We were in port for 7 hours from 9AM to 4PM. This was a tender port, however the island apparently had no tender boats available. The ship used their life boats as tenders. The organization of the operation was horrible. They only used 3-4 boats to move all of the passengers to shore. As a result there were long delays.
We chose to do the 4-hour NCL tour: “Panoramic Zakynthos” which was ...
A cool "beachy" Greek island. We hired a private guide that took us on a fun tour of an olive oil factory. Next, we took a four hour boat ride along the beautiful coast with sparking blue waters seeing sea turtles and swimming along the secluded cliffs. So much fun! ...
Town is small, very easy to explore from tender dock. Stay on the promenade for the main shopping and local eateries. Shipwreck beach is picturesque, though the beach itself is currently closed for safety reasons. ...
Unfortunately poor weather with thunderstorms. We left the ship late morning when it brightened up and walked round the main town. Lots of shops and restaurants and this helped to pass our day. A shame as we had looked forward to visiting more of the island but the weather stopped us ...