Santorini Cruise Packages

The Best Cruises to Enjoy on Santorini Cruise Tour

All the mentioned cruises provide hotel pick up and drop off and serves meals onboard. The food ranges from good to best, depending on the price of the package. They also serve a generous amount of alcohol if mentioned during the voyage. The cruise starts at Fira or Athinios port where the ships are docked and thereafter the tourists are taken to visit the Caldera, the volcano and the beautiful villages of Santorini with dome-shaped chapels and time-honored houses.

• Private Catamaran Cruise: Ideal for a group of 6 people, this cruise lasts for about 5 hours. Being very expensive, it also provides world-class facilities like flexible sightseeing locations and a huge buffet with more than one cuisine. Best suited for honeymoon couples, the morning cruise departs at 10:00 am and the sunset cruise at 3:00 pm.
• Small Group Catamaran Cruise: Similar to the private one, this cruise is more like a fun excursion in the sea. Not only they provide a fantastic trip around the volcano and the cliffs of Caldera but also stop at a few beaches for water sports. One can have a great lunch in the middle of the ocean or watch the mesmerizing sunset while having a delicious dinner.
• Small Group Cruise: This cruise lasts for 5 hours, it is full of friendly staff asking to refill as soon as you finish your drink. Far different from a drinking cruise, it stops at fewer beaches as compared to the catamaran cruises. One can snorkel near the beaches, swim in the hot springs and sunbathe in the deck and explore a number of sights in the Caldera.
• Volcano Boat Cruise: Much cheaper than others, it happens in a larger boat with a group of people and is considered to be the cheapest water tour of Caldera region. One gets to see the volcano, the hot springs, and Thirassia Island. The cruise excludes beach trips or going outside the Caldera.

Best Way to Reach Santorini

One can take a direct flight to Athens International airport from any metro airport in India and thereafter take a connecting flight to Santorini National Airport which takes only 45 mins. There are also ferry rides from Athens which takes around 4.5 hours to 7.5 hours depending on the ferry type.