Blue Star Delos

The way to travel

What can I say about the Delos that hasn’t been said before. Seats were more than comfortable, food was excellent. Best ship in the fleet.

Travel

[Translated from French]
A short cruise. With outside decks that allow you to contemplate the islands and islets. The interior of the boat is also very pleasant. With various bars and lounges.
The crossing goes by very quickly. Contemplating the landscape.

Piraeus-Naxos

[Translated from Dutch]
I am driving a VW Californa, a campervan. In the hold the cars are placed so close together that you can hardly get out/in your car. Upon arrival at Naxos, it couldn't go fast enough, get in the car, luggage next to you on the passenger seat, leave, adrift gestures from the signalmen in the hold: faster, faster...
You get into the stream of cars going ashore.
When I got my luggage out of the car at the resort and opened the sliding door on the right side to do so, I discovered two deep scratches in the middle of that door. Those were not there when I embarked in Piraeus that morning. That happened in the hold. And I only discovered it after I was already off the boat (I couldn't get into my car through the right side) and had already arrived at my destination. This is a grim experience.

[Original message]
Ik rijd met een VW Californa, een campervan. In het ruim worden de auto's zo dicht op elkaar geplaatst, dat je nauwelijks nog uit/in je wagen kunt. Bij de aankomst op Naxos kon het niet snel genoeg gaan, in de wagen stappen, bagage naast jou op de passagiersstoel, vertrekken, driftige gebaren van de seingevers in het ruim: sneller, sneller...
Je komt in de stroom van auto's terecht die aan land gaan
Toen ik in het resort mijn bagage uit de wagen haalde en daarvoor aan de rechterkant de schuifdeur opende, ontdekte ik twee diepe krassen in het midden van die deur. Die waren er niet toen ik die ochtend in Piraeus inscheepte. Dat is gebeurd in het ruim. En ik heb het pas ontdekt nadat ik al van de boot was (ik kon via de rechterkant niet in mijn auto) en al aangekomen was op mijn bestemming. Dit is een akelige ervaring.

Comfortable

[Translated from French]
This is a beautiful boat with great comfort and very welcoming staff. Definitely worth booking.

Nice route

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A journey between Santorini and Naxos. Very pleasant to be out in the fresh air on the upper rear deck. Nothing to complain about. There's even a decent food offer on the boat.

Great company

Great boat, efficient service and competitive prices!
The best!

Bad experience

[Translated by Ferriesingreece]
We traveled from Piraeus to Naxos as a family: 2 adults and 3 children aged 13, 10 and 10, using "Deck" / Eco class tickets" on a Saturday in July.
We had already traveled with Blue Star Ferries as a couple several times 15+ years ago, always in May or June, same class, and had great memories.
We suspected, of course, that it would be very crowded, but not that we'd be so confronted with people's lack of education, and who are in no way worried.
Some 2 occupy 6 seats, wallowing on the sofas. Selfish, dirty people with impunity, we had the impression of experiencing the worst of mass tourism.
In 5 hours of travel, the 5 of us couldn't be seated next to each other :-(.
As there were still a few much more comfortable "Air Seat" seats available (numbered seats), we split up to sit properly for a small part of the journey (as others did).
My recommendation, if you can, is to take this type of seat and pay a little more.
I give it 2 stars because we were safely transported to our destination, but what a disappointment for the rest!

Unexpectedly pleasant experience

[Translated from Greek]
My trip to Paros with Delos was a pleasant surprise! Incredible punctuality in departure and arrival time, courtesy of staff, cleanliness in all areas and especially in the toilets. I highly recommend it.