The flow of cruise passengers in the Port of Piraeus continues on increased rates even during autumn.
On the 13th of October 2015, the Port of Piraeus accommodated seven large cruise vessels, five of them close and over 300 m. long. The total number of passengers and crew exceeded 20.000.
The table below shows the exact figures:
|
A/A |
NAME OF VESSEL |
LENGTH |
NO. OF PASSENGERS |
|
1 |
MEIN SCHIFF 3 |
293,28 m |
2.762 pax only |
|
2 |
NORWEGIAN JADE |
294 m |
2.587 pax only |
|
3 |
LE LYRIAL |
142,10 m |
162 dis. 147 emb. 39 tr |
|
4 |
CELEBRITY SILHOUETTE |
317 m |
2.751 pax only |
|
5 |
ZUIDERDAM |
285,27 m |
1.800 pax only |
|
6 |
MSC OPERA |
274,90 m |
2.079 pax only |
|
7 |
COSTA NEOCLASSICA |
220,60 m |
1.037 pax only |
|
TOTAL NO. OF PASSENGERS ONLY: 13.364 |
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The Home Porting Traffic rate, for the nine months period of 2015, increased 16% comparing with the same period of 2014. During this summer, large Cruise Companies redrew their itineraries increasing the embarkation and the disembarkation rates of the Port of Piraeus.
Piraeus is already in contact with representatives of Carnival Cruise Company and has finalized all the details, for the coming of the newly made “CARNIVAL VISTA” for next year. Making use of Piraeus port as a HOME PORT, for more than 4.000 passengers each time, sets the basis for dynamic developing standards to its facilities. This shows that one of the largest cruise companies in the world trusts the Port of Piraeus for its facilities, security and qualitative services.
