What the Santorini and Mykonos cruise fee costs you this autumn, and when it drops

World Destinations €20 a person per stop until 30 September, then €12 in October and €4 from November. Other Greek ports charge €5, €3 and €1. By Bishnu Adhikari · Sep 22, 2026 Read the full story

If your cruise stops at Santorini or Mykonos before the end of September, Greece charges &euro;20 for every passenger who goes ashore; from 1 October it falls to &euro;12, and from 1 November to &euro;4. Every other Greek port charges &euro;5, &euro;3 and… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

The fee, season by season

The same stop costs five times as much in August as in December. The schedule has three bands, and the popular islands pay four times the rate of everywhere else. For a family of four on a late-September sailing that calls at both islands, that is &euro;160… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Who actually pays it

The cruise company is billed, and more of them are billing you. Lines declare their disembarkations on a digital platform and pay quarterly; port authorities can refuse future calls to a line that does not. How that reaches the passenger depends on the… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Santorini has also changed where you land

Most tendered passengers now come ashore at the old port below Fira, not at Athinios. The Municipal Port Fund of Thira ruled that only 30% of passengers arriving by tender may land at Athinios, down from 40%, with the remaining 70% sent to Ormos Fira. Local… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

How much is the Santorini cruise fee?

&euro;20 per passenger per visit from 1 June to 30 September, &euro;12 in April, May and October, and &euro;4 from November to March. Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Do cruise passengers pay the Greek fee directly?

No, the cruise company is charged, but many lines pass it on to passengers, for example through shipboard accounts or as a listed port fee. Passengers who stay on board at a port are not charged for that port. Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Is the Greek cruise fee the same in 2026 as in 2025?

Yes. Cruise Industry News reports that the tiers introduced in July 2025 remain unchanged for 2026. Sources: Euronews, 21 July 2025, on the Greek sustainable tourism fee; Cruise Industry News, August 2026, on the 2026 rates and AIDA's billing, and 13 June… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

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