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Luggage Storage at Piraeus or nearby?

Our trip to Greece is going to start in Crete and we plan to take the overnight ferry from Piraeus port to Chania, which leaves at 9pm (21:00). I understand that we can put our luggage on the ship around 6pm (18:00). However, it looks like we are going to arrive in Athens at the airport around 1:30pm in the afternoon. Even after customs & the taxi ride to the port, I think there will be at least 2-3 hours (I have calculated 1.5-2 hours from arrival to the port) between.

Does anyone know if there is a place we can store or advance check our luggage? I have read on Trip Advisor there are lockers at the port but we may have at least one large suitcase with us that I'm not sure will fit in a locker.

Any suggestions? (or does anyone know the size of the lockers?) Thanks.

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I once had a situation such as this... I had 2.5 hours, & wanted to go to the Piraeus Museum. I went to a ticket agency and bought my ticket for the ferry. Then I asked if I could stow my large bag there (it had nothing valuable in it... just clothes, books etc). They had a pile of bags stacked behind a row of seats. I put mine underneath the rest, and carried my shoulder bag (with my $, phone, tx, camera, snacks) to the museum. Coming back it was right where I put it. If you've already got your ticket, maybe you could shyly ask, do you have an facility to hold a bag for 2 hours? And hold out a 5€ note. I'm sure they'll fix you up. Ask for it to be behind a counter if you are worried.

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This last link has a typo ... el should be en that would bring up the page in English. https://leaveyourluggage.gr/en/ VEry helpful for people who want to leave luggage in Central Athens by Syntagma -- but the Original poster wants luggage storage at Pireaus. A google search i just did produces a useful Trip Advisor thread that notes several travel agencies that provide luggage storage:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g189400-i194-k8092108-Lugguage_Storage_at_Pireaus_port-Athens_Attica.html
Roseanne, on questions like this, try google first, & if there's nothing, then try us. On the other hand, if you do ask a forum (as the Trip adviser querier also did), the answers will help a large readership. As always, a thanks keeps us going.