Aloha from Hawaii-I am looking to visit Greece next year in June and I am interested in taking a cruise. However, it seems as though many of them either offer stops in Athens or Santorini but not both. I would appreciate any tips you can give me. We are looking to go for no longer than a week. Thanks in advance.
China, one possibility would be to fly into Athens, spend two or three days there, then take a cruise from Pireaus. There are several cruise lines that offer 4 day Aegean cruises to other Greek islands, including Santorini. They unfortunately only spend a few hours in Santorini, so if you really want to spend some time there you can take a ferry or fly there from Athens.
Easy Cruise has both 3 and 4 night cruises that leave from Piraeus, near Athens. Unlike most Easy Cruise stops which arrive early in the day and stay until the next morning, at Santorini the ship arrives at 4:30 PM and leaves at 9:00 PM. I agree with Ash, that if you really want to spend time on Santorini, it would be best to take a ferry there and stay for a few days. However, our experience with Easy Cruise was very positive and we got to effortlessly see a lot of Greek Islands and Turkey on a 7 day cruise last September.
China, there are actually lots of cruise lines that combine Athens and Santorini in a single sailing. Depends on your budget. Do some research on cruisecritic.com - it's a free website.
Hi there everyone-thanks so much for the great advice. I am now thinking I might like to take the ferry to Santorini but I am wondering is it better to take a day or night ferry? Also, I tend to get a little motion sickness-has anyone had a problem with this on a ferry? Thanks again!
I've never gotten seasick on any of our 6 cruises (probably because they have stabilizers...not sure about ferries). However, I did get a tiny bit sick (more like dizzy), which quickly disappeared when we arrived, crossing from Spain to Morocco on a ferry, the only time ever.