Planning a Cruise Out of Athens Post Cruise Stay

[cantgetaname]

I'm planning a cruise for next year/2024 out of Athens.  I'd love to make a post cruise stop on Patmos for a few days.  I'd be travelling solo.  Is it complicated getting a ferry there from Athens?  Should I have any concerns about getting a ferry and back.  Just started planning and checking out a lot of details.

[Hlitner]

We have done island hopping, by ferry, from Pireaus, after we finished a cruise in Aug 2021.  But we simply went to Naxos and Paros and our after cruise connecting was quite good since the ferry left Pireaus around noon.  We simply grabbed a taxi from the cruise terminal to the other side of the harbor where we waited (at an outdoor restaurant) until it was time to board.

 

But I do think Patmos is a bit more complicated.  I believe there is only 1 ferry (Blue Star) and it generally departs Pireaus at 9am.  It is a long ferry ride (over 7 hours).  Making a 9am ferry, after debarkation, is probably not a good idea.  Instead, you should probably spend a night in Pireaus (or perhaps Marina Zeas) and take the ferry the following morning.  The ferries are quite reliable, although like anything on water, they are subject to weather related issues.  

 

Hank