Best of Greece Plus 7 Day Aegean Cruise

Hi Daphne, I will write a tale after I get back from my trip for people to read. Our tours are almost the same, despite the fact that I’m doing the 4 day tour. I’ve been to Istanbul before, and decided to use the money I saved from doing the 4 day cruise towards the optionals.

I usually start thinking about tours about a year in advance, but don’t start planning until January of the new year. I think a lot of people on this forum plan their trips in advance, so you’re not alone.

G'day Daphne; great to see you found our forum. I hope you're able to participate often. 

This tour is also on our wishlist, but you'll be getting there before we do. I know it's a long time until the trip but I'll be interested to hear all about it.

Hi, can someone who’s done this tour tell me how long it takes to get off the ship on the last day, and around what time we’d be back at our hotel? My friend and I are looking at a couple of Viator tours for the last day, and while two of them are later in the afternoon, the one that we are most interested in leaves at 12:30 p.m. I want to make sure we’ll have time to make it to the meeting spot in time.

Thanks, that will definitely give us time to do the 12:30 p.m. tour. T here’s another 9:30 a.m. tour that we find interesting, but we won’t make that one!

Thanks Bet. I’m really looking forward to Greece, and I’m glad I’m finally making it there! I’ve been trying to get there for a few years now, but something else always comes up. I’m also glad I found a friend to go with me. It’s always better to travel with a friend, and it saves you so much money! I’m also looking forward to stopping in London on the way to Athens. I’ve always wanted to go back to London, and this was the perfect opportunity.

I’ll definitely write something when I get back. I know a few people have written about the Best of Greece with 7 day Cruise, but no one’s written anything regarding the 4 day cruise option.

The Greece Island Hopper tours looks good too, and gives you more time on the islands. I may go on that tour in the future, to get to see more of the islands, but I really wanted to see mainland Greece, so the tour I picked works for me.

Hi Bet, I noticed that Trafalgar was offering a few new Greece tours this year that looked interesting to me, however, I decided to go with their classic tour of Greece and the Greek Islands. I thought about the Secrets of Greece including Corfu with Santorini Extension tour, however, I would then have had to do a tour of the other Islands separately, and I really wanted to see the Islands this time around.

I never really looked at Globus, so I’m not sure what they offer. I’m not opposed to going on a tour with Globus, but since I know what to expect with Trafalgar and Insight, I seem to gravitate towards them. I’m sure you will have a great time no matter what tour/tour company you choose. Hopefully my tour tale will help you make a decision.

Hi Bet, I choose the inside cabin with no window. I figured I’d only be in the room to sleep, so why pay extra for a window. I decided to use the money to upgrade our my flight on the way home, as we are flying Air Canada Rouge, which has very little leg room.

It’s a different friend coming with me this trip, and, unless there’s a family emergency, I don’t think she’ll back out. She’s always wanted to go to Greece, and her husband’s not interested going there, so this might be her only chance to go, as she won’t travel alone.

I looked into going to Greece and Turkey together a few years ago, but decided I wanted to do each country on their own, as the combined tour missed out on so much in each country. The Greece and Turkey tour didn’t go to Cappadocia, which was one of my favorite places in Turkey. The Best of Turkey tours was one of the best tours I’ve ever been on, and I’d highly recommend it.

If you go on a Globus tour, I’d love to hear about it. I should be more open to checking out other tour companies.

I’ll definitely let you know what it was like when I get back. I wouldn’t worry too much about doing the cruise portion of the tour on your own, as by that time you will have made some friends on the tour. I know not everyone will be doing the cruise portion, but I’m sure quite a few will.

I haven’t seen the new Turkey tour. Because I’ve already been there, I haven’t search for Turkey tours in a while. The Best of Turkey tour was a good one though, and it wasn’t very expensive. It was one of the cheapest tours I’ve done.