The BEST Video. No one explained the way you did. Everything that I needed to know. Thank you so much!

Thank you for this information and your response to my earlier question for you. It proved invaluable! We were on Santorini for one day last month during our 7 day cruise. We got off the ship early so there was no line for the cable cars. We got in line way before the last tender boat to our ship and before sunset. Because of that we stood in line maybe 25 minutes. So we were able to enjoy a cocktail while watching the sunset from the ship. Plus being able to watch the reflection of the sunset on the island, see the lights come on across the island and then get dark was truly magical for me. I am glad we were on the ship and not the island for the sunset. I bought you a cup of coffee last month in appreciation for the information you provided. My friends were very impressed you actually replied to my question in the comment section of your video.

This makes it way easier to understand what to expect by seeing the actual footage of “getting there and back”! Thank you so much! Very helpful!

This sounds so technical but useful to those who have limited time, especially tourists from those huge cruise ships.

Saved me hours of research, Thank You so much !

So far this is the best video. I am taking a short cruise, so it has everything that I need to know and wanted to know. Thank you so much.

This is one of the best videos I have seen and it gives the information I was looking for Santorini. I am looking forward to seeing his other videos!! Thanks!!

THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SHARING THE VIDEO! IT REALLY HELP FOR ANYONE INTHE FRIST TIME ON CRUISE TO SANTORINI.

This was amazing. Heading there next week and you've just packed out my itinery! thanks

This is exactly what I wanted to know! Thank you!

We traveled to Santorini in July, 2023 and took your advice to take the boat around to Oia. Oia was charming. Thank you for your valuable information and advice.

You and your video is very helpful! I truly appreciate all your words of wisdom!

Very informative for cruisers. Thank you very much.

By far the BEST video explaining how to explore Santorini when visiting by cruise. This was so helpful. You answered ALL of my questions! Thank you!!!

this is sooooooo incredibly helpful!!!! thank you!!!!!

Such a helpful video! Thank you so much!!

This is amazing explanation! Great tips! Well done!

I'm goint to Santorini next month in a cruise and this video was very useful. Excellent information.

Great information! Clear and simple.

Your videos are The Bible for me when I travel to Greece. Thanks for your nice wotk!!!

This is THEE BEST video!!!! Thank you so much!

Wow! Great pointers! I never would have known these helpful tips.

I have been waiting on videos on Mykonos!! cant wait to learn about Mykonos😊

Thanks for the information. It helps me plan my cruise in August 😊

This was so helpful!!! Thank you

Thank you for this video, so helpful! I watched this before a recent cruise and when I looked up how many cruise ships were in Santorini on the same day as my one, I decided to book an excursion with the cruise line and it was much better than trying to do it on our own.

Thanks a lot for all the info. We should go there during the winter then, to avoid the crowd.

Thanks! Excellent information!

Thanks was waiting for it !!!

Wonderful explanation. Very helpful

Your video is so very helpful. Thank you.

I love this video! Very helpful! We are coming to Santorini around October 9th, 2023 and plan on taking the water taxi to Mia, then doing the hike to Fira. We can't wait! It looks amazing!

Thanks for sharing this info, I will be visiting soon!

Love hiking so stairs are good to work out. Public bus are lovely, adventure continues.

So helpful! Thank you!!

Best video you created ❤ thank you 😊

Excellent video! We are cruising into Greece in Sept 2024 and I'm not keen on using the ships excursions. This video helped me understand how to get around on my own or what to look for if I choose to book independent tours.

Thank you so much for this video ❤

GREAT VIDEO!

So informative thank you very much

The best Greek guide for a reason!!

This is just what I was looking for! Thank You!!! Cruising October 2023

Very helpful , thank you

Really good info ❤

Thank you so much!!

Glad I booked for May. I’ll visit via land at another time.

Thanks tu you , my experience in Santorini was Amazing , will be nice if you can do the same Videos in all Spain 🇪🇸 islands

Very informative. Thank you. Can you maybe do some videos on Milos and Zakynthos? 😅

Great video! Only thing I would add is to pre-book the water taxi to Oia. We didn’t and it was sold out when we arrived at the Old Port. We ended up taking a donkey up to Fira & bussing to Oia, which wasn’t too bad.

Greece in particular and Europe in general have been slow to wake up to trashing of destinations caused by cruise ships. Now, major targets, including Amsterdam, Athens, Venice, Dubrovnik, etc. are trying to get nuisance tourism under control. For the best known Greek Islands it is too late.

Very helpful

Hi again! I just wanted to let you know that €204 per person for an excursion in Santorini is way to much for us! We will be visiting this amazing island next June 20 with NCL Epic, and the prices for excursions are so crazy!

Amazing info and videos! I just Googled both Kapari, 5 Senses and Meraki restaurants are labelled "temporarily closed".

i was once with ncl at Santorini it was to stressfull for me and family in my last cruise i decided to remplace Santorini with Crete and Mykonos .

Finally a cruise one

What a great video! Thank you for making it. I’m wondering if you have a video like this but for coming into Athens on a cruise?

These videos are fabulous!! I had a completely different idea in my mind of Santorini... now I'm informed and even more excited. Thank you! I really wanted to do a catamaran boat tour- We arrive July 28, 2023, in port 7AM to 8PM. Do you think it's possible with logistics or should I let that dream go? I watched your video on boat tours. Could we make it to Vlychada?

super...thank you

Don't go, it's a nightmare on some ships, and there are 6-7 cruise ships in any given day in the summer and it's too crowded. The tendering operations on some lines are just not up to the task, and shoreside it can turn into a nightmare waiting in 40 degree celcius in a cue to wait to get back on the ship and then you find out you are waiting in the wrong line. Santorini should make a covered walkway down by the sea .

Do you have any videos for cruisers going to Mykonos? I love your videos they are so interesting and informative. I searched but couldn’t find Mykonos.

Hi , a guide for mykonos too please

Anyone know a site where i can find cruise ships to Greece from Spain? Or do i have to search each individual cruise company?

We love your videos! Our group is coming on a cruise and will be in Santorini 16th September. We were watching your video. Our group likes likes your option of the water taxi to Oia then private bus back. I do not see any link on your channel. Could you send me more information! We already booked one of your recommendations in Athens! Love your videos! Link to tour please 8 people.

Are there any water taxis that will bring you back to the Old Port Fira from Oia?

Hello! My family and I are going to Santorini in July, very busy time. Our ship is tendered from 8 am to 10 pm, what would you do if you had all this time? Book the boat excursion first for the whole morning and maybe eat at 5-6 pm at a restaurant you mentioned to enjoy the views? Or are there any other particular spots you would reccomend? Thank you!

We love all your videos. Will be cruising the Greek Islands in June 2024. Do you know if the water taxis from Old Port to Oia are always available? Or set for certain tomes of the day? Thank you for all the information you give us.

This is a great video, thx so much for the tips! We are traveling from a cruise ship in August 2024 7:00am-8:00pm. I would love to do a 1/2 day catamaran excursion(seems they only leave from vlychada) and visit Oia...is this realistic and if so, how would you advise the best way to do it? (Also, As of now, it says on cruise mapper that only 1 other small ship is scheduled to dock that day...can this change?)

very helpful!! Thank you! instead of taking a car around the island, we were planning on renting ATV or a buggy? do you recommend??

Why is there no water taxi available to do the reverse of what is being suggested? The day I am there is going to be super crowded and I was thinking I'd rather take the cable car up, bus to Oai then take the water taxi back to the tender to catch my cruise ship but it seems the water taxis only run one way is that correct? Why? Seems like a waste of resources.

Hi, Great video! I've read the cable cars stop at 6pm when our cruise stops there in early November. Are the stairs lighted or should we make sure to get the cable car? I've also read that some folks stay in line for hours to get back and then are told the cars have stopped for the day so they're out of luck. Does that sound accurate? Thank you!

This is a great video and explains a lot. The boats will take us from the cruise ship to the old port, that I understand. Question please, At the old port if I wanted to take a small boat to Athinios, are they available as well? You said there are boats to take from the old port to Oia, but are there boat to take you from the old port to Athinios?

Our excursion drops us off in Fira and then we are to take the cable car down on our own. Is it possible to travel to Oia and take a water boat back to old port to catch the ship’s tender? If so what would be our options for traveling for Fira to Oia? We are a group of 6, with some older ladies in our group.

Thanks! great video! What is the cost of tender boats from the cruise ship to the shore?

Thank you so much for your wonderful video, quick questions do they take credit cards or do I need cash for the cable cars and the water taxi?

In October 2023 I was on a Greek Island cruise and totally enjoyed my stop at Santorini. I’d seen another video re the option of taking a “ferry” from the old port to Oia and was so glad I did. It was fun exploring Oia, and also easy to take the include bus back to Fira. At the end of my visit I walked down those many steps and it was very slippery. I was glad I wore grippy walking shoes as I saw people slipping (even I did at one point) and a couple of other ladies fell down - one was wearing high heels and another wore thongs. Donkey droppings and wee were another hazard, but worse still was to see poor donkeys bringing tourists up the steps and donkeys tethered to the walls waiting for “customers”. Despite all of this I enjoyed the walk and there are a couple of viewing points where you can get off the steps and rest - great photo stops.

Bro how about renting a car? Would you recommend it? Anyway, thanks for the tips and tricks, I'm only watching a couple of minutes but got amazing amount of knowledge. Huge thanks!

Great advice. We will be in Santorini in July and have booked a private car to take us around the island. We are due to meet in Fira however we might be better to meet at another location if we don't get off the boat early. Is there a water taxi to Athinios and if so how much one way per person. Thank you

how is nektar lounge to view the sunset??

QQ: I will be stopping in Thira for 5 hours on ferry from Crete to Milos. In Aug is there a place to store luggage on the port itself (not Fira)?

For coming back to the cruise, you mentioned that nearly everyone has to take the cable car back down. But can we take a water taxi from Oia to the Old Port?

How long would you anticipate cable car wait if only one cruise ship and not scheduled for ship excursion. Looks like princess only cruise ship at port on 3/2/24 (very off season 😏)

5 cruise in my day bummer

thanks for the video! Are water taxis from Oia back to Fira as well?

Next Video should be Athens: Coming on a cruise ;)

Hi Sebastian, I love your information. I have a few questions that I am hoping you could provide answers to. Which of the restaurants that you mentioned of Aris and Naoussa is closer to either the steps down to Old Port or the cable car down? Since it looks like when we are there sunset will be around 830p, and our ship leaves at 10p, would you estimate that we would need to see the sunset from one of those restaurants and then make a b-line to the stairs or the cable car after? And, if reservations are recommended, would 6pm be too early or right on time to make a reservation?

Hi are the links to water taxi services OR do I simply look for an option when I exit the cruise ship?

Hello, it’s Alicia again 😌 I was going to go with your recommendation to eat at Lambranos by the water, but Google says it is temporarily closed 😳! Is this accurate information? If so, so you have another recommendation for seaside dining while we are there 🙏🏼

So if doing water taxi and bus returns you to Firo you still need to do the cable car down to port?? You did not mention that?

How long are the lines for the Donkey rides up the hill

if we take a ' speedboat" from old port to amoudi and take bus or van to top of mtn at oia is there a way to take that same route back to old port?

3 cruise ships on the day I visit. Will that be busy?

Also, once I get a package at the 'old port' and return to Fria, how do I get back to the Old Port?

Our ship arrives in Santorini at 1pm on July 27th and we were planning to take your advice and take the speed boat to Oia and then do the hike from Oia to Fira. Do you think it will be too hot? The temp says 78 degrees for that day which doesn't seem super warm. Or would a private tour be the better option? Thank You!

Hi...we are staying in Athens for 5 nights ..2 nights Athens 1 night Santorini ( with very early morning flight) and again 2 nights Athens ..same hotel...we are confused as to a hotel near syntagma square better or near airport..as we have almost 4 flights to n fro from Athens ...plz advise

Is it possible to eat and catch the sunset at Oia and make it back to the ship that leaves at 9pm? Or is it better to go to Fira to have dinner?

I have read that the water taxi speed boat to Oia is no longer available. Has this dispute been resolved? THE WATER TAXI SERVICE FROM THE OLD PORT DIRECTLY TO OIA (AMMOUDI PORT) IS NOT AVAILABLE ANY MORE DUE TO LEGAL ISSUES. LAST UPDATE ON AUGUST 25TH, 2016.

If cruise leaves the port at 10pm in august. What time should I be in line for the cable car to make sure I’m back on the ship?

Coming to Santorini on a Celestial Cruise but will only be there for 5 hours. We are doing an excursion off the ship, so hopefully that will help! Any idea which port Celestial Cruises tender to? Thank you!

Thank you! My husband has his motorcycle license so he’s able to drive one there. 2 questions: does he need an international license and do you even recommend it?

Going there on Oct -my husband has limited mobility- is it a long walk going to the cable car?