On Sunday morning we were awakened ominously by a ring on the hotel phone at 8:00 am. It was the minibus driver letting us know that it was very foggy outside, so he wanted to leave half an hour early. We roused ourselves quickly and had time for an excellent buffet breakfast before joining the driver outside the hotel. He managed to transport us through the fog to the airport without incident.
However, when we arrived there we encountered complete chaos. No flights were arriving or leaving due to the fog, which also appeared to have paralysed the communication systems, as there was no information available about anything. Milan’s Malpensa Airport is not one of the worlds most comfortable and has a serious shortage of seats, but after it was announced that a number of flights had been cancelled completely, we were able to find a couple of seats close to the EasyJet check-in desks.
Things finally began to calm down and our flight finally took off three hours later than scheduled. We weren’t too worried by the delay, as we’d allowed plenty of time to get to our cruise liner, which wasn’t due to depart until 4:30 am. After arriving on schedule at Athens Airport, we quickly caught thee express bus to the Port of Piraeus, two hours journey away on the other side of Athens. The journey cost us 3.20 euros each (about £2.40) - British airport authorities take note!
Our liner didn’t depart from the main port area, which is immediately adjacent to the railway station, but from Marina Zea, which is in the next bay, about 5 km away. A quick look around the railway station area didn’t produce anything particularly inspiring in the way of eating places, so we decided just to eat on board. Another quick taxi ride took us out to Marina Zea. (Ted)
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