Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

14-Night Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

Costa · Costa Deliziosa · round-trip from Athens

$2,030 per person · next sails Apr 24, 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 · 14 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
Balos Lagoon & Gramvousa · $389 for two with Withlocals Heraklion Private Sailing (local expert fleet)how to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Navagio Shipwreck & Blue Caves · $259 for two with Nefis Travel Zakynthoshow to make it yours → ·
Days 4–5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
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 6
Walk Dubrovnik's Ancient City Walls · $76 for two with Walls of Dubrovnik (official ticket office)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Diocletian's Palace · $76 for two with Split Walking Tours (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Kornati Archipelago
⚙ Curating Kornati Archipelago’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 8
Rialto Market Dawn Food Walk & Private Bacaro Cicc… · $259 for two with Guides of Italia (licensed Venice local experts – official)how to make it yours →
Day 8
Venice Lagoon
⚙ Curating Venice Lagoon’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 9
★ Matera & the Sassi cave city with a licensed Basil… — how to make it yours →
Day 10
★ Paleokastritsa Blue Caves & coves by speedboat — how to make it yours →
Day 11
Myrtos Beach & Melissani Cave · $226 for two with ToursByLocals – Kefalonia Private Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Balos Lagoon & Gramvousa Island · $881 for two with Proper Cretan Guide (Souda Cruise Port Shore Excursions)how to make it yours → ·
Day 12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 13
Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos · $784 for two with Rhodes Islander (Licensed Private Guides)how to make it yours → ·
Day 14
VIOMA organic vineyard · $216 for two with Mykonos Vioma Organic Farmhow to make it yours →
Day 15
Piraeus (Athens) Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Athens

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

12 mi from Athens · fly ATH

Athens Unpacked: Ancient Marble, Rooftop Cinema & Seaside Stars

Mediterranean Culture & Cuisine

See the whole plan →
146 mi from Athens · fly JTR

Santorini's Volcanic Soul: Craters, Wine Caves & Caldera Light

Volcanic Wine & Adventure

See the whole plan →
After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Athens

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

12 mi from Athens · fly ATH

Athens Unpacked: Ancient Marble, Rooftop Cinema & Seaside Stars

Mediterranean Culture & Cuisine

See the whole plan →
146 mi from Athens · fly JTR

Santorini's Volcanic Soul: Craters, Wine Caves & Caldera Light

Volcanic Wine & Adventure

See the whole plan →
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 · Contemporary~$213
Cruise fare14 nights · Costa · 2 guests$4,060
Shore excursions10 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,184
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$9,963
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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