Athens to Ihdra (Hydra) - under 2 hours in each direction. Both departures were late, with a British couple missing their flight because of the delay. Don't sit up front. It is cramped, hot, and stifling. Avoid if possible. Staff are about as rude as they want to be...which seemed considerable. Boarding and disembarking like a madhouse. No organization. A... More

Details will follow. In short, no security in luggage cargo area. Hellenic Seaways claims no responsibility for their negligence, and our stolen luggage, even though their employee specifically tells you to place your luggage in an area on a separate floor not monitored or secured. Luggage is not permitted near seats or even in your view on the same deck.... More

I am sitting here in Santorini right now was supposed to head to Ios this evening. We have a hotel reserved that is costing us over 400 Euro per night and have no way to get there and it is too late to cancel at this point since it is already the evening. We also no longer have a hotel... More

We took the Flying Cat 4 from Santorini to Mykonos and had a very smooth ride. In fact, most of us slept through the trip. The boat arrived on schedule at Mykonos and the unboarding process was surprisingly fast, despite all the luggage that everyone had. This is a much option than flying back to Athens and then to Mykonos.... More

Worst experience in ferry connections ever ... 1) First leg was from Piraeus Port (Greece / mainland) to Mykonos (Nissos Mykonos boat): service ok, departing organisation: infamous (lockers "swallowing" your 2 euro coins, broken keys, complete disorder on the luggage area and nobody to help; 2) Second leg was from Mykonos to Santorini (Flying Cat 4 boat): late departure, absolutely... More

We travelled with this company and the boat was more that 3 hours late. We missed our plane and paied extra costs to re-check. After 5 months of contacts, trying to have an answer from their customer service, we still refuse to give an answer to find a solution. AVOID AVOID AVOID. More

This commpany provide fast conections between cyclades island and Athens. The run couple regular slow ferries and couple fast catamarans. They call them FlyingCat and Highspeeds. Be aware that the fast ferries are more expensive than the slow ones. Be aware that in bad weather (strong wind...) the fast "Flyingcat" offten cancel without notice. We were booked on Flyingcat from... More

AVOID TRAVEL ON HELLENIC SEAWAYS BOAT FERRIES TO OR IN THE GREEK ISLANDS. HERE IS OUR HORROR STORY BELOW IN A LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS ORGANIZATION. HE NEVER RESPONDED AFTER 2 MONTHS AND OUR LOSS WAS OVER $200.00. CHOOSE ANOTHER LINE FOR TRAVEL. Konstantinos Klironomos Hellenic Passenger Sea Lines Head office 6, Astiggos Karaiskaki Square 18531 PIRAEUS ,... More