines used to offer cruises to Greece, but in the spring of 2009 it ceased operations.
Poseidon Adventure Cruises offers unique small-yacht cruises starting at about $150 per person per day; discounts bring down the price even more. If you like smaller vessels, this is a great way to experience Greece in a way the big cruise ships just can't offer. Like the looks of this cove instead of that one? Captain, take us there! Participants also have the option of joining in the sailing of the boats.
High-luxury Princess Cruises is offering Mediterranean cruises with Greek port stops though with this line, you travel as much for the ship as you do the destination. While many of their cruises start or end in Athens, one Greece-intense option is the Greek Islands Grand Adventure, though some of the time is spent exploring Italy. They also have some trans-atlantic Ft- Lauderdale to Europe repositioning cruises that spend about a week in the Greek islands.
The Seabourn Cruise Line is offering a number of seven-day cruises between Athens and Istanbul, including various Greek ports. This line is consistently well-reviewed, offering small ships and deluxe service. This is not a choice for the budget-conscious - a recent seven-day cruise on the 208-passenger "mega yacht" the Seabourn Spirit on a special discount date ran nearly $4000 per person. But -that's for an outside suite with living room and bedroom with a walk-in closet - in all, about 277 square feet of space. For those looking to enjoy an exceptional at-sea experience, this is worth serious consideration.
Tauck Tours offers tours of Greece. The 10-day Wonders of Greece offers a look at the "Nymph of the Thermaic Gulf" - more commonly known as Thessaloniki, and then continues south through Greece, ending in Athens.
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