A Day In Santorini Off A Cruise Ship

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A day in santorini off a cruise ship. Chances are the cruise ship will anchor in the caldera and passengers tendered to the old port below the cliff at Fira. Ad Top Rated Santorini Cruise Sailing Tours. Find Things to Do in Santorini on Viator.

There are some cruise ships that dock at the port of Athinios but that is rare. This is a very quiet day for Santorini. There are three main access points when arriving in Santorini.

The small island of Santorini in Greeces Cyclades offers visitors a panorama that is world famous for its singular beauty. There is no road access to the port so passengers either take the cable car. Generally the cruise ship itineraries in Santorini drop some passengers off at Athinios and the others at the Old Port of Fira.

If wine is your thing Santorini has some great wine tours. The ship first stopped at Athinios port where the ferries dock and left off the passengers who have booked an excursion with the ship. We made sure we were first in line at 0700 to tender to the dock.

However if you are arriving at Santorinis Old Port on a cruise ship you may want to plan ahead a little bit to get the best possible experience. The land of blue roofs and compact white buildings laced with cobblestone streets that makes for the ultimate honeymoon destination in my opinion. I dont think it will be a problem.

The cruise ship I am working on has been sailing around the Greek islands and today I managed to explore the magical island of Santorini. We had no problem getting a taxi in Fira for the short trip to Oia. All in all a little more than 4000 passengers may haunt the island on this Sunday.