Day in Santorini

[rose21.rl]

My fiance and I will be visiting Santorini on August 11, 2020 from 1pm to 11pm as part of our honeymoon cruise.

How much time should we allow to get to the port and up the cable car if we don't book a tour? And at what time should we be back at the cable car to make it back to the ship on time?

We are hoping to spend a little time in Fira, visit a black and red sand beach, do a wine tasting, and watch the sunset in Oia. Is there enough time to do all of this on our own? Thinking about renting an ATV for the day or are the buses sufficient?

Thank you! This will be our first cruise. 

 

[DMLM]

We were on a cruise last year that stopped in Santorini.  What I remember was that there is a tender to the port.  In addition, the line for the cable car was long.  Once you et on the cable car it moves well and then you get off and walk along a sidewalk to tender spots along the route.  You need to find the one for your ship and there is also shopping along that walk.  Can get a bit busy at that point as well.  We did not cut it close to the ship sail time but I seem to recall about an hour for that activity.

Enjoy Santorini as it is beautiful.

D

[ChessE4]

2 hours ago, DMLM said:

We were on a cruise last year that stopped in Santorini.  What I remember was that there is a tender to the port.  In addition, the line for the cable car was long.  Once you et on the cable car it moves well and then you get off and walk along a sidewalk to tender spots along the route.  You need to find the one for your ship and there is also shopping along that walk.  Can get a bit busy at that point as well.  We did not cut it close to the ship sail time but I seem to recall about an hour for that activity.

Enjoy Santorini as it is beautiful.

D

Concur with @DMLM .  Also remember that onboard time is 30 minutes before departure time,