Transfer from Airport to hotel in Athens and the rest of day at your leisure. Overnight 4 star Athenian Callirhoe hotel  or similar.

Pick up from your hotel and enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of famous locations downtown Athens. See the Acropolis with the Parthenon surrounded by the Temple of Athena Nike, Erechtheion, colossal structure of the Temple of Olympian Zeus and Hadrian’s Arch. Pass by Constitution Square, the central hub of Athens, and where parliament is today and also see the Panathinaiko Stadium, the site of the first Modern Olympics. Visit Acropolis and Museum. Afternoon free. Overnight Athens. (B)

Transfer to Lavrion port for embarkation on the Celestyal Cruise departing approx 13:00. Arrival in Mykonos allows travellers to view its sunset and meander through the streets and lanes while shopping or perhaps enjoying a local meal. Transfer to town included. Enjoy some of the nightlife before the 23:00 departure. (B, L, D)

Today visit colourful Turkish beach town of Kusadasi in the morning. This is the coastal gateway to the Hellenistic ruins of Ephesus, famed for one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Temple of Artemis. Optional excursion is included to this iconic site, one of the undoubted highlights of our journey. Lunch on board and continue to Patmos, one of northernmost islands in the Dodecanese and one of all the smallest. It is most famous for the grotto the Apocalypse where St. John supposedly wrote his famous Book of Revelations, and the Monastery of St. John. (B, L, D)

Today visit Heraklion the capital of Crete. Shore excursion included tour the Palace of Knossos, thought to be the basis for the original labyrinth housing the legendary Minotaur is included. This afternoon sail to Santorini where the views are breathtaking no matter which part of the Island you are in. to the beautiful Village of Oia perched on the rim of the Caldera. (B, L, D)

Disembarkation at Lavrion port after breakfast. (B)