Press Release Amendment due to the announced 48-hour strike by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Association (PNO)

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 Wednesday 27.01.16 at 06:00 up to Friday 29.01.16 at 6:00, 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 Wednesday 27.01.16 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, Departure from the port of Heraklion, whenever possible
• PIRAEUS – HERAKLION, Departure from the port of Piraeus, Friday 29.01.2016, upon the termination of the strike (06:00).

On Friday 29.01.2016, the evening departures on Heraklion-Piraeus route will be performed as per standard schedule.
  
ADRIATIC LINES

Furthermore, MINOAN LINES’ sailings on Thursday 28.01.2016 on Patras – Igoumenitsa - Ancona/Trieste Line and vv. will be suspended.

Sailings will be performed on Friday 29.01.2016 as follows:

• Patras – Igoumenitsa – Ancona (Cruise Europa):  DEPARTURE from the port of Patras at 17:00 and from the port of Igoumenitsa at  23:00

• Trieste – Ancona – Igoumenitsa – Patras (Cruise Olympia): DEPARTURE from the port of Trieste at 04:30 and from the port of Ancona at 14:00 (instead of the official scheduled sailing at 16:30).

Specifically, the itineraries will be amended as follows:

*Instead of the official scheduled sailing of Cruise Olympia, every Friday from Ancona, at 16:30
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, January 26, 2016