From the cruise port
Rhodes cruise port: how much boat trip fits into one day ashore
If your ship is alongside for the day, the only question that matters at the Rhodes cruise port is arithmetic: how many hours you have, and how many hours the trip takes. The listings on this site run from 2 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours, which means some of them fit comfortably inside a normal port call and others do not fit at all. We cannot tell you your all-aboard time — every ship sets its own, and we would be guessing — so this page does the half we can do honestly: it states how long each listing takes, where it starts, and how much slack to leave on either side. Read your own daily programme for the time you must be back, subtract the listing’s duration and the journey to the pier, and book the trip that still leaves an hour spare.
One day ashore, at a glance
- Our pick for a port day
- $45Rhodes: Anthony Quinn Bay & Sea Caves Snorkeling Cruise — 2 hours 30 minutes, rated 4.9 across 508 reviews, the shortest listing on this site
- Shortest listings
- 2 h 30 m and 3 hFour listings run three hours or less: $45, $56, $102 and the evening sail at $51
- Longest listings
- 7 hoursThe Alimia Island day at $145 and the guided snorkel day at $63 — a full day, and a tight fit against most port calls
- The number we do not have
- Your all-aboard timeIt is printed in your daily programme and on your cabin card, and no page on the internet knows it. Everything below is built around that number, not instead of it
- Closest starts to the town
- Rhodes TownTen listings start in Rhodes or Rhodes Town; five start elsewhere
- Furthest starts
- Kamiros Skala, Stegna, Faliraki, SymiThe two marine-biologist trips leave from Kamiros Skala, one private boat from Stegna and one from Faliraki, and the kayaking day starts on Symi — add the journey to your own arithmetic
- Lowest fare here
- $26Six hours on a traditional wooden boat, rated 4.2 across 165 reviews — cheap, but six hours is a long bite out of a port call
- Cancellation
- Free cancellationnamed on the listings on this site
Quick answer
The short answer. On a Rhodes cruise day, book a listing of three hours or less and start it early. Our pick is $45: 2 hours 30 minutes, rated 4.9 across 508 reviews, straight to the east coast bays and caves. The three-hour, three-bay cruise at $56 is the next safest at 1,857 reviews. Whatever you choose, take the duration on the listing, add the time to reach the meeting point and back, then add an hour of slack before your all-aboard time.
The arithmetic
Duration, transfer, slack — in that order
A Rhodes cruise day ashore is a sum with three parts, and only one of them is printed on the listing. The first part is the duration: on this site that is anything from 2 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours, and it is the operator’s own figure. The second is the journey between the Rhodes cruise port and the meeting point, in both directions. The third is slack — the hour you keep back for the boat coming in late, for traffic, for the queue at the gangway, and for the fact that a ship that sails without you does not come back.
Only you can do the sum, because only you know what time your ship wants you aboard. That number is on your daily programme and on your cabin card. We are not going to invent a typical port call or a standard all-aboard hour: ships differ, seasons differ, and a page that guessed would be worse than useless on the one day it mattered.
What we can do is put the durations of every Rhodes cruise option in front of you honestly. Four listings here are three hours or shorter, two run four to five hours, seven run five to six hours and two run seven. A 7-hour day like the Alimia Island trip at $145 is a genuinely good day out, and on most port calls it will eat the entire window with nothing left over. A 2.5-hour cruise at $45 leaves room for lunch, the walled old town and a slow walk back.
One more line of the sum that people forget: where the boat starts. Ten of the fifteen listings here leave from Rhodes or Rhodes Town, which is the same side of the island as the harbour. The two marine-biologist trips leave from Kamiros Skala, one private boat from Stegna, one from Faliraki and the kayaking day from Symi. Those are real journeys across the island, and they belong in your arithmetic before you book, not after.
Durations against a port day
Every listing, sorted by how easily it fits
Durations and fares are read off the live listings. The fit column is our reading of the duration alone — it cannot know your ship.
| Listing | Hours | Fare | Leaves from | How it fits a day ashore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes: Anthony Quinn Bay & Sea Caves Snorkeling Cruise | 2 h 30 m | $45 | Rhodes | Shortest here; room left for the town afterwards |
| Rhodes: Anthony Quinn, Ladiko and Caves All-Inclusive Cruise | 3 h | $56 | Rhodes | Fits most port calls with time to spare |
| Rhodes: Sunset Catamaran Cruise with Snack, Fruits & Drinks | 3 h | $51 | Rhodes Town | Short, but it sails in the evening — check your sailing time first |
| Rhodes: Dolphin Watching & Marine Biologist Snorkel Cruise | 3 h | $102 | Kamiros Skala | Three hours plus the transfer across the island |
| Stegna tour: Private Boat Tour with Swimming and Snorkeling | 4 h | $740 | Stegna | Four hours plus the drive to Stegna; priced for the whole boat |
| Rhodes: Stand-up Paddle Adventure with Snorkeling & Sea Cave | 4–5 h | $97 | Rhodes | The listing gives a range, so plan on the longer figure |
| Rhodes: Fishing Trip, Snorkelling, BBQ, & Professional Guide | 5 h | $70 | Rhodes Town | Half your day, before the walk back to the ship |
| Rhodes: BBQ Cruise with Snorkeling & Drinks, Max. 12 guests | 5 h | $1,218 | Faliraki | Five hours plus the transfer; priced per boat |
| Rhodes: All-Inclusive Catamaran Cruise with Lunch and Drinks | 6 h | $71 | Rhodes | A full day on the water; tight against most port calls |
| Rhodes: All inclusive Catamaran Escape with Lunch & Drinks | 6 h | $68 | Rhodes Town | Six hours from the town; a full day on the water |
| Rhodes: Boat Tour with Snorkeling, Gourmet Buffet & Open Bar | 6 h | $97 | Rhodes | Six hours with lunch on board; a whole day ashore |
| Symi: Sea Kayaking Tour with Picnic Lunch and Snorkeling | 6 h | $797 | Symi | Six hours of paddling, and it starts on another island |
| Rhodes: 6-Hour Snorkeling and Swimming Cruise With Snacks | 6 h | $26 | Rhodes | Cheapest here, but six hours of a day ashore |
| Rhodes: Dolphins, Snorkeling and Alimia Island BBQ Lunch | 7 h | $145 | Kamiros Skala | Seven hours and a cross-island start; for a longer call only |
| Rhodes: Guided Snorkeling Adventure on a Full-Day Boat Trip | 7 h | $63 | Rhodes | A full-day listing by its own description |
Booking it yourself
What an independent booking gives you, and what it does not
Every trip on this Rhodes cruise page is booked directly with the operator through GetYourGuide, not through your ship. That has one real advantage and one real risk, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something. The advantage is choice and fare: fifteen listings instead of the handful on the ship’s own list, from $26 upwards, with the ratings and review counts in plain sight. The risk is that an independent booking does not put the ship under any obligation to wait for you.
That is the whole trade-off on a Rhodes cruise day, and it is manageable rather than frightening: choose a short listing, choose one that starts near the harbour, and leave an hour of slack. A 2.5-hour cruise that leaves from Rhodes Town and a seven-hour day that starts at Kamiros Skala carry very different amounts of risk with the identical ship behind you.
Free cancellation, named on the listings on this site, is the other part of managing it. Plans on a ship change — a late berthing, a change of itinerary, weather that moves the call — and a booking you can cancel is worth a great deal more than a saving of a few dollars on one you cannot.
Two practical habits from people who do this often. Book the earliest departure the operator offers rather than the one that suits a lie-in, because the slack you want is at the end of the day and not at the start. And keep the operator’s phone number and the meeting point on your phone before you step off the ship, since the one thing you will not want to be doing at the Rhodes cruise port is searching for an address on a slow connection.
Every trip, current fare
Every listing on this site, with cost per hour
Per-person listings first, then the three boats priced for the whole party. On a day ashore, read the duration column before the fare column.
| Tour | Length | Price | What is included | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes: Dolphin Watching & Marine Biologist Snorkel CruiseOur pick · marine biologist | 3 h | $102 | A marine biologist on board, a snorkel stop at Stroggyli | $34.00 | 4.8 · 993 |
| Rhodes: All-Inclusive Catamaran Cruise with Lunch and DrinksThe most reviews on this site | 6 h | $71 | Catamaran, swimming stops, buffet lunch, unlimited drinks | $11.83 | 4.8 · 2,483 |
| Rhodes: Anthony Quinn, Ladiko and Caves All-Inclusive CruiseThree bays in three hours | 3 h | $56 | Three bays, sea caves, sofa seating and an open bar | $18.67 | 4.8 · 1,857 |
| Rhodes: Boat Tour with Snorkeling, Gourmet Buffet & Open BarCaique, buffet and open bar | 6 h | $97 | A traditional Greek caique, gourmet food and an open bar | $16.17 | 4.7 · 625 |
| Rhodes: Anthony Quinn Bay & Sea Caves Snorkeling CruiseShortest listing here, rated 4.9 | 2.5 h | $45 | East coast beaches, hidden caves, swimming time | $18.00 | 4.9 · 508 |
| Rhodes: Fishing Trip, Snorkelling, BBQ, & Professional GuideFishing, a swim, food on board | 5 h | $70 | Fishing with locals, a swim, fresh food on board | $14.00 | 4.8 · 445 |
| Rhodes: All inclusive Catamaran Escape with Lunch & DrinksCatamaran day with lunch | 6 h | $68 | The Cherry Catamaran, east coast beaches, snacks and lunch | $11.33 | 4.7 · 378 |
| Rhodes: Stand-up Paddle Adventure with Snorkeling & Sea CavePaddleboards, rated 4.9 | 4 - 5 h | $97 | Guided paddling, a sea cave, a small group, all levels | — | 4.9 · 264 |
| Rhodes: Sunset Catamaran Cruise with Snack, Fruits & DrinksEvening sailing, three hours | 3 h | $51 | Evening sailing, fresh fruit, drinks, the horizon | $17.00 | 4.7 · 234 |
| Rhodes: Dolphins, Snorkeling and Alimia Island BBQ LunchLongest day, with an island stop | 7 h | $145 | A marine biologist, time on Alimia Island, a beach BBQ | $20.71 | 4.8 · 234 |
| Rhodes: 6-Hour Snorkeling and Swimming Cruise With SnacksLowest fare on this site | 6 h | $26 | A wooden boat, three stops, music on board | $4.33 | 4.2 · 165 |
| Rhodes: Guided Snorkeling Adventure on a Full-Day Boat TripGuided snorkel day, newest reviews | 7 h | $63 | A guided snorkel day at sea, suitable for all ages | $9.00 | 5 · 3 |
| Stegna tour: Private Boat Tour with Swimming and SnorkelingPrivate boat, priced per boat | 4 h | $740 | A private boat from Stegna, swimming stops, your own pace | $185.00 | New |
| Symi: Sea Kayaking Tour with Picnic Lunch and SnorkelingKayaks, priced per party | 6 h | $797 | Sea kayaks, St. George Disalonas Bay, a picnic lunch | $132.83 | New |
| Rhodes: BBQ Cruise with Snorkeling & Drinks, Max. 12 guestsUp to 12 guests, priced per boat | 5 h | $1,218 | Up to 12 guests, Ladiko and Anthony Quinn Bay, a BBQ | $243.60 | New |
Before you book from the ship
Six rules for a day ashore
None of them depends on knowing your ship, which is the point.
- Start from your all-aboard time
It is on your daily programme and cabin card. Every other number on this page is subtracted from it.
- Take the listing’s duration literally
From 2 h 30 m at $45 to 7 hours at $63. Where a listing gives a range, like 4 to 5 hours at $97, plan on the longer end.
- Add the journey to the meeting point twice
There and back. A listing that starts at Kamiros Skala or Faliraki is not a listing that starts at the harbour.
- Keep an hour of slack, every time
Boats come back late for ordinary reasons. The hour you do not need is the cheapest insurance on the whole trip.
- Prefer the morning departure
The same listing booked early leaves the afternoon as a buffer; booked late it leaves nothing.
- Free cancellation
Named on the listings on this site. On a day when the ship can change its own plans, this is the line that matters most.
If the day is short
Three listings that suit a single day ashore
Our pick for a Rhodes cruise day is the 2.5-hour cruise at $45. It is the shortest listing on this site, it starts in Rhodes, it is rated 4.9 across 508 reviews, and it goes to the part of the coast people come to see: the east coast beaches and the caves. On a normal call it leaves enough of the day for lunch and the walled town.
If you want a little more water and still a margin, the three-hour cruise at $56 visits three bays with an open bar named in the description and carries 1,857 reviews at 4.8 — the second-deepest record on this site. If you would rather learn something, the three-hour trip at $102 puts a marine biologist on the boat, though it starts at Kamiros Skala and that transfer belongs in your sum.
What we would not book on a single day ashore is a seven-hour listing. The Alimia Island day at $145 and the guided day at $63 are both worth their fares, and both are days rather than excursions squeezed into a window. If your call is unusually long and the numbers genuinely work, they are excellent; if you are doing the arithmetic hopefully rather than carefully, they are the ones that will hurt.
And if the sums do not work at all — a short call, a late berthing, a meeting point across the island — then a Rhodes cruise day spent in the old town rather than on a boat is not a defeat. The sea will still be here next time, and none of the listings above is worth a missed sailing.
Want the boats compared on what is on board rather than on the clock?
See all fifteen listings side by side→Common questions
Questions from passengers with one day ashore
How long do I have in port?
Only your ship knows. The all-aboard time is printed on your daily programme and cabin card; every plan on this page starts by subtracting from it.
Which trip is shortest?
2 hours 30 minutes, at $45, rated 4.9 across 508 reviews.
Will the ship wait if my boat is late?
Not because you booked independently. That is why we recommend a short listing, an early departure and an hour of slack.
Do the boats leave near the harbour?
Ten of the fifteen start in Rhodes or Rhodes Town. Two start at Kamiros Skala, one at Stegna, one at Faliraki and one on Symi, all of which add a journey.
Can I book a full-day trip on a port call?
Only if your own arithmetic says so. The seven-hour listings at $145 and $63 are full days by their own description.
What if the call is cancelled or moved?
Free cancellation is named on the listings on this site, which is why we suggest booking one that carries it.
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