Greek Cruise port advice needed

Good thing you have an excursion in Santorini, hopefully it is with the cruise line. Excursions go to the other port where buses can drive down and pick you up rather than having to wait for the cable car.

I loved just walking around Rhodes,, it is a beautiful city.

Mykonos is easy to just walk around, but it is a tender port, so kinda difficult to get to and from the ship. Are you overnighting in Mykonos, it is fun to go back and night and hit the clubs. During the day I would just walk around the town, it is really pretty.

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For Mykonos, I thought we would do a quick excursion to Delos then take the public bus to the beaches and do a “beach walk” from Platys Gialos to Paradise Beach,

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How long are you there? That seems to be pushing the time for a day. We were on a Celebrity cruise last year with similar ports. We took the bus to Elia and hung out there. It was beautiful. The first bus to Elia wasn’t until 10 so we walked around the port area before.

We actually did Santorini on our own and it was a lot easier than I expected. Got off the ship early, no line for cable car, hiked Fira to Oia, walked around Oia a bit before bussing back to Fira and taking the cable car back. Just putting that out there for anyone who might get intimidated by reading how difficult it is. It doesn’t have to be.

Took a tour in Ephesus but I didn’t love the one we did. We skipped the Virgin Mary house then after we got home everyone asked if we did it and my husband was upset we missed it even though it’s supposed to be a tourist trap.

We did Rhodes on our own.

You need to go the Acropolis in Athens. Book an early time because it’s hot. September is better than July but still. If you like high end dining, you can find Michelin-starred places that don’t cost 250pp. If you like casual stuff, there’s plenty of that too. Try loukemades if you get a chance. And be wary of cab drivers. They are notorious crooks. We used public transit a lot and Uber if we needed a car.