An Extended Journey to Gorgeous Greece and Painted Shores

22 nights sailing from Athens (Piraeus) on cruise ship Explora I

Itinerary: Sailing from Athens (Piraeus), visiting Skiathos, Greece, Mykonos, Patmos (Greece), Aghios Nikolaos (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey), Antalya (Turkey), Paphos (Cyprus), Kusadasi (Turkey), Mytilene, Greece, Tristan d
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Cruise An Extended Journey to Gorgeous Greece and Painted Shores

22 nights sailing from Athens (Piraeus) on cruise ship Explora I

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Cruise Itinerary

Full Itinerary
Day 1 Athens (Piraeus) Embarkation | Departure: 19:00H
Day 2 Skiathos, Greece Arrival time: 09:00H | Departure: 19:00H 10 hours in destination
Day 3 Mykonos Arrival time: 09:00H | Departure: 23:00H 14 hours in destination
Day 4 Patmos (Greece) Arrival time: 10:00H | Departure: 18:00H 8 hours in destination
Day 5 Aghios Nikolaos (Greece) Arrival time: 09:00H | Departure: 18:00H 9 hours in destination
Day 6 Marmaris (Turkey) Arrival time: 09:00H | Departure: 20:00H 11 hours in destination
Day 7 Antalya (Turkey) Arrival time: 08:00H | Departure: 18:00H 10 hours in destination
Day 8 Paphos (Cyprus) Arrival time: 08:00H | Departure: 19:00H 11 hours in destination
Day 9 at sea
Day 10 Kusadasi (Turkey) Arrival time: 08:00H | Departure: 19:00H 11 hours in destination
Day 11 Mytilene, Greece Arrival time: 09:00H | Departure: 19:00H 10 hours in destination
Day 12 at sea
Day 13 Tristan da Cunha Arrival time: 07:00H | Departure: 21:00H 14 hours in destination
Day 14 Tristan da Cunha Departure: 23:00H
Day 15 at sea
Day 16 Mykonos Arrival time: 08:00H | Departure: 21:00H 13 hours in destination
Day 17 Mykonos Departure: 01:00H
Day 17 Santorini Arrival time: 08:00H | Departure: 22:00H 14 hours in destination
Day 18 at sea
Day 19 Corfu Arrival time: 09:00H | Departure: 19:00H 10 hours in destination
Day 20 Galipoli, Italy Arrival time: 09:00H | Departure: 18:00H 9 hours in destination
Day 21 Hvar (Croatia) Arrival time: 12:00H | Departure: 20:00H 8 hours in destination
Day 22 Pula (Croatia) Arrival time: 09:00H | Departure: 20:00H 11 hours in destination
Day 23 Fusina (Italy) Arrival time: 08:00H
An Extended Journey to Gorgeous Greece and Painted Shores Cruise itinerary  - Explora Journeys

An Extended Journey to Gorgeous Greece and Painted Shores

22 nights Cruise on Explora I. Sailing from Athens (Piraeus), visiting Skiathos, Greece, Mykonos, Patmos (Greece), Aghios Nikolaos (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey), Antalya (Turkey), Paphos (Cyprus), Kusadasi (Turkey), Mytilene, Greece, Tristan da Cunha, Tristan da Cunha, Mykonos, Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu, Galipoli, Italy, Hvar (Croatia), Pula (Croatia), ending in Fusina (Italy).

An Extended Journey to Gorgeous Greece and Painted Shores Cruise itinerary  - Explora Journeys
An Extended Journey to Gorgeous Greece and Painted Shores Cruise itinerary  - Explora Journeys

Athens (Piraeus)

Athens, the capital city of Greece is an active cosmopolitan mix of different cultures and people, passionate about their art and history. The climate is one of the best in Europe, with mild winters and very hot summers, ideal for tourism. It is located just a few miles from the port of Piraeus, the central commercial port of the capital, and the shores of southern Attica. The main attractions of Athens are The Ancient Agora, Anafiotika, The Acropolis, Mount Lycabettus, Thiseion Cinema, Gazi, Monastiraki Flea Market, Pireaus seaside, Pireaus open air market, Kastella Hill, Veakio open air theatre and Piraeus Archaeological.

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Skiathos, Greece

Skiathos is a small Greek island in the northwest Aegean Sea. Skiathos is the westernmost island in the Northern Sporades group, east of the Pelion peninsula in Magnesia on the mainland, and west of the island of Skopelos.Despite its small size, Skiathos with its many beaches and wooded landscape is a popular tourist destination. It has over 60, mostly sandy, beaches scattered around the 27 mi coastline. Some of these are Trulos, Vromolimnos, Koukounaries, Asselinos, Megali Ammos and Mandraki. Much of the island is wooded with Aleppo Pine and a small Stone Pine forest at the Koukounaries location where there is a lagoon and a popular beach. The island's forests are concentrated on the southwest and northern parts, but the presence of pine trees is prevalent throughout the island.

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Mykonos

Probably the most famous of the Greek Islands, Queen of the Cyclades, and the most cosmopolitan. Mykonos, owes its fame to the beauty of its capital, its white houses narrow passages, and their numerous high quality beaches. Tourism is a major industry, and Mykonos is particularly renowned for its cosmopolitan nightlife; many international celebrities visit the island every summer and and its proximity to the island of Delos, rich in archaeological treasures.

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Patmos (Greece)

Patmos is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It has great natural beauty and is crowned by an impressive medieval monastery. The apostle John wrote the Apocalypse on the island. Grigos is the best beach with clear waters with blue only seen in the Mediterranean and the Aegean. In the city of Patmos, you will find endless streets with the seventeenth-century houses of gray stone, white walls neighborhoods and arches of gray stone

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Aghios Nikolaos (Greece)

Agios Nikolaos is a coastal town on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the island's capital Heralion, north of the town of Ierapetra and west of the town of Sitia. The town is a municipality of Crete region, and sits partially upon the ruins of the ancient city of Lato pros Kamara. Agios Nikolaos is probably best known as a tourist town that serves as a hub to the twenty or so small villages and farms that make up that part of Lassithi. Tourist attractions include the small lagoon Lake Vouslismeni, small beaches in the town, the tiny island Agioi Pantes, the archaeological museum, the local flora exhibition and numerous fairs. The lagoon features a small park with a trail, traditional fishing boats, ducks, pigeons, an amphitheatre and many cafes.

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Marmaris (Turkey)

Marmaris, the same as Antalya, is a touristic destination in Turkey, one of the most important. It is a city located on the coast of the Aegean Sea, in the province of Mugla, on the southwest onf the country. It has a natural port on the Aegean Sea, in addition to the beaches, the climate and the amenities, make it on a very demanded destination. A great nautic center, the property development, and the proximity to the greek island of Rhodes are some of the many atractives we can find.

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Antalya (Turkey)

Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. It is Turkey's biggest international sea resort, located on the Turkish Riviera. Antalya is in south-west Anatolia, on the Mediterranean Gulf of Antalya, approximately 339 mi from Ankara, 349 mi from Adana, 290 mi from Izmir, and 452 mi from Istambul. The Taurus mountains of southern Anatolia runs parallel to the Mediterranean in an east-west direction, resulting in the formation of narrow coastal plains surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on the fourth. Some parts of the coast feature mountains plunging sharply into the sea, forming small natural bays and peninsulas. Antalya is situated on one such plain where the mountains recede from the shore, consisting of two flat areas formed of travertine rock at a mean height of 115 ft; the citycenter is on the rocky plain closest the coast, with urban sprawl extending to the Kepezüstü Plain further inland.

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Paphos (Cyprus)

Paphos is a coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus. The town is included in the official Unesco list of cultural and natural treasure of the worlds heritage due to its exceptional historical and architectural values, of the remains of villas, palaces, theaters, fortresses, and tombs. Its mosaics are among the most beautiful in the world.

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Kusadasi (Turkey)

With a mix of modern beach resorts alongside traditional bazaars, Kusadasi is a popular tourist destination on the Aegean coast in the Aydin Province of Turkey. Aside from its golden sandy beaches and warm clear waters, Kusadasi boasts a variety of attractions most famous of which is Ephesus, the Mediterranean’s best-preserved classical city. Marble pillars of the Library of Celsus support intricate friezes and sculptures, while the enormous theatre delivers superb views over the city. Visitors can also discover Kusadasi on horseback, swim with the horses at Pamucak Beach or take time to visit array of stalls and shops that comprise the local bazaar.

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Mytilene, Greece

Lesbos , sometimes referred to as Mytilene after its capital, is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of 630 sq mi with almost 200 miles of coastline, making it the third largest Greek island. It is separated from Turkey by the narrow Mytilini Strait. Lesbos is a separate regional unit of the North Aegean region, and the only municipality within it. Its population is approximately 86,000, a third of which lives in its capital, Mytilene, in the southeastern part of the island. The remaining population is distributed in small towns and villages. The largest are Plomari, Kalloni, the Gera Villages, Agiassos, Eresos, and Molyvos (the ancient Mythimna). Twelve historic churches on the island were listed together on the 2008 World Monuments Fund´s Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites in the world. Exposure to the elements, outmoded conservation methods, and increased tourism are all threats to the structures.

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Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha is an archipelago formed by different islands, and is located in the Southern Atlantic. The access to the island is complicated, it is named in the Guiness Book of Records as the farest inhabited place in the world.

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Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha is an archipelago formed by different islands, and is located in the Southern Atlantic. The access to the island is complicated, it is named in the Guiness Book of Records as the farest inhabited place in the world.

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Mykonos

Probably the most famous of the Greek Islands, Queen of the Cyclades, and the most cosmopolitan. Mykonos, owes its fame to the beauty of its capital, its white houses narrow passages, and their numerous high quality beaches. Tourism is a major industry, and Mykonos is particularly renowned for its cosmopolitan nightlife; many international celebrities visit the island every summer and and its proximity to the island of Delos, rich in archaeological treasures.

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Mykonos

Probably the most famous of the Greek Islands, Queen of the Cyclades, and the most cosmopolitan. Mykonos, owes its fame to the beauty of its capital, its white houses narrow passages, and their numerous high quality beaches. Tourism is a major industry, and Mykonos is particularly renowned for its cosmopolitan nightlife; many international celebrities visit the island every summer and and its proximity to the island of Delos, rich in archaeological treasures.

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Santorini

Santorini is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from Greece´s mainland The island remains the home of a small, but flourishing, wine industry, based on the indigenous grape variety, Assyrtiko, with auxiliary cultivations of two other Aegean varietals, Athiri and Aidani. Wine Industry The vines are extremely old and resistant to phylloxera (attributed by local winemakers to the well-drained volcanic soil and its chemistry), so the vines needed no replacement during the great phylloxera epidemic of the late 19th century. In their adaptation to their habitat, such vines are planted far apart, as their principal source of moisture is dew, and they often are trained in the shape of low-spiralling baskets, with the grapes hanging inside to protect them from the winds. Architecture The traditional architecture of Santorini is similar to that of the other Cyclades, with low-lying cubical houses, made of local stone and whitewashed or limewashed with various volcanic ashes used as colours. The unique characteristic is the common utilisation of the hypóskapha: extensions of houses dug sideways or downwards into the surrounding pumice

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Corfu

Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands,[2] and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The municipality includes the island Corfu and the smaller islands Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Othonoi. The principal city of the island and seat of the municipality is also named Corfu. The island´s history is laden with battles and conquests. The legacy of these struggles is visible in the form of castles punctuating strategic locations across the island. Two of these castles enclose its capital, which is the only city in Greece to be surrounded in such a way. The city´s old city was designated for the UNESCO World Heritage List.Corfu is a very popular tourist destination.

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Galipoli, Italy

Gallipoli meaning "Beautiful City" is a town and comune of 21,200 inhabitants in the province of Lecce, in Apulia, southern Italy. It is located by the Ionian Sea, on the west coast of the Salentina Peninsula. The town of Gallipoli is divided in two parts, the modern and the old city. The new town includes all the newest buildings including a skyscraper. The old town, instead, is located on a limestone island, linked to the mainland by a bridge built in the 16th century. Places of Interest: Angevine Aragonese Castle, built in the 13th century by the Byzantines. It was largely remade under the Angevines and the Aragonese, who added a polygonal wall fortified with round towers. The main additions were carried on by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, who worked for King Alfonso II of Naples. In 1522 it was added the eastern wall, known as Rivellino, defended by waters on three sides. 14th century walls Originally it had 12 towers or bastions. Baroque cathedral of Sant´Agata. It has a richly decorated façade in carparo, a local limestone rock, with niches featuring statues of saints. The interior is on the Latin cross plan, with Baroque altars, including a polychrome one by Cosimo Fanzago (high altar). Church of St. Francis of Paola, Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Church of San Domenico al Rosario Church of the Holy Crucifix, Church of Santa Maria della Purità, Greek Fountain, Palazzo Pirelli (16th century), with mythological-theme decorations in the interior, Church of San Pietro dei Samari, outside the city. It was built in late Byzantine times. Spiaggia la Puritate beach

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Hvar (Croatia)

Hvar is the largest of Croatias islands located in the Adriatic Sea. With its warm "mediterranean" type climate, spectacular scenery and beautiful beaches it's no wonder this island is one of the most popular destinations of the Croatian Coast.

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Pula (Croatia)

The town is set to the side of horseshoe-shaped Pula Bay, where calm turquoise water is hugged by rugged terrain. You will find modern bars, pavement cafés and boutiques but also tumble-down Roman ruins. The snaking coastline, also offers you miles of beaches and some of the Adriatic’s finest seafood. Don't forget to visit the town’s Roman ruins including the 1st-century amphitheatre and the Temple of Augustus. Along the waterfront, you'll see thea 5th-century cathedral. A huge bell tower sits out front, while partially-restored mosaics decorate the insides.

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Fusina (Italy)

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The ship: Explora I

Explora Journeys

Feel the ocean with European luxury and elegant design

Explora I is the first ship of the luxury cruise line, Explora Journeys. Its exquisite design is designed so that you can enjoy all the comforts and relax as if you were in your own home. An innovative ship with a total of 461 suites, all of them with sea view, that will make you live the ocean experience to the fullest.The ship has 14 decks and public spaces have also been designed for maximum comfort and enjoyment. Highlights include swimming pools and jacuzzis, up to 9 exquisite gastronomy options with flexible hours, different bars and indoor and outdoor areas. We are sure you will find your favourite place for every moment.

Inaugurated 2023
Length 248 m.
Tonnage 63900 tn.
Occupancy 900
Crew 640
Ratio passenger / crew Luxury 1:1
Ratio tonnage/passengers Excellent 71:1
Number of decks 14
Number of staterooms 461
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