originalglide Posted January 30, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Has anyone taken a catamaran tour as a shore excursion? In my research a lot of them sail in and out of Vichada which is the other side of the island from Fira. Wondering how easy it is to get to and from so that we do not miss the last tender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassup4565 Posted January 31, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I’m relying on my visit to Santorini a few years ago, so take this for what it’s worth. First, you have to tender the short distance to shore. Then you must take the cable car/elevator up from sea level to the top rim of the volcanic crater. Depending on lineups, that could all take you an hour or so. At the top, you are immediately in the busy town of Thira. I’m not sure where Vichada is in relation to Thira, but you will easily find the public bus terminus not far from the cable car depot. Buses run from there on several routes. I took one to a beach bay on the other side, and it was about a half hour ride. You would have to repeat all these steps in reverse on the way back in time to make the sailing time. Surely the catamaran people can give you some advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRPro Posted September 17, 2020 #3 Share Posted September 17, 2020 We took a private catamaran tour, and they picked us up at the Old Town port right where the tender drops you off. It was very convenient, and after our cruise, they dropped us off at Oia to see the windmills and that end of the island. We took a taxi back to Fira where we picked up the tender and back to the ship. We loved our catamaran cruise in Santorini--it was one of our favorite days of the entire Mediterranean cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilermaker330 Posted October 3, 2020 #4 Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 9/17/2020 at 7:09 PM, HRPro said: We took a private catamaran tour, and they picked us up at the Old Town port right where the tender drops you off. It was very convenient, and after our cruise, they dropped us off at Oia to see the windmills and that end of the island. We took a taxi back to Fira where we picked up the tender and back to the ship. We loved our catamaran cruise in Santorini--it was one of our favorite days of the entire Mediterranean cruise. Would you mind sharing the name of the tour company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRPro Posted October 10, 2020 #5 Share Posted October 10, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 6:46 PM, boilermaker330 said: Would you mind sharing the name of the tour company? Odysseas Sailing Yacht on Santorini, the owner is Vaio Lamprinakis. I found them on Trip Advisor--they were very highly rated, and we had a wonderful half day excursion sailing and swimming, which still gave us plenty of time to explore Oia and get back to Fira in time to catch the tender back to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilermaker330 Posted October 10, 2020 #6 Share Posted October 10, 2020 2 hours ago, HRPro said: Odysseas Sailing Yacht on Santorini, the owner is Vaio Lamprinakis. I found them on Trip Advisor--they were very highly rated, and we had a wonderful half day excursion sailing and swimming, which still gave us plenty of time to explore Oia and get back to Fira in time to catch the tender back to the ship. Thank you! I will definitely check into this for our stop in Santorini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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