Mediterranean Dreams

You are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Join your Insight Vacations Representative and fellow travelers this evening for a Welcome Drink. Stay: Divani Palace Acropolis, New Hotel, Athens Marriott Hotel

See all the remarkable glories of Athens on a tour of the city. The highlight, of course, is a visit to the Acropolis with the remarkable Parthenon. Enjoy the afternoon at your leisure. (B)

Board your cruise ship and set sail for the lovely island of Mykonos with its dazzling sugar cube houses and whitewashed windmills.

Tonight, the maze of walkways, welcoming tavernas and nightlife are yours to explore. Late in the evening, your cruise sails across the Aegean to Turkey. While cruising, enjoy an exquisite variety of Mediterranean dishes as well as flavors, aromas and spices from around the world. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served onboard daily. Your cruise includes a selection of alcoholic beverages and non alcoholic hot and cold beverages are included. (B/LW/DW) Stay: MV Celestyal Olympia (or similar).

Today explore the Turkish port of Kusadasi and visit the ancient ruins of Ephesus with a Local Expert.

In the afternoon, sail to the island of Patmos where St. John the Devine was exiled by the Emperor Domitian.

Later, your cruise sets sail for Rhodes. (B/LW/DW)

Upon arrival at Rhodes, chosen by the Crusaders as their fortified headquarters, the day is yours to explore at your own pace. Join your Local Expert on an included walking tour of the old town surrounded by medieval walls and visit the Acropolis of Lindos or simply enjoy a relaxing day on the golden beaches.

In the evening, your cruise continues to Crete. (B/LW/DW)

In the morning, you dock at Heraklion in Crete. Perhaps join an optional visit with a Local Expert to the site of the ruins of King Minos' Palace of Knossos.

Later, cruise beneath the sheer cliffs of Santorini. Explore the capital of Thira, with its clifftop restaurants and cafes, breathtaking views and amazing sunsets.

In the evening you sail onto Athens. (B/LW/DW)

Disembark in the morning and transfer to your hotel where you are at leisure. Relax, shop or bargain in the local market. Perhaps ask about an optional experience to the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion? (B) Stay: Divani Palace Acropolis, New Hotel, Athens Marriott Hotel

Bid farewell to Athens. Your journey ends with a transfer to the airport. (B)