From Antiquity to Byzantium Cruise - M/S Galileo - CAT C Lower Deck

Embarkation between 2-3 pm. Enjoy a welcome drink and meet your crew and fellow passengers. Sail for Palaia (old) Epidaurus. Evening arrival and dinner on board. Overnight in port. (D)

We leave our ship early in the morning to drive to Ancient Epidaurus for our optional excursion to Epidaurus known throughout the Greek world as a healing sanctuary. Lunch on ship and afternoon sailing to Nafplion. Overnight in port. (B, L)

After a short walking tour of Nafplion, drive through the colourful city and the beautiful countryside of Argolis towards Mycenae for an optional excursion. Lunch on ship and afternoon sailing to Monemvasia. Overnight at sea. (B, L)

Early morning arrival in Gythion. Optional excursion to Mani peninsula and Cape Tenaro plus the spectacular Dirou Caves with their stalactites and stalagmites. A desolate region of underground lakes and rivers, windswept landscapes and towers who is strangely beautiful. Overnight at sea. (B)

Pylos is a picture-perfect seaside town on the southwest corner of the Peloponnese. In 1827 a fleet of Venetians and other city states defeated an Ottoman fleet in one of the most important naval battles in history. Options excursion available for the day. Overnight at sea. (B)

Early morning arrival in port of Katakolon. We will disembark around 7:00 a.m. and an optional excursion by bus to Olympia, one of the most famous and important sites in the ancient world. Re-board our ship and depart for Itea in the Gulf of Corinth. Overnight in port. (B)

Morning optional excursion to Delphi, one of the most revered sites from the ancient world. We will disembark the ship early this morning and proceed to the ruins complex. Unlike other archaeological sites in Greece, Delphi is built on the side of a mountain. Return to the ship and cross the Corinth Canal. Later in the evening Captain’s Farewell Dinner. Overnight in Marina Zea. (B,D)

Disembarkation at 9:00 am after breakfast. (B)