7 Night from Barcelona to Athens on the Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas

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Step aboard the Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas and get ready for seven nights of breathtaking travel around the Mediterranean from Barcelona to Athens!

This sailing is particularly exciting because you'll only spend time at unusual cities like Santorini, Mykonos, and Kuşadası. This route is an interesting one for the Explorer of the Seas, As it sails it just once.

We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in the price, so that you can compare trips easily.


The Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas

The Explorer of the Seas Royal Caribbean, based in Ravenna and Port Canaveral and refurbished just one year ago in 2025, is a top-rated Voyager class ship that can carry comfortably more than 3,200 passengers.

The Explorer of the Seas Royal Caribbean offers guests the Flowrider artificial surf wave, an exclusive of Royal Caribbean. In addition, experience an ice skating rink, a rare feature.

The Explorer of the Seas Royal Caribbean also offers a casino, an outdoor movie theater, a spa, a ping pong table, a basketball court, seven jacuzzis, a solarium, a waterslide, four pools, and a gym.

Ship class
Voyager
Built
2000
Refurbished
2025
Guests
3,282
Crew
1,180
Length
1,020 ft
Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas
Ice Skating Rink

Your Itinerary

This itinerary spends four port days and two sea days. High points include long stops in Santorini and Mykonos in addition to visits to more exotic ports like Kuşadası.

Map of this cruise's route
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Mon23August 23rdMonday
5:00pm
Tue24August 24thTuesday
At Sea
Wed25August 25thWednesday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Thu26August 26thThursday
At Sea
Fri27August 27thFriday
7:00am – 10:00pm
7:00am – 10:00pm
Sat28August 28thSaturday
8:00am – 6:00pm
Sun29August 29thSunday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Mon30August 30thMonday
5:00am
Day 5Santorini
Day 7Mykonos
Day 8Athens

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed a year or so ago, The cost of a suite on this itinerary has fluctuated between $1,684 and $3,523 inclusive of taxes and port fees. Right now this sailing is just $152 higher than the all time low of $1,684 so lock in your suite now before it goes up.

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Alternate Sailings

The Explorer of the Seas sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Xcel also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule.

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