Cruise

Greece has once again been named “Favorite Cruise Destination” at the UK cruise industry’s Wave Awards.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has appointed Marie-Caroline Laurent as Director General for Europe.

Celestyal Cruises will return to year-round cruising to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean as of March 14, 2022.

The Greek committee of Covid-19 experts has given its approval for Greece to allow the arrival of cruise ships from Turkey and the operation of indoor swimming pools in hotels.

The cruise, car handling and coastal shipping segments gave a boost to the Piraeus Port Authority’s revenue in the first half of 2021.

Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has the development of cruise tourism high on his list of priorities.

Celestyal Cruises has sold its “Experience” cruise ship due to the market conditions resulting from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Andreas Potamianos, one of Greece’s most prominent shipping magnates, passed away at the age of 88 on Friday, July 30.

Celestyal Cruises is on track to successfully complete its summer itineraries but will postpone its fall and winter sailings and resume operation in March 2022.

Meandros Cruises has resumed operations and is offering day- and multi-day cruises from Athens to the nearby Saronic islands.

The port of Piraeus in Greece hosted the christening of the Silver Moon, the newest ship in the ultra-luxury fleet of Silversea Cruises.

Greek naval company Athens Day Cruise will restart operations on August 1 and offer daily cruises on a spacious vessel to the nearby islands of Hydra, Poros and Aegina.

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the addition of Katakolon as its new embarkation port in Greece.

TIME Magazine has included Athens on its list of the “World’s Greatest Places of 2021” for its prime cruise infrastructure and unique tourism offerings.

Celestyal Cruises has partnered with AtmosAir Solutions with the aim to further upgrade its ventilation system across its fleet.

Greece is taking steps to accelerate port infrastructure upgrades and ensure stronger air connectivity in order to handle more cruise ships and passengers in the future, according to Deputy Tourism …

The northern port city of Thessaloniki recently welcomed Celestyal Cruises’ Olympia ship, which started sailings to the Greek islands and Cyprus in June.

Norwegian Cruise Line is strengthening its sales strategy with the appointment of Eamonn Ferrin as Vice President of International Business.

Greece is planning to improve its port infrastructure in order to meet the increasing demand of cruise ship arrivals.

Celestyal Cruises has resumed operations from Piraeus Port with its signature seven-night “Idyllic Aegean” itinerary on the Celestyal Crystal.