Sea Tourism

Hellenic Seaplanes has announced its intention to add lakes to its planned waterway network that will connect mainland Greece with several Greek islands.

New Greek destinations and themed cruises are included on the summer 2014 schedule of Louis Cruises.

Licenses for the creation of the first group of waterways in Greece are expected to be issued soon, according to the Greek Transport Ministry.

Greece’s ferry service has resumed throughout the country as the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has suspended its strike launched on 31 March.

Greece’s ferry service is expected to be disrupted from Monday, 31 March, as the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has announced a series of rolling 48-hour strikes in protest of a multi-bill to be submitted to a Parliamentary vote on Sunday.

Greek company Hellenic Seaplanes is on the brink of sealing a deal worth millions of euros to acquire four seaplanes from German aircraft developer Dornier Seawings.

Pierre Yves Cousteau, world-famous diver and son of legendary undersea explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau, recently referred to his aim to create a Marine Protected Area (marine park) in Santorini, while speaking in Thessaloniki.

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni gave a speech in Parliament on the power of “Blue Growth,” a key driver of tourism development for Greece and other countries of the South within an integrated maritime policy of the European Union.

Initial signs for cruise tourism in Heraklion, Crete, are very positive as the port authority recently announced that it expects cruise passenger arrivals to increase by 10 percent this year.

A new bill for marine tourism was recently tabled in Greek Parliament by the Greek Ministry of Mercantile Marine. The new bill aims to attract more recreational ships, under Greek and foreign flag, in the Greek seas.