9 nights, Fusina (Venice) to Piraeus (Athens)
Explora's name for it: A Journey from the Wonders of the Adriatic to Aegean Legends
This sailing runs one way from Fusina, the mainland terminal that now serves Venice across the lagoon, down the Adriatic and through the Greek islands to Piraeus for Athens. Nine ports in nine nights is a steady, port-heavy pace with little time at sea. The early standout is Kotor, where the hour-long thread through the deep, fjord-like bay past Perast and its two islets is the best view of the day, and it happens before you ever walk to the Sea Gate 200 meters from the berth. After Corfu's walkable Venetian Old Town, the run through the Cyclades and Dodecanese stacks genuinely distinct stops: Rhodes, the largest inhabited fortified town in Europe with its Street of the Knights; Patmos, where a single road climbs from Skala past the Cave of the Apocalypse to the Monastery of Saint John; and quieter Paros and Syros, the latter a working neoclassical city with a La Scala-modeled opera house rather than a resort village.
It rewards travelers who like to walk a town a day and want range, medieval Montenegro, knightly Rhodes, working Greek capitals, not one island archetype repeated. Skip it if you want slow sea days or a single-region soak. Two tender ports, Paros and Patmos, and the Fusina water-shuttle into Venice each cost real time, so plan early starts.
Explora II is all-suite, all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
9 calls over 9 nights, Fusina (Venice) to 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 Fusina (Venice) (VCE) are already bookable for these dates. I watch the fare for booked clients so you book at the right moment. When to book your flights →
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Fares on this departure, decoded
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
- Invitation to Discover More
- Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
- Air-Inclusive Fare
- A fare that folds airfare into the voyage price on a smaller set of sailings.
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA II, 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. Compare suites → · What's included →