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That works fine if you're flexible and arrive early. But—and this is a real problem in August—places like Fiskardo and Gaios fill up hard. If you're rolling in after 4 PM in July or August, you're gambling ",{"_type":20,"source_id":29},"src-2",{"text":23,"_type":14},{"_type":10,"children":32},[33,36,38,39,41,44,46,49,51,54],{"text":34,"_type":14,"marks":35},"Fiskardo",[16],{"text":37,"_type":14}," itself has only 35 berths, and summer conditions show it gets genuinely crowded ",{"_type":20,"source_id":21},{"text":40,"_type":14},". You can call ahead though—Theodorus at Fiskardo harbour is reachable on ",{"text":42,"_type":14,"marks":43},"+30 6907048814",[16],{"text":45,"_type":14}," or ",{"text":47,"_type":14,"marks":48},"VHF Channel 10",[16],{"text":50,"_type":14},". Fiskardo management actually recommends advanced reservations during high season. Same with ",{"text":52,"_type":14,"marks":53},"Vathy (Ithaca)",[16],{"text":55,"_type":14},"—it's managed by the same port authority, so a single call can sometimes lock things down.",{"_type":10,"children":57},[58,61],{"text":59,"_type":14,"marks":60},"Meganisi",[16],{"text":62,"_type":14}," is the only place in the Ionian where advance reservations are reliably possible, but even there it's only a few days ahead.",{"text":64,"_type":65,"level":66},"Consider shifting your dates","heading",3,{"_type":10,"children":68},[69,71,73],{"text":70,"_type":14},"If you're planning a 7-day Lefkas itinerary and you're sailing in June or May instead of August, this whole problem evaporates ",{"_type":20,"source_id":72},"src-3",{"text":74,"_type":14},". 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