Greek Islands

MSC Lirica sets sail from Piraeus for summer 2022

The MSC Lirica in Piraeus

• Embarkation available for first time in Greece
• New 7-night East Mediterranean itinerary to Turkey, Israel, Cyprus and Greek Islands
• MSC Cruises celebrates first sailing with onboard event for nearly 150 members of the Greek travel industry

Athens, Greece, 11 April 2022 – MSC Cruises today held a special celebratory event on board MSC Lirica in the port of Piraeus for nearly 150 members of the Greek travel industry to herald the start of the ship’s summer 2022 sailing...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/11/msc-lirica-sets-sail-from-piraeus-for-summer-2022/

Theodore Kontes on the Cruise Industry

Theodore Kontes on the Cruise Industry 

Theodore Kontes

We asked Theodore Kontes – – one of the leading experts in the field of Maritime Tourism — for his views on the state of the Cruise Industry under the Covid pandemic and specifically on Planning, and Cruise Management. He said: 

“Once the tourist season in Greece is over, and  by the end of this year, we will have the final results for 2021 on ship calls and on the number of visitors and  passengers.

The results we expect will be encouraging...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/10/theodore-kontes-on-the-cruise-industry/

Precious Info on Yachting Around the Endless Greek Islands

Island-hopping in Greece is best enjoyed in the quintessentially local way: yachting. Recreational sailing is possible year-round, weather permitting, from as early as April to as late as November. There are an estimated 1,200 to 6,000 islands in Greece (depending on where you set the minimum size that differentiates an island from an islet), of which between 166 and 277 are inhabited.  Eighty of these islands have more than 100 residents and around 30 of them are visited by tourists on a...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/07/30/precious-info-on-yachting-around-the-endless-greek-islands/

Summer with “Anaskela”

Lili Piraki

Summer with “Anaskela” 

by Lili Piraki

Packing for summer holidays, whether the beach, the pool, the boat… every one of these occasions will include taking some essentials. Sunglasses, hat, sun cream and of course a towel! It can be tiresome, trying to roll up a bulky towel and fit it in the beach bag, wait for it to dry, get the sand off it, roll it up again and lug it back. While doing just that, on a trip around the Greek islands, two young women conceptualized the Anaskela brand....

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/06/10/summer-with-anaskela/