namaka

Oh BLL, you have no idea how good of news that is to me. I've been so upset with myself about my mess up! Now I will just lose a day in Athens and gain one in Mykonos or Santorini.

I love Fodors!

Heimdall

Namaka, BLL is correct, but Wednesday seems to be the most popular day for industrial action in Greece, so an extra day in Athens could come in handy. if you still want to travel back to the mainland on Tuesday, July 5th, you should have no problem getting the date changed. All you have now is a reference number rather than actual tickets, which will be issued when you get to Greece.

As a matter of fact, since both dates are midweek, there was no need to have pre-booked at all. BTW, most ferries from Mykonos go to Rafina rather than Piraeus.

namaka

Heimdall,
I am guessing that industrial action means strikes or what nots?

I would really like to travel back to the mainland on the 5th but unfortunately the tickets cannot be changed. If you recall, I posted a thread about my getting 4 super economy tickets from Mykonos to Piraeus for €10 each. They cannot be changed at all; I already tried.

My alternatives are to eat the €40 for the tickets on the 6th and then pay another €40? each for the same ferry on the 5th.

If I don't need to worry about the ferry getting cancelled which could hinder making my flight out of Athens on the 7th, than I think I will just stay longer on one of the islands. With that said, I am a little bummed that we will now lose a day that we had planned to spend in Athens.

Nevertheless, since it was my mistake, I will just have to adjust and make the best of it, right?

Thanks for the advice!

Heimdall

Well, you proved you could get super economy tickets when everyone else (even the Blue Star website) said you couldn't. Now maybe you can get the date changed as well. Maybe not, but it's worth a try. ;-)