One Day Cruise to Hydra, Poros and Aegina from Athens
Description
Discover this One Day Cruise from Athens to the Saronic. The daily cruise in three magical greek islands, Hydra, Poros and Aegina, isn’t just a trip but is an experience you will never forget. A unique experience, a unique cruise, a special day. This cruise will introduce you to the Greek sun, sea and fun, traveling to three islands in one day. Come on board for a unique experience and create unforgettable memories.
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Itinerary
Get on board and experience the combination of Greek hospitality and multicultural co-existence. A big group of people of different nationalities, customs and cultures in addition to the unique Greek hospitality and entertainment, will travel like never before. They will dance and sing together across the deep blue Mediterranean waters, enjoying the sun, the tasty foods and delicacies.
The Cosmopolitan HYDRA, with its cobblestone alleys, its unspoilt –over the centuries- unique architectural beauty, as well as the traditional means of transportation that you can find on the island, its donkeys, will make the visitors fall in love with it at first sight. Enjoying a walk and discover the historic landmarks.
The cinematic island POROS, with an insuperable natural beauty and thousands of pine trees, expanding from the steep and sandy beaches, making the romance and calmness island.
The historical AEGINA, which took its name by the beautiful nymph that, was kidnapped by Zeus. Aegina is well known across the world for the delicious pistachios, the beautiful beaches, the Temple of Aphea and St. Nektarios Monastery.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Traveler pickup is offered if option is selected from Athens center hotels. You will be informed on the exact time and location after your booking. For pick up outside of these area there will be an extra charge or you will be advised to proceed to the nearest pick up point.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Embarkation Time: 7:00 – 7:25 a.m
- Vegetarian option is available
- Bathing suit and Sunscreen are recommended
- Transfers are included if option is selected. You will be informed on the exact time and location after your booking.
- Passport / ID should be shown during embarkation
Reviews(160)
It was very disorganized and oversold. The company described this as a small crowd cruise. It was an overcrowded and nothing looked like the pictures in the description. They let the group tours board (hundreds) the boat first, so by the time the people with individual tickets board (maybe 30 or less of us), they were no seats left for us. With the package I bought it said drinks were included, none were included. Someone was passing water bottles but ran out. Food was mediocre and again super disorganized. Restrooms were not clean, there was urine all over the floor. This was too much $$ for a very disorganized cruise. The islands were all worth visiting and very beautiful. Next time, I will find another cruise line or private.
Booked this cruise as we were staying in Athens for 3 nights at the start of island hopping over a couple of weeks. I thought this would be a great way to see 3 islands in a day. I read the reviews and booked VIP, due to it being a 12 hour day and unlimited food and refreshments along with a private lounge area was enticing. We were picked up from near our apartment by a private taxi along with another couple. On time and good communication throughout the booking and collection point details. We arrived at the ship and immediately escorted into a private lounge and introduced to Costas, our lovely host for the day. The lounge was exclusive to VIP passengers and we were given our own seating area with WiFi, two sofas and a coffee table. We wandered upstairs to the top deck and sat on a couple of chairs as the weather was hot and we sailed off to the first island of Hydra. As a VIP, you can use any of the three bars to get drinks, first drink was iced lattes! There are tables and chairs at the front of the boat which are all taken pretty quickly, then you can get chairs to sit on both port and starboard with plenty of room. We went downstairs at 10am where we were served with nibbles and a cold refreshing drink made by Costas. We visited Hydra, there is a free walking tour for VIP, but we just wandered around the town for an hour, absolutely beautiful. On our return to the ship, we had lunch in the lounge area which was a salad, with fish, meat, pasta, bread (and butter!) and then an amazing orange cake for dessert. We then visited the island of Poros and Aegina, you don't get long on these islands, but enough to see the promenade and have a drink. We didn't do any of the private tours. During the day, we mainly sat on the outside of the boat, managed to get a table a couple of times. (It is busy, but you can always get a seat somewhere). In the public lounge, there was a DJ, Karaoke and entertainment. After the last island, we did go and sit downstairs in the VIP lounge, where Costas made us coffees and was available throughout the day. There was only around 10 other VIPs, so we basically had the lounge to ourselves and a few people were napping at the end of a long day. At arrival in Athens, we then had a private taxi to take us back to our pick up point, this was around 7pm. We did thoroughly enjoy the day, Costas was lovely, we had everything we needed, the islands were beautiful and it is worth doing. Would I go VIP again, no, we decided we wouldn't need to. (We don't drink in the day, so the free bar for us was not needed) We had a couple of iced drinks and coffee, but we could have bought those as non VIP passengers. The lunch was really good, but you had long enough on Hydra to get lunch. We would definitely recommend. Great staff and well organised.
In Hydra we had 2h30 visitation, well suited. Poros were 30 minutes - a penny, and Aegina, I decided to do the tour by bus, which ended up limiting well, because there was no time to walk around the island. Depending on your proposal, I would disagree. Better opt for a high speed ferry, and enjoy the islands in peace.
Great experience. Informative and well organized. All locations were beautiful and we had sufficient time at each stop
We add a great time with Kosmos and the staff are professional and kind. Highly recommended.
Relaxing trip. Very beautifully island
People packed into ship like sardines. Zero personal space. Predictable result is it's very loud with everyone talking louder and louder trying to hear each other.
Dear Paul, you have booked a cruise with 550 participants so it is expected to be busy. Next trip feel free to pick the VIP upgrade that has a separate, less crowded lounge area and restaurant.
We upgraded to the VIP lounge and from the looks of things on the other side, it was worth every penny. The food was good and the staff was nice and didn’t bother us but gave us everything we needed. We did the Hydra walking tour and it gave us information about the island. Our guide(from the ship) gave us the option to skip the museum and walk around and we took that option. On Aegina we took the cultural tour which was also fine to ride around the island. The guide on this part was not from the ship (sans not ans good) and the mic was full of static.
In addition to the beautiful scenery and excursions, this cruise is very pleasant thanks to the crew and activities on board.
Wonderful experience. Spent all day there I would love to go again and spend a night or two. Beautiful romantic island .
