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Celestyal Cruises announces 2019 Greek islands itineraries

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Heraklion, Crete features on all Celesytal's 3, 4 and 7 day itineraries in 2019
Celestyal Cruises announced its 2019 itineraries, which number 71 in total, all departing from and returning to Piraeus.  

3- and 4-day sailings feature five and six Aegean calls, respectively: the 3-day calls at Mykonos, Samos or Kusadasi, Patmos, Heraklion (Crete) and Santorini; the 4-day calls at Mykonos, Samos or Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion and Santorini.

Both itineraries include a full evening on Mykonos and a full evening on Santorini, while the 4-day includes a full day on Rhodes.

The 3-day programmes sets sail on March 15, 2019, with the final cruise of the season mid-November 2019; the 4-day cruises start on March 18, 2019, with the final cruise of the season on November 11, 2019.

A seven day itinerary calls at Mykonos, Milos, Samos or Kusadasi, Heraklion and Santorini, includes an overnight on each island.

‘We’ve planned these itineraries to include some of the region’s icons alongside some of its lesser-known destinations,’ said Celestyal Cruises ceo Kerry Anastassiadis. ‘Based on the positive response we have received to the recently-introduced extension of our 2018 Aegean cruise season and the growing demand for the Celestyal Cruises experience, we will increase the number of calls in 2019 by 9% over 2018.’

 The company operates four mid-sized vessels serving the Greek Islands and circumnavigating the island of Cuba, year-round.