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Two Greek Nationals to Be Evacuated From Quarantined ''Diamond Princess'' Cruise Ship

Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Sunday that Greece will soon evacuate the two Greek nationals who are on board the ''Diamond Princess'' cruise ship, which has been quarantined by Japanese authorities due to the presence of Coronavirus cases...

Impressive Sailing/Cruise Ship ''Club Med 2'' Arrives in Volos, Greece

The impressive sailing boat/cruise ship "Club Med 2" arrived in the port of Volos in Greece's region of Magnesia on Monday, carrying hundreds of French-speaking tourists, primarily from France, Belgium and Switzerland. With 303 passengers and 219 crew members on...

Ultra-luxurious Cruise Ship Sails in the Aegean

  One of the most beautiful and glamorous medium-sized cruise ships in the world, the French-flagged "Le Bougainville," on Wednesday docked at the port of Volos, bringing the first tourists of the 2019 tourist season to the area. The French-flagged cruise...

World's Largest Cruise Ship Reaches Greek Port of Piraeus

The ''Spectrum of the Seas,'' the largest cruise ship in the entire world, anchored in Greece's port of Piraeus on the morning of Holy Tuesday. The Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship, which is carrying more than 3,000 passengers, is on its very...

The World's Largest Residential Yacht Spotted off Greece (video)

The largest private residential ship on the planet, christened "The World", which is home to only 165 residences, was spotted sailing off Nafplion in the Peloponnese on Thursday. The ship boasts the ultimate lifestyle which is a result of combining...

Huge Cruise Ship Dwarfs Greece's Nafplio (photos, video)

Cruise ship MS Oosterdam, carrying more than 1,800 passengers, made a spectacular entrance to the Gulf of Nafplio in the Peloponnese on Friday. The Dutch-flagged vessel, charted during the Athens 2004 Olympics to accommodate officials, anchored off the port which...

Cruise Ship Arrivals Drop in Greece Amid Turkey Concerns

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...

Wonder Cruise Ship "Majestic Princess" is in Piraeus

The cruise ship Majestic Princess of Princess Cruises arrived in Piraeus Port on Sunday to start one of a total of eight cruises this year based on Piraeus. The new ship has a 2017 construction date and cost 600 million...

The Largest Sailing Cruise Ship in the World Arrived in the Aegean

The largest sailing cruise ship in the world, the famous Club Med 2, has been travelling around the Aegean Sea, while on Friday it made a stop at the Chios port. This is the sister ship of Club Med 1,...

Cruise Ship Market Remained Stable in 2015

Greece’s Association of Cruise Ship Owners and Marine Agencies (EEKFN) announced that despite the country’s difficult economic situation, the capital controls and the political instability, the cruise market has managed to remain stable over the course of 2015. Furthermore,...