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 20.01.16 at 06:00 up to Friday 22.01.16 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 Wednesday 20.01.16 on Heraklion – Piraeus Line, will be cancelled. Whenever possible, the vessels H/S/F KNOSSOS PALACE and H/S/F FESTOS PALACE will depart from the ports of Heraklion and Piraeus.

On Friday 22.01.2016, the evening departures on Heraklion-Piraeus route will be performed as per standard schedule.
  
ADRIATIC LINES

Furthermore, MINOAN LINES’ sailings on Patras – Igoumenitsa - Ancona/Trieste Line will be amended as follows:

GREECE-ANCONA/TRIESTE

 

PATRAS

IGOUMENITSA

ANCONA

TRIESTE

VESSEL

DEPARTURE

DEPARTURE

ARRIVAL

ARRIVAL

CΟ

THU 21.01

SUSPENDED due to strike

CO

FRI 22.01

17:00

FRI

23:00

SAT 13:30

 

-

-

CE

SAT 23.01

18:00

SAT

23:59

SUN 14:30

 

-

-

                 

TRIESTE/ANCONA-GREECE

 

TRIESTE

ANCONA

IGOUMENITSA

PATRAS

VESSEL

DEPARTURE

DEPARTURE

ARRIVAL

ARRIVAL

THU 21.01

POSTPONED to Friday 22.01

CE

FRI 22.01

4:30

FRI

14:00*

SAT 7:00

 

SAT

13:00

CO

SAT 23.01

-

SAT

16:30

SUN 9:30

 

SUN

15:30

                         

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

After the above mentioned adjustments, the normal departure/arrival schedule will apply, with vessels’ sailings being transposed, as of Friday 22.01.16, i.e., the sailings of Cruise Europa will be operated by Cruise Olympia, while, the sailings of Cruise Olympia will be operated by Cruise Europa.    

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 20, 2016