Cruise

The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization promoted Thessaloniki as a top cruise destination at the Seatrade Cruise Global 2023, the leading annual cruise industry event.

The benefits of cruising for the local community of Thessaloniki will be unveiled at the upcoming Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum 2023.

Upgraded infrastructure and planning at Patra and Piraeus ports are expected to boost Greek economy.

Greece this year eyes over 1.1 billion euros from increasing homeporting activity and addition of new port of call destinations, according to CLIA.

On the back of a very good tourism year in 2022, Greece is expecting cruise arrivals to increase by 15% in 2023.

Celestyal Cruises has announced that its newest ship – the Celestyal Journey – will be ready to take to the seas this autumn.

Greece’s largest port Piraeus reported strong turnover and more cruise ship arrivals in 2022.

Miami-based premium cruise line Royal Caribbean has announced plans to homeport in Piraeus, Greece, during 2023 and 2024.

Top executives and leaders from the international cruise sector will come together at the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum to discuss the industry’s challenges and potential.

Cruise lines, shipyards and marine equipment makers are calling on Europe to include cruise ship building and maritime technology in the Net Zero Industry Act.

Celestyal has acquired a new vessel, which will undergo an extensive, 20-million-euro refurbishment and technical maintenance overhaul before entering service.

Cruise tourism to Greece picked up pace in 2022 with 48 Greek ports welcoming 4.38 million passengers.

The appeal of Greece for luxury cruising will be one of the main highlights of the upcoming 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum this April in Thessaloniki.

Celebrity Cruises has appointed Greek brothers Dimitrios and Tasos Kafetzis as co-captains of the Celebrity Ascent, the company’s fourth ship in its “Edge” Series, debuting winter 2023.

Demand for cruise holidays continues to increase, according to a consumer sentiment survey carried out with 4,500 domestic and international travelers.

Greece’s largest port, Piraeus, will be welcoming nearly 800 cruise ship arrivals in 2023.

The Greek tourism ministry has released a video with actions taken over the year that helped the sector recover after Covid-19.

The port of Heraklion, Crete, will host a year round exhibition space that will introduce the local gastronomy to cruise passengers, according to an agreement signed between the city’s municipal …

The resilience of the cruise industry in 2022 and its future challenges for full recovery in 2023 were among the main topics of the International Cruise Summit in Madrid.

The environmentally conscious Costa Toscana, the flagship of Costa Cruise Lines, recently visited Piraeus, as part of its repositioning cruise to Dubai.