Beautiful sailing and sea swimming coaching experience with a 2012 Olympic Champion, Ioannis!! Ioannis, coach and captain improved our swimming techniques: we were filmed underwater and commented on it, which greatly improved my technique" and every day we moved to various places to swim at sea ... Beautiful
L
lesGlobetrotteRs13
September 29, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing sailing and swimming experience !!
It was a truly amazing week experience !! Being everyday on sail boat with an Olympic Champion as a swimming coach ! Ioannis, coach and captain, thought us great tips to improve or simply fine-tune our swimming. He also brought us to difference places everyday to swim at different locations. Swimming in the sea is magic !! To repeat. Thanks to Ioannis and his team
R
ritadV7155MG
September 22, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Experiences swimming in open water at sea
The experience was very rewarding thanks to our coach Ioannis who helped us improve our open water technique. In addition, the trips from one place to another have been pleasant despite, on some days, the long distances. But it was worth it.
7
789alisian
August 24, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing swimming cruise
It's was at a very reasonable price..worth the amount $124pp. You got the transfer which they were on time. Then the ship was a nice size with plenty of space for everyone. Those that wanted sun, could layout in lounge chair. Or sit outdoors with tables and chairs .Even a air conditioning area. The DJ was jamming.. knew how to work the crowd. ..staff was very accommodating with providing unlimited variety of drinks. Then lunch was good . A buffet with different items to choice from. It was a excellent experience. I highly recommend it..I give it 5 stars..
A
ale6107
June 13, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing day! Highly recommend
We did the one day cruise and had the best time! We saw a giant species of devil ray and followed them around. These are very rare to see and apparently dolphin and turtle sightings are more frequent. We travelled to a beach where we swam with Ioannis and got some tips for technique. I snorkelled with the provided equipment and we did some fun jumps off the boat. Then we all had lunch together in a small local restaurant. We had great chats with Ioannis and the other guests, and overall, it was a really relaxed and fun day. Ioannis was very knowledgable about the area and clearly loves what he does. We would love to do it again one day!
They had stand up paddle-boards, goggles, swimming equipment, snacks and drinks for us too. Many of the guests didn't swim but instead just relaxed so that is also an option.
A
ainaras798
October 13, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
Relaxing, fun and adventurous day on a boat!
Me and my friend had an amazing day on the boat, we swam in the ocean, fed the fishes, used a paddle board, and relaxed in the sun at the front of the boat! The captain of the boat was very welcoming and really nice to talk to. Thank you Swimming Cruise for such a beautiful day🥰
A
Augustinaite
October 10, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
The best swimming experience!
The Swimming Cruise was absolutely fantastic! I had big hopes for this trip - went there 22-26 July 2024 while preparing for my first Ironman which was on the 18th August 2024. The goal was to be able to swim 3,8km comfortably and I have totally achieved it!
Before the Swimming Cruise week I was really struggling with swimming - only learnt to swim a year ago so all bigger distances sounded scary and I hated water in general. Going to a cold busy pool in London multiple times a week was a real test of character. However, swimming in beautiful warm greek waters with an olympian swimmer by your side is something completely different - this is what you need to improve on your swimming! I was surprising myself every day - with the distance I completed, with the speed, with the way swimming can be refreshing, interesting and fun 😂 I was somehow swimming ~3km every day (something I have never done before) and did ~16km in 5 days in total, with the longest swim being 4,1km. I’ve never done more than 5k in a week so that was a lot for me and after this, the upcoming 3,8km Ironman swim had nothing scary about it. It really helped me to gain confidence and 3 weeks later I completed the race with a big smile on my face!
The Swimming Cruise is perfect for anyone - from novice to professional swimmers as you can be flexible with distances and always have a little support dingy by your side in case you need any of your emergency items, some help, emotional support or just want to go back.
Last but not least. The holiday was perfect and it wasn’t just swimming. We had a perfect time chatting, enjoying the sun and sunbathing on the boat, exploring all the best places and foods around, watching dolphins and sea turtles… everyone in our group was super nice and fun, and Ioannis is the friendliest coach ever! I have the best memories of eating Caprice chocolate sticks after the swim or Ioannis coming up to ask if we’d like a cup of coffee/glass of wine 😍
This is a holiday that ends up being both active and relaxing. Even though I swam every day and ran most of days too, I had so much time to chill, read my book and do whatever I want. I felt really refreshed afterwards and hope to do it next year too.
R
rogerhW132TK
September 28, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
Wonderful Holidays
It was a wonderful holiday ! A great mix of swimming training - recreation and holidays! Ioannis and his team put in a lot of effort. Many thanks
4
489lewise
September 24, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
I can't recommend this enough! Swimming Cruise is the best!
Without question the most fun I've ever had on vacation, Swimming Cruise was a life-changing week! Poros Island, Greece itself is unimaginably nice, but then when you go out on a nice sail boat around surrounding islands every day with an Olympic swimmer and really professional staff, there's nothing like it. Lloannis and Ahrgalus were willing to do anything to improve the experience with utmost customer-service practice, they're just some of the nicest and most-professional people I've met in my travels. We got to swim as much or as little as we like, and the history we viewed while swimming, and also above water, was mind-blowing. I also was happy to know that it's very safe in the ocean in Greece, I felt very comfortable the whole time and by the end of the week was more relaxing on the boat than swimming, which they encourage! I would tell anyone that this is money well-spent. You'll come back from a 9 day vacation feeling like you've taken a 3 month sabbatical, recharged! 10 out of 10!
P
pitsipopaki1988
August 3, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing
Thank you very much for the wonderful experience... combines fun relaxation and water sports activities...