We chose this cruise as it fit in with our schedule, and allowed us to sample many Greek islands. It was booked via a travel agent, and included several tours and a 'blue' alcohol package. The travel agent would have liked to arrange their own tours at the islands but Celestyal does not accommodate that.

The ship is older but very clean and the staff works very hard to make a good experience. We really appreciated their efforts. We did not expect a lot of onboard activities or gourmet cuisine as we understand this is a small ship designed to tour the islands. However, the overall itinerary is just grueling to the point of making us cranky. The schedule is for very early tours, leave an island before noon, sail from noon to 4pm, then another island for the evening. This only works well if you like naps in the afternoon, which most Americans don't. We were up every day at 6 a.m, and then were bored while the ship was sailing in the afternoon.

We pretty much swore off cruising at this point - feels too much like a forced march. Wish we had just visited a single island for those 4 days and relaxed. Read more