MINOAN LINESwould like to inform all passengers that,due to the announced 48-hour strike, by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Association (PNO), starting on Monday 02.11.15 at 06:00 to Wednesday 04.11.15 at 06:00, our company’s sailings on Heraklion – Piraeus Line and Patras – Igoumenitsa - Ancona/Trieste Line, will be amended as follows (if the strike will take place):

 

MINOAN LINES’sailings on Monday 02.11.2015 and Tuesday 03.11.2015 on Heraklion – Piraeus Line, will be cancelled. On Wednesday 03.11.2015, the sailings normal departure/arrival schedule will apply:

 

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

DEPARTURE: at 21:30  from the port of Heraklion

 

  • PIRAEUS – HERAKLION (H/S/F KNOSSOSPALACE)

DEPARTURE: at 21:00  from the port from the port of Piraeus.

 

Furthermore, MINOAN LINES’ sailings on Monday 02.11.2015 and Tuesday 03.11.2015 on Patras – Igoumenitsa - Ancona/Trieste Line will be amended as follows:

 

GREECE-ANCONA/TRIESTE

 

PATRAS

IGOUMENITSA

ANCONA

TRIESTE

VESSEL

DEPARTURE

DEPARTURE

ARRIVAL

ARRIVAL

CE

SUN 01.11

18:00

SUN

23:59

MON

14:30

MON

22:30

MON 02.11

SUSPENDED due to strike

CE

ΤUE 03.11

SUSPENDED due to strike

WED 04.11

6:00

WED

12:00

THUR

2:30

-

-

                 

TRIESTE/ANCONA-GREECE

 

TRIESTE

ANCONA

IGOUMENITSA

PATRAS

VESSEL

DEPARTURE

DEPARTURE

ARRIVAL

ARRIVAL

MON 02.11

SUSPENDED due to strike

*

TUE 03.11

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  WED 04.11

4:30

WED

14:00

THUR

7:00

THUR

13:00

THUR 05.11

SUSPENDED

THUR

14:00

FRI

7:00

FRI

13:00

 

 

It is important to note, that on Sunday 01.11 from Greece to Italy, Cruise Europa, will approach the port of Trieste, as well. Cruise Olympia will not depart on Monday 02.11.15 to the ports of Ancona / Trieste, but on Wednesday 04.11.15 when departure is permitted with the end of the strike (06:00) to Ancona.

 

As of Thursday 05.11.15 from Greece to Italy, the sailings normal departure/arrival schedule will apply, with vessels’ sailings being transposed.  

For further information regarding MINOAN LINES’ scheduled departures from the ports of Iraklion, 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, October 30,2015