This is an interesting area, but again the large crowds greatly diminished the experience. Read Less

Informative, friendly, lots of stops and information relayed, so worth doing. Read Less

Getting some amazing shots and information, just have to remember it all when you get home and sort the pictures out! Read Less

The last time I was in Athens was in the winter when I was in college with my parents. Going in the summer, with heat in the high 90s, and a lot more tourists, was different, but still great. We hopped in a cab from the port and had him take us to the Acropolis. It was a fixed fare of 25 euros and took about 20 or 25 minutes. It was spectacular, and I loved it, the heat notwithstanding (although the heat was overwhelming to some – more below). After a few hours there, we walked down through the plaka and got some food at an outdoor café, which was a little pricey given it was a touristy neighborhood, but it was pretty and we enjoyed it nonetheless. I wanted to go to the Agora, but everyone else was melting after all of the hours of walking, and we took a taxi back to the ship from the Plaka. Read Less

Avoid the metro or buses to get to port (I live here take my word for it - unless you want to be dragging your luggage around in the hot sun). Take a taxi, cheap convenient and reliable. Read Less

Took a ferry to Island of Aegina off Athens. Wanted to see outside of Athens & glad we did. Busy little town small narrow lanes full of shops & restaurants. Read Less

We stayed at the Royal Olympic Hotel in Athens the night before the cruise. OK hotel, not great. Very near attractions. GREAT roof-top dining with fantastic views. One day in Athens in more than enough. Read Less

Booked a private tour with Leonidas Abenakis—fantastic! Read Less

We stayed in Athens for three days prior to boarding the ship. Loved the sights and the feel of Athens. The Amalia Athens hotel was a perfect location to walk or take the Hop On-Hop Off bus. Read Less

Made our own way on the hop on and hop off buses around the city Read Less

After our cruise arrived we walked ( actually quite a long walk 40mins?) to the train station and caught the train into Athens. It was very hot, but the walk to the station wasn’t difficult. Only a couple of euros. Easy to walk around. Do your research homework before you leave home. TripAdvisor is excellent Read Less

Really good although canal cruise took ages Read Less

Hot day, no food included but beautiful city. Read Less

We disembarked here but took a half day trip around Athens including the Acropolis with Skip the Line tickets already arranged and with the driver. Fantastic trip and the driver/tour guide was very informative, funny and safe. He dropped us off at our pre-arranged hotel just in time for check in. Would recommend Athens Shore Excursions for all tour needs. Picked us up in Mercedes Mini Van and it was very comfortable and fit all our luggage too. Read Less

We spent a couple of days in Athens prior to the cruise, which we organised our self. Our hotel was in the city and is only a short cab fare to the Port (around Euro25). Read Less

We did a private tour with PK tours and would highly recommend them. Read Less

We embarked from Athens so had spent 3 night here pre cruise. Read Less

Did our own thing. Hop on / Hop off busses were right outside the terminal when we arrived. Could not have been easier. Read Less

We purchased the Hop On and Off Bus. One of the stops was the Acropolis, a must see. We were also able to visit the Temple of Zeus. Port time is limited. Recommend selecting a couple sites, shop, and dine! Read Less

The Acropolis was extremely over crowded and hot but you cannot go to Athens and not visit. The views are incredible Read Less

This was Part of the Acropolis tour and we had a tour of the city with a stop to shop in the Plaka area. It was nice Read Less

Own tour - we booked a Segway tour, Acropolis tour, city tour, and a traditional Greek taverna for dancing. Loved Athens, very clean and would love to return. Read Less

Booked a private cab at the port and toured everywhere! Read Less

Took a taxi (20 Euros each way) to the Acropolis as early as possible and stood in line for the tickets. Extremely hot day - they actually closed the Acropolis at 1:00pm due to heat, but we were gone by then. We had returned to the AC of the ship by 11:30am. Read Less

Stayed in AirBnB apartment prior to and after cruise. A dusty city in need of graffiti removal but fascinating and worth the time to explore around. Everywhere you turn you'll see amazing ruins that are thousands of years old! Greek food is tasty and filling, and affordable. City is very walkable if you stay within 15 - 20 minutes of the Acropolis. Go to Acropolis at 8am, and buy tickets the night before if possible. Busloads of tourists arrive around 9:30 and it gets very crowded. We used Rick Steve's audio guide/free to walk around the Acropolis and it was great. Read Less