Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

40-Night Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

Princess · Enchanted Princess · round-trip from Athens

$7,746 per person · next sails Sep 4, 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 · $2,326 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 · 40 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 and the operator who runs it — 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)port guide →
★ Semi-Private Caldera Catamaran with Hot Springs &… — how to make it yours →
Day 3
Samaria Gorge · $378 for two with Crete Private Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Katakolon (Olympia)port guide →
Museum of Ancient Greek Technology · $22 for two with Museum of Ancient Greek Technology (Kostas Kotsanas Museum)how to make it yours → ·
Day 5
★ Taormina's Ancient Greek Theatre, framed by Mount… — how to make it yours →
Day 6
★ St John's Co-Cathedral & the Caravaggio masterpieces — how to make it yours →
Day 7
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 8
Walk Dubrovnik's Ancient City Walls · $76 for two with Walls of Dubrovnik (official ticket office)how to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Climb the City Walls to San Giovanni Fortress · $18 for two with Kotor City Walls / San Giovanni Fortress (official municipal ticket booths in the Old Town)how to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Diocletian's Palace · $76 for two with Split Walking Tours (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
Miramare Castle · $78 for two with Trieste Tickets (official local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 12
Kornati National Parkport guide →
Private Full-Day Kornati Archipelago Boat Charter · $648 for two with Visit Kornati – Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
Bar
⚙ Curating Bar’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 15
Climb the City Walls to San Giovanni Fortress · $18 for two with Kotor City Walls / San Giovanni Fortress (official municipal ticket booths in the Old Town)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
★ Paleokastritsa Blue Caves & coves by speedboat — how to make it yours →
Day 17
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 18
★ St John's Co-Cathedral & the Caravaggio masterpieces — how to make it yours →
Day 19
Mount Etna Summit · $162 for two with Funivia dell'Etna (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 20
★ Taormina's Ancient Greek Theatre, framed by Mount… — how to make it yours →
Day 21
★ Pompeii with a Licensed Archaeologist — how to make it yours →
Day 22
Civitavecchia (Rome)port guide →
★ Vatican, Sistine Chapel & Colosseum in One Day — how to make it yours →
Day 23
Uffizi Gallery · $205 for two with Avventure Bellissime (Tours Italy)how to make it yours → ·
Day 24
Sanguinaires Islands & Calanques · $103 for two with Ajaccio Vision (Visit Corsica Official Operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 25
La Maddalena Archipelago · $1,836 for two with Classic Sardinia by Bellarome Travelhow to make it yours → ·
Day 26
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 27
★ St John's Co-Cathedral & the Caravaggio masterpieces — how to make it yours →
13 more days at sea and ashore
Day 41
Piraeus (Athens) Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Athens (ATH)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into ATH · 2 travelers $2,326 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Athens · Premium~$353
Cruise fare40 nights · Princess · 2 guests$15,492
Shore excursions22 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$4,675
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$23,026
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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