Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum in Heraklion this year

On May 6th and 7th, Heraklion volition big the 8th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF 2025), 1 of the astir important conferences dedicated to the maritime tourism industry, with an accent connected cruises and maritime tourism successful the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum volition beryllium held astatine the Creta Maris Resort Hotel.

With Piraeus, Santorini and Mykonos representing astir 60% of the full cruise enactment successful Greece and with galore fashionable destinations successful the Mediterranean calling for – and immoderate already adopting – measures to bounds overtourism, the taxable of PSTF 2025, “Mediterranean: Urgent Need for New Popular Ports and Destinations”, could not beryllium much timely.

The lawsuit volition bring unneurotic representatives of the planetary cruise manufacture and manufacture bodies, specified arsenic the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the Mediterranean Cruise Ports Association (MedCruise), with those progressive successful Mediterranean cruises successful bid to question solutions and plan caller itineraries for the future.

Alleviating unit connected already overburdened ports, exploring the anticipation of including lesser-known and visited destinations successful cruise itineraries, and promoting dialog connected sustainable tourism practices are among the cardinal issues that volition beryllium raised astatine the Forum and discussed with cruise executives who person extended cognition and operational expertise successful the Mediterranean.

Agios Nikolaos besides expects benefits

Crete volition invited apical executives of cruise companies, which is besides an important accidental for Agios Nikolaos to item its imaginable successful this sector. According to disposable data, “in the adjacent 3 years, 40 caller cruise ships volition beryllium added to the planetary fleet, expanding capableness by 90,000 further beds. As the Eastern Mediterranean becomes progressively important for the industry, some ample and specialized cruise companies are seeking to person a beingness successful Crete for PSTF 2025.”

It is noted that this year’s play successful Agios Nikolaos begins connected April 23 with the accomplishment of the archetypal cruise ship, the Silver Spirit.

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