Photo source: World Travel Awards Athens has been nominated for the title of Europe’s Leading City Break Destination for this year at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2021. In its 28th year, the World Travel Awards serve to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry. WTA has […]
The Red Bull Art of Motion event, one of the world’s most innovative freerunning competitions, is returning to Greece this year for its eighth Greek edition. Set to take place on July 10 in Mikrolimano, in Piraeus, the competition will host some of the world’s best freerunners. One of Attica’s most impressive ports, Mikrolimano offers […]
The Municipality of Piraeus is inviting professional and amateur photographers to share their view of Piraeus through a photo contest that will run under the hashtag #My_Piraeus. Organized in collaboration with social media community Greek Instagramers Events, the photo contest is part of the city’s ongoing tourism campaign running by the “Destination Piraeus”
Celestyal Cruises on Wednesday announced that it will start its 2021 sailings on May 29 to align its operations with the plan of Greek authorities for the gradual ease of Covid-19 restrictions and the restart of tourism. The company had initially planned to start operations on April 24 but set a new date after Greek Tourism […]
Photo Source: Celestyal Cruises Due to continued international travel restrictions and port closures arising from the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Celestyal Cruises has announced that the 2021 season will commence on 24 April with its seven-night Idyllic Aegean itinerary. The company had initially planned to start the season in early March. Guests
The Hellenic Coast Guard has announced that it will be stepping up checks on ferries and passengers as part of efforts to ensure that lockdown measures and safety protocols against the coronavirus (Covid-19) are being followed. According to an announcement, strict inspections will be carried out daily throughout the holiday season at all ports, especially […]
Chen Yuping, Operational Manager, Zhang Anming, Acting CEO and Giouli Kommata, Deputy Manager of Quality Control & Inspection Dpt. at PPA. The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) was awarded with three ISO management system certificates by Lloyd’s Register, during a recent online ceremony. Lloyd’s Register is one of the world’s leading providers of professional services for
TUI Cruises has become the first company to offer itineraries in Greece, after successfully restarting cruise travel from German ports. The seven-day itineraries for passengers from German-speaking countries, start from Heraklion, Crete, and include stops at the ports of Piraeus and Corfu with the company’s Mein Schiff 6 cruise ship. TUI’s first route in Greece […]
Piraeus port. Photo Source: Lloyd’s List Piraeus port leads the way in container handling capacity in the Mediterranean, holding fourth spot in Europe, and 26th rank globally, according to the One Hundred Container Ports 2020 report released by Lloyd’s List. More specifically, the Cosco-managed Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) handled a total of 5.65 million teu
MSC Cruises has announced that it will postpone the restart of cruises with its Magnifica ship until September 26. The company said that it had seen cancellations and a softening in demand following the introduction of additional testing measures for residents of Italy having traveled to Greece. MSC Cruises had originally planned to resume operations […]


















