Dia Island Catamaran – Premium Lunch, Open Bar, Small Group

Recommended by 97% of travelers

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Crete, Greece

6 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

Set sail on a semi-private catamaran cruise from Heraklion to Dia Island for a day of sea, sun, and swimming. Your journey begins with a warm welcome featuring coffee and local pastries. Enjoy stunning coastal views, refreshing sea breezes, and unlimited drinks as we sail. Upon reaching Dia Island, anchor in a secluded bay to swim in crystal-clear waters before indulging in a freshly prepared Mediterranean lunch onboard.

Enjoy a more intimate setting on a small-group cruise from Heraklion
Brunch, lunch and a wide range of beverages will be served on board
Onboard Wi-Fi and restrooms make the trip more comfortable
Snorkeling gear, stand-up paddleboards, and pool noodles are available to borrow.

What's Included

Modern luxury catamaran with sunbeds and shaded lounges
Professional English-speaking crew
Espresso, detox water, teas, protein cocktail
Unlimited drinks: water, soft drinks, local beer & white wine
Light brunch
Freshly prepared gourmet Mediterranean lunch
Stand-Up Paddleboards (SUP)
Snorkeling gear (high-quality masks, fins)
Swimming jackets
Inflatable noodles for comfort and fun
Inflatable flamingo
Fishing gear (complete set for a gentle fishing experience)
Box of toys for kids (by request)
Music and free Wi-Fi on board
Life jackets
Onboard WC and outdoor shower
Liability insurance
Personal feminine hygiene products
Branded memorable gift (for special occasions)

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Towels
Sunscreen and personal care items
Use of private cabins (on request, not guaranteed)
Cocktails and other alcoholic beverages beyond the open bar selection
Hotel transfers are not included but can be arranged upon request

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Cafe Marina
Leof. Nearchou, Iraklio 712 02, Greece
Please arrive for boarding 15 minutes prior to the starting time. Our crew member, wearing a DanEri t-shirt, will meet you at the tables of the Marina Café (on the side facing the sea and boats). There is a municipal parking area available at the Marina, with a fee of approximately 5 EUR per day.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:30 am

Itinerary

Dia beach

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Kayisha_P

A 5* day all around. There was a small group of us on board (9 people) so the boat did not feel crowded. The chef and the captain were great and gave clear directions we should adhere to throughout the day. The food and snacks provided throughout the day were top tier and freshly prepared. Día Island itself is beautiful. Would definitely tour with Dan Eri yatchs again!

Reviews

4.9

based on 126 reviews

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A perfect day!

Kayisha_P, Aug 2025

Relaxing 5 star trip

Darren_G, Aug 2025

Lovely relaxing day out visiting dia island , hosts were friendly and meal cooked onboard was exceptional. Whilst on board you can use snorkeling equipment, sup boards and floats. Highly recommend for a chilled day out Only issues we found was that a few clips were broken on the front of the boat seats at knee level...a few of us got scratched as they're quite sharp so could do with being replaced along with a lock on the toilet door which was missing

Best boar experience in...

Emmanouil_C, Jul 2025

Best boar experience in Crete by far! Friendly crew, amazing service, beautiful water. The vibe and energy are always incredible on this catamaran.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you for the enthusiastic review! We’re thrilled to hear this was your best boat experience in Crete. The crew takes great pride in creating a fun and welcoming atmosphere, so it's wonderful to know the energy and service stood out. We’d love to welcome you back for another unforgettable day on the water!

Beautiful views, relaxing and delicious food

Evelyn_M, Jun 2025

The staff was wonderful and very accommodating. The food was made fresh on the boat with flowing drinks. It was relaxing on the deck but also fun to play in the majestic water with all the water toys. We met some cool people too which was enjoyable

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you so much for your kind and detailed feedback! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the trip and appreciated the crew, the food, and the overall experience—especially the swimming stop.

A perfect day

Alison_J, May 2025

This is the company to use for a snorkel sailing adventure. Thomas, Anise, and Alexander took great care of us. Water was crystal clear. Plenty of time at Dia in a secluded cove. A wonderful day, high recommend! Dolphins were an added bonus.

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you very much! We are happy you had great time with us! Looking forward to welcome you again! :)

Truly exceptional!

Angela_R, Sep 2024

This excursion was seriously amazing! The hosts (Spiro & George) were so kind & accommodating & fun, the views were beautiful & the food was honestly incredible. It was a magical day & an overall wonderful experience. One that we will truly remember forever!

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Dear Angela, We're so grateful for your kind words! It was wonderful having you with us, and we can't wait to welcome you back for another memorable journey.

Beautiful waters with added entertainment

Ivan_C, Aug 2024

This was a great experience. The captain and the crew were awesome. Crew answered all questions and were very pleasant at all time. The captain was amazing. He engaged all passengers trying to teach us typical Greek dance and later put on a concert as Johnny Depp. The lunch was amazing. Made fresh as we were all swimming. It was great. This was truly a 5 star trip.

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you very much for your review! We are happy you had a great time with us! Hoping to welcome you again on our boards! We will pass your kind words along to our team!⛵

If you love blue water

Tiffany_T, Jul 2024

Absolutely beautiful. Wonderful day of swimming, snorkeling and just generally relaxing. The food and crew we great.

Great, safe, fun

Ilianna_P, Jul 2024

Captain Spiro and crew were excellent hosts. They took care of our every need. The boat was very comfortable and clean. The food was amazing. I would definitely recommend the trip.

Just do it

Jason_M, Jun 2024

Such an incredible experience. Family of 4 and mixed with a total of 6 others and it was a perfect time. Great crew, friendly captain, very new, well-appointed catamaran. Floaties, snorkeling gear and a light breakfast and full, delicious and fresh lunch we're all included. Multiple hours in a beautiful lagoon. Well worth it!

Living our best life in Greece

Kimberly_S, Jun 2024

It was the best day! Swimming in the sea, eating a deliciously prepared meal just for us. Recommend 100%

Not exclusive or small group

Justine_S, Jun 2024

Booked this trip as it was marketed as an exclusive small group trip. While it started out that way, when we got to the destination our boat moored alongside another with lots of people onboard, who came onto our boat. Their music was loud and clashed with ours and it didnt feel like an exclusive experience at all. It would have been a lot cheaper to just book the cheaper boats with more people so was really disappointed by this as it was really noisy and disrupted.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Dear Justine, Thank you for sharing your feedback with us! We are truly sorry to hear about your experience and want to address your concerns. Could you please provide us with the date of your cruise from the Heraklion Port? This will help us investigate the situation further and ensure that such issues are resolved for future guests. We deeply regret any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your understanding!

I had a bad experiencial...

Rosa_N, May 2024

I had a bad experiencial because I had an enteritis at the boat. Maybe the meal at the boat? Poco espacio en cubierta, faltaban plazas en cubierta

Response from Host, May 2024

Dear Rosa, We are very sad you faced this problem. We hope you got well soon! We never had any issue with the food quality on board and we pay very high attention to it! We had no complaints on the food quality from the same cruise or the same day.

JUST BOOK IT

Mary_M, May 2024

JUST BOOK IT. This was a highlight of mine and my friend's trip to Crete. The crew was fantastic and it was nice to be on the boat with a smaller group.

Response from Host, May 2024

Dear Mary, Thank you so much! Your kind words and happiness mean a lot to us! Be back to us one day!

Highlight of our holiday

Claire_R, Apr 2024

Absolutely the highlight of our trip to Crete! The staff were so welcoming and thoughtful. Always checking in with us to make sure we were ok and had everything we could need. Food was abundant and so fresh and delicious. There were only 7 of us on the boat so it felt like a private experience. Would definitely recommend!

Response from Host, May 2024

Dear Claire, thank you so much for your review! Your words mean a lot to us! We hope to see you again in the future! :)

Gorgeous

Corey_B, Apr 2024

Very nice staff that made sure we were happy with the whole experience. Over all great experience with crystal clear blue water.

Great relaxation catamaran excursion!

Donna_C, Aug 2023

The excursion was awesome! We had a wonderful time. Beautiful place to relax, swim, snorkel. Crew were very nice and and helpful!

Relaxing day

Stephane_L, Jun 2022

We had a great day with George and Alexandra. This is basically a ride to Dia island off Heraklion where you anchor and pass the day swimming and sunbathing. Out at 10:00 back by 16:00. The food was ok. This trip is what you make it and depends on the other members of the group. If you want to walk on the island make sur to bring proper footware.

Response from Host, Jun 2022

Thank you. :) We are very happy you had great time with us! Looking forward to welcome you on our boards!

Great day

Julie_B, Jun 2022

Great day. Lovely food cooked on board. Very happy experience with a great crew and an exceptionally clean boat

Response from Host, Jun 2022

Thank you. :) We are very happy you had great time with us! Looking forward to welcome you on our boards!

A lovely experience

Jane_A, Jun 2022

Excellent sailing trip to Dia Island, hosted by Georgio and Alexandria who were absolutely amazing. Tried snorkelling and Paddle boarding for the first time and it was a great experience, lunch was delicious. Would recommend this trip.

Response from Host, Jun 2022

Thank you. :) We are very happy you had great time with us! Looking forward to welcome you on our boards!

Very nice crew, really customer oriented and good food!

Eugenie_N, Apr 2022

The crew was really nice and did everything for its customers. It was a blast on the boat and very fun. Would go again.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

We are happy you had a great time with us! Hoping to welcome you again on our boards! Thank you very much for your review!

Poor value for money

Pauline_T, Oct 2021

The trip was pleasant enough but compared to similar trips taken elsewhere in Greece, this was very poor value for money at £120 pp. The departure port was moved from Hersonisos to Heraklion which cost us an extra 160 Euros in taxi fares for the six of us. The trip itself was uninteresting and just involved sailing straight to Dia island where anchor was dropped to take a dip from boat. Lunch was only adequate at best. Then sailed straight back to port with no other stop offs. This was certainly an overpriced trip for what was on offer.

Rough seas but a superb trip

Sam_I, Sep 2021

Despite a choppy sea, the crew (Sergey & George) were excellent and reassuring. George was a fantastic crew man, full of stories, charm and funny. Excellent food as well from both and an all round relaxing, enjoyable and memorable. trip.

Response from Host, Sep 2021

Thank you very much for your great review! We are happy you enjoyed time with us! Looking forward to welcome you again!

A real luxury cruise, amazing moment

aurelie_y, Aug 2021

The Cruise was amazing, the boat was very nice, we were only 2 families on it. The food was excellent, all home made (or it seems so), the place we stopped was kind of paradise with turquoise water. Thank you so much for everything

Response from Host, Aug 2021

Thank you very much! We are happy you had great time with us! Looking forward to welcome you again!

Nissios Dia

Robert_H, Aug 2021

It was a very nice trip with very nice guys! The island of Dia is worth a sailing tour. Thanks to the team!

Response from Host, Aug 2021

Thank you very much! We are happy you enjoyed time with us! Hope to welcome you again on our boards! :)

What a Great Day!

Jonathan_R, Aug 2021

What a great day we had making the way to Dhia Island, enjoying its waters, and then heading back to Crete! The captain and crew were fun, and took the time to show us some of the ropes on steering the boat — and even surprised us with a birthday celebration for one of our traveling party. A nice touch — along with everything else for the day! We especially enjoyed swimming around the calm waters at Dhia, and paddle boarding in the crystal blue waters. Others in the party had fun fishing, too. All in all a super time was had by all!

Response from Host, Aug 2021

Thank you very much! :) We are happy you enjoyed time with us! Hope to welcome you again on our boards!

Great day on the catamaran!

Michael_S, Jul 2021

We had a fabulous time. They fed us well, took us to a beautiful bay on Dia and did a great job communicating with us what to expect as far as wind and wave conditions. We are thankful we had this experience with such competent staff.

Response from Host, Jul 2021

Thank you very much! We are happy you had great time with us! Looking forward to welcome you again!

Great trip, highly recommended!

Philipp_K, Jul 2021

Great trip, delicious food, perfect service! We were only 8 persons on board + 2 of the crew! The trip to Dia took about 2h and we had enough time to enjoy lunch and relax in the beautiful water in the bay of Dia! Highly recommended! Thanks again for the great day!

Response from Host, Jul 2021

Thank you very much! We are happy you had great time with us! Looking forward to welcome you again! :)

Nice and relaxing day

Petra_H, Jun 2021

We had a great day on the catamaran. The staff from booking to Captain are all very nice and helpful. Due to cancellations our trip started from Heraklion instead of Hersonissos. The team took excellent care of this change and arranged a shuttle service for us and also assisted with Covid testing The lunch that was provided was very delicious.