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I have booked with sights of athens , the .blue hoho bus. On their site they map the two routes which do intersect for switching from one to the other. I e-mailed them to make sure it still ran in November, then purchased ticket on viator which allows money back cancellations. I saw someplace that the X80 does not run at end of november and I am finding very mixed reviews of taxi travel to Athens both for price and surly and/or dishonest drivers. Very confused. Thanks for your help.

Hi Lisa, I am also planning one day in Athens from the ship which is in port Nov 26th for the same time frame. I am planning to get HOHO from cruise terminal to Athens Acropolis Museum. Tour that , then walk on pathway to acropolis Hill. ( we will not be climbing the hill to Parthenon but that is where it is.} Then getting on Athens route of HOHO for a round trip back to Acropolis/ acropolis museum area for HO HO back to ship. Hoping to make time to get off and see changing of guard , then back on to get back to acropolis area for next to last HOHO back to ship. If time gets away from us we will taxi back to ship. I will check in on this forum and tell how this worked out. I would also like to see what others have planned or have already done. ( Specially if a good location is suggested.) Gretchen

There is a pretty good map for the Genova hop on hop off bus which shows the Cruise terminal stop # 10 with the aquarium about a third of the way around the Old port on way to next stop #1 which they list for the Aquarium. the hop on hop off does have wheelchair access but I don't know if it is easier to reach on foot from cruise ship rather than from hop on hop off stop #1. To get to cruise terminal stop #10 it was necessary to go through terminal down a short block and the cross a busy highway which did have lights for pedestrians. There was then a long line to get on bus and I needed to wait for the next one. Both routes go from this locatlion to stop 1, so either one would work. I only got on bus and took full circuit rilde. It was not possible to see much of anything from bus. I was cruising alone, but met husband in Rome to start our auto tourling. We did come back to Genova and visit the aquarium. I honestly don't think it is worth the effort to visit it. I use a cane with a seat attached and needed it in this aquarium. Needed timed entry tickets purchased on museum website. There is only one route through the aquarium and it heads 4 stories up on a ramp and then down to exit. There are elevators but I found the signage lacking. We tried to exit after we were all the way up and needed to backtrack and got very lost. There were no guides to question for way out .

thank you all, I did receive an answer from hoho and they do run in Athens in November. Don't want to do much (or any, lol) walking so think just taking bus ride will give us a good overview of city. We may just visit the Acropolis Museum after one circle of city then back to ship.

have emailed twice, no response

The credit I received for this same problem was applied to ship account which then lowered my final account balance charged to my card. did have to go to guest services on board.

I traveled from Barcelona to Rome this spring as a solo passenger The only awkward times for me were in the dining rooms. The only single tables were the tables for two in rows allowing them to be pulled together for larger groups. The space between each of these tables made it impossible to avoid hearing the next table's conversation. It was difficult to ignore and I think it put them into feeling they needed to include me in their conversations. I was happy to chat, but think that eating alone by choice should have been better managed. (I think the guests choosing a table for 2 would also like a little more room

only looked for info on site,, which was not clear. i will look for e- mail address there and try. further. thanks for responding

Sorry date is actually 11/26/2023. Big bad typo.

I have made reservation but am confused as to how early this bus will have pick ups at cruise terminal on November 26, 2023. Sights of Athens site is confusing. If pick ups don't start early in morning it seems impossible to use it to get to Athens and spend any time at more than one site. Hope someone can clear this up for me. Gretchen

Thank you all, Same offer included priority boarding and disembarking, canapes to room on night two, spa $50.00 credits on port days. along with the room service breakfasts. Well i went for it. I'll report back after cruise as to the worth of this "limited time offer".

Breakfast and other add ons are offered in my checkin process. What exactly is available as room service breakfast? And what extra charges might be incurred for it when used.

Thank you for such a fast response. I was concerned that we would need to upgrade to the plus level of beverage plan for dinner wine.

Is the beverage package valid at any bar or venue on the ship? Is wine by the glass available in the dining rooms and/or buffet?

All of these comments just make me wonder how much cleaning is done between passengers. Kind of scary.

Thank you for answering

Enjoying your posts. Thank you. I will be on same itinerary and ship in a week or so. Could you comment on the air conditioning on this ship ? Does it necessitate bringing sweaters for the public rooms (ie casino, showroom) Also can the air be controlled in cabin?

WE took this excursion and it did not go smoothly as above reviews indicate. There can be problems. When we reached the location to board the boat (ferry?) to travel the canal there was a large cargo ship blocking the whole docking area. A delay of about an hour before an alternate boarding location was determined. Bus transferred us to new dock and boarded very late. Definitely a trip to remember! Canal is fascinating, scenic and many historical stories. The food was as reported above, adequate to quell the hunger but nothing to rave about. After the long delay,no one was in the best of moods. I need to sit in shade so found what i thought would be perfect location only to learn after a bit that the photographer was setting up right in the front of boat, just in front of where we were sitting, so it was impossible to get any good photos of our own without moving away. He was in the best location to take photos of people in front of the lock structures, but blocked such shots for everyone else. Not sure if my final problem was for all these tours but on mine, the fumes from the fuel were overpowering, especially when floating low in channel . The cruise ship waited for our bus to return and left very late for next location. It left me wanting to do canal all over again on a higher level of ship. So new canal , ocean to ocean is on my bucket list.