Strategic meeting for cruises in Santorini

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Initiative of the Association of Cruise Ship Owners & Shipping Operators (EEKFN)

Against the backdrop of the request to fortify the infrastructure and the acquisition of cruise passengers, a gathering was held successful Santorini astatine the inaugural of the Association of Cruise Ship Owners & Shipping Operators (EEKFN). The gathering was attended by representatives of the cruise companies, the Governor of Thira, the Mayor, the President of the Port Fund, the Harbor Master, the President of the Thira Commercial Association and the presidency of the Thira Boat Owners Association.

Passenger work is simply a cardinal issue

The meeting's docket focused connected issues related to the creaseless work of passengers arriving connected the land via cruise ships, astatine a clip erstwhile seismic enactment has brought restrictions connected the usage of the aged larboard (Gialos).

Disembarkation absorption and travel control

The implementation of the berth allocation strategy and the request to proceed the regulation measurement (cap) connected the fig of disembarking passengers were discussed, with the purpose of decongesting entree points and upgrading the tourer experience.

New cablegram car: a modern solution for a modern problem

Particular accent was placed connected the request to physique a new, modern cablegram car with accrued transport capacity. This task volition lend importantly to reducing the waiting clip of visitors successful the larboard area, arsenic good arsenic to protecting them from upwind conditions, which are worsening owed to clime change. At the aforesaid time, it volition trim the request to disembark passengers astatine Athinios, offering autonomy successful their transport to Fira and different destinations. The cognition of the caller installation volition besides boost the income of the instauration that volition negociate it.

Boat maintenance: towards a “greener” cruise

Another captious constituent raised is the request to repair and support the 4 boats. Upgrading these infrastructures volition facilitate the docking of tiny and medium-sized cruise ships adjacent the aged port, reducing disembarkation clip and limiting aerial pollutants, arsenic the ships volition not request to support their engines running. In addition, the proviso of the applicable work volition make income for the Port Fund.

EEKFN connected the broadside of section communities

As was emphasized during the meeting, EEKFN is the lone nationalist assemblage representing the cruise manufacture and has galore years of experience, knowing the country's larboard infrastructure successful depth. With regular visits to destinations specified arsenic Santorini, the assemblage promotes measures that heighten the improvement of the sector, with respect for the needs of section communities.

Solidarity and practice for the aboriginal of cruising

The gathering took spot successful a peculiarly affirmative atmosphere, portion the necessity of instantly promoting each planned infrastructure projects was confirmed. Representatives of some sides underlined the value of practice betwixt providers and users, with a decisive relation for the Boat Owners' Union, particularly successful this transitional play aft the caller earthquakes.