Shipping to Greece for a cruiser

[MacLovin]

We are cruising the Med (around Greece for now)
Trying to find out where I can ship packages to while we're over here. (Like from Amazon, or Ebay)

Anyone know trusted places?

We are purchasing in Lefkada.

[MacLovin]

Crickets?

[nmuir]

I have shipped to the boat care of the Marina. They are good with that though will naturally depend upon the specific marina.

Watch for duty, brokerage and VAT costs if shipping from outside the EU. Things that seem a good deal change pretty quickly. (As an example, engine parts from the US cost more in shipping, duty, and VAT than the part itself!).

Inside the EU has been fine. Shipping from the UK middling, from North America expensive.


Flying in with an extra suitcase of boat parts is often the best and very common.

Good luck!


P.S. https://www.skroutz.gr/?lang=en is sort of a Greek eBay. I have heard good things about it.

[MacLovin]

We're not staying at a specific marina. Do they care? I mean if I plan to stay there for a couple of nights in a week?

[Tupaia]

Originally Posted by MacLovin

We're not staying at a specific marina. Do they care? I mean if I plan to stay there for a couple of nights in a week?

Many marinas will refuse to accept packages for boats not in the marina. They end up with piles of packages for boats that don't turn up or get requests to forward them to somewhere else.

[MacLovin]

Originally Posted by Tupaia

Many marinas will refuse to accept packages for boats not in the marina. They end up with piles of packages for boats that don't turn up or get requests to forward them to somewhere else.

Suggestions?

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by MacLovin

... We are purchasing in Lefkada.

You might ask Lefkas Marina:
31100 Lefkas East Shore Lefkas Marina
Tel: +30 26450 26645 / 26646
Fax: +30 26450 26642
Email: lefkas@d-marin.com
Web ➥ https://www.d-marin.com/en/marinas/lefkas/