Aegean Discovery

Your Aegean discovery begins in Athens – a city that never fails to set the mood for what lies ahead. Check into your 4-star hotel and let the ancient city work its magic tonight. The Acropolis, the Plaka, the rooftop bars of Monastiraki with their views over 2,500 years of history – Athens is the perfect opening act for a journey through the Greek world.

Your private transfer delivers you to Piraeus this afternoon, where Celebrity Infinity is waiting. If time allows, a morning exploring Athens is always well spent before boarding. Settle in and raise a glass as she slips away from the Greek capital at 5:00 PM – the first of many Aegean horizons opening up ahead.

Kavala is one of those ports that rewards the traveller willing to look beyond the obvious. Draped dramatically across hillsides above a natural harbour, with a Byzantine fortress presiding over the old quarter and the sea below, it is a city of real character and genuine charm. Nine and a half hours ashore gives you plenty of time to explore at your own pace – well away from the crowds that gather elsewhere in the Aegean.

Thirteen hours in Greece’s second city – and it earns every one of them. Thessaloniki’s collection of UNESCO-listed Byzantine monuments is extraordinary, the waterfront promenade is one of the finest in the country, and the city’s culinary scene is arguably the best in Greece. Take your time, eat well, and see what the crowds in Athens and the islands so often miss.

A perfect day at sea as Celebrity Infinity heads south toward the Cyclades. The Classic Beverage Package, the spa, the pool deck in the September sunshine – a welcome breath before the iconic islands appear on the horizon.

The extended evening in Santorini is one of the great privileges of this itinerary. From the first tender ashore to the last boat back at 10:00 PM, you have a full day and a long, luminous evening on the most celebrated island in the Aegean. The caldera views from Fira, the cave houses and clifftop restaurants of Oia, the volcanic beaches below – and then the sunset, painting the sky in colours that no photograph quite captures. Stay for all of it.

Ten hours in Kusadasi opens the door to ancient Ephesus – one of the most astonishing archaeological sites in the world. The Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre, the Sacred Way paved in marble: this is the ancient world preserved at a scale and quality that is genuinely humbling. A full day ashore gives you time to walk the ruins thoroughly and still explore the port town before returning to the ship.

Mykonos in September is the island at its most enjoyable – the high-summer energy softened without any of the charm diminished. The whitewashed Chora, the windmills above the harbour, the golden beaches and the effortlessly stylish waterfront cafes: eleven hours ashore is a generous and well-timed visit.

A final port of outstanding quality. Rhodes Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site – a remarkably intact medieval city enclosed within walls built by the Knights of St John, its cobblestone lanes, grand gates and ancient palaces forming one of the most atmospheric old towns in the Mediterranean. Ten hours gives you every reason to lose yourself in it.

A final, unhurried day at sea as Celebrity Infinity makes her way back toward Athens. The spa, the restaurants, a last afternoon on the pool deck – a gentle and well-deserved close to a remarkable journey through the Aegean.

Celebrity Infinity returns to Piraeus in the early hours, drawing the curtain on 10 extraordinary nights. Whether Athens is your final stop or the start of something new, this is a journey worth every moment.