I am in a wheelchair, would I be able to get onboard captain vangelis boat in scala, and is ithica suitable for a wheelchair user.  Thank you.

Did a day cruise round Ithaka with Etam Travel (on the main road in Lassi) - 35 euros very well spent as it was a very hot day and great to be on a boat - two swimming stops, a shopping stop and a lunch stop; with much gawping at some of the megayachts parked up round the island.  A great day out!

Depends what you want really - a good boat trip ( like the Sami Star from Sami ) will take you to Vathy ( Ithaca's capital ) and Kioni.  If you take the car ferry it will give you the chance to explore more of the island.  There is plenty of accom on Ithaca but it would be wise to book if you are going in August as that's when most mainlanders visit and accom will be scarce.  The northern part of Ithaca has the lovely towns of Frikes and Stavros.

Most mornings from our hotel (Paspalis )  in Scala we watched the boarding (by step ladder) of the glass bottom boat, which normally looked quite crowded. Then one day we drove to Sami (about one hour )where we caught the Sami Star (a much larger boat with four toilets and a bar/cafe on board ) with about 25 people to Ithica. We set of at nine stopping at Vathy and Kioni for about 2 hours each ,then on the way home stopped at a cute bay for a swim in the crystal clear waters of the med arriving back at Sami at five.  superb value for 25 euros

me and my partner are going to kefalonia for the 3rd time in a row...woooooow great place cant fault it one bit really mean that great place, people, and food....

We have been going to Kefalonia for 5 years but took the ferry over to Ithaca for the first time this year.It was great and i would recommend it to everyone.You should definatly take a car over on the ferry,it goes about 8.30 every morning from Sami and comes back at about 3.30 and another at about 4.30.We had to get the tickets from a guy selling them at the port from the boot of his car 'his office'.