Fortuna Perissa

I understood beforehand, via many YouTube Clips, etc. that getting to the top of the island would not be easy. It was not easy, it was not safe, there were no emergency services available and it was a disgusting visit. We waited, with 4 small children, in line for over 2 hours. If there were some kind of rope/fence/security people which would not let people push in line it would have been better. The people pushing in line were also from the U.S., the U.K. Italy, and other countries. Not one security person or any person from the cable cars were down there to control the MOBS! The heat was unbearable and the "locals" could have made more money if they had carts/stands going up and down the line with snack/cold drinks for people to buy while waiting in this horrendous line. Once up at the cashier booth, which had windows for 2 people, there was only 1 cashier and you couldn't even buy a roundtrip ticket. We all had a cold drink once we reached the top and one of our families when back down with 3 small children. My knees were in pain and I was simply in a terrible mood from all of the obnoxious people pushing in line with NO SECURITY WHATSOEVER to help out. I left my other daughter and her family and needed to go back down. When I saw that this line was going to be another 2 hour wait, I knew it would be impossible for me (and my knees). I decided to take the steps, which I never read one good thing about doing. Again, no one monitoring the steps in case of an emergency. When the donkeys don't move, you just stand and wait. About half way down (I don't really know; it would have been helpful to have signs on how many more steps are left at different locations), I saw an elderly woman sitting on the steps with her family trying to figure out how to get her down. After I got back to my ship, my other daughter and her family told me that they left shortly after I did; also took the steps; and saw a woman who needed help to get down. Evidently there was a bone sticking out of her ankle from her fall. My son-in-law and someone from the woman's family made a makeshift seat and carried her down the rest of the steps. THIS IS ABSURD. No emergency medical services? No wheelchairs, stretchers? If someone had a heart attack or stroke they would die from lack of emergency services. Everyone sees the beautiful photos about Santorini and once there they continue to buy from the many, many shops. NO WAY! This island needs to be boycotted. Once they start losing money, maybe they will provide better and monitored services for using the cable cars and provide emergency personnel along the steps. I loved Mykonos. I give Santorini TEN THUMBS DOWN!

Basic when nothing better is available Very nice lady porter gave me adapter to use and brought me breakfast to my room