However, we did take a couple of excursions which were good value for money and very informative, obviously in small groups as Harmony V is a small ship! Excursions were not pushed on us - if we didnt want to take them we were given information about the places we moored and could spend relaxed days discovering for ourselves. Mykonos and Santorini were the ports of call for the first two days with optional visits available to the impressive classical ruins of Delos, and an exploration of the island of Santorini. The captain had a wonderful knowledge of the Greek Islands, and ensured that the route we took was always the best As on any small ship, the weather dictates the route to a certain extent and the itinerary is never set in stone. We met the cruise co-ordinator, Iossef immediately, who was absolutely fantastic - his knowledge of the islands we stopped at was amazing, he was very helpful and friendly and his briefings really made the cruise flow very easily.
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From the outside, Harmony V looks exactly like a large private yacht, and the inside didnt disappoint either! My cabin was small but very well designed with lovely furnishings, flat screen TV and DVD player, a great shower/wet room and was very clean. Moored at Marina Zea in Athens, the ship was easy to find and so much easier than setting off from Piraeus, the main port of Athens. Im pleased to say that from the minute we boarded Harmony V, we were instantly made to feel very welcome on this immaculately maintained yacht.
Im not a fan of large ships, so this sounded perfect - a relaxed, casual cruise with just 40 or so fellow passengers. I hadnt been to the Greek Islands for a few years so was really looking forward to my week of island hopping on the megayacht Harmony V. Greek Island cruises may also take in the atmospheric island of Sicily, the Italian Riviera and the Croatian coast and islands. On mainland Greece, calls to Katakolon are an opportunity to see the equally impressive remains of Olympia. Some Greece cruises include calls to the Turkish port of Kusadasi for visits to the impressive remains of Ephesus, and further north, to the exotic city of Istanbul.
Visitors are drawn by the dramatic landscape and the famous Minoan Palace of Knossos.Īround the Peloponnese Peninsula, the Ionian islands include Zakynthos, well-known for Shipwreck Bay and popular with divers and Corfu, famous for its beaches and landscapes and offering a blend of Italian and Greek cultural heritage with stunning classical architecture. Picturesque Symi, set around a superb natural harbour with classical style houses under a barren rocky hillside, and the popular tourist destination of Kos are also visited.įurther south is the very mountainous island of Crete, the fifth largest in the Mediterranean and great walking territory, criss-crossed with donkey trails. The larger island of Rhodes has a unique walled old town set around its harbour. In the Dodecanese Islands, visit Patmos with the pretty harbour town of Skala and the Cave of the Apocalypse where St John wrote the Book of Revelation. In the northerly Sporades Islands are Skiathos, with over 70 beaches and a rugged coast, and the vineyards and mountains of Skopelos where Mamma Mia was filmed. Fashionable Mykonos is renowned for its windmills, Paros for its wild spring flowers, and the volcanic island of Santorini, with its houses perched on the cliffs, is the scene of many postcards and views of Greece. The 200 islands of the Cyclades circle the sacred island of Delos.
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