PRESS RELEASE

24-HOUR STRIKE BY THE PANHELLENIC SEAMEN’S ASSOCIATION

TIMETABLE CHANGES

ON THE DOMESTIC AND ADRIATIC LINES

 

MINOAN LINES would like to inform all passengers that, due to the announced 24-hour strike by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Association (PNO), starting on Monday 03.09.2018, at 06:00 a.m. (in the morning), our company’s sailings on the Domestic and the Adriatic Lines will be amended as follows:

On Monday 03.09.2018:

DOMESTIC LINES

  • On the HERAKLION - PIRAEUS - HERAKLION route, the evening departures from the ports of HERAKLION (21:30) and PIRAEUS (21:00) are respectively cancelled.
  • On the CHANIA – PIRAEUS – CHANIA route, the departures from the ports of PIRAEUS (16:00) and SOUDA (24:00) are respectively cancelled.
  • On the HERAKLION – SANTORINI – IOS – PAROS – MYKONOS route will not be performed as per standard schedule.

On Tuesday 04.09.2018:

DOMESTIC LINES

EXTRAORINDARY ITINERARIES: Tuesday September 04, 2018

  • HERAKLION – PIRAEUS (H/S/F FESTOS PALACE)

DEPARTURE from the port of Heraklion, after the end of strike.

  • PIRAEUS – HERAKLION (H/S/F KNOSSOS PALACE)

DEPARTURE from the port of Piraeus, after the end of strike.

On the HERAKLION - PIRAEUS - HERAKLION route, the evening departures from the ports of HERAKLION and PIRAEUS will be performed as per standard schedule.

EXTRAORINDARY ITINERARY: Tuesday September 04, 2018

  • PIRAEUS – CHANIA (H/S/F MYKONOS PALACE)

DEPARTURE from the port of Piraeus, after the end of strike.

 

HERAKLION – CYCLADES ISLANDS - HERAKLION

  • HERAKLION – SANTORINI – IOS – PAROS – MYKONOS (round trip)

(H/S/F SANTORINI PALACE)

Departure from the port of Heraklion at 09:00.

ADRIATIC LINE

Α. DEPARTURES FROM GREECE TO ITALY

TUESDAY 04.09.2018 - PATRAS – IGOUMENITSA - ANCONA

(CRUISE EUROPA)

  • from the port of Patras, at 07:00 to the port of Ancona via Igoumenitsa – Departure from the port of Igoumenitsa (04.09.2018 at 13:00)

Cruise Europa will skip the call in Venice.

 

Β. DEPARTURES FROM ITALY TO GREECE (CRUISE OLYMPIA)

The itinerary from Italy to the ports of Patras and Igoumenitsa is not affected.

 

Please kindly note that in case that the duration of the strike will be extended, MINOAN LINES will be sending a new press release and inform passengers and partners accordingly.

 

For further information regarding vessels’ scheduled departures from the ports of Iraklion, Piraeus, Patras, Igoumenitsa and Ancona respectively, all passengers are kindly advised to contact their travel agent, MINOAN LINES General or Premium Sales Agents, at the PanHellenic telephone numbers 801-11-75000 (landline) & 18175 (cell phone and landline), the port authorities of their departure or MINOAN LINES’ port agencies (Heraklion: +30 2810 399899, +30 2810 229602, Piraeus: +30 210 4145744, Athens: +30 210 3376910, Souda: +30 6972-552661, +30 28210-81276, Chania: +30 28210-45911-12, Santorini: +30 22860-22220, Ios : +30 22860-91343, Paros: +30 22840-22092, 22093, 22333, Mykonos: +30 22890-22322, Patras: +30 2610 426000, Igoumenitsa: +30 26650 24404, Ancona: +39 071 201708, Venice +39 041-5470411) prior to their trip.

 

 

 

MINOAN LINES’ Press Office

Heraklion, August 31, 2018