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Saffron & Siren – Aegean’s Golden Thread

One way from Barcelona🇪🇸 to Piraeus (Athens)🇬🇷

10 nights

From €3,216 per person

Prices

All prices include mandatory taxes, fees and non-removable charges.

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Port photos

Barcelona, Spain

Photo by D Jonez on Unsplash

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Photo by Tom Podmore on Unsplash

Cagliari, Italy

Photo by Laura Lugaresi on Unsplash

Palermo, Italy

Photo by Who’s Denilo ? on Unsplash

Rhodes, Greece

Photo by Sipan Hamed on Unsplash

Santorini, Greece

Photo by Pretty Pink on Unsplash

Kusadasi, Turkey

Photo by Ondrej Bocek on Unsplash

Mykonos, Greece

Photo by Jarrett Wilson on Unsplash

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

Photo by Constantinos Kollias on Unsplash

What's included in this price

In this price

Everything a cruise fare covers

Your cabin with daily housekeeping, every meal on board, and the shows, pools and gym. 7 of this ship's 18 restaurants cost extra if you want them.

Tap water

Free by the glass in the restaurants, at the buffet and at any bar. Only bottled water costs extra.

On top of this price

Tips

Celebrity charges a daily gratuity to your onboard account unless you booked an All Included fare, which covers it. Check which fare you are on at booking.

Available on board

Excursions

About this cruise

A 10-night cruise from Barcelona to Piraeus (Athens), sailing on the evening of 12 June. It calls at Palma de Mallorca, Cagliari, Palermo, Rhodes, Santorini (until 10:00 PM), Kusadasi and Mykonos, with two days at sea along the way. The stops are in Spain, Italy, Greece and Türkiye, and calls last 10 to 15 hours. Typical highs for the time of year run from 24°C in Mykonos to 32°C in Kusadasi (75 to 90°F). The cruise ends in Piraeus (Athens) at 5:00 AM on 22 June. Celebrity Xcel (2025) carries up to 3,260 guests on 17 decks and has 18 restaurants, 11 of them included in the fare.

Itinerary

Day 1 –

Barcelona🇪🇸

· Depart 5:00 PM

Embark
Day 2 –

Palma de Mallorca🇪🇸

· Arrive 8:00 AM · depart 6:00 PM

Port day
Day 3 –
Sea day

Sea day
Day 4 –

Cagliari🇮🇹

· Arrive 7:00 AM · depart 5:00 PM

Port day
Day 5 –

Palermo🇮🇹

· Arrive 7:00 AM · depart 5:00 PM

Port day
Day 6 –
Sea day

Sea day
Day 7 –

Rhodes🇬🇷

· Arrive 11:00 AM · depart 9:00 PM

Port day
Day 8 –

Santorini🇬🇷

· Arrive 7:00 AM · depart 10:00 PM

Port day
Day 9 –

Kusadasi🇹🇷

· Arrive 8:00 AM · depart 6:00 PM

Port day
Day 10 –

Mykonos🇬🇷

· Arrive 7:00 AM · depart 6:00 PM

Port day
Day 11 –

Piraeus (Athens)🇬🇷

· Arrive 5:00 AM

Disembark

Entry requirements

Choose your passport to see what each country on this cruise asks of you.

  • SpainEmbarkationPort of call
  • ItalyPort of call
  • GreecePort of callDisembarkation
  • TurkeyPort of call

Many cruise lines require your passport to be valid for at least 6 months after the cruise ends.

Entry rules change. Before you book, confirm them with the official sources above and with your cruise line.

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This cruise does not return to Barcelona. It ends in Piraeus (Athens), so your flight home leaves from there.

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