Heraklion Crete Greece
836
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (40 Cruises)
Azamara Journey
22 Cruises
| 22 January | 50 days | One-way from Lisbon to Barcelona |
| 22 January | 49 days | One-way from Lisbon to Barcelona |
Azamara Onward
14 Cruises
Celebrity Cruises (16 Cruises)
Celebrity Infinity
16 Cruises
Celestyal Cruises (208 Cruises)
Celestyal Discovery
152 Cruises
Celestyal Journey
56 Cruises
Costa Cruises (106 Cruises)
Costa Deliziosa
6 Cruises
Costa Favolosa
8 Cruises
Costa Pacifica
88 Cruises
Cunard (2 Cruises)
Explora Journeys (7 Cruises)
Holland America Line (7 Cruises)
Margaritaville at Sea (4 Cruises)
MSC Cruises (33 Cruises)
MSC Lirica
22 Cruises
MSC Splendida
6 Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line (5 Cruises)
Oceania Cruises (55 Cruises)
Oceania Allura
25 Cruises
Oceania Insignia
6 Cruises
Ponant (2 Cruises)
Princess Cruises (191 Cruises)
Enchanted Princess
46 Cruises
| 16 April | 47 days | One-way from Fort Lauderdale to Piraeus-Athens |
| 16 April | 46 days | One-way from Fort Lauderdale to Piraeus-Athens |
| 1 June | 11 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 1 June | 12 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 5 May | 10 days | One-way from Istanbul to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 5 May | 20 days | One-way from Istanbul to Piraeus-Athens |
Sun Princess
141 Cruises
| 23 May | 21 days | Round-trip Mediterranean Sun Princess Barcelona |
| 23 May | 22 days | Round-trip from Barcelona, Spain |
| 30 May | 15 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (31 Cruises)
Seven Seas Explorer
5 Cruises
Seven Seas Mariner
6 Cruises
Seven Seas Navigator
10 Cruises
Seven Seas Voyager
8 Cruises
| 24 October | 9 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Istanbul |
| 25 October | 9 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Istanbul |
SeaDream Yacht Club (1 Cruises)
Silversea Cruises (12 Cruises)
Silver Ray
7 Cruises
| 20 May | 20 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Barcelona |
| 20 May | 10 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 5 August | 17 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Barcelona |
| 5 August | 9 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Viking Ocean Cruises (116 Cruises)
Viking Jupiter
17 Cruises
| 19 September | 34 days | One-way from Lisbon to Istanbul |
| 26 September | 27 days | One-way from Barcelona to Istanbul |
| 23 July | 27 days | One-way from Barcelona to Istanbul |
| 29 July | 21 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Istanbul |
Viking Mars
19 Cruises
Viking Neptune
33 Cruises
| 17 April | 34 days | One-way from Lisbon to Istanbul |
| 24 April | 27 days | One-way from Barcelona to Istanbul |
| 30 April | 21 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Istanbul |
Viking Saturn
6 Cruises
Viking Sky
16 Cruises
| 24 September | 27 days | One-way from Barcelona to Istanbul |
| 30 September | 21 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Istanbul |
Viking Vela
11 Cruises
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.




















