A self confessed Cruiseaholic…… with barely enough funds to support his passion!
Approaching Corfu
We are about 45 minutes from Corfu and we are again being advised that we need to buy shuttle tickets to get anywhere from the port. This time they are priced at €8 each and according to the flier the journey time is 20 minutes. Will there be taxi’s this time or will it be just like Mykonos where there were none and MSC have the monopoly.
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We left Piraeus 30 minutes late due to some passengers being late back on board.
Although an aft cabin is nice location, it also means you have a much longer walk to get anywhere. Something to bear in mind for the future.
Corridor from our cabin on deck 9
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Due to one of our group not feeling 100% and also because it is really hot, we have elected to stay on the ship today. The plan was to utilise the HoHo bus to take the boys to the Acropolis but we think that the queues and the heat will make it unbearable and I don’t think the boys would get as much out of it. The ship is virtually deserted so we don’t mind too much at all.
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We were awoke by the noise of a tug outside our balcony this morning. We have gone into Piraeus backwards which seems odd to me. Already there docked amongst the many ferries are the Navigator of the Seas & Ruby Princess.
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We have arrived at Mykonos and to get into town we need to use the MSC shuttle. No taxis allowed on the outward journey so it means we have to pay €9 each.
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The view from the ship doesn’t really prepare you for what’s in store. When we reached the small harbour the queue for cable car stretched for miles so we made the decision to walk. There are hundreds of donkeys also being trekked up and down but we were not entirely happy with the way they were being treated hence the decision to walk. It took us about 30 minutes to reach the top and the view from the top is really worth the effort. 2 of us walked back down and 1 took the cable car.
Really, 5 hours is not enough time here as I would loved to have felt comfortable enough to have some food in one of the restaurants overlooking the edge. A very busy port today with 5 ships in with us and it felt it too! One to tick off the list but next time I think that it mean I stay on the ship.
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Tendering for Santorini is free and tickets are given with a number at the entrance to the theatre. One you are given your ticket which is numbered you are asked to wait in the theatre itself until your number is called. Just me and the boys going ashore this morning.
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Today we will be a 2 ports, the first being Santorini where tendering will be in operation until 12.30. We then leave at 1.00 arriving at Mykonos at 7.30 and leaving there at midnight.
This morning we have been joined by an old friend, the Costa Atlantica here in Santorini. As there is no port then both ships will be tendering their passengers back and forth.
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Back to the ship after a really hot day, one little comparison between Celebrity and MSC, there would have been iced towels waiting with cold drinks on Celebrity but with MSC just a lone crew member directing you on.
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I have done exactly as intended and am sat having a nice cold beer along the waters edge in front of the ship. Bliss!
It is really hot here today there are not people browsing the shops. The people doing the tour to Olympia will be well cooked by the time they return!
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