Blue Star Patmos
Operated by Blue Star Ferries
Blue Star Patmos
Operated by Blue Star Ferries
Operated by Blue Star Ferries on the Athens (Piraeus) Mytilene route
Blue Star Patmos was built in South Korea and delivered to Blue Star Ferries in June 2012. The Vessel is one of the most modern in the world and built with all the latest technology available enhancing the experience for passengers. Blue Star Patmos has a passenger capacity of 2000 and can hold up to 430 vehicles in its garages. The modern on board amenities include an a la carte restaurant, self- service restaurant, café, games room, two bars - one inside and one open deck bar and a gift shop.
There are 90 cabins onboard the Blue Star Patmos all of which are of a high quality and are all fitted with en-suite shower facilities, offering an elegant and pleasant journey regardless of travel conditions. If travelling by cabin isn’t for you, you can pre book one of the Blue Star Patmos’s 405 comfortable and spacious air type seats.
Wi-Fi access is available in certain areas of the ferry, an ATM machine is also available onboard for those who need to withdraw money. There is a payphone in case you are unable to connect through your mobile and kennels can be booked for your pets at an advanced request.
Please Note: Whilst we have taken great care in making our Blue Star Patmos guide as accurate as possible, onboard facilities, services and entertainment may vary depending on the date and time of year that you travel, facilities mentioned may change without notification and ferry companies reserve the right to operate vessels other than those mentioned at time of booking without prior notification.
out of 5
79% of our customers recommended this ship
"I don't know if it was cheap, but it was VERY easy. "
1. Check-in (online) was easy. 2. Finding the port was easy. 3. Getting onboard with car, two people and a large dog was easy. 4. Finding our cabin was easy. (Special note - the shower in there would not be out of place in an expensive hotel!) 5. Finding the kennel area for exercising the dog was easy. 6. Finding food and drink during the trip was easy. The coffee was surprisingly good. 7. Getting back to the car was easy. All in all, the trip is a lot more expensive than flying, However, it's not easy to take a car and 100kg or more of luggage with you on a plane, and our dog would be terrified as soon as the plane set off. So ... not an option. The ferry, however, is a remarkably efficient way of getting everything from A to B. Or, in our case, Athens to Karpathos.
"Ferry to Tilos"
Excellent
"Racist and inept "
We booked a ferry passing from Kos to Rhodes departing at 5:20. We left our accommodation at 4:00am and arrived at the port at 4:30 as the confirmation email had informed us that last check-in was 30 minutes prior to departure. When we arrived, the kiosk was shut and several other people were confused waiting outside. After waiting for an hour (5:30), staff members finally arrived to commence check in of passengers. It was evident that the staff members were informed of the delay and passengers were not. In total, we waited for an hour and a half for the ferry departure. However, most significant and disgusting was not the ineptitude of staff, but their discriminatory behaviour towards other passengers. Before we even got onto the ferry, a member of staff checked the passports of a select few individuals. All of these individuals were of ethnic minority and had clearly been racially profiled. One of the individuals raised this issue (rightly so) asking why only they had been requested to show their passports. The blatantly racist staff member denied race as a motivating factor despite not demanding passports from anyone white. This was absolutely foul for us to witness so it is unimaginable for those people who were unjustly discriminated against based on their ethnicity. As staff members representing a company that covers a broad spatial range, perhaps they should practice human decency to prevent social injustice in the future. Racial profiling is vulgar, inappropriate and at the very least illegal. Previous reviews on trip advisor have also reported racist behaviour from staff members so it is likely this is not a singular occurrence. Extremely disappointed and frankly disgusted
"Fast and Efficient"
Amazing how the Greeks load a ship so fast with people and cars and lorry’s and leave Ontime and nice smooth crossing and nice lunch in the buffet restaurant and plenty of deck space to sit out on.
"12:40 or 00:40"
Due to a confusion between am and pm, I miss the ferry and had to pay and wait for another one. My mistake maybe, but I’ve been told it arrives very often. 🤷🏻♂️
"Very good service and great ship !"
As a regular user of this service. It was as always very reliable.. clean and great value for money.
"Trio to kasteloruzo"
Vrry good
"Ferry postponed by 17 hours"
Due to a strike I was forced to buy a ferry journey with another company, in order to catch my flight home and get transport from a different port on Rhodes (Kameiros Skala) to get me to the airport This made the end of my holiday expensive and stressful
"A disaster this time"
After years of good service from direct ferries and Blue star we came to the port on Mon 5th August to catch our ferry from Syros to Piraeus at 16.00pm. We asked an official at the port and he showed us where to wait. It was very hot and the only places were in the sun. People tried to tell us but " it was all Greek to me" !!! excuse the pun. At 3.55pm, a fast ferry came in and we were told to RUN to catch it as the blue star had been delayed for 4 hours!!! we received no txt on either of our mobiles. `Th captain of the fast ferry then said NO to us and left the port leaving us exhausted and stranded. We had to hang around the port until 20.00pm and it left at 20.30pm. We had ordered a taxi from the hotel to meet us and that was a disaster too as they were therefore not there to meet us and we had to get another taxi and spend three days getting the firm to agree to give us our money back Altogether it would have been proper to have been txt us when the boat was delayed so we could change our tickets like everyone else did. It was a horrendous end to our wonderful holiday. very very upset and dissatisfied.
"What a pleasant surprise!"
We come to Greece every year and try different islands. We choose the ferries based on time convenience however after experiencing The bad service on sea jets and the impeccable blue star ferry amnesties, we will from now on always look for the blue star company. Directferries .com is very convenient to use
"Excellent Ferry Transfer"
Great ferry service to transfer between Greek Islands. Large comfortable ships, very clean and efficient with quick turnaround service at port, great value for money. Would definitely recommend.
"Great Trip"
Travelling between Piraeus and Naxos was fast, comfortable and very pleasant. The ferries are super clean with plenty of seating and facilities. Lots of staff on hand to provide guidance on where to go. Service was on time. Food was ok and reasonably priced.
"Perfect"
Very smooth, lots of room. Professional staff, choice of food and drinks. Very comfortable seating.
"Clean, comfortable and efficient."
Arrived in time, boarding straightforward, staff aware that we were older than most passengers and made it possible for us to leave our luggage on the vehicle deck. Very comfortable seats, toilets cleaned during our journey, arrived exact my on time.
"Very comfortable trip"
The boat was clean and there were plenty of seats and things to do during our crossing.
"Great ferry service"
On time, well managed and excellent trip to Paros
"Another great year of ferrying"
Thank you all at Direct ferries and Blue Star ferries or another great travel from Piraeus to Syros this July 2018. Easy booking, easy picking up of tickets at the port and boats reliable as usual
"Half price"
Children +10 pay full price for tickets If you book online you can not see that and I had to pay later the 50%
"Polite staff"
Roomy Polite staff Very efficient Clean Pleasant surroundings Expensive drinks though
"Scary experience for family "
We had our booking reference with us which did not mention anywhere that we needed to print tickets. The ship arrived and a chaotic frenzy ensued with cars driving through crowds of people. I presented my printed reference but we were not allowed on the ship. None of the staff could speak any English (apart from saying ‘tickets’ and pointing back towards the town. I had to sprint about 200m in searing heat into an office packed with English speaking tourists to try and get my tickets printed and make it back to the ship where my family were already on board. A very stressful experience for all involved.
"Our trip to Paros Blue Star Ferries"
During the '70's I did the hippy route through Europe ending up in Athens and then island hopping on the ferries ....it was a wonderful experience and I visited many islands. This year , 40 years later, I visited Athens again and had the choice of flying to Paros or getting the ferry. I took Blue Star Ferries which was definitely the best decision , I loved every minute it. Obviously the ferries are completely different !! We sat at the back on the top deck....and watched as dolphins swam and leapt over the ships wash . The choice of food was excellent as were all the facilities on board. Thank you Blue Star for bringing back some unforgettable experiences.
"Good option"
Super on time, which is th most important! Comfortable, clean enough, full of different spaces, incluiding in Economy class...
"Great & reliable service for a pleasant trip "
Excellent ferry service - the ship was clean and tidy in all areas, from deck to the reserved seating rooms. Took the cabin once and it was really comfy. The catering on board is of great quality - for very reasonable prices! Staff is also really helpful.
"Symi 2018"
A very comfortable and pleasant ferry crossing
"Best sailing trip"
Nice sailing. Very fast ship. I like the boat
"Blue Star works"
We have travelled with Blue Star many times, and this year from Rhodes to Symi and back. Everything is working great....Staff know what to do, comfort is good and you can buy drinks and food....overall not luxury....but it fine and it works. Be aware that schedule can be changed ! For us it was changed to 3-4 hours (before from what we booked) from Rhodes....lucky for us we landed on Rhodes 10.55....if we have bought flight tickets for the first boat around 8 pm.....landing let's say 3 pm....we would have missed the boat after the change in schedule. Then we should have spend a night in Rhodes + the hotel in Symi (which we had paid up front) would have been lost. We never experienced this before in the Greek Island, and I hope we were just unlucky this time :-) We were satisfied after all
"Ferry to Paros"
Our first experience of a ferry and it was great, smooth sailing and a comfortable ride, would recommend buying the airplane style seating for extra comfort on longer trips and confirmed seating. Lots of passengers, ourselves included, seemed to have issues finding their seats so better signage would be an improvement. Plus often other passengers were sitting in seats not allocated to them which can be difficult to communicate when there is a language barrier - staff could have been more helpful in these situations. Would recommend bringing your own food and drink on board as the catering provided was over priced.
"Very very good trip"
These ferries are on time,super efficient,modern.Smooth trip,plenty of space to chill out,lots of fast food cafeterias everywhere,safe high rails for the kids.The only problem we encountered was that although we had a lovely cabin on the Delos we stupidly took our luggage to the cabin and on arrival in Paros chaos..the lifts were used by everybody clambering to leave the vessel and had to use the stairs bumping our luggage down.On the return trip to Piraeus,we also had a cabin which by the way was really comfortable and really relaxing- we got on and left our luggage in the secure, garage facilities of the Patmos. Freedom,stress free trip, better organized disembarkation and problem solved.
"My trip to Paros"
All was very nice, enjoyed the trip and the service. The fairy was in a good condition. Only issue was with the booking as it is not very clear. I believe there should be more clarification to make us as clients understand the differences between the different levels of bookings.
"Naxos to Piraeus"
Comfortable, relaxed crossing. Time passed quickly. Good clean facilities. Nice cafeteria.
"Incredibly Dissatisfied "
After spending around 3 hours of my holiday on the phone to Direct Ferries, and spending 10€ in call expenses, imagine my surprise when not only could they not change a name on the ticket, but on arrival to the ferry port, the ticket could not be given as apparently a system error said it already had been. In response on the phone, yet again, direct ferries did nothing to remedy the situation or issue a refund. New tickets had to be bought at the ferry out of pocket by two travelling students. Extremely disappointed with this company.
"Poor customer care"
I had really high expectations of my trip. However, the ship being extremely clean and tidy with all facilities the staff was highly rude and inconsiderate. I was on a wheelchair due to a recent accident and while leaving the ship I was aksed to walk with my crutches. When I argued back only then I was given the wheelchair and was so carelessly taken care off with banging the wheelchair and my leg on suitcases. The person who took me saw me try and walk myself but wasn’t even considerate enough to offer help. My recent trip with Golden Star Ferries was comparatively way better in regard to staff courtesy.
"Very straight forward"
Ferry was on time and there was plenty of seating. We booked airseats but never used them as we moved around the ship following the sun. Only one slight negative would be the storage of large bags. Although stored down in the locked cargo hold, there is not enough secure racking so they just end up in a big pile. Just had to make sure we were one of the first in que to get our bags. On the whole definitely recommend.
"Review"
Great
"Excellent Value for Money"