Rhodes Greece Cruise Port Guide: What to Do Without an Excursion
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Rhodes is an easy port to do on your own. You can be through the port and standing beneath the walls of Old Town in under 10 minutes.
Rhodes had more competition, broader mix of stores, and noticeably better prices. If you plan to buy souvenirs, gifts, clothing, food products, or something that will later make you question your airline baggage allowance, Rhodes is where I would do most of it.
Rhodes was one of our favorite stops on this cruise. The port is easy, old town is immediately accessible, the museums were far better than expected, the palace was one of a kind.
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Plan your Rhodes cruise-port day: https://www.nowgoseeit.com/blog/rhodes-cruise-port-guide Subscribe: @nowgoseeit Rhodes, Greece is one of the easiest cruise ports to explore without an excursion. In this Rhodes cruise port guide, we walk from the ship into the Medieval City of Rhodes in under ten minutes and show you how to spend a full day in Rhodes Town. We shop through Rhodes Old Town, visit the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes and its gardens, tour the Palace of the Grand Master, and walk the Street of the Knights. We then continue through Hippocrates Square and follow the waterfront around Mandraki Harbor to the windmills, deer statues, and the traditional location connected to the Colossus of Rhodes. Our day finishes at Elli Beach and the Aquarium of Rhodes before we follow the waterfront back to the cruise ship. You’ll also see why Rhodes became our favorite shopping port in the Greek islands, where we found custom-measured leather belts for five euro, and whether you need to book an excursion to have a great port day. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to Rhodes 00:13 Rhodes cruise-port logistics 01:46 Shopping in Rhodes Old Town 03:32 Archaeological Museum of Rhodes 05:34 Palace of the Grand Master 07:11 Street of the Knights 07:40 Hippocrates Square and church ruins 08:24 Mandraki Harbor and the Colossus of Rhodes 09:48 Boat tours and waterfront landmarks 10:26 Elli Beach and Rhodes Aquarium 11:44 Walking back to the cruise ship 12:24 Our Rhodes cruise-port verdict Subscribe to Now Go See It: https://www.youtube.com/@nowgoseeit More travel guides, maps, and itineraries: https://www.nowgoseeit.com #RhodesGreece #RhodesCruisePort #GreekIslandsCruise