Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

20-Night Athens to Mykonos Cruise Adventure

Costa · Costa Serena · from Athens

$3,171 per person · next sails May 20, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Athens (ATH)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Round-trip into ATH · $2,372 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Athens

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

1 mi from Athens

Acropolis Museum

Your voyage · 20 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there, the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Piraeus (Athens) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Santorini (Thira)
Semi-Private Caldera Catamaran with Hot Springs &… · $216 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 3
Mykonos
Day 4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Valletta
St John's Co-Cathedral & the Caravaggio masterpieces · $26 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Ibiza
Formentera Day Trip & Ses Illetes, the 'Spanish Ca… · $54 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Valencia
Oceanografic · $78 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Palma de Mallorca
La Seu Cathedral + Rooftop Terraces Climb · $22 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Marseille
Calanques National Park Boat Cruise from the Old P… · $72 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 11
Savona (Genoa)
Portofino & San Fruttuoso Abbey by the local ferry · $24 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 12
Civitavecchia (Rome)
Vatican, Sistine Chapel & Colosseum in One Day · $405 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Naples
Pompeii with a Licensed Archaeologist · $32 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 14
Cagliari
Su Nuraxi di Barumini · $32 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Palermo
Cappella Palatina & the Norman Palace · $33 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Valletta
St John's Co-Cathedral & the Caravaggio masterpieces · $26 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Catania
Mount Etna Private Jeep Summit Tour from Catania P… · $205 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Taranto
⚙ Curating Taranto’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 19
Argostoli
⚙ Curating Argostoli’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 20
Mykonos
Day 21
Piraeus (Athens)
★ The Acropolis & Parthenon, Guided Skip-the-Line — how to make it yours →
Day 21
Mykonos Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Mykonos

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

95 mi from Mykonos

The Parthenon at the Acropolis

96 mi from Mykonos

Acropolis Museum

Home

Fly home from Mykonos (ATH)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into ATH · 2 travelers $2,372 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Athens · Contemporary~$123
Cruise fare20 nights · Costa · 2 guests$6,342
Shore excursions13 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,225
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$10,242
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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