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So, there's four ships on 9/28 coming into Santorini, 3 at 8 am (two of them are smaller, one large) and ours EPIC not until 1 pm. One of the small ships leaves at 5, the other smaller one at 10, the larger one at 9, and us also at 10. My thoughts, and I'm writing this to get others' perspectives, is that the cable car should not be an issue going up in the early afternoon (1-2p). I question whether it will be an issue getting back down via cable car between 6 and 8pm? What time would you think most people are headed back to their ship? I'd just as soon watch the sunset from the ship and hoping to get off, do some window shopping and a cocktail or two and head back. So, head up at 1:30, head back down at 5:30....would that avoid major crowds at the cable car in your opinion?

My daughter and I did this in late May 2019. I was just almost 60 and in okay physical shape. We found it long but not too strenuous. Great views. Happy to finally get to OIA for a cold beer though. There were plenty of people on the trail so we felt safe. Started out early in the morning to avoid the heat. Nice way to kill a few hours and enjoy the views. I think it took us 3 hours, maybe a little more? We did get off the path a bit near the very end which cost us another 15 or 20 minutes.

Thanks everyone!

Hi, my daughter and I just booked the SUN for an Alaskan cruise August 2024. There were few OV rooms available shipwide and ended up booking a stateroom on deck 6 that has no elevator access. This is not an issue for us but I wonder why, it looks as though the deck is divided somehow at the midship/forward line with about a dozen staterooms on this second level of the deck. Anyone have experience with this? Rep assured me we were not above/under/near noisy areas.