September 23, 2028 – October 7, 2028 · 13 nights · 12 stops · round-trip
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey through Ancient Marvels & Scenic Sun-Kissed Coastlines
The itinerary, port by port
12 calls over 13 nights, round-trip from Piraeus (Athens). Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.
Getting there: Flights to Piraeus (Athens) (ATH) open around October 2027, about 11 months before you sail. I track that window for booked clients and flag it the moment it is worth booking. When to book your flights →
Mykonos is a Cycladic island whose main town, Chora, is a whitewashed labyrinth of cube houses, blue domes, and bougainvillea pressed against the Aegean. Port guide →
Corfu is the greenest of the Ionian islands, and its UNESCO-listed Old Town carries four centuries of Venetian, French, and British rule in its arcaded streets and twin sea fortresses. Port guide →
Kotor is a fortified medieval town wedged at the head of the Bay of Kotor, with stone lanes, Venetian churches, and a mountain wall climbing the cliff behind it. Port guide →
Split is built inside and around the walls of Diocletian's Palace, a Roman emperor's seafront retirement complex from around 300 AD that never became a ruin because people simply kept living in it. Port guide →
Rovinj is the Venetian-flavored fishing town on Croatia's Istrian coast, a tight knot of pastel houses on a former island rising to a single hilltop church. Port guide →
Fusina is a cruise terminal on the mainland edge of the Venetian Lagoon, about three miles west of Venice across the water, opened in fall 2024 as ships moved out of the historic city. Port guide →
Koper is Slovenia's port town on a short stretch of Adriatic coast, a former Venetian island settlement whose medieval core sits steps from the cruise quay. Port guide →
Hvar is a Dalmatian island town of white-stone Venetian buildings rising from a yacht harbor toward a hilltop fortress, sheltered to the south by the wooded Pakleni Islands. Port guide →
Dubrovnik is a walled stone city on the Adriatic whose intact medieval ramparts and marble main street make it one of the most complete fortified ports in Europe. Port guide →
Monemvasia is a Byzantine fortress town built into the flank of a sea-cliff off the southeast Peloponnese, hidden from the water so completely that you do not see the houses until you pass through the… Port guide →
Syros is the administrative capital of the Cyclades, and its main town Ermoupoli is a working neoclassical city rather than a whitewashed resort village. Port guide →
Other departures of this itinerary
Same ports, different dates. Fares move between departures, so it's worth comparing.
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
Early Booking Benefit
A fare for booking far enough ahead of departure. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
Founders Fare
A founding-era fare on a selected set of sailings. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
Invitation to Discover More
Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA I, all-suite,
every suite with a private ocean-front terrace. Suites run from the entry Ocean Terrace to the Owner's
Residence; the right tier depends on how you travel.
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Send me the dates and the suite tier you have in mind and I'll come back with a confirmed live number and my read on the sailing within two hours. Best available price, and I make it worth more.