to be honest I wouldn't do any of them for the money NCL charges for their shore excursions
number 1 discount on basis you aren't interested in archaeology
number 2-Greek style entertainment means a cheesy group of dancers in traditional costume-is that of interest to you?
number 3 will be a coach direct to Oia to wander round .The only scenery you will see is from coach window there and back
you say you are interested in scenery and villages
If you're not interested in hiring a private tour to take you off the beaten track and see some of that countryside[what we did]
Then why not consider the boat from where tender drops you off at foot of cliffs at Fira which goes to Oia where you can spend whatever time you like
It includes bus back from Oia to Fira
you will have to get back down to pier by cable car or walk but you will have to do that anyway if you take an NCL tour as tender to Athionis is only on way there
You can still be one of the first off the ship if you make sure you have one of the first tender numbers
NCL run 2 tender operations at same time from different parts of ship
Ships excursions go from 1 tender to Athionis where meet coaches to transport up winding cliff
Those doing their own thing are on another boat to drop off at dock at Fira
hope that helps
It sounds like there are ways of avoiding the cable car?
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It sounds like there are ways of avoiding the cable car?