It’s even earned the nickname “Instagram Island” because of its perfectly saturated “no filter” splendor.
When evening comes, however, the crowds melt away, and some complain the island goes from Times Square to ghost town.
Visitor cap coming in 2025Santorini Mayor Nikos Zorzos has proposed a cap on cruise ship passengers, down to 8,000 a day.
Cruise ship passengers are valued and much needed, as are those longer-stay visitors coming by boat or plane, but he says the feeling among locals is that something has to give.
Currently, nearly two-thirds of cruise tourism in Greece takes place in Piraeus, Santorini and Mykonos, CLIA said.
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