MSC Opera - Greek Islands

[almoma]

Hello,

 

First time cruising on MSC this coming August. Visiting Corfu, Athens, Olympia, Santorini and Crete. Planning to book Olympia and Athens excursions through the cruise line. Do you have any suggestions of one day trip for the other ports?

 

Thanks,

 

MC

[nealjr]

Go to Roll Call, if you haven't already and see if anyone has posted for your cruise, if not go ahead and post your cruise.  Hopefully you will meet others going on the same cruise and compare notes on excursions.  Good Luck

[Beamafar]

You should also check out the Ports of Call section 

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/472-mediterranean-eastern-western/

[edinburgher]

On 3/9/2024 at 8:30 PM, almoma said:

Do you have any suggestions of one day trip for the other ports?

On Corfu, taxi tours are popular and the companies know which routings would work with your port timings.  Check them out on the internet. A very scenc island. You could possibly find others to share with you on your Roll Call.

[almoma]

Thanks Edinburgher!

I will definitely check. One more question, is Corfu a place that we could self tour? Walk for the port?

 

Almoma

 

[edinburgher]

17 hours ago, almoma said:

One more question, is Corfu a place that we could self tour? Walk for the port?

It is a bit of a walk to the actual town although there may be a public bus or a taxi, But the island is very scenic, more so than the town.

 

Difficulty will probably be that taxi drivers may not want such a short trip and would prefer those wanting a longer island tour as taxi tours on Corfu are really popular.

 

If interested in  a tour, (and one is worth doing)  would definitely pre-arrange one because that way you know where you will go, the type of vehicle, the cost, and  should have an english speaking driver. Arranging a tour at the port could find you with none of these.

 

As we were only two, we shared with others on our Roll Call and ended up with three taxis for our group which eventually totalled 12. We travelled in convoy, followed the same route and had the same stops along the way.

 

It was a very good day and the company we booked through was professional throughout.

 

When you google "Corfu Taxi tours" or "Taxi Tours Corfu" or similar, there should be a few results. I cannot remember the name of the company, but the owner had several quality vehicles.  He also had red hair, somewhat unusual in Greece,so finding him should be easier.

 

I expect your ship will offer an island tour as a shorex, so even should you not want to book one, looking at the description would give you an idea of what you might see, as will reading the websites of taxi companies which offer tours.

Edited April 6 by edinburgher