Rare Stickman1990 Posted July 7, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Thessaloniki will serve as a homeport for Crystal Symphony in 2025 as Crystal becomes the first high-end international cruise line to use the port for full turnarounds From SeaTrade - https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/crystal-symphony-homeport-thessaloniki-2025? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stickman1990 Posted July 7, 2023 Author #2 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Before someone asks - here’s the nearest International airport https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki_Airport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TER777 Posted July 7, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Stickman1990 said: Before someone asks - here’s the nearest International airport https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki_Airport You beat me to it. I was just about to ask! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctjon Posted July 7, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Sounds like an exciting city - wonder how easy it is to get there from US Well, while I was typing someone answered part of it - Intl airport right there. Edited July 7, 2023 by ctjon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txcotn Posted July 7, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 7, 2023 I'm wondering if this means ALL Symphony cruises will begin and end there. That could mean short segments instead of good long B2Bs. Any ideas? Same question about Serenity - what about WC segments? I guess we'll find out when the '25 itins are released but I'm curious today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roland4 Posted July 7, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 hour ago, ctjon said: Sounds like an exciting city - wonder how easy it is to get there from US Well, while I was typing someone answered part of it - Intl airport right there. For fun, I checked one of our air consolidators, and it can be done with one or two connections on the outbound, but for some reason all the inbounds had two connections. This is from Toronto, but I suspect the same would be true from most major eastern US hubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txcotn Posted July 7, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 7, 2023 That leaves us out, can’t handle 2 connections let alone the mental exertion wondering if luggage will show up. First world problems I know but we’re getting too old for schlepping through multiple airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctjon Posted July 7, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Seemed strange to me when they announced the Serenity home port - why home port. This one is stranger. I'm not sure I'd do that travel to Symphony and how does that limit where it will go. We really need to wait for itineraries to see what this really means but.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TER777 Posted July 7, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 7, 2023 I found this airport info on a hotel website. How to Get to Thessaloniki Thessaloniki International Airport Makedonia (SKG) Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki hotel is located near Thessaloniki International Airport – Makedonia (5 minutes by car). Many European airlines and charter companies fly direct from locations such as Paris, London, Berlin, Milan, Moscow, Cyprus, Amsterdam, Cologne, Frankfurt, Istanbul, and Budapest. All major airlines from the US, Asia, Europe, Africa, South America and the Middle East fly directly to Athens, with a 40-minute connection to Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki is also connected with direct flights from major Greek destinations such as Crete (Heraklion and Chania), Rhodes, Santorini, and Mykonos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseFan94 Posted July 7, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 7, 2023 There is an organised plan from the former minister of tourism and greek people in the cruise industry to promote Thessaloniki as much as they can to cruise companies. Well the reviews from the visitors this season are not so good. Even if the former minister is from there, they should first check how the port of Thessaloniki (an industrial city and second largest in Greece) can handle the cruise passengers, what it can offer and then decide to put it on the front of their plans for Eastern Med cruises. Thessaloniki is like Athens without Akropolis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted July 7, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 7, 2023 There are roughly a dozen non-stops a day between ATH and SKG. Plus, as noted, flights to hub cities in Central Europe, such as FRA, CDG and AMS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare May B Posted July 7, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, FlyerTalker said: There are roughly a dozen non-stops a day between ATH and SKG. Plus, as noted, flights to hub cities in Central Europe, such as FRA, CDG and AMS. Are those non-stops on Star Alliance, etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted July 7, 2023 #13 Share Posted July 7, 2023 14 minutes ago, May B said: Are those non-stops on Star Alliance, etc.? Most are operated by Aegean, which is a member of Star. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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