Cruise Ships

Cruise ship arrivals in Greece have dropped due to the continued political instability in Turkey. According to Kathimerini news daily, passenger traffic at the port of Iraklio in Crete saw a 39.4% decline in passenger traffic with numbers dropping to...

Four cruise ships carrying 8,733 tourists and 3,416 crew members docked at the port of Katakolo, Greece. The tourists visited the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia while some of them decided to have a swim taking advantage of the high...

Cruise tourism in Greece might drop as high as 30 percent in 2017 compared to this year, according to the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). SETE representative Andreas Stylianopoulos said that the decrease is irreversible. Stylianopoulos is also president and CEO of...

Eight cruise ships carrying more than 9,700 passengers scheduled to dock at Piraeus Port on Saturday might not anchor at all if dock workers continue their strike. The port unionists are on strike for three weeks now and their protest...

The continuing strike of Piraeus Port workers impedes cruise ships from docking and as a result the vessels are forced to go to Turkey, says a Kathimerini report. The workers are on rolling 48-hour strikes protesting the privatization of Piraeus...

The cruise ship, Aida Aurora, tied last night in the port of Thessaloniki, as it will be doing hereafter every two weeks, with its last arrival scheduled for August 21. Aida Aurora arrived in Thessaloniki from Odessa and departed on...

Thirty cruise ships have already included Thessaloniki in their summer sailing routes. Thousands of tourists are expected to give a boost to the city's market until November. Despite the fact that the already planned cruise ships visiting Thessaloniki are less...

The development of cruise tourism in Greece can contribute to the development of the country's economy, since more than 140,000 visitors are supposed to arrive at the port of Souda in Chania of Crete. According to data, revealed by 'haniotikanea.gr',...