Enjoy our Premium Highlights plus these extra tour features

Insight's Services & Cruising

• Athens hotel including service charges, taxes & porterage
• 7-night cruise aboard megayacht Harmony, featuring dining room, indoor/outdoor lounge & American bar, spacious sun deck.
• Air-conditioned cabins with private facilities
• Services of an english speaking cruise co-ordinator while cruising
• Services of Insight’s resident manager in Athens
• Insight Traveler document wallet and information pack
• Athens arrival & departure transfers between the airport and your Insight tour hotel
• Transfers to and from the Marina Zea

Excursions & Sights

• See Hadrian’s Arch & Temple of Zeus in Athens
• While cruising visit the islands of Kea, Delos, Mykonos, Santorini, Crete and Spetses
• See the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion
• Visit the lively town of Rethymnon
• Visit the fortress town of Monemvassia
• Explore Nafplion’s charming old quarter
• Swim stops at secluded bays & sandy beaches

Guided City Tours

• In-depth sightseeing tour in Athens

Quality Dining & Entertainment

• Captain’s Dinner (HD), Cretan night buffet and a fun Barbecue (weather permitting)
• 10 Breakfasts (BB) and 6 meals (D)* while cruising of authentic Greek cuisine.
• Local wine and refreshments during meals plus tea or coffee

*Meals may be served as lunch or dinner

12 Days ~ Greek Islands

Experience a taste of the jet-set lifestyle as you ply the clear blue waters of the Aegean on board your sleek, modern, high tech yacht. This unique blend between conventional cruising and private yachting enables you to call into fortified towns, hidden coves, and tiny ports, as well as the historic cities. Life on board centres around the indoor/outdoor lounge and bar area, spacious sundeck and chic dining room. At night settle into your cosy, intimate cabin, with en suite facilities, TV/VCR units and mini fridge.

DAY 1 – TUE – DEPART USA
Overnight flight to Athens.

DAY 2 – WED – ATHENS AT LEISURE
You are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel where there is time to relax before a Welcome Drink.
Hotel: Metropolitan.

DAY 3 – THU – ATHENS SIGHTSEEING
Your sightseeing tour this morning includes a visit to the Acropolis to admire the Parthenon, built to honour the goddess Athena. Then see the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian’s Arch. (BB)

DAY 4 – FRI – CRUISING – KEA
Board your motor cruiser and depart via Cape Sounion for Kea. Time at leisure to explore Kea’s tiny port of Korrisia after dinner. (BB,D)

DAY 5 – SAT – CRUISING – MYKONOS
Drop anchor at Delos where there is an optional tour to the archeological site. On to the port of Tourlos in Mykonos, with a swim stop on the way. The afternoon and evening are free to enjoy the island’s hospitality. (BB,D)

DAY 6 – SUN – CRUISING – SANTORINI
Noon arrival in Santorini. Sunset witnessed from the clifftop capital of Thera is amazing. There is an optional excursion to the small villages and historic sites. Set sail tonight for Crete. (BB,D)

DAY 7 – MON – CRUISING – HERAKLIONThere is time to explore Crete’s bustling main city, still surrounded by its ramparts, or join an optional excursion to the fabled Palace of Knossos, with memories of the legendary King Minos? (BB,D)

DAY 8 – TUE – CRUISING – RETHYMNON
Arrive in Rethymnon, with its Turkish and Venetian influences. Join an optional excursion or stroll past the fish tavernas on the quay, through the narrow streets to the fortress. Sail through the night to Monemvassia. (BB,D)

DAY 9 – WED – CRUISING – NAFPLION
Morning arrival at the medieval fortified town of Monemvassia. Depart for Nafplion in the early afternoon with a swim stop on the way. Spend the evening exploring the narrow streets of the charming old quarter. (BB,D)

DAY 10 – THU – CRUISING – SPETSES
There is an optional tour to Mycenae, before an early afternoon departure for the island of Spetses. Time at leisure to explore the trendy shops, cosmopolitan restaurants and cafés. Enjoy the ‘Captain’s Dinner’ tonight. (BB,HD)

DAY 11 – FRI – ATHENS AT LEISURE
Early morning cruise back to Athens for disembarkation. Transfer to your hotel for time at leisure.
Hotel: Metropolitan. (BB)

DAY 12 – SAT – RETURN TO USA
Your tour ends with transfers to the airport. (BB)

Enjoy our Premium Highlights plus these extra tour features

Insight's Services & Cruising

• Athens hotel including service charges, taxes & porterage
• 7-night cruise aboard megayacht Harmony, featuring dining room, indoor/outdoor lounge & American bar, spacious sun deck.
• Air-conditioned cabins with private facilities
• Services of an english speaking cruise co-ordinator while cruising
• Services of Insight’s resident manager in Athens
• Insight Traveler document wallet and information pack
• Athens arrival & departure transfers between the airport and your Insight tour hotel
• Transfers to and from the Marina Zea

Excursions & Sights

• See Hadrian’s Arch & Temple of Zeus in Athens
• While cruising visit the islands of Kea, Delos, Mykonos, Santorini, Crete and Spetses
• See the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion
• Visit the lively town of Rethymnon
• Visit the fortress town of Monemvassia
• Explore Nafplion’s charming old quarter
• Swim stops at secluded bays & sandy beaches

Guided City Tours

• In-depth sightseeing tour in Athens

Quality Dining & Entertainment

• Captain’s Dinner (HD), Cretan night buffet and a fun Barbecue (weather permitting)
• 10 Breakfasts (BB) and 6 meals (D)* while cruising of authentic Greek cuisine.
• Local wine and refreshments during meals plus tea or coffee

*Meals may be served as lunch or dinner