Cruise

The ports of Igoumenitsa and Corfu in 2023 saw increases in passenger traffic in distinct maritime tourism segments.

The Greek Tourism Ministry aims to transform Heraklion, Crete, into a year-round city break destination and also establish it as a homeport for cruises.

Greece’s new proposed Special Spatial Framework for Tourism updates regulations for maritime tourism, covering markets such as cruise tourism, yachting tourism, and diving tourism.

EXPLORA I will call to 21 Greek ports in 2024, with many of the journeys offering convenient embarkation and disembarkation in Piraeus.

The Celebrity Ascent’s schedule this summer includes 7-night voyages to popular Mediterranean destinations, including Greece.

Royal Caribbean’s “Utopia of the Seas” will make its debut on July 19 ready to offer 3-night weekend and 4-night weekday getaways.

Greek authorities are looking into ways to regulate incoming cruise traffic to popular islands to address congestion.

Greece is in the top 3 cruise tourism destinations in the Mediterranean welcoming 7 million passengers and 5,230 cruise ship port calls in 2023.

The Voyager of the Seas will homeport in Piraeus three times this summer: on June 17, June 24, and August 19.

The responsible management of cruise tourism on Mykonos was the focal point of a meeting between representatives of CLIA and the island’s local authorities.

Greek tourism professionals and media were invited to tour Cunard’s Queen Victoria cruise ship during its stopover at Piraeus Port.

Santorini clinched the prestigious title of “Best Cruise Destination for 2024”, according to the results of a new index.

CruisePlan, a new sales platform for cruises created exclusively for travel agencies, has been launched by PameKrouaziera.gr.

CLIA attended the G7 Transport Ministerial Session on Maritime Connectivity and stressed the need to ensure seafarer safety, considering current security threats in the Red Sea and elsewhere.

Cruise stakeholders in Greece are calling for the immediate upgrade of key port infrastructure in order to facilitate cruise ship approaches.

Cruise travel is emerging as one of the fastest-growing and most resilient tourism sectors.

MSC Cruises, the world’s third-largest cruise brand, will have six different ships calling to Greek shores this season.

Celebrity Cruises has launched a new brand identity aiming to highlight its unmatched vacation offerings from the perspective of guests.

MSC Cruises has announced winter calls to Greek ports, expanding operation in Greece to year-round.

Cruise in Greece, a company offering unique one-day excursions to the islands of Agistri, Moni and Aegina, will be welcoming travelers back to its cruises as of April 1.