Katakolon Olympia, Greece
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Aurora Expeditions (2 Cruises)
Azamara Club Cruises (18 Cruises)
Azamara Journey
12 Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line (8 Cruises)
Celebrity Cruises (31 Cruises)
Celebrity Ascent
22 Cruises
| 14 May | 10 days | Round-trip Mediterranean Celebrity Ascent Civitavecchia Rome |
| 14 May | 11 days | Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
| 16 July | 11 days | Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
| 16 July | 10 days | Round-trip Mediterranean Celebrity Ascent Civitavecchia Rome |
Celestyal Cruises (58 Cruises)
Celestyal Journey
58 Cruises
| 29 August | 15 days | Round-trip from Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
| 29 August | 8 days | Round-trip from Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
| 1 May | 14 days | Round-trip 14 Night Mediterranean Icons West to East Cruise |
| 1 May | 15 days | Round-trip from Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
| 1 May | 8 days | Round-trip from Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
Costa Cruises (17 Cruises)
Costa Favolosa
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CroisiEurope (4 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (6 Cruises)
Crystal Symphony
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Cunard (66 Cruises)
Queen Elizabeth
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Queen Victoria
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Emerald Waterways (2 Cruises)
Holland America Line (14 Cruises)
ms Oosterdam
14 Cruises
| 23 April | 22 days | One-way from Barcelona to Trieste |
| 23 April | 23 days | One-way from Barcelona to Trieste |
Lindblad Expeditions (2 Cruises)
Sea Cloud
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MSC Cruises (228 Cruises)
MSC Fantasia
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MSC Lirica
22 Cruises
MSC Orchestra
104 Cruises
MSC Sinfonia
21 Cruises
| 25 August | 8 days | Round-trip from Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
| 29 August | 8 days | Round-trip from Bari, Italy |
MSC Splendida
26 Cruises
| 18 June | 10 days | Round-trip from Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
| 20 June | 10 days | Round-trip from Istanbul, Turkey |
| 23 June | 10 days | Round-trip from Bari, Italy |
| 24 June | 10 days | Round-trip from Trieste, Italy |
| 15 July | 10 days | Round-trip from Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
| 17 July | 10 days | Round-trip from Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20 July | 10 days | Round-trip from Bari, Italy |
| 21 July | 10 days | Round-trip from Trieste, Italy |
MSC World Europa
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Norwegian Cruise Line (52 Cruises)
Norwegian Gem
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Norwegian Pearl
9 Cruises
Oceania Cruises (72 Cruises)
Oceania Allura
39 Cruises
| 18 June | 22 days | One-way from Trieste to Barcelona |
| 25 June | 8 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 20 August | 8 days | One-way from Trieste to Piraeus-Athens |
| 27 August | 8 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Oceania Sirena
18 Cruises
| 27 August | 13 days | One-way from Istanbul to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 28 August | 14 days | One-way from Istanbul to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Princess Cruises (110 Cruises)
Caribbean Princess
6 Cruises
Enchanted Princess
100 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 |
| 16 April | 37 days | One-way from Fort Lauderdale to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 8 July | 14 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 8 July | 28 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (43 Cruises)
Seven Seas Explorer
6 Cruises
Seven Seas Grandeur
18 Cruises
Seven Seas Mariner
9 Cruises
| 29 April | 175 days | One-way from New York to Piraeus-Athens |
| 29 April | 174 days | One-way from New York to Piraeus-Athens |
| 30 July | 83 days | One-way from Southampton to Piraeus-Athens |
| 30 July | 82 days | One-way from Southampton to Piraeus-Athens |
Seabourn Cruise Line (6 Cruises)
Seabourn Quest
6 Cruises
Silversea Cruises (30 Cruises)
Silver Dawn
8 Cruises
Silver Ray
8 Cruises
Silver Shadow
11 Cruises
| 16 May | 13 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Piraeus-Athens |
| 16 May | 25 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Piraeus-Athens |
| 27 July | 25 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 27 July | 13 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Venice |
Star Clippers (8 Cruises)
Viking Ocean Cruises (315 Cruises)
Viking Jupiter
76 Cruises
| 16 April | 9 days | One-way from Chioggia to Piraeus-Athens |
| 16 April | 8 days | One-way from Venice to Piraeus-Athens |
| 17 April | 8 days | One-way from Venice to Piraeus-Athens |
| 17 April | 9 days | One-way from Venice to Piraeus-Athens |
Viking Mars
34 Cruises
Viking Neptune
66 Cruises
Viking Saturn
11 Cruises
Viking Sea
27 Cruises
| 20 March | 21 days | One-way from Barcelona to Piraeus-Athens |
| 26 March | 15 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
Viking Sky
31 Cruises
Viking Star
42 Cruises
| 20 January | 12 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
| 20 January | 13 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
| 10 June | 9 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Venice |
| 10 June | 8 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Venice |
| 27 July | 9 days | One-way from Venice to Piraeus-Athens |
| 27 July | 8 days | One-way from Venice to Piraeus-Athens |
| 6 August | 9 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Venice |
| 6 August | 8 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Venice |
Viking Vela
28 Cruises
| 7 June | 7 days | One-way from Venice to Piraeus-Athens |
| 13 June | 15 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 13 June | 7 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Venice |
Frequently Asked Questions
Right at the mole, and the village centre begins practically at the foot of the gangway. Ten minutes on foot brings you to the main street and its terraces.
For Olympia. The village itself takes minutes to explore, but some thirty kilometres away lies the sanctuary where the Greek world invented the Games: few destinations offer such a shortcut to the origins of our sporting culture.
About 30 km, some 30 to 40 minutes by road on an excursion or by taxi. A train also makes the run in about 45 minutes for roughly ten euros return: check the day's timetable as soon as you step ashore.
Four to five hours in total including transport, and most call schedules allow it comfortably. The museum needs an hour for the essentials, the site about the same.
The gymnasium, the palaestra, the temples, the treasuries of the city-states and above all the stadium, whose stone starting line is still in place. Passing through the athletes' entrance vault and setting foot on the track gives a thrill that even the least antiquity-minded admit to feeling.
The most precious finds from the excavations, including the winged Nike of Paionios. The reconstructed pediments of the Temple of Zeus fill an entire hall, where the marble bodies still seem to wrestle and run.
The small beach of Plakes, two hundred metres from the quay, lines up its pebbles in clear water, with showers and changing rooms. The waterfront tavernas serve grilled fish and cold local white wine.
Olive oil shops offer tastings, and the most useful souvenir of the region often comes in a golden bottle. The main street also has jewellers and olive sellers.
Yes. The village is flat, the beach is two hundred metres away, and a small tourist train runs locally. At Olympia, bring water and a hat: the site is large and shade is limited to the Aleppo pines.
The euro and Greek, with English widely spoken in a village used to ships. Bring cash for site and museum entry tickets in high season, and for the train.


























