SANTORINI CRUISE PORT on a Budget - What to see and do without spending a fortune.

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Everyone who has been on a cruise will know how expensive shore excursions can be but not everybody realises that there is plenty you can do at most cruise ports without spending a lot of money. In this video I'll show you some of the things we did in Santorini which, hopefully, will give you one or two ideas of how you can save money on your next cruise.

[@phxsun2001tony]

We were there summer 2024. The cable car line was very very long. It will take over an hour to get one. We took a boat ride to Oia. There are shops that sell tickets for €30
Getting off the boat, shuttle bus will pick you up and take you up the cliff into Oia. The price of the ticket, €30, also includes a bus back to Fira where you will have to take the steps or the cable car back down to the tender dock. You can also ride the donkey for €10. It is worth it. I walked and fell twice and got donkey shit on my pant.

[@gertruidavanwyk2416]

Thank you for this beautiful series. Love them, just as we love your beautiful Kruger trips! ❤

[@oldcodgerwithacamera]

Many thanks, much appreciated.

[@kingsgaurd]

We did an expensive excursion in Santorini, two years ago. If I was doing it over, I think I would follow your advice and do it on my own.

[@oldcodgerwithacamera]

The buses in Santorini are pretty good but try to be the first one off the ship to avoid the crowds.

[@kristenclarkin7662]

Great video! I’m wondering what time of day you got off your ship and what the queue was like for the cable car when you got off the tender. Thanks!

[@oldcodgerwithacamera]

Thanks! We were ready to go at 7:30 am and headed down as soon as the announcement was made around 7:45 am. The queue for the cable car was not bad and we were on within 15 minutes. I suspect that an hour or so later there would have been a much longer wait as there was another ship in. The wait later in the day to come back down was over an hour.

[@christ3415]

Was that one of the local ambulances picking up the walker. Thanks for the vlog. Chris from Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺

[@oldcodgerwithacamera]

I assumed that it was just some local guys helping her out. Maybe if it were an ambulance they would have used a donkey :).

[@kaya7086]

What cruise line were you on?

[@oldcodgerwithacamera]

Ambassador on board Ambience on a 32 night Med cruise.