Athens Three-Island Cruise: Hydra, Poros & Aegina w/Lunch Incl
Overview
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11 hours 30 minutes
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Athens Day Cruise is more than just a trip—it’s a tradition. Operating since 1965, this full-day cruise to the islands of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina has become a beloved classic for travelers seeking to experience the essence of the Saronic Gulf. Over the decades, we’ve fine-tuned every moment onboard to create a relaxing, enriching, and unforgettable experience for our guests.”Athens Day Cruise is more than just a trip—it’s a tradition. Operating since 1965, this full-day cruise to the islands of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina has become a beloved classic for travelers seeking to experience the essence of the Saronic Gulf. Over the decades, we’ve fine-tuned every moment onboard to create a relaxing, enriching, and unforgettable experience for our guests.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Hotel Pick Up service represents an extra cost of 14€
Due to port regulations, you must provide the full name, gender, date of birth, nationality and passport/ID number of all participants in your group. This information will not be shared with others and will be deleted after your activity.
If passport informations are not available, you can put ID number and nationaliy.
The boat departs from the marina ay 7:45am. Please arrive 20 min before departure. If you selected the option with transportation, pickups start from the hotels at 6:40am (full list of pickup locations and specific times in your voucher)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Full-day cruise to Hydra, Poros, and Aegina
nouvelle mediterranian cuisine with more than five dishes selection and for a happy ending a traditional desert from our certified chef
Free time on the islands to explore or swim
Live music and entertainment
Private transportation
Drinks and breakfast
Guided tours in Hydra and Aegina (extra fees apply)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Since 1965 – Because Experience Matters. A Classic for a Reason. Discover the original one-day cruise from Athens to the stunning Saronic Gulf islands of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina—a route we've proudly operated since 1965. This all-inclusive day trip combines sightseeing, local culture, and relaxation in a single itinerary that’s been trusted by over a million travelers. With nearly 60 years of experience, we’ve perfected this island-hopping cruise to offer you a seamless and memorable escape from the city. Enjoy a buffet lunch onboard, live music and entertainment, guided tours (optional), and ample free time on each island. Whether you're visiting as a couple, family, or group, this is the ultimate way to explore Greek islands in one day from Athens.
Options
Cruise Without Pick Up Service
Meeting point: Choose this option to join the tour at the meeting point in the marina. The boat departs at 7h45am.
Cruise With Pick Up Service
Pick up Service included: Pick ups start from 6:40am to 7:15 depending on the hotel location. The boat departs at 7:45am from the marina.
Pickup included
Reviews
173 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Lovely trip
Alrayes,
Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing trip. The weather was beautiful and everything was well organized and on time. Food was perfect and staff were super friendly.
Do Not Book
Dylan H,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Massive cruise ship for 500 people that somehow still did not have enough seating for everyone. Also the first floor smelled like gasoline while outside there were smokers everywhere. The lunch was cold and mediocre and they try and upsell you on packages and excursions at least 5 times.
Unless you just like to spend money to just walk
Tiffany H,
Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00DO NOT BOOK THIS CRUISE!!!!! It is a complete waste of your day. Poor advisement, poor management, poor customer service. It advised water activities yet your not able to do it. They charge you for the boat ride only when you get on you start paying for everything. They charge for food, drinks and to site seeing. Lunch is included but mind you the tour is almost 12 hours long and lunch is serve in the morning. The lunch is cold so there's that they are not very accomading. However if you want to sail for money then go ahead I would recommend skipping the excursion and doing it yourself but you've been warned.
A super experience.
Daydream613407,
Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great, great value for money. Everything is well organized, the crew are very friendly On the small islands there is not too much time, but not bad to get a quick idea of the place. The food is very good.
Never even managed the...
Jenny T,
Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Never even managed the Tour.... Tour guide turned up much earlier than viator stated so now I'm being given the runaround by viator trying to get a refund.... wish me luck
Tour was a long time on...
jdickson6570,
Sep 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Tour was a long time on the boat and not a lot of time on each island. All was fine until it was time to return to our hotel. We were told by the tour guide that they would drop us off two blocks from our hotel. That two blocks was actually 8 blocks long up hill in the dark on crooked sidewalks. I’m 80 years old and that was a terrible way to end our day.
Long time on a big boat
Michelle N,
Sep 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Firstly if you are not an on time person you may need to rethink doing this trip. Our coach arrived to our pick up location about 15 minutes early and I’m sure that if we hadn’t been waiting the bus would’ve left without us. Next, if you are looking for a small, intimate experience then this is not for you. The boat is quite large and crowded. While there is enough space for everyone, the outside decks are very busy. Food and drinks are available on board at reasonable prices, and the crew are very friendly and polite. The included lunch is buffet style and we were disappointed with the food. The 3 islands visited are beautiful but due to timing you really only get a taste of each. Most of the day is spent on the boat. Would I do this trip again? No Would I recommend to others? Probably not.
Book a driver with a taxi
98bilh,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Tour was good, pick up from the hotel was great. Going back to the hotel was not ideal nor helpful. Added 1 hour to the journey when I paid an additional £140 for the service. I would have been better booking a private taxi to go straight there.
A great cruise to do when visiting Athens
Passenger52418847618,
Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00It was well organised we were picked up and taken to the boat and then picked up again and taken back to our stop after the cruise. The tour lady was wonderful, very friendly, and explained everything to us All the staff on the cruise were helpful and friendly. The tours they offered were very good. The buffet lunch was delicious.
DECEIVING ADVERTISEMENT! Boring, Old, Low-Class Tour.
A7772QDdinaa,
Sep 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00DECEIVING ADVERTISEMENT! Decent cruise at an unqualified luxury price-point. If the experience was priced correctly, I would have given 3-4 stars. Cons: - Boat was very old and run-down, nothing like the videos - Inside was heavily stained and dirty - Captain did not leave marina on time, just to wait for VIP passengers that were running late - Some disabled or senior passengers were having trouble maneuvering the boat or the stops, and caused late departure from each island - The pricing of a-la-carte items on board was ridiculously high... (2 sodas for 9 euros is wild) - Announcements were TOO LOUD, and ran every 5 minutes to beg people to upgrade to VIP or to pay extra to book excursions. It was so excessive and ruined the peace and quiet that is expected for being on a boat. - There was absolutely no dancing at all on this boat. The advertisements displayed classy people having fun and dancing to local music. None of this ever happened. It was mostly families that were a little slow and kept to themselves. - There was never a point where we could go swimming or any time to jump off the boat into deep water. The ads showing this was for a different swimming-specific tour, which is deceiving and confusing. Pros: - air conditioning worked well, and was constantly running - the lunch buffet was good - the islands were beautiful. Poros had nice little shops and just enough time to have a small breakfast at a cafe with sleeping cats, and walk it off by seeing the sights and old cannons. Hydra we did not have enough time because of the lateness of others, only 45 minutes to see the island with no cars, I was disappointed to not have been able to explore longer. Aegina we spent the whole time on the beach, a 5 minute walk left from the port. We rented beach chairs and an umbrella for only 10 euros, and swam for the whole 1 hr 30 mins. - the trip back was very smooth, even at high speed, there was no major rocking or motion sickness. Overall, I had a satisfactory time on this day cruise, but it was not worth the price. The experience was honestly boring, low class, and felt desperate from the company to make money using bare-minimum materials. TIP: If you're a group of young fun classy people, you can just rent your own yacht at the same exact price to see the same islands.
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