Heraklion Crete Greece

836 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Azamara Club Cruises (40 Cruises)

Celestyal Cruises (208 Cruises)

Celestyal Discovery

1828 Passengers
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Celestyal Journey

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Costa Cruises (106 Cruises)

Cruise COS Costa Cruises Pacifica ship

Costa Pacifica

4118 Passengers
114500 tons
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MSC Cruises (33 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (55 Cruises)

Oceania Allura.

Oceania Allura

1200 Passengers
68000 tons
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Princess Cruises (191 Cruises)

Enchanted Princess.

Enchanted Princess

3660 Passengers
145000 tons
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Sun Princess.

Sun Princess

2000 Passengers
77441 tons
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises (31 Cruises)

Viking Ocean Cruises (116 Cruises)

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Viking Neptune

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ships berth in the modern port, and a flat walk of about fifteen minutes leads to the old harbour and the first streets of the centre. No shuttle is needed for the town.
The Minoan palace lies five kilometres south of the centre. A city bus runs regularly from the centre and reaches the site in about twenty minutes; by taxi it is quicker still.
Two hours is enough, which makes the excursion easy to fit into a call. The red columns re-erected in the early twentieth century, the dolphin frescoes and the tangle of rooms evoke the myth of the Minotaur's labyrinth.
No, the ideal is to do both on the same day: each gives substance to the other. The museum is a fifteen-minute walk from the quay and needs about two hours for the essentials.
Its Minoan collections rank among the most important in the world: original frescoes from the palace of Knossos, figurines, gold jewellery and the mysterious Phaistos Disc, still undeciphered.
The Venetian work that has sealed the harbour entrance since the sixteenth century, stamped with the lion of Saint Mark. You walk its vaulted halls then climb to the terrace, where the view runs out to the Aegean on one side and the Cretan mountains on the other.
25th August Street runs down from Lions Square, where the Venetian Morosini fountain has flowed for four centuries, to the old harbour. Around it are pedestrian streets, the Venetian loggia now serving as city hall, the cathedral and pastry shops.
Bougatsa, a warm custard pastry, in the pedestrian streets. At the table: dakos with tomato and fresh cheese, sauteed snails, oven-baked lamb, Cretan olive oil and a small glass of raki on the house.
Yes. The centre is flat and easy to walk, Knossos is explored in the open air and the Minotaur myth grips children. Bring a hat and water: the site offers little shade.
The euro and Greek, with English widely spoken in the Cretan capital. Cards work almost everywhere; keep cash for the city bus and the covered market.