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Minoan Lines

40 Reviews

#20 of 22 things to do in Piraeus

Transportation, Ferries

Port of Piraeus, Piraeus 185 35, Greece

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“Not what I expected ”

Huge ships especially when you travel from Athens to Crete, shops are open at whole time but the... read more

Reviewed 26 July 2018

tseliosg80

Athens, Greece

via mobile

“Midnight ferry from Crete to Athens”

I booked the 23:59 ferry from Crete to Athens, paid 168€ for 2 persons. The ferry arrived about 1... read more

Reviewed 18 October 2018

nicolettewong

Singapore, Singapore

via mobile

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3.0 40 reviews

Excellent27%
Very good20%
Average10%
Poor7%
Terrible36%

26 Jul 2018

“Not what I expected ”

19 Nov 2018

“DISAPPOINTED! Customer Service UNHELPFUL”

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Port of Piraeus, Piraeus 185 35, Greece

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margaret1203

Scotland

4732

Reviewed 19 November 2018

DISAPPOINTED! Customer Service UNHELPFUL

We were extremely DISAPPOINTED with our journey on the MINOAN FERRY - Faistos Palace. Firstly, the staff were unwelcoming with the exception of the bar waiter and shop assistant. The beds were comfortable enough but sleep was disturbed by SEVER JUDDERING which built up to...More

Date of experience: January 2018

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nicolettewong

Singapore, Singapore

2323

Reviewed 18 October 2018 via mobile

Midnight ferry from Crete to Athens

I booked the 23:59 ferry from Crete to Athens, paid 168€ for 2 persons. The ferry arrived about 1 hour early in Souda port of Chania, so we got to check in to our 2 person cabin with inside shower early. The staff showed us...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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Bpugh

3321

Reviewed 14 October 2018 via mobile

Bring a gas mask

We purchased a cabin for approximately $180 from Crete to Athens .The room was not impressive . Diesel exhausts was flowing in our room which made us sick. Staff weren't very helpful . We would have been better off just sleeping in the hallways or...More

Date of experience: October 2018

1 Thank Bpugh

79joew

Boston, Massachusetts

158100

Reviewed 26 September 2018 via mobile

Less than perfect....

We decided to leave Mykonos a day early for Santorini due to predicted wind conditions that tended to cancel ferry service. Although we were glad we did it was still a bit of a challenge. Getting the ticket changed from Delia Travel was easy. We...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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GeorgeKandylis

Cholargos, Greece

194

Reviewed 25 August 2018 via mobile

Very disappointing

Booked VIP ‘airplane’ type seats. When we got to the VIP lounge we were asked by the person responsible not to seat at the our seats but to different ones. For no reason at all. This happened with all passengers that had made reservations. What...More

Date of experience: August 2018

1 Thank GeorgeKandylis

tseliosg80

Athens, Greece

7420

Reviewed 26 July 2018 via mobile

Not what I expected

Huge ships especially when you travel from Athens to Crete, shops are open at whole time but the interior needs renovation. I didn't had any delay in my travel except at the arrival almost an hour to take my car out of the ship garage....More

Date of experience: July 2018

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borshop

Prague, Czech Republic

6240

Reviewed 4 July 2018

Very poor experience, avoid the company!

During our holiday in Crete we decided to go for a day trip to the island of Santorini using the "highspeed ferry" (the fastest one) newly branded under Minoan Lines company named "Santorini Palace". Well, we had one of the worst experiences ever and I...More

Date of experience: June 2018

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Phil T

London, United Kingdom

5920

Reviewed 13 November 2017

Fall in Love with Crete.

WOW what can I say. Once on board cabins are reasonable priced and are very comfortable. The food on board ranges from snacks to full on meals and considering you are on board the food n the restaurant was excellent. As mentioned in past comments...More

Date of experience: September 2017

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NYView

Brooklyn, New York

11272

Reviewed 5 July 2017

A comfortable, fun way to get to Crete.

Four of us took the Minoan Line Ferry from Piraeus to Crete, and we had a terrific time. We booked cabins for both couples, and they were wonderful: twin beds, a desk, a porthole, and a private bathroom with a shower! The trip cost about...More

Date of experience: June 2017

3 Thank NYView

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Lesley B

Where do we collect ferry tickets. I've reserved online Piraeus to Herakulean on 2nd Oct a cabin. But it states to collect tickets at port? But don't know where? Pls any help as we'll be arrivi g by taxi Thanks Lesley

12 September 2018|

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Lesley hello, the tickets you will take them by showing your ID card or passport just outside of the Ferry there is a station you will see it. The taxi driver will get you there not to worry

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