Greek Isles Cruises
Having been inhabited since 270,000 BC, Greece has earned a rich place in history as the birthplace of democracy; Western philosophy, drama and literature; and the Olympic Games. Today, it draws visitors to its ancient ruins, gorgeous coastlines and wide, open spaces.
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Greek Isles Cruise Highlights
Pack comfortable shoes and a bathing suit: of Greece's many draws, you cannot miss relaxing on the beaches of Mykonos and Santorini or hiking up to historical gems like the Acropolis. Other must-sees include ruins like the Parthenon, Ancient Mycenae, and Mystras. In Athens, the Byzantine and Christian Museum and the Acropolis Museum showcase Greek treasures preserved from the earliest centuries of Western civilization. For shopping, stroll through Plaka, a historical neighborhood in Athens, or Monastiraki.
Popular Greek Isles Cruise Ports
Greece is home to more than 200 inhabited islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas. These are three of the most popular destinations to visit on a Greek Islands cruise:
- Santorini, Greece: Step out of a postcard and into Santorini's weaving roads lined with white-washed buildings and blue-domed roofs overlooking a glimmering sea. With beaches shaped by volcanic eruptions and wine producers dotting the island, Santorini is the perfect place to kick back and relax.
- Mykonos, Greece: Known for its spectacular beaches and delicious Mediterranean food - think olives, cheese, honey, and pistachios - Mykonos is a must-see destination while in Greece. On the island, you can visit the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos to see ruins from nearby Delos, the birthplace of Apollo, or rent ATVs to explore the island's rolling hills on your own.
- Athens, Greece: Greece's capital, known as the cradle of Western Civilization, is a history-lover's paradise. Visit the Acropolis, the Temple of Poseidon, the Theater of Dionysus and the Parthenon, as well as museums like the Museum of the City of Athens and the Museum of Cycladic Art.
When is the Best Time to Go to the Greek Isles?
Summer is the most popular time to visit Greece, with warm weather perfect for sunbathing and cooling off in the island's surrounding deep blue waters. June through September is peak season, with July and August seeing the most frequent sailings. During these times, it can get very hot, with temperatures reaching into the 90s (degrees Fahrenheit), so much sure to stay hydrated and pack light, cool clothes.
What Cruise Lines Go to the Greek Isles?
Once reserved for the elite class, the Greek Islands are now frequented by ships big and small. Which line to choose depends largely on which islands you'd like to visit; the smaller the ship, the more hard-to-reach islands passengers can visit. These lines sail to Greece regularly, with a range of ports of call:
- Royal Caribbean Cruises: Often departing from Civitavecchia, Italy, Royal Caribbean's Greek Isles cruises make stops in Katakolon, Athens, Mykonos, and Santorini. Shore excursions on these itineraries include a visit to the Agriturismo Magna Grecia Farm and a hike up Santorini's famous Nea Kameni volcano.
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises: Sail with Regent to Greece from Barcelona on a Grand Mediterranean Cruise or round trip from Athens (Port of Piraeus) on a Majestic Greek Isles sailing. Regent visits Greek ports like Khios, Volos, Katakolon and Athens. Voyages are seven or more nights, with many including ports in Spain and Italy as well.
- Windstar Cruises: For yacht-style cruising and visits to less regularly trafficked ports, Windstar is a top choice. On an Athens to Athens voyage, Windstar travelers will visit nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites and stop in less-crowded ports like Nafplio and Patmos.
| Month | Number of Cruises | From Price |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | 2 cruises | $6,699 |
| Mar 2025 | 9 cruises | $279 |
| Apr 2025 | 52 cruises | $359 |
| May 2025 | 146 cruises | $280 |
| Jun 2025 | 182 cruises | $539 |
| Jul 2025 | 168 cruises | $459 |
| Aug 2025 | 190 cruises | $459 |
| Sep 2025 | 178 cruises | $659 |
| Oct 2025 | 106 cruises | $279 |
| Nov 2025 | 11 cruises | $279 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 cruises | $5,499 |
| Jan 2026 | 1 cruises | $5,499 |
| Mar 2026 | 4 cruises | $4,123 |
| Apr 2026 | 14 cruises | $658 |
| May 2026 | 87 cruises | $837 |
| Jun 2026 | 118 cruises | $862 |
| Jul 2026 | 120 cruises | $862 |
| Aug 2026 | 115 cruises | $838 |
| Sep 2026 | 106 cruises | $1,010 |
| Oct 2026 | 60 cruises | $975 |
| Nov 2026 | 5 cruises | $4,800 |
| Jan 2027 | 1 cruises | $5,499 |
| Apr 2027 | 1 cruises | $6,490 |
| Jun 2027 | 1 cruises | $7,419 |
| Jul 2027 | 1 cruises | $7,419 |
| Sep 2027 | 2 cruises | $7,419 |
| 7 Night Treasures of the Greek Isles Cruise from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Wind Star 48 Sail Dates: 5/4/25; 5/11/25; 5/18/25; 5/25/25; 6/1/25; 6/8/25; 6/15/25; 6/22/25; 6/29/25; 7/6/25; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Mykonos, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Patmos, Santorini, Monemvasia, Nafplion... |
7 Nights |
$5,624per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Greek Isles Cruise from Civitavecchia (Rome) | Duration | Priced from |
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Odyssey of the Seas 41 Sail Dates: 5/11/25; 5/18/25; 5/25/25; 6/1/25; 6/8/25; 6/15/25; 6/22/25; 6/29/25; 7/6/25; 7/13/25; See More Starting Port: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Ports of Call: Civitavecchia (Rome), Santorini, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Mykonos, Naples, Civitavecchia (Rome) |
7 Nights |
$1,130per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Best of Greece Cruise from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Celebrity Infinity 26 Sail Dates: 5/17/25; 5/24/25; 5/31/25; 6/7/25; 6/14/25; 6/21/25; 6/28/25; 7/5/25; 7/19/25; 7/26/25; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Santorini, Rhodes, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Mykonos, Thessaloniki... |
7 Nights |
$837per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Treasures of the Greek Isles Cruise from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Wind Spirit 24 Sail Dates: 5/10/25; 5/17/25; 5/24/25; 5/31/25; 6/7/25; 6/14/25; 6/21/25; 8/23/25; 8/30/25; 9/6/25; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Mykonos, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Patmos, Santorini, Mylos, Monemvasia... |
7 Nights |
$5,228per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Greek Isles Cruise from Porto Corsini, Ravenna (Venice) | Duration | Priced from |
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Explorer of the Seas 20 Sail Dates: 5/17/25; 5/31/25; 6/14/25; 6/28/25; 7/12/25; 7/26/25; 8/9/25; 8/23/25; 9/6/25; 5/16/26; See More Starting Port: Porto Corsini, Ravenna (Venice), Italy Ports of Call: Porto Corsini Ravenna (Venice), Santorini, Athens (Port of Piraeus), Mykonos, Split... |
7 Nights |
$804per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Mediterranean with Greece and Italy Cruise from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Sun Princess 17 Sail Dates: 4/19/25; 5/10/25; 5/31/25; 6/21/25; 8/23/25; 9/13/25; 10/4/25; 4/18/26; 5/9/26; 5/30/26; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Santorini, Kotor, Corfu, Messina, Barcelona |
7 Nights |
$1,249per person
(double occupancy) |
| 14 Night Mediterranean with Greek Isles Italy and Turkey Cruise from Civitavecchia (Rome) | Duration | Priced from |
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Sun Princess 15 Sail Dates: 4/12/25; 5/3/25; 5/24/25; 8/16/25; 9/6/25; 4/11/26; 5/2/26; 5/23/26; 6/13/26; 7/4/26; See More Starting Port: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Ports of Call: Civitavecchia (Rome), Naples, Souda Bay, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Mykonos, Athens (Port of Piraeus)... |
14 Nights |
$2,510per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Greek Isles Santorini Olympia and Croatia Cruise from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Norwegian Pearl 13 Sail Dates: 5/10/26; 5/24/26; 6/7/26; 6/21/26; 7/5/26; 7/19/26; 8/2/26; 8/16/26; 8/30/26; 9/13/26; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Santorini, Katakolon (Olympia), Corfu, Kotor, Split, Koper... |
7 Nights |
$1,269per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Greek Isles Santorini Mykonos and Croatia Cruise from Porto Corsini, Ravenna (Venice) | Duration | Priced from |
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Norwegian Pearl 13 Sail Dates: 5/3/26; 5/17/26; 5/31/26; 6/14/26; 6/28/26; 7/12/26; 7/26/26; 8/9/26; 8/23/26; 9/6/26; See More Starting Port: Porto Corsini, Ravenna (Venice), Italy Ports of Call: Porto Corsini Ravenna (Venice), Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, Katakolon (Olympia), Mykonos, Santorini... |
7 Nights |
$1,334per person
(double occupancy) |
| 10 Night Greek Isles and Turkey Cruise from Barcelona | Duration | Priced from |
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Celebrity Equinox 12 Sail Dates: 5/3/25; 5/31/25; 6/28/25; 7/26/25; 8/23/25; 9/20/25; 10/18/25; 4/25/26; 5/23/26; 6/20/26; See More Starting Port: Barcelona, Spain Ports of Call: Barcelona, Mykonos, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Istanbul, Santorini, Katakolon (Olympia)... |
10 Nights |
$1,545per person
(double occupancy) |
| 11 Night Greece Turkey and Italy Cruise from Civitavecchia (Rome) | Duration | Priced from |
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Celebrity Ascent 9 Sail Dates: 5/4/26; 5/25/26; 6/15/26; 7/6/26; 7/27/26; 8/17/26; 9/7/26; 9/28/26; 10/19/26; See More Starting Port: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Ports of Call: Civitavecchia (Rome), Souda Bay, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Istanbul, Santorini, Mykonos, Naples... |
11 Nights |
$2,187per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Greece and Adriatic Cruise from Porto Corsini, Ravenna (Venice) | Duration | Priced from |
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Explorer of the Seas 9 Sail Dates: 5/24/25; 6/21/25; 7/19/25; 8/16/25; 5/30/26; 6/20/26; 7/18/26; 8/22/26; 9/12/26; See More Starting Port: Porto Corsini, Ravenna (Venice), Italy Ports of Call: Porto Corsini Ravenna (Venice), Kotor, Athens (Port of Piraeus), Santorini, Argostoli... |
7 Nights |
$823per person
(double occupancy) |
| 14 Night Star Collector Greek Classics and Hidden Gems Unveiled Cruise from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Wind Spirit 8 Sail Dates: 5/28/26; 6/4/26; 6/11/26; 6/18/26; 9/3/26; 9/10/26; 9/17/26; 9/24/26; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Ermoupolis, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Pythagoreion, Naxos, Folegandros, Mylos... |
14 Nights |
$9,539per person
(double occupancy) |
| 9 Night Best of Greece Cruise from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Celebrity Infinity 8 Sail Dates: 5/8/25; 8/30/25; 9/18/25; 9/27/25; 10/16/25; 10/25/25; 9/17/26; 9/26/26; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Souda Bay, Santorini, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Mykonos, Kavalla, Thessaloniki... |
9 Nights |
$1,142per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Greece Cyprus and Turkey Cruise from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Brilliance of the Seas 8 Sail Dates: 5/23/25; 5/30/25; 6/6/25; 6/20/25; 7/4/25; 7/11/25; 7/25/25; 8/8/25; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Santorini, Rhodes, Limassol, Bodrum, Kusadasi (Ephesus)... |
7 Nights |
$813per person
(double occupancy) |
| 9 Night Athens Cruisetour Cruise and Land Tour from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Norwegian Viva 7 Sail Dates: 7/4/25; 7/11/25; 7/18/25; 7/25/25; 8/1/25; 8/8/25; 8/15/25; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Cape Sounion, Athens (Port of Piraeus), Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini... |
9 Nights |
$2,626per person
(double occupancy) |
| 10 Night Greek Isles and Italy Santorini Athens and Florence Cruise from Civitavecchia (Rome) | Duration | Priced from |
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Norwegian Epic 6 Sail Dates: 5/14/25; 7/23/25; 8/12/25; 8/22/25; 9/1/25; 10/1/25; See More Starting Port: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Ports of Call: Civitavecchia (Rome), Santorini, Athens (Port of Piraeus), Mykonos, Corfu, Valletta, Messina... |
10 Nights |
$1,891per person
(double occupancy) |
| 8 Night Aegean Sea Odyssey via the Corinth Canal Cruise from Istanbul | Duration | Priced from |
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Star Legend 6 Sail Dates: 4/3/25; 4/11/25; 9/12/25; 9/20/25; 9/28/25; 10/6/25; 4/16/26; 4/24/26; 5/2/26; 10/11/26; See More Starting Port: Istanbul, Turkey Ports of Call: Istanbul, Myrina, Mykonos, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Bodrum, Santorini, Itea, Cruising the Corinth Canal... |
8 Nights |
$5,021per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Greek Isles and Turkey Cruise from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Brilliance of the Seas 6 Sail Dates: 6/13/25; 6/27/25; 7/18/25; 8/1/25; 6/1/26; 8/24/26; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Santorini, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Istanbul, Mykonos, Athens (Port of Piraeus) |
7 Nights |
$885per person
(double occupancy) |
| 7 Night Greece and Adriatic Cruise from Trieste | Duration | Priced from |
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7 Nights |
$929per person
(double occupancy) |
| 13 Night Athens Cruisetour Cruise and Land Tour from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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13 Nights |
$2,592per person
(double occupancy) |
| 11 Night Greek Isles Santorini Mykonos and Croatia Cruise from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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11 Nights |
$1,793per person
(double occupancy) |
| 11 Night Athens Cruisetour Cruise and Land Tour from Athens (Port of Piraeus) | Duration | Priced from |
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Norwegian Viva 5 Sail Dates: 8/22/25; 8/31/25; 9/9/25; 9/18/25; 10/17/25; See More Starting Port: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece Ports of Call: Athens (Port of Piraeus), Cape Sounion, Athens (Port of Piraeus), Kusadasi (Ephesus), Istanbul... |
11 Nights |
$3,017per person
(double occupancy) |
| 11 Night Greece Italy and Turkey Cruise from Civitavecchia (Rome) | Duration | Priced from |
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11 Nights |
$2,466per person
(double occupancy) |
| 8 Night Aegean Sea Odyssey via the Corinth Canal Cruise from Istanbul | Duration | Priced from |
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Star Legend 5 Sail Dates: 4/3/25; 4/11/25; 9/12/25; 9/20/25; 9/28/25; 10/6/25; 4/16/26; 4/24/26; 5/2/26; 10/11/26; See More Starting Port: Istanbul, Turkey Ports of Call: Istanbul, Myrina, Mykonos, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Bodrum, Santorini, Itea, Cruising the Corinth Canal... |
8 Nights |
$5,021per person
(double occupancy) |
