MINOAN LINES would like to inform all passengers that, due to the announced 48-hour strike, by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Association (PNO), as of Thursday 04.02.16 at 06:00 up to Saturday 06.02.16 at 06:00, our company’s sailings on Heraklion – Piraeus Line and Patras – Igoumenitsa - Ancona/Trieste Line will be amended as follows:

HERAKLION – PIRAEUS LINE

MINOAN LINES’ sailings on Thursday 04.02.16 on Heraklion – Piraeus Line, will be cancelled. Furthermore, the vessels H/S/F KNOSSOS PALACE and H/S/F FESTOS PALACE will depart from the ports of Heraklion and Piraeus as follows:

  • HERAKLION – PIRAEUS, H/S/F FESTOS PALACE

Departure from the port of Heraklion, on Saturday (06.02.16), at 06:00

  • PIRAEUS – HERAKLION, H/S/F KNOSSOS PALACE

Departure from the port of Piraeus, on Saturday (06.02.16), at 06:30

On Saturday (06.02.16), the evening departures on Heraklion-Piraeus route will be performed as per standard schedule.
  
ADRIATIC LINES

Furthermore, MINOAN LINES’ itineraries on the Adriatic Lines will be amended as follows:

GREECE-ANCONA/TRIESTE

 

PATRAS

IGOUMENITSA

ANCONA

TRIESTE

VESSEL

DEPARTURE

DEPARTURE

ARRIVAL

ARRIVAL

CE

THU 04.02

SUSPENDED due to the strike

CO

FRI 05.02

SUSPENDED due to the strike

CE

SAT 06.02

06:00

SAT

12:00

SUN 05:00

 

-

-

CO

SUN 07.02

18:00

SUN

23:59

MON 14:30

 

-

-

                 

TRIESTE/ANCONA-GREECE

 

TRIESTE

ANCONA

IGOUMENITSA

PATRAS

VESSEL

DEPARTURE

DEPARTURE

ARRIVAL

ARRIVAL

CO

THU 04.02

POSTPONED to Friday 05.02

CO

FRI 05.02

04:30

FRI

14:00*

SAT 07:00

 

SAT

13:00

CO

SAT 06.02

SUSPENDED

CE

SUN 07.02

-

SUN

14:00**

MON 07:00

 

MON

13:00

                       

*     Instead of the official scheduled sailing every Friday from Ancona, at 16:30
** Instead of the official scheduled sailing every Sunday from Ancona at 17:30

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 MINOAN LINES’ scheduled departures from the ports of Heraklion, Piraeus, Patras, Igoumenitsa, Ancona and Trieste 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 ports of departure or MINOAN LINES’ port agencies (Heraklion: +30 2810 229602, Piraeus: +30 210 4145744, Athens: +30 210 3376910, Patras: +30 2610 426000, Igoumenitsa: +30 26650 24404, Ancona: +39 071 201708, Trieste +39 040 9896556 & +39 040 360333) prior to their trip.
MINOAN LINES
Press Office
Heraklion, February 3, 2016