Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

174-Night New York to Athens Cruise Adventure

Regent · Seven Seas Mariner · from New York

$154,999 per person · next sails Apr 29, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into New York (JFK)

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

Open-jaw · fly into JFK, home from ATH · $1,884 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near New York

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.

4 mi from New York

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Your voyage · 174 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
New York Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 3
Peggy's Cove & Lunenburg · $285 for two with Down East Tours (Halifax)how to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 5
Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve · $263 for two with Destination St. John's – Guided Tourshow to make it yours →
Days 6–8
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 9
Ponta Delgadaport guide →
Sete Cidades Twin Lakes · $274 for two with Azores Private Tours (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 11
★ Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo — how to make it yours →
Day 12
Santa Cruz de Tenerifeport guide →
Anaga Rural Park · $389 for two with ToursByLocals — John R. (Santa Cruz de Tenerife private guide)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
★ Timanfaya Volcanic Park — how to make it yours →
Day 14
Paradise Valley & Atlas Foothills · $150 for two with Pure Morocco Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Casablancaport guide →
Private Guided Tour of Casablanca with Hassan II M… · $240 for two with Tours By Locals – Casablanca Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 17
Day 18
Porto (Oporto)port guide →
Private Douro Valley Wine Tour · $324 for two with Go Ask A Local – Private Porto & Douro Tours with Maríahow to make it yours → ·
Day 19
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 20
Santiago de Compostela · $749 for two with ToursByLocals – La Coruña Local Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
Covadonga Lakes & Picos de Europa · $3,576 for two with GetYourGuide – Covadonga Lakes Private Day Trip (local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 22
Dragonstone, Mundaka & Guernica · $972 for two with Food Tours Bilbao (Private Guide & Chauffeur)how to make it yours → ·
Day 23
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Days 24–25
La Cité du Vin · $48 for two with La Cité du Vin (Official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 26
La Rochelleport guide →
La Rochelle · $734 for two with ToursByLocals – La Rochelle Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 27
Willis Islandport guide →
★ Zodiac Circumnavigation of Willis Island — how to make it yours →
Day 28
Moonlight · $89 for two with Jersey Guided Walks / Visit Jersey licensed guides (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 29
Le Havre (Paris)port guide →
Private Paris Highlights & Seine River Cruise from… · $214 for two with The Real France®how to make it yours → ·
Day 30
Private Operation Dynamo Battlefield Tour · $207 for two with Dunkirk Battlefield Tour (Dunkerque Tourisme Official Partner)how to make it yours →
136 more days at sea and ashore
Day 175
Piraeus (Athens) Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Athens

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

1 mi from Athens

Acropolis Museum

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 →
Home

Fly home from Athens (ATH)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into JFK, home from ATH · 2 travelers $1,884 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · New York · Luxury~$1,355
Cruise fare174 nights · Regent · 2 guests$309,998
Shore excursions104 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$45,059
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$358,476
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; 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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