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Aegeon pelagos?
Considering changing our itinerary to go to Mykonos (flying), then taking a ferry to Santorini, then an overnight ferry to Athens. I love the idea of an overnight ferry-sounds like a fun adventure. Anyone ever take the Aegeon pelagos Prevelis?
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Oh my. I've googled a bit and there isn't much good to be said about the Prevelis. Is it that bad? Sounds like blue star is better but I don't see any overnight options.
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Actually what you are getting is an overnight ferry from Rhodes to Piraeus with a stop at Santorini. Santorini and Pireaus aren't far enough apart for a true overnight ferry unless it is a very old, slow one — Prevelis meets those criteria. Even then, either departure or arrival times will be at an inconvenient hour. Looking at its current timetable, some days Prevelis departs Santorini at 23:30 and arrives in Piraeus at 07:00, other days departing at 20:30 and arriving Piraeus at 05:20. The 23:30 - 07:00 doesn't look too bad, but I'm not sure how I would spend the time between an 05:20 arrival and check in at an Athens hotel.
There will probably be an "overnight" option with Blue Star 1 or 2, but it isn't showing up on the booking websites yet. Over the Greek Easter period it departs Rhodes at 17:00, stops at Santorini around 02:00 the next morning, and arrives in Piraeus at 07:45. Prevelis is a Japanese ferry, built in 1980 and sold to ANEK when too old for the Japanese market. Blue Star 1 & 2 were built in 2000 and bought new by Blue Star, which has the most modern ships in the Greek fleet. :-) |
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