Blue Star Ferries Piraeus - Santorini
Ferry tickets are approx 39 Euros per person and in the "Winter" low season can be bought day of with no issues, however bear in mind that there will be a line. They can be purchased at any travel agencies in the city at the fixed price advertised by the carrier.


View of BluestarFerries Delos

Origin-Destination: ATH-JTR
Date: 2/13/2016
Cabin: Y
Status: None
Carrier : Bluestarferries
Ship Name : Delos


Pre departure:
Was check in quick and efficient? Ticket Purchase is available from all travel agencies for no fees in ATH.
Did you use priority security (if eligible) and if so, was it quick and efficient? No Secuirty
Did you use the lounge and if so, any feedback in regards to service, food and drinks? No Lounge
Was priority boarding offered (if applicable to your status) and efficient? Boarding was Quick and Orderly
If there was a delay, did the gate agent provide timely updates? No Delay

Onboard - Y cabin:
Were the crew professional & well groomed? Yes
If there was a delay, were you provided with timely updates? No Delay
Was the IFE activated on the ground? Yes
Approximately how long after departure did it take for the first meal service/Onboard cafe to begin? Food is available for purchase at anytime during sailing.
How was the quality of the meal/Onboard cafe? Food is available from multiples concessions and it is very good.


Overall experience/any other comments:
The ferry Departure at this time of the year is 7:15am. The access to the terminal and boarding was all very smooth and it was not very difficult to find an open table. The ferry to Santorini Stops in 2 other ports en route and on our trip was very smooth. The Delos is a very large vessel so any sway from the Ocean was minimal even sitting in the front. Overall she was a great boat, travel was smooth and timely, and we got some pretty good pictures of the islands.


Pit Stop along the Way


7h Journey Through the Isles


Return JTR-ATH
Approx 2 months before setting of on our trip I had purchased an AE flight from JTR to ATH. The flight for 2 was approx 110$ Canadian (cheaper then the ferry, and much more efficient). We decided to go this route as we knew ferries could be delayed or worst in the winter and considering this was an unprotected side trip on our larger mini-rtw, we decided to go with it. A few weeks later we where hit by a schedule change offering minute connection to our main ticket. After some research we found that Ryanair was offering a 10 Euro trips on flights within Europe. We promptly requested a refund for our AE flights and booked the Ryanair Flights. A total of 36$ Canadian for 2 people offered exceptional value compared to ~125$ Canadian for the ferry for 2.


JTR-ATH GCMAP Route

Flight/Origin-Destination: JTR-ATH
Date: 2/16/2016
Cabin: Y (Single Cabin)
Status: None
Airline: Ryanair
Aircraft: B737-800

Pre departure:
Was check in quick and efficient? Online Check-in Offered at T-7Days, very efficient.
Did you use priority security (if eligible) and if so, was it quick and efficient? N/A
Did you use the lounge and if so, any feedback in regards to service, food and drinks? No Lounge At JTR
Was priority boarding offered (if applicable to your status) and efficient? Priority Boarding was offered to those who purchased it.
If there was a delay, did the gate agent provide timely updates? No Delay

Onboard - Y cabin:
Were the crew professional & well groomed? Yes
If there was a delay, were you provided with timely updates? No Delay
Was the IFE activated on the ground? N/A
Approximately how long after take off did it take for the first meal service/Onboard cafe to begin? ~5min
How was the quality of the meal/Onboard cafe? All items for purchase, short flight, nothing purchased.
Did the cabin crew offer water regularly throughout the flight? Water is for purchase only.


Overall experience/any other comments:
This was a very short flight ~30 minutes. The overall experience versus the price was phenomenal. We had very low expectations for Ryanair and viewed this as a cheap and efficient way to get from point A to point B and they did not disappoint. Its interesting how you can check in a week in advanced and have all you need to get on-board while most legacy airlines restrict this process to T-24h or less. Other interesting efficiencies is the front and rear loading, as well as an indication on your boarding card of which entrance to use. Suddenly being in the last rows is not so bad!


Ryanair B737-800


View of 80% of the Santorini