THE FULL-ON IONIAN ODYSSEY EXPERIENCE!

The term ‘Odyssey’ comes from the fact that, following the Trojan War, Odysseus was cursed by the great God of the sea Poseidon to sail for 10 years. This voyage isn’t quite that long! But, if you fancy an extended Ionian adventure, then this is the cruise for you – a 15-day extravaganza of Ionian highlights. A combination of our Ionian Jewels and Gems itineraries, it even visits Odysseus’ home island of Ithaka.

The two different 8-day cruises sail out of Lefkas so, depending on when you join the cruise, it may head south or north the first week, but here is the total itinerary assuming you head north to start with.

8-DAY’S ISLAND-HOPPING IN THE SOUTHERN IONIAN SEA

These are totally island-hopping waters with a mixture of short and longer beats, but all very comfortable. These islands – Zante, Ithaka and Kefalonia – spring straight out of the pages of history. Once again, we mainly keep to the smaller ports of call.

8-DAY’S ISLAND-HOPPING IN THE NORTHERN IONIAN SEA

This part of the Ionian is often seen as the poor relation to the waters further south and the Aegean. Far from it – in Corfu and Paxos it has two beautiful islands and also a couple of interesting small mainland ports of call. Mostly we stick to the smaller waterfronts.