Malia: Booze Cruise Boat Party with Live Dj
The Malia booze cruise is a four-hour boat party out of Agios Nikolaos port, with coach transfer from Malia, DJs on two decks, a swim stop and drinking games. It ran Thursdays and Sundays through the season on a boat carrying up to 400 people. We have no current booking route for it, so this page sets out what the trip involved and what the alternatives are.
What the Malia booze cruise actually did
The day ran to a fixed timetable from Malia and back. Four stages made it up.
First was the coach from Malia at 15:00, a drive of about 40 minutes east to the port at Agios Nikolaos. Second, the boat left the port at 16:00 for four hours on the water, with two bars, two decks and Malia’s DJs and MCs playing throughout. Third was the swim stop, in a sheltered bay where the boat anchored for swimming, jumping from the deck and the organised games, champagne dives and belly flops among them. Fourth was the return to port at 20:00 and the coach back to Malia.
A light lunch was included: a sandwich or hot dog, with a vegetarian sandwich on request. Drinks were bought on board from around €5 for a spirit and mixer. A photographer worked the boat and posted the pictures free afterwards.
Places this tour visits
The trip ran between the Malia resort strip and the Mirabello gulf.
- Malia, the coach left from Malia, the resort this party was built around.
- Agios Nikolaos, the boat sailed from the port at Agios Nikolaos, about 40 minutes east by road.
What’s included and what isn’t
The ticket covered the transfer, the boat and a light lunch.
Included:
- Return coach from Malia
- Four hours on the boat with DJs and MCs
- Swim stop
- Light lunch, sandwich, hot dog or vegetarian sandwich on request
- Wristbands
- Photographer, with pictures posted free afterwards
Not included:
- Drinks, sold at the two on-board bars from around €5
Why we recommend this experience
We have to be honest about what we can tell you here. This trip no longer has a live booking listing, so we have no current price, schedule or verified review record to work from. Our own stored figures put it at 3.91 out of 5 across 65 ratings and around €60, a middling score, and one we cannot re-verify.
What we can say about the format is this. A 400-capacity boat with two decks and two bars is a large party, and that is the whole point of the product, nobody books a booze cruise hoping for a quiet afternoon. The structure was well judged for it: four hours is long enough to be a proper event and short enough that the return coach is not a disaster, and the swim stop in a sheltered bay broke the drinking up with something to do.
Starting from Agios Nikolaos rather than Malia was a sensible choice too. The Mirabello gulf has calmer, more sheltered water than the open north coast, which matters on a boat where people are jumping off the deck.
Three things to be clear about.
We cannot verify that this still operates, at what price or on what days. Check directly before planning anything around it.
The 3.91 rating in our own records is the lowest of any boat trip we list, and we have no detail on what drove it.
The coach journey was 40 minutes each way on top of the four hours afloat, so the day ran from 15:00 to roughly 21:00 door to door.
If you want a boat day on this coast with a live booking and a current review record, the Elounda bus and boat trip works the same gulf with a BBQ lunch and two swim stops, and the Agios Nikolaos boat trip to Spinalonga sails from the same port.
CreteLocals insider tips
Check it still runs, carry cash for the bar, and plan the evening after it.
- Confirm the operator is still running before making plans, since no current public listing exists.
- Carry cash for the bars, where drinks started around €5 and two bars served the whole boat.
- Eat before you board, given the included lunch was a sandwich or a hot dog rather than a meal.
- Wear swimwear under your clothes, because the swim stop came mid-party with no changing space.
- Keep your phone dry or leave it on the coach, as the deck games involved a lot of water.
- Plan a quiet evening afterwards, since the boat docked at 20:00 and the coach reached Malia around 21:00.
What to know before you go
The trip ran Thursdays and Sundays through the season, with the coach leaving Malia at 15:00, the boat sailing from Agios Nikolaos at 16:00 and returning at 20:00.
We hold no current booking route for this trip. Contact the operator directly, or consider one of the alternatives above.
Frequently asked questions
How long was the Malia booze cruise?
The boat party ran four hours, from 16:00 to 20:00, with a 40-minute coach each way from Malia.
Where did the boat leave from?
The boat sailed from Agios Nikolaos port, about 40 minutes east of Malia by coach.
Was food included?
A light lunch was included, a sandwich or hot dog, with a vegetarian sandwich on request. Drinks were bought on board.
How many people were on the boat?
The boat carried up to 400 people across two decks, with two bars and DJs playing throughout.
Was there a swim stop?
The boat anchored in a sheltered bay for swimming, deck jumping and the organised games.
Can you still book it?
We hold no current booking route. Check with the operator directly, or look at the other boat trips sailing from the same port.
Location
Booze Cruise Boat Party with Live Dj is located at Spinalonga. The map below shows the exact spot; Google Maps and Waze give turn-by-turn directions.
