Cruise Line ProgramsSmall, family-run Greek ships that turn a group trip into island-hopping with friends.
Variety Cruises is a Greek, family-run line operating small ships that carry a few dozen guests, with a relaxed and personal style.
The ships reach small islands and quiet anchorages, stop for swims in open water, and spend time in port rather than rushing between them. For a small group, it feels much closer to a private yacht holiday than a cruise.
Because the ships are so small, they are especially well suited to full private charters for small teams and leadership groups. If you are still weighing lines against each other, the at-sea overview lays out how we compare them.
Anchoring in quiet bays for a swim off the ship is part of the rhythm of the week.
Small islands and harbours that large ships never reach.
A family-run line with a warm, personal style.
With so few guests, a full charter is realistic even for a small team.
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Variety Cruises is best known for the Greek islands, and it also sails other warm-water destinations around the Mediterranean and further afield.
We will confirm current itineraries and match them to your dates.
Buy the Sea has been placing corporate groups at sea for twenty-six years, across every major line. We know how Variety Cruises works, and we know what to ask for and when to ask for it so that your program gets the ships, the spaces and the dates it needs. That is the part we handle.
Bring us a headcount, a budget and a range of dates. We will come back with real options with Variety Cruises — and across every other line, because we represent all of them and we are paid by the cruise line, never by you. There is no fee, no markup and no obligation. Here is why that matters.
Within reason, and often more of it than planners expect — signage, screens, key cards, venue naming and private events are all on the table. What is possible comes together at negotiation, and we will walk you through it.
Yes. The ships are small, so a full charter is often the best option for a group, subject to dates.
Nothing. We are compensated by the cruise line, never by you. Twenty-six years of doing it this way is covered in why Buy the Sea.