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Piraeus

Greece Cruise Ship Arrivals Nose Dived in 2017

2018-01-09 by Laura Kohlenberger

A cruise ship puts in at Santorini

In news from Greece, last season saw a big dive in cruise ship arrivals and passenger visits compared to 2016. Reports blame the drop in visits on political instability and geopolitical developments in surrounding destinations of the eastern Mediterranean region.

Tags: Chania, Corfu, Greece, greece cruises, Hellenic Ports Union, Heraklion, Mykonos, Patmos, Piraeus, Rhodes, Santorini

Crete Passage: Highlights of a Great Voyage

2017-08-23 by Phil Butler

Mihaela Lica Butler and Paul Jules

Since the last three years, we’ve dreamed of living on Crete. Now we are here, the Argophilia founders with our son Paul-Jules. The trek here was a fascinating one with many highlights we’ll share in the days to come.

Tags: Aqua Blue, Blue Horizon, Blue Star Ferries, Book It Now, Cruise Europa, Dimitrios Kokkotis, Minoan Lines, Piraeus, Pireaus Port Hotel, Stefano Fren

Greek – US Officials Teleconference Tourism Details

2010-12-27 by Vicky Karantzavelou

Cruise ships in Thera's caldera

Greek ministers and US officials meet to sort out increased cooperation for Greek cruise travel. Greece’s most recent initiatives for improved tourism incentives and infrastructure were at the top of the list of an agenda set to heighten Greece’s cruise business.

Tags: Athanasios Karlis, cabotage, Charis Pampoukis, cruise Greece, cruise lines, Giorgos Nikitiadis, Greek ports, Greek tourism, Ioannis Diamantidis, Iraklio, Katakolo, Piraeus, Rhodes, tours, U.S. Ambassado




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2022-05-25 By Argophilia Travel News

Greek officials confirmed (PDF) 5,588 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. Santorini case incidences top 300 per 100k people.

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Greece’s Kikilias Expects 900,000 Serbian Tourists This Year

2022-05-22 By Phil Butler

As many as 900,000 tourists from Serbia are expected to visit Greece this year, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Recently, Kikilias was is in Belgrade for a series of meetings aimed at promoting Greece’s tourism product. The tourism minister spoke about how that, even despite the multiple crises that have arisen in the current […]

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