Two cruise ships “moored” this morning at the port of Thessaloniki. Celebrity Infinity, from Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of the Royal Caribbean Group, is one of the largest cruise ships ever to dock in the city’s port and carries 2,300 passengers, 1,300 of whom are American. It started yesterday from the port of Piraeus, arrived at the port of Thermaikos at 10:00 and at 18:00 it will set sail for the port of Mykonos.

A little earlier, at 09:30, the “Celestyal Crystal” of the “Celestyal Cruises” company, also coming from Piraeus, “moored” at the port, carrying 500 passengers, citizens from the Balkans, with the next stop in Kusadasi, Turkey. Both cruise ships are represented by the maritime agency “Kosmatos”.

‘Celebrity Infinity’ has a size of 90,940 GT, a length of 294 meters and 12 decks. It has luxurious cabins and suites, restaurants with menus of international cuisines, spa, club, wine bar, gyms, party and dance halls, swimming pools, beauty center, shopping stores, art galleries, etc.

The Celestyal Crystal will call at the port of Thessaloniki 31 times this year.

The passengers of the two cruise ships disembarked and toured the city on a “city tour”, which includes visits to attractions such as the White Tower, Agios Demetrios, the Rotunda and the Castles, while they were also taken for visits to the archaeological sites in Vergina and Dion.

For 2023, 69 cruise ship arrivals have been confirmed at the port of Thessaloniki, from 22 companies, five of which included the city in their program for the first time.