I just found out that our cruise with Princess in June 2025 has just taken Santorini off the itinerary and added Olympia. We really want to see Santorini. Is any way we can get to Santorini on our own from one of the other islands? We will be starting in Athens and going to Mykonos, Ephesus, Rhodes, Crete and Olympia. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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Are you able to cancel this cruise and find another one that does include Santorini. If it makes you feel better, Santorini is the only place we disliked in Greece, over the top touristy!
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Wyckoff, NJ, USA
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We had Mykonos cancelled overnight because of a brutal rainstorm. But the replacement, Monemvasia, was superb.
You have provided insufficient overall itinerary info, but my answer is 98% No.
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Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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Have you booked your flights yet. Perhaps you can fly to Athens 3 or 4 days before the cruise and just fly to and then fly back to Athens for the cruise. Same idea would work if you fly to Santorini after the cruise.
This year Aegean and perhaps sky express have introduced direct flights to some of the islands. Both seem to fly between Santorini and Heraklion Crete and Rhodes to Santorini. It may be possible to find out if your connection can be made. that will get you back to the ship in time.
As I recall we were on a cruise once where one destination was dropped. A few people arranged to get off the ship in one port, then flew to their destination and then flew back to the ship at the next port a couple of days later.
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France Southwest
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There is no way to make a round trip to Santorini from your ports of call in just one day, the easiest would be from Crete but that would require spending at least one night in Santorini.
And I think I can guess why your cruise won't go to Santorini:
https://www.afar.com/magazine/greek-island-santorini-to-charge-tax-for-cruise-passengers