Greece is one of the most beautiful places on Earth to visit. It’s no wonder over thirty million visitors come from around the globe to explore its gorgeous array of islands along the Mediterranean Sea. From its natural environmental wonders to the endless array of ocean views along with the sunset, you will find yourself never wanting to leave.

 

If you are getting ready to embark on your island vacation to Greece, here are a few things you’ll want to know ahead of time so you can make the most of your experience.

 

Take It Slow

 

The people in Greece don’t believe in rushing through life, so be prepared to have your trip coast along with the same timeline. This is because the Greeks focus more of their lives on rest and family than they do on work. But there is also the classic siesta time which was meant to give people who lived in Greece a time to rest and take a break from being in the heat all day.

 

People will usually take naps and stores will be closed, so make sure to account for anything you might want to do during those hours in the afternoon. Double-check with your hotel, attractions you want to explore, and restaurants you may want to visit to ensure you aren’t showing up when the island is taking a rest.

 

Don’t Plan to Shop on Sunday

 

If you are visiting any of the local shops on a Sunday, expect for them to be closed. Just as we mentioned about living on island time, Greece is also a country that takes Sunday as a rest day. This means stores and restaurants will more than likely be closed. So make sure to double-check any of the places you intend to visit first.

 

Learn Your Basic Greetings, Directions, and Requests

 

The Greek language is beautiful but is also very intricate depending on where you come from. Along with learning some of the local language, it can also be extremely helpful to learn some of the basic greetings, directions, and requests while navigating directions or ordering lunch at local restaurants.

 

Visit More Than One Island

 

Going to Greece is more than likely not a quick plane or train ride for the usual tourist. It may have taken you several hours, if not an entire day of travel just to get to Athens. But with over 200 different islands along five various oceans and seas, you won’t want to make your only stop within the main city. Make sure that while you are visiting Greece, you take an opportunity to visit multiple different Greek islands.

 

But once you start exploring, you’ll realize very quickly that you will have to work with different ferries that don’t always run on time as you bounce from one island to the next. Instead of spending most of your vacation attached to your phone trying to navigate times or figure out directions, you definitely will want to consider taking a cruise around Greece.

 

Sail In Greece offers a wide range of gulet cruises to provide you with the most unique and memorable vacation experience you could imagine. For seven days, you will sail along with one of the five different oceans aboard one of their gulet cabins.

 

You’ll make different stops depending on which of the Greek gulet cruises you choose from, such as the Zante Cruise or the Ionian Cruise. Some are more intimate settings that are perfect for honeymoons or romantic getaways while others serve more people and create a more socializing type of environment. No matter which one you choose, you’ll find luxury and relaxation while you sail out into the open sea.

 

Plan To Bring Cash

 

While there are several places you can use cards, you may find yourself more in a snag than usual as most of Greece still primarily uses cash. There usually are plenty of ATMs that are available to use as they realize many of the tourists that visit from out of town are probably unaware.

 

Tipping Is Optional

 

If you live somewhere like the United States, you may be accustomed to tipping when you go out to eat. However, tipping in Greece is completely optional, regardless of what island you may be visiting. There is no suggested amount to tip and again is only up to you if you feel the need or desire to tip.

 

Just as a caution, there are some instances where gratuity will be included in your bill automatically. Always look at your check to see if it’s already been added.

 

Always Use Bottled Water When Staying on the Islands

 

While there is plenty of good drinking water available on the mainland, the Greek Islands don’t always allow you access to clean drinking water. There are even circumstances where the drinking water is scarce and is usually only used for household chores such as doing laundry or taking care of personal hygiene. Bottled water is very accessible so make sure to stock up or check with your gulet cruise crew to provide you with some.

 

Visit the Different Kinds of Beaches

 

While visiting Greece, you will learn very quickly how many different types of beaches exist. In Santorini, for instance, you will find one of the most unusual beaches. The volcanic landscape has created a unique beach known as the Red Beach at Akrotiri where the huge rock walls surrounding you, along with the sand beneath your toes, are completely red. There are also two black sand beaches on the island of Santorini called Perissa Beach and Kamari Beach.

 

If you’re visiting somewhere such as Corfu, you may want to stop and see Paleokastritsa. It’s a unique beach that has an equally unique history. It’s a village where the mythical Phaeacians once lived. Along with this village, you’ll find gorgeous beaches that have unbelievably local mountains as the backdrop of the landscape.

 

Your vacation to Greece is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and your experience should reflect that. If you want to avoid having to worry about what your trip will look like, talk to Sail in Greece to learn about a luxury, completely stress-free, once-in-a-lifetime experience aboard one of our many Greece gulet cruises. We promise you will not be disappointed.

Athena…..Our Largest MEGA yacht

The motor sailer Athena was built in 2008 . After a renovation in 2017 It took its final form that you can all enjoy today. This boat that is 42 m long and 10 m large is providing Small Ship Cruise services to our dear guests with its 7 crew members.

Our yacht that holds 4 Double Cabins, 4 Triple Cabins, 8 Twin Cabins , more elegant and comfy than each other with their own WC and air conditioning, with a total of 16 cabins. İt possess a 2 x 460 HP Cummins horsepower and a 115 Kw, 35 Kw, 10.5 Kw generator.

A dedicated living space fort the crew, a fully furnished kitchen, indoor and outdoor spaces for eating and relaxing, and an American bar are available.

There are enough sun bath cushions, chairs and services for every single guest. This yacht that is built to make our guests live the comfort, the luxury and the serenity at the same time, can reach a speed up to 12 nautical mile.

Athena motor sailer, fully furnished with navigational devices Wireless, GSM Phone you will feel in security during all of our preferred destinations like Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu, Athens and all the Greek islands.

Beside that, a LCD TV, a DVD player and a stereo music player are available for our dear guests in the living room.

Athens operates on our Sail in Greece cruises and is also available for private charter. Check here our entire gulet fleet

TRAVEL HEALTH ADVISORY | NEW ‘’SMALL SHIPS, LARGE FLEXIBILITY‘’ BOOKING POLICY

   UPDATE 26.03.2020

We understand it’s an uncertain time for Sail in Greece guests travelling in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect worldwide travel.
We understand that many guests’ travel arrangements have been affected. As a result, we have temporarily added flexibility to our terms until further notice to help travellers navigate through these difficult times, including:

• o  Flexi-bookings: Changes to your departure date can be made up to 30 days before departure, with no admin fee
• o  Take your Time: Balance payments have been extended and are not due until 30 days before departure
• o  Credit: Roll your booking over to a later date in 2020…or all the way to 2022. With no admin fees, its up to you!

CONTACT US 

 

• UPDATE 12.03.2020

Every day brings new developments related to Covid-19. We want to share with you what actions we are taking fleet-wide to maximize the safety of our guests and crew and continue providing a healthy environment while sailing on board our small ships accommodating fewer than 49 guests.

Since the beginning of the outbreak, we are making a consistent effort to provide a safe environment for our guests and crew alike. It is obvious that our passengers feel the small ship environment is safer, with a maximum capacity of just 1 – 49 guests and with smaller areas on board to enforce and apply our enhanced sanitation /disinfection protocols. On shore, we operate small group tours with trusted certified local partners committed to provide Sail in Greece with proof of precautionary hygiene measures taken during the tours.

NEW BOOKING POLICY for New Bookings & REBOOKING OPPORTUNITIES for Existing Bookings:

‘’SMALL SHIPS, LARGE FLEXIBILITY‘’

While our #1 priority is the safety and well-being of all our guests and crew, our other focus is to give our partners and guests the confidence to book with us or delay cancellation decisions and not rush into canceling. To assist guests and travel partners in making decisions in regards to existing bookings, we have implemented temporary changes to our booking and cancellation policy in our scheduled cruises allowing:

o Existing bookings can be cancelled up to 30 days prior to sailing and rebook later in 2020 or 2021 at no cancellation fees, only retaining deposits paid which will be used as Future Cruise Credit against future cruises with us. Should passengers wish to move their scheduled cruise a few weeks/months later, Sail in Greece will honour all deposits made, without any rebooking / cancellation fees and guests will receive a 100% future cruise credit towards Sail in Greece scheduled cruises embarking in 2020 through October 31st 2021,subject to final acceptance 1 month prior to each departure. The payments kept by Sail in Greece effectively constitute a credit against cruise fares applying for the cruise originally booked – there might be a price difference from a year to another – and they can use this Future Cruise Credit for booking any scheduled cruise / any category of cabin.

o Final Deposit payment for our existing bookings, will be made 30 days prior to sailing, in order to make sure that our guests will have zero obstacles to join our cruise.

o New bookings made until May 31 2020 can be cancelled up to 30 days prior to departure without incurring cancellation fees

Your partners in exploration by small ship,
Sail in Greece

TRAVEL HEALTH ADVISORY

The safety, security and well-being of our guests and crew is our number one priority. We have implemented several preventative measures outlined below due to growing concerns regarding COVID-19 infections. We will continue to consult with The World Health Organization (WHO) and take appropriate additional action as needed.

 

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES PRE-EMBARKATION & DURING THE CRUISES

Policies currently in place include:

• We have implemented mandatory pre-boarding health reporting and pre-cruise screening for all guests and crew. This include

          ‣ The distribution of mandatory pre-embarkation health questionnaire (applicable to all passengers and crew, view here). The questionnaire forms are completed at the time prior to embarkation and will be held under strict confidentiality and retained on board for 15 days according to the stated retention policy. Access is permitted only to Captain and                         Medical Officer)

         ‣ Mandatory non-touch temperature screenings for all guests and crew pre-embarkation and during the cruise. In the event of alarming symptoms such as signs and symptoms of illness and thermal indications (>38°C) and/or alarming answers to the said health questionnaire, those passengers will be denied access on board.

• Since the beginning of the outbreak, we have immediately amplified our standard cleaning procedures and have implemented additional cleaning and disinfection protocols on board all voyages. These protocols have been enforced in addition to our already rigorous sanitization standards in place.

The above measures will remain in effect until further notice and are subject to change at any time as we evaluate the situation and continue to consult with local health authorities as well as the WHO.We apologize for the inconvenience to any guests affected by these measures put in place to ensure the safety and well-being of all our guests and crew.

We want you to feel confident when travelling on board with us. As a result, we have reinforced some of our procedures, beyond the protocols required by the authorities:

• We have enhanced our overnight cleaning procedures with anti-bacterial and hospital-grade disinfectant throughout our vessels according to WHO recommendations.

• Our fleet is fitted with extremely efficient HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Arrestors) filters inside our a/c units, which remove particles in the air, down to the size of microscopic bacteria and virus clusters (with an efficiency of better than 99.99%).

This Advisory supersedes all previous versions and will be updated as required.

UPDATED BOOKING POLICY OF SAIL IN GREECE

• UPDATE 03.03.2020

Our company is monitoring closely the situation about the Coronavirus and we do understand the uncertainty caused to our customers about their bookings and holiday plans for the season.
Therefore we have updated our booking policy as following:

1. For already booked charters it is possible to change your dates, as long as the departure remains in 2020 and the charter area remains the same. If the rescheduled booking is more expensive the price difference will be charged.

2. For future bookings done as from today and until further notice, the required deposit will be 10% and the remain of the booking deposit can be paid up to 30/04/2020.

3. The final payment for  future bookings can be paid latest one week before the charter departure.

4. In the case that a charter customer is unable to get to the base due to travel restrictions, when there is an official advisory not to travel to the area of the booked charter, or the border is closed to the country of origin of the customer, the term #1 will apply.
In addition it will be possible to cancel the charter and a credit note will be issued to the customer to use it for a charter departing at 2021 at the same charter area.

ONGOING MONITORING 

We’re monitoring government advice from gov.uk and smarttraveller.gov.au closely.

Should a travel restriction be applied to a region visited as part of a tour, we’ll make alternative arrangements for that element of the tour, as similar to the original itinerary experience as possible. If travel restrictions mean that we cannot operate the tour, we’ll cancel the departure and a full refund will be available.

All the above T & C’s apply for our cabin charter operations ( scheduled cruises ) and not our private charter bookings.

 

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Private Gulet Rental in Greece

The leading firm for Blue Cruise and Yachting tourism, Sail in Greece awaits you for the Blue Cruise you have dreamt of. You can contact the firm directly or via the tour operator you collaborate with in order to have a Blue Cruise at the coves of Ionian, Saronic, Cyclades, Greek Islands. We are sure that you will find a Gulet Rental rate that will suit you among them. Check here our Gulet rates

One of the most important service Sail in Greece provides is Gulet Rental. The company owns 6 gulets which are wodden, traditionall handmade boats that vary among 25 to 44 meters. The cabins vary among 2 to 16 cabins. There are 3 classes of Yachts that has the capacity of maximum 46 people. Standard with out A/C, ensuite with a/c, Luxury and Ultra Luxury. All the Yachts have a high standard of safety and comply with local government and international regulations. These regulations are monitored thoroughly by the coastguard and harbor masters.

Where in Greece to cruise?
Greece is famous in the world for the beauty of its islands and beaches. You can witness the history in Greece in every monument you encounter on the way. You can feel Ancient Greece in historical monuments . Millions of people visit Greece every year especially Acropolis of Athens, but also exclusive places like Mount Athos.

The capital of Greece, Athens, a city full of story and culture, together with Piraeus and nearby suburbs is home to more than 3 million people. Other important cities are Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Volos, Kalamata, Corfù, Rhodes and Corinth. In Greece there are more than 2000 islands from which only 200 are inhabited. The most famous and visited ones are Corfu in Ionian Sea; Mykonos, Paros, Naxos and Santorini in Aegean Sea; Rhodes and Patmos in Dodecanese and Skopelos which belongs to the Sporades islands group. Also the nature is very generous in Greece, most famous products are olives, grape, tomatoes, oranges, fish. The Greek cuisine is also not to miss.

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