Sea Tourism

Ferries in Greece will remain docked for 48 hours from Friday, December 10, due to strike action announced by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO).

Attica Group, a leading coastal shipping company in Greece, has expanded its activities to the hospitality sector with the acquisition of a hotel on the Greek island of Naxos.

The Greek ministries of tourism and shipping have agreed to coordinate actions to achieve a sustainable cruise tourism development strategy for Greece.

Greece and Russia will cooperate in the field of transport through the exchange of knowhow and actions in road, rail, air and marine transport.

Research and policy institute diaNEOsis has proposed a strategy for the utilization of Greece’s marinas and tourist ports.

Kyvernitis Travel Group is launching “The Greek Shipping Podcast” series, an initiative designed to “give voice” to the people of shipping and convey meaningful messages to listeners.

Celestyal Cruises and its parent company, Louis plc, have announced a strategic investment agreement with funds managed by Searchlight Capital.

CLIA Europe executives discussed the 2022 cruise season with Greek government officials and focused on issues of safe travel, port operations and responsible tourism.

The marina in Nafplio, the Peloponnese, is on its way to get an upgrade, which will give it a mooring capacity of 210 vessels.

The Thessaloniki Port Authority is taking action to turn the Greek northern city into a prime cruise destination.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) – Europe and the Greek Tourism Ministry are aiming to kickstart cruise travel to Greece in March 2022.

CLIA’s annual report produced by Oxford Economics shows the cruise industry’s continued commitment to responsible tourism practices and progress on development of new environmental technologies.

Ferries will stay docked at ports across Greece during November 10-12 due to a 48-hour strike announced by the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO).

Rhodes will soon get the marina “it deserves” and become a hub for high standard tourism in the wider Eastern Mediterranean, announced Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

More than 700 cruise ships are expected at the port of Piraeus in 2022 with more than 60 percent concerning homeport arrivals.

Increasing tourism flows to Greece this year helped boost coastal shipping activities, but much more needs to be done, says SEEN President Michael Sakellis.

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.

Greek online booking platform Let’s Ferry has appointed Michalis Papyrakis as its new commercial director.

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