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You're actually talking about 3rd hand smoke at that stage (plus the deodorizing chemicals) 🙂

Good to know about the cans, thank you. I wonder if that is a Europe thing versus a US/Caribbean thing. I was going to order water but don't like the though of carrying multiple 500ml cans around during my excursions. Guess it's refilling my nalgene bottle at the buffet each day.

Thank you Redlock. We'll be using welcomepickups when we first arrive in Athens to take us from the airport to our hotel. We'll most likely use them for getting to the airport after the cruise as we can arrange the larger van.

Thank you

Yes, we're arriving on the previous Thursday to spend a few days before getting onto the cruise Sunday morning. we'll try to speak to our driver during those days to pick us up after the cruise. Getting their direct number is great advice. Thank you.

We'll be following the self-disembark advice and scheduling a car service pickup at 8am. We're using welcome pickups when we arrive in Athens to take us to our hotel, we'll speak to that driver about possibly picking us up after the cruise if they're available.

Thank you for your advice on the car servce.

Thank you for your ideas

Hi Everyone, I could use your help on recommendations on how to best get to Athens airport after our Getaway cruise ends on September 1st. We're due to arrive at 7:00am in Pireaus and we have a 12:30pm flight on Air France departing Athens Airport. I know it was cutting it close (I got out voted) but I would love to hear your advice on how to arrive fastest with my sanity intact. 1 - NCL transfer service 2 - WelcomePickups service 3 - General Taxi Facts: I'm ok with paying extra to arrive quickly (no need to suggest public transport options), that is my priority vs costs. We are 4 adults with the accompanying baggage. 4 boats are expected to debark on September 1st but the Getaway is the only large ship, the other 3 being 1000, 600 and 200 pax. My Questions: Which option have you been successful in getting to the airport quickest/smoothest within the time constraints I have? How does the NCL transfer service work? Am I waiting for the bus to fill up before they leave or does it operate on a scheduled time of departure I can count on? Do you use self-disembarkation with this service or do they call you via a specific process/time? What type of time frame could we expect as far as arrival at the airport? I know this is subject to conditions, but what average times have you been able to disembark the ship via self-disembark? If it docks at 7:00am, could I expect(hope) to be off the boat by 8:30am or 9:00am? Earlier? Later? If WelcomePickups is the option, would a 9:00am scheduled pickup be safe? That could mean we could arrive at the airport by 10:00 or 10:30 depending on traffic. Is that a reasonable timeline? Is WelcomePickups pickup easier/quicker/smoother than a taxi? Is taking a general taxi a nightmare with everyone leaving the pier at the same time? What is the Athens check-in process like for a Europe based international flight? Is that Schengen? Does that work different? I don't mean to be needy with the 100 questions (ok 15) but as you can tell I might be a little OCD. Thank you very much! -Kevin

We sailed on the Encore last month and there was a hairdryer under the desk, though my wife said it was weak it was usable. There was a USB port on each of the wall lights on the side of the bed. I brought a plug in 30w adapter to charge multiple things at once faster. Overall there were plenty of plugs for two adults and our corresponding electronics (2 phones, 2 apple watches and gopro battery charger)

We we're on the Encore last month and it was $49.95 for six 1L bottles, so definitely prepay if you want to go that way. That being said we brought two 1L Nalgene bottles and filled up whenever we could. Our ritual was stopping at the Observation lounge for a night cap and filling up our bottles on the way back to our room (being on the 12th deck forward made this a quick walk). The tap water in the bathroom is totally fine, just a bit warm. You can always get the steward to empty your mini fridge and keep self-filled water bottles in there.