Mini-cruzeiro de 12 horas para Panarea e Stromboli à noite

The transfer back in a junky bus had the brake lights on the dashboard glowing red, and the oil light was also on. On the islands, we were simply dropped off with the motto of figuring it out as best as you can. On the ship, only Italian was spoken, even though English and German were indicated, and no explanations were provided. All in all, it was a gifted day that would have been better spent in town at the beach.

The booking was for German, the tour took place in Italian, and no English was spoken; when we asked in English, we received curt Italian responses. At one point, we were snapped at in Italian and received a German response of "I do not understand you!" After 6 hours without a single German or English word, we received the disrespectful reply "E tedesco," a German; we were excluded here because of our origin, which is disrespectful and offensive. Moreover, every crew member smokes, turning the ship into a pub. Once, never again; we took this tour on June 26, 2026, and we are writing this to protect others from such wasted vacations and such offensive experiences.

Endless comments in Italian, unbearable for non-speakers. Stopover in Stromboli far too long given the island's lack of interest. Announcement of a circumnavigation of Stromboli that was never carried out, returning at the last ray of sunlight without having seen almost anything of the announced volcanic phenomena. A bit frustrating for the entrance ticket price of €65.

Unfortunately not recommended at all. We were on the road from 9:20 am to 11:30 pm (from Vibo Marina), about 6.5 hours of which were only pure ferry. Disembarked on Panarea, there is no beach there, so no bathing break, just pure island visit with few walking opportunities. Then the crossing to Stromboli. Here is interesting to see an unusual beach of lava rock and black lava sand but that was it, as there are also not so many opportunities to walk here , the 4 hours stay on the island was far too much. Not everyone's thing to bathe on such a beach. After sunset you are driven out to sea to watch the lava eruptions, these were “unfortunately” only very small and very short. Between 10 and 20 minutes such an eruption happens, so wait a lot and possibly only see 1 to 2 eruptions, as the ferry then has to continue again. If you choose such a trip, you have to expect very high prices on the islands. You end up with such an all-day Rwei

Devastating experience, high seas, bags full of vomit on the ground, staff smoking indifferent. They underestimated the weather forecasts and endangered the tourists on board.

Many hours of sailing in sardine box conditions. There were more people than seats. Too tight, visits to Volcano (a strong smell of sulphur typical of this island) then Lipari you feel like you’re a bit loose in tourist catchers, not much to see, We finish with Stromboli, for my part I liked, I am captivated by volcanoes

I was in Strombli, Panarea, Salina Vulcano and Lipari from December 1954 to July 1957, I was employed as a supervisor in a construction company I am planning to go back in May to niuta it after so long, 1957 I moved to Stockholm, where I still live today

Very efficient organization, punctual, super efficient cabin crew Guide Angela prepared, expert in all the volcanic and hydrogeological phenomena of the islands visited, explained everything in detail, always keeping alive the interest of the participants Highly recommended

Wonderful experience, welcoming and kind staff and above all always available In particular the commander and the under officer who indicated and explained several things inherent to the Mini cruise carried out

The company was well reviewed on the site that sold the excursions. However, my assessment is not entirely positive. Itinerary changed two days before departure (you could not disembark in Stromboli when it has been known for months but we are notified at the last minute and is brought forward by an hour the estimated time of departure). Once on the boat we are told that the stay on the island of Panarea is 3 hours but if you want you can stay on the boat to take an hour ride around the island that otherwise going down you would have missed. All for a special price of 10 euros. Obviously no payment receipt but we are given a card with a small number. One share of people stays on the boat while another gets off. No control over who stays and who gets off. In other words you could stay without paying the extra EUR 10. Needless to say, the ride was not as sensational as it was sold to us, indeed, having only 2 scarce hours available to visit the island it was not possible to go to the most beautiful beach and so we bathed at the port amid the smell of petrol discharge. The feeling of being just chickens to pluck was a lot and the professionalism very little. Net of this the Aeolian islands are definitely a place to see maybe with another Tour!