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43 minutes ago, MeHeartCruising said:

As mentioned above, last tenders are usually 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure.  At least on pretty much all ships I’ve been on.  But yes, it is possible that a particular sailing might specify their own timing for some reason. 
 

In Santorini, be reminded that you must get yourself down to the tender location from the town up above on the caldera.  If you intend on taking the cable car down, there can be a lengthy line to wait through.   Especially if there are more than one ship departing near the same time.  I’ve read reports of 30 minutes or more in line.  You can also walk down the switchback path used by the donkeys if you want.  That takes about 15 minutes or so to walk down.  I guess you can also ride a donkey down.  Not sure how long that takes.  I walked down and it wasn’t bad, but some people cringe at the thought of doing that. 
 

My guess on that 2 hour guidance is that your agent didn’t know the answer and tried to rely on something they read somewhere.  NCL has famously had similar wording on their website for years, but it refers to when you need to be on board at the original embarkation port.  Not port stops.  On the website, it is unclear that they are referring to the embarkation port only. 

Thanks for the info. I'm looking into a boat cruise in Santorini that leaves and returns directly to the Fira old port. That way I can avoid the cable car and just go directly to the tender, saving us some time. As for the 2 hour quote, you are right. I read that we need to be onboard at embarkation 2 hours prior to departure. Don't think the agent really wanted to do any research or just didn't understand my question.

58 minutes ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

Which date are you travelling? Maybe you are docked in Argostoli. Last tender here is half an hour prior to departure.

Thanks. I was told there will be 1 other ship in port at that time and we will be anchored off of Argostoli requiring a tender to the dock.

Hi, I'm going to be on the NCL Jade in September going to Greece. I'm trying to coordinate a shore excursion from outside of NCL in Argostoli and Santorini. Both require transportation via tender to the ports in both cities. I was wondering, based on previous cruises to both, what time would the last tender be for both ports? Chatted with NCL and they indicated its decided onboard the ship, but indicated last tenders are 2 hours prior to departure. That doesn't seem right for a 15-20 min. trip. Anyone else have any ideas based on previous experience? Thanks.