Thessaloniki: Celestyal Crystal “moored” in the port of the city
For the second time in the year, the ultra-luxury cruise ship “Celestyal Crystal” sailed to the port of Thessaloniki, confirming the brave union of the tourist traffic in Greece for 2022.
A luxury cruise ship, Celestyal Crystal has moored in its port Thessaloniki, as part of his tour in Greek and Turkish ports. The city had made this particular ship once a year, and his visit is part of the general position of the tourist traffic in Hellas, recorded this year. This association of tourist traffic has strengthened the cruise industry.
With 580 passengers, mainly Americans, but also Balkans, the cruise ship Celestyal Crystal sailed today at 10 in the morning Thessaloniki coming from Piraeus and will set sail at 7pm for Kusadasi of Turkey. It is the second time this year that it “moors” in its port Thessaloniki this particular cruise ship, from which they will disembark today 138 passengers and others will board 22.
During their stay at Thessaloniki, the passengers of the cruise ship will tour its city Thessaloniki, participating in the four-hour city tour that is organized, with visits to attractions such as White Tower, The Saint Dimitrios and Castles, while others will visit Vergina of Imathia.
The seven-day cruise, which bears the name “Idyllic Aegean”, will continue her journey to Kusadasi on its shores Asia Minor and next stations will be the Rhodes, the Heraklion, the Santorini, the Mykonos and the Apple. Final destination which is again its port Piraeus.
It is noted that for the 2022 have already been confirmed 61 cruise ship arrivals, from 17 last year, and this year their presence in the port Thessaloniki started earlier than any other year, on 5 February, while the latter will “tie” on 22/12.
From 2021, after 15 years, its port Thessaloniki, having implemented all the necessary health and safety prevention measures and having responded effectively to the recommendations of the national and regional health and civil protection authorities, was included in the list of ports home port. In other words, it was designated as a cruise port for starting and ending, with the possibility of boarding and / or disembarking passengers.
Thus, its port Thessaloniki is a port of embarkation and / or disembarkation of cruise ship passengers, not only for local passengers, but also for those coming from abroad, both from neighboring countries and from any country that has a direct electronic connection to the Thessaloniki, and who wish to take advantage of the new airport and hotel infrastructure of the city.