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Çanakkale to welcome 45 more cruise ships
The western province of Çanakkale is expected to welcome 45 more cruise ships until the end of the season this year.
As cruise trips to the province were halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no liners arrived at the port in Çanakkale for two years.
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Kuşadası expects 650,000 cruise visitors this year
More than 500 cruise ships are expected to visit the famous holiday destination Kuşadası in the western province of Aydın, bringing at least 650,000 travelers, the district's mayor has said.
The resort town, which is located on the Aegean coast, welcomes more than 1.2 million foreign and domestic tourists each year.
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Greek tourism: Increased revenues by 342% compared to last year
"In the first quarter of 2022, the receipts in the tourist product increased by 342% compared to the corresponding period last year", noted the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias in an interview given to ANT1 television station.
Kuşadası welcomes over 7,000 cruise passengers
In the first two days of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, six cruise ships brought more than 4,700 visitors to the Kuşadası district of the western province of Aydın on the Aegean coast.
Another 3,000 travelers also arrived in the famous resort town on the last day of the Eid holiday.
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Alanya welcomes first cruise ship this year
The Alanya district of popular holiday destination Antalya has welcomed this season's first cruise ship.
The luxury liner Artania arrived at the Alanya port from the Limassol port in Greek Cyprus with 690 passengers, most of them German travelers, and 450 crew members on board on April 10. After spending the day in Antalya, the cruise ship set sail for Greece's Rhodes Island.
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First cruise since 2019 expected in Koper
Koper – The Sea Dream, a luxury yacht-style cruise ship, will dock in Koper on Friday, the first cruise ship to visit Slovenia’s largest coastal city since 2019. The Sea Dream will bring around 50 passengers to Koper, mostly from the US and England.
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PLF not to be mandatory to enter Slovenia
Ljubljana – As Slovenia introduces the European Digital Passenger Locator Form (dPLF) on Monday for air and cruise ship passengers entering the country, the Health Ministry has told the STA filling out the form will not be compulsory. However, it will be a useful contact-tracing tool for the health authorities.
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Τourism trending upward on Corfu
The course of tourism in Corfu is on the rise since the beginning of the tourist season, with over 45 daily flights from Europe, while the occupancy of the five-star and six-star hotels now reaches 60% -70%. At the same time more than 200 cruise ships are expected to reach the port of the island.
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Shipping Minister: Greek ports ready to safely welcome the cruise – 7 new piers in the port of Lavrio
"Greece moved faster than other countries, creating a safe operating environment for cruises," Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Giannis Plakiotakis said, during his address at a Celestial Cruises event on the occasion of the launch of its cruise line.
Koper port expects 41 cruise ships this year
Koper – The Koper cruise terminal is expecting 41 cruise ships with around 61,000 passengers this year, out of the initially planned 88 with around 130,000 passengers.
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