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VLOG| Mistakes We Made In Athens Greece - Cruise Edition

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👁️ 3K views📅 1 years ago⏱️ 10:47
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👶 Best for Family (Young Kids)Mediterranean · 7 nightsVeteran Cruiser

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Creator's Key Takeaways

I made some mistakes and you're going to hear all about it in this video. But luckily, since I made the mistakes, you get to learn from it.

Because it was way too hot and way too busy. Right, we're off and we're going to try to find this hop up hop on bus.

I recommend, even though there's a lot of options to take the bus or to just kind of do it on your own time, to maybe book a shore excursion.

While we had an amazing time seeing the parthonon again and really getting to just take in a huge part of history, I do have to say that the water, the lack of shade, and the weight was just so much on our family.

Creator's Tips & Advice

Book a shore excursion to avoid heat and crowds.
Pre-buy timed entry tickets for the Acropolis online.
Bring electrolyte powder to add to water for dehydration.
Arrive early to avoid the hottest part of the day.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Heat and crowds in AthensBook a shore excursion or arrive very early.
Long waits for attractionsPre-buy timed entry tickets online for the Acropolis.
Dehydration riskBring electrolyte powder and stay hydrated.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat mistakes did the creator make in Athens during a cruise?
QHow can travelers avoid heat and crowd issues in Athens?
QShould you book a shore excursion or use the hop-on hop-off bus?

Topics Covered

Cabin Balcony2½ Happy BaconService Crew2½ Happy BaconPort Destination2½ Sad Bacon

Port Highlights

Athens2 Sad Bacon
Top: Hop-on hop-off bus (€20 flat)
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YouTube Video Description

#greece #athens #cruise #royalcaribbean Hi it’s Ruby! Today we are going over the mistakes we made in Athens Greece during our 7 Night Cruise. We arrived in Athens early in the morning and had to plan to get off of the cruise ship and take the hop on hop off bus to the Acropolis. Due to the fact that we had previously visited Greece, we felt pretty confident in this plan. Unfortunately, the heat, the crowds and the uncertainty of arrival and departure to the historical sites made this a bad choice. I have seen many people who did book short excursions have comments about how they felt they could probably have done their own tour on their own time. While I think this could work, I don’t think you should try this option if you are visiting in any of the summer months. temperatures get very high and due to limited access to water and shade at the acropolis, this could be a major challenge. Check out our day in Santorini and mistakes we made there linked below. Thanks for watching! @RoyalCaribbean Santorini by Cable Car or Donkey | Cruise port 🇬🇷🫏 https://youtube.com/shorts/_5YZ3doyQSI?feature=share 0:00 Intro 0:30 Plan For Athens 1:05 Port of Piraeus 1:40 Hop on Hop Off Bus 2:20 Mistake #1 3:15 Bus to Acropolis 4:09 Mistake #2 4:46 Tip-Pre Buy Entrance Ticket 5:40 Acropolis Walkthrough 6:48 Safety & Hydration 7:47 Dinner 8:14 Thoughts on the day 8:54 Onboard Shopping 10:30 Closing