One very bright forecast for the coming – and all-important – tourism season in Greece is the prospect of a new record in terms of cruise ship arrivals to ports in the east Mediterranean country.

The first cruise ship will be in the port of Thessaloniki on February 5, as announced by the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias, after the working meeting he had with the COO of Fraport Greece, Ilias Maragakis, the Executive Chairman of the Board. of Thessaloniki Port Authority OLTH SA, Thanos Liago, the CEO of Dimera Group, member of the Board and CIO of OLTH SA, Artur Davidian and the Director of Corporate Communication, Public Relations & Corporate Social Responsibility of OLTH SA. Theodora Riga.

The shadow of the Omicron variant falls heavily on the cruise industry, with dozens of cases being found on cruise ships sailing in the Caribbean and other parts of the world. Cruise companies were forced to modify voyages, cancel cruises, and in many cases travel was cut short and ships returned to their ports of departure. At the same time, thousands of passengers were quarantined and medical protocols are being re-examined.