Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

21-Night Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

Princess · Sun Princess · round-trip from Athens

$3,223 per person · next sails May 21, 2028 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 · 21 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
Balos Lagoon & Gramvousa · $389 for two with Withlocals Heraklion Private Sailing (local expert fleet)how to make it yours → ·
Day 3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
Bar
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Day 5
★ Paleokastritsa Blue Caves & coves by speedboat — how to make it yours →
Day 6
★ Taormina's Ancient Greek Theatre, framed by Mount… — 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
Park Guell · $39 for two with Park Guell (official, Barcelona City Council)how to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Palma de Mallorcaport guide →
Palma Bay Catamaran Sail with Swim & Snorkel Stops · $70 for two with SailPalma by Omare Yachtinghow to make it yours →
Day 10
Notre-Dame de la Garde + 360 City Panorama by Tour… · $22 for two with Le Petit Train de Marseillehow to make it yours → ·
Day 11
★ Sail straight to Portofino from the cruise dock — how to make it yours →
Day 12
Sanguinaires Islands & Calanques · $103 for two with Ajaccio Vision (Visit Corsica Official Operator)how to make it yours → ·
Days 13–14
La Spezia (Cinque Terre)port guide →
Private Cinque Terre by Minivan & Ferryboat from L… · $205 for two with Bella Italia Tourhow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Civitavecchia (Rome)port guide →
★ Vatican, Sistine Chapel & Colosseum in One Day — how to make it yours →
Day 16
★ Pompeii with a Licensed Archaeologist — how to make it yours →
Day 17
Mount Etna Summit · $162 for two with Funivia dell'Etna (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 18
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 19
Samaria Gorge · $378 for two with Crete Private Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Kusadasi (Ephesus)port guide →
The Ephesus Experience Museum · $86 for two with Ephesus Archaeological Site (official, Ministry of Culture and Tourism)how to make it yours → ·
Day 21
VIOMA organic vineyard · $216 for two with Mykonos Vioma Organic Farmhow to make it yours →
Day 22
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 fare21 nights · Princess · 2 guests$6,446
Shore excursions10 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,670
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$10,975
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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