We sailed on a 7-day cruise for $8,400. Take a look inside our 130-square-foot below-deck porthole cabin on the small ship.

The Pan Orama is a small cruise ship with a laid-back vibe.Samantha Priestley

• My partner and I sailed on the Variety Cruises Unexplored Greek Islands cruise aboard the Pan Orama.
• We paid $8,400 for a category B below-deck cabin with twin beds and traveled on a half-board basis.

In June, my partner and I sailed on the seven-day Variety Cruises Unexplored Greek Islands cruise aboard the Pan Orama.

The ship is quite small at 173 feet long with 24 cabins — none have balconies and only some, like ours, have portholes. We booked a category B below-deck cabin with twin beds and traveled on a half-board basis, meaning only some meals were included in our package.

We spent about $4,200 each for the cruise and found our compact cabin to have everything we needed for our week at sea.