Piraeus sees 85% growth in cruise passenger numbers
Cruise passenger arrivals in Piraeus, one of the top cruise ship port destinations in the Mediterranean, were up 85% in January-August 2023 compared to last year, Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) said on Thursday.
Cruise passenger traffic came to 928,357 in January-August, compared to 500,905 in the same period of 2022, with 78% of ships and 55% of passengers using Piraeus as a home port.
There were 478 cruise liner arrivals in January-August, compared to 419 in 2022, a 14% increase.
OLP had its own pavilion at Seatrade Europe’s trade show ‘Cruise & River Cruise Convention 2023’ last week in Hamburg.
