Sea Tourism

Travel in Greece will be disrupted on Thursday, September 21, as air traffic controllers and ferry workers will participate in a general strike.

The port in Piraeus, the largest port in Greece and one of the largest in Europe, saw a 85% increase in cruise passengers from January to August.

Greece’s shipping minister resigned after facing backlash over comments on the incident involving the Blue Horizon ferry.

New data report by CLIA confirms step change in cruise industry uptake of new environmental technologies.

The Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has announced a 24-hour nationwide strike for Wednesday, September 13.

Attica Group CEO Spyros Paschalis stepped down from his position on Thursday following the tragic death of Antonis Karyotis at the port of Piraeus.

A 36-year-old man died after being forcefully pushed off a ferry departing from Piraeus Port.

The Celestyal Journey, Celestyal Cruises’ newest ship, set sail on its maiden voyage around the Aegean, following an extensive multimillion refurbishment and technical overhaul.

Cruise activity in Piraeus showed a dynamic return to pre-pandemic levels in the first half of the year.

In July and August, Attica’s three largest ports handled a total of 4 million passengers.

Celestyal Cruises offers 25% discount to Greek first responders for wildfire relief.

Cruise passenger spending appears to stay onboard rather than at stopover destinations found a Norway study.

Cunard partners with pop artist Mr. Brainwash to create mural on Queen Elizabeth cruise ship.

Cunard’s entire fleet is now able to connect to shore power, reducing emissions at port.

Greece’s coastal shipping operators handled a total of 17.5 million passengers and 3.7 million vehicles in 2022.

Greece’s coastal shipping fleet is getting old and companies are now faced with one of the greatest challenges: renewal.

Greece’s Thessaloniki Port Authority and Israel’s Ashdod Port Company have entered into a cooperation considered pioneering for the international port industry.

The Greek ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio handled more than 2 million passengers this July, recording a 7.85% increase.

The cruise segment in Greece is fast approaching pre-Covid 2019 levels, with over 5 million passengers expected this year.

The Hellenic Competition Commission gave the green light for the absorption of Cretan coastal shipping company ANEK by Attica Group.