by Allan » 15 Nov 2019, 14:00
Hi Katy
As I'm sure you are aware, ferry timetables do change but the Bluestar ones tend to be the same (or similar) every year. This year the timetable was published very early, about January 1st which was a huge relief, it meant my plan to take the Sunday afternoon ferry was possible and I could go ahead and book a hotel in Athens. We flew to Athens on the Friday afternoon which gave us a full day and a half to explore and still get the ferry, arriving in Symi at breakfast time on Monday. The other sailings leaving Piraeus on Tuesday and Thursday were less convenient, the Sunday one was perfect.
I like to have a "plan B" when travelling in Greece and this time the plan B was to fly down from Athens to Rhodes. Not something I wanted to do but it was an option if there was a problem with the ferry and since there are several flights a day we could get to Rhodes in time to be on Symi the same day. Thankfully, we didn't need to use that option but it was reassuring to know it was a possibility.