"Getting better, but still a long way off "
I’ll start with check in, I saw a lot of negativity when booking, my experience was swift, in fact I was in and out within 10 minutes!
Now on to schedule and boarding, upon arrival I got told the boat was an hour late, by the time we sailed it was over two hours late!
Embarking with my vehicle was a complete nightmare, one person waved you on, only for another to blow a whistle and tell you off.. The person in front of me nearly got crashed into several times after being left out in a dangerous position!
Why can’t they completely unload the ferry before letting people on?!
Once aboard, I was presently surprised, I saw loads of “horror” photos going around of people camping in corridors and pretty much anywhere they could get.. Pleased to say that all those problems have been sorted with signs and regular staff patrols.
The room is what it is, I shared with 3 others, they where nice guys.
The general cleanliness was good.
On to the food and drinks, again, “horror” stories before I boarded, to be completely honest, I have mixed reviews on this. The coffee is 3€ for a paper cup, is it the worst? No.. But it’s not that great, especially for the money.
Dinner was reasonably priced for the portions you got, it wasn't as bad as I was expecting, 8€ for a very good portion of pasta and meat with Parmesan.. 70c for a bread roll..
Breakfast was the biggest rip off, rather than do a set menu, they charge you per item and I ended up paying 11€ for a sausage and a few bits of horrible bacon and a cherry yogurt which wasn’t that great either.
They do a fast food bar on the top deck, I saw a pizza advertised for 14€ and didn’t hang around to find out more!
Beer was 4/4.5€ a pint.
The biggest problem has to be their schedule, we left 2 hours late, we arrived in igoumenitsa nearly 3 hours late, then had another 5.30hrs to Patras, I asked to disembark in igoumenitsa so I could carry on from there.
I was in Athens before 8pm, if I would have stayed on the ferry to Patras, I wouldn’t have gotten Off the ferry until gone 8.30pm, and that’s assuming they didn’t have anymore issues!
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Recommended?
No
Reviewed by Carl who travelled with Minoan Lines on Cruise Europa
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