Cruise

Global cruise industry stakeholders have praised Greece for its initiatives to help restart cruise travel after Covid-19.

Global cruise companies are hoping to stimulate traveler interest and kick-start operations from Greece this summer.

More than 20 cruise lines are currently scheduled to set sail on cruises around Greece this year, with calls at 45 ports in total.

Celestyal Cruises’ new flagship, the Celestyal Experience, will set sail beginning on March 5, 2022, with the seven-night ‘Three Continents’ itinerary.

Airlines and cruise companies are looking to Greece this summer in hopes of covering ground lost during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Senior executives of leading international cruise lines will participate in the 6th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum 2021 that will take place online on May 25.

Holland America Line in August will restart cruising from Piraeus, Greece, with four departures aboard the Eurodam ship.

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the relaunch of its ‘Epic’ and ‘Getaway’ ships with itineraries to the Mediterranean and Greek Isles beginning September 5.

Έχεις ταξιδέψει με αεροπλάνο, έχεις ταξιδέψει με πλοίο, έχεις ταξιδέψει με το αυτοκίνητο… μήπως ήρθε ο καιρός να ταξιδέψεις πάνω σε ένα κρουαζιερόπλοιο;

MSC Cruises has included Greece on the updated East Mediterranean itineraries of three of its ships for this coming summer.

Giorgos Koubenas has taken on the role of the new president of Greece’s Union of Cruise Ship Owners and Maritime Agencies (EEKFN). He succeeds Theodore Kontes.

Celestyal Cruises is speeding up procedures for the restart of sailings on May 29, aiming to provide its guests with carefree holidays to the Greek islands.

Norwegian Cruise Line is planning to restart operations this summer with sailings to the Caribbean and the Greek islands.

The 6th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum will run as a digital event on May 25 and focus on the restart of the international cruise industry.

The Union of Cruise Ship Owners and Maritime Agencies (EEKFN) is taking action to prepare for the restart of the cruise season in Greece.

Restoring cruise travel to Greece once the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, topped the agenda of talks between Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and CLIA.

Crystal Cruises will require all customers to be fully inoculated with a Covid-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to their Crystal cruise.

Greece’s cruise travel sector all but “drowned” in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in a 94% decrease in passengers, according to the Greek Cruise Ship Owners Union.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has appointed Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of MSC Cruises, as its new Global Chairman.

CLIA’s Maria Deligianni and GSTC’s Ioannis Pappas are inviting port destinations in Greece to join the effort towards a more sustainable tourism industry.