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Minoan Lines is one of the largest passenger ferry companies in Europe, and one of the dominant passenger ferry companies in Greece, sailing between Piraeus and Crete and, in the Adriatic Sea, between Patras and various Italian ports.
MS Kydon Palace is a Greek Ro-Pax high speed ferry, built in 2001 at the Sestri Ponente shipyards by Fincantieri as Festos Palace for Minoan Lines' overnight services between Piraeus and Crete. Initially she ran to Heraklion. In 2020 she was transferred to the Piraeus–Chania route and renamed Kydon Palace She is a sister ship of Knossos ...
ANEK Lines, Minoan Lines: Year - Round; services via Santorini and Anafi are limited Chania: El. Venizelos, Elyros, Superrunner Jet 2 none: ANEK Lines, Seajets Year - Round Sitia: Blue Star Chios Santorini, Anafi, Heraklion: Blue Star Ferries Year - Round; Limited Service Kythera: Aqua Jewel none: Sea Jets Year - Round Antikythera: Aqua Jewel ...
In January 2011, Minoan Lines (Heraklion) cancelled the sale of its 33.35% stake in Hellenic Seaways to ANEK and tried to find a new buyer for it. [18] In June 2018, Minoan Lines (Heraklion) sold its 48.53% stake in Hellenic Seaways to Attica Group for €78.5 million. [19]
The vessel was launched on 20 March 2005 as Highspeed 5 by Austal at Henderson, Australia and completed later that year for the Greek ferry operator Hellenic Seaways. [1] [2] She entered service with Hellenic Seaways in July, initially sailing between Piraeus and the Cyclades, and subsequently between Heraklion and central Cyclades.
HSF Cruise Bonaria is a Ro-Pax high speed ferry, built in 2000 at the Sestri Ponente shipyards by Fincantieri and owned by Grimaldi Lines previously owned by Minoan Lines as Knossos Palace. It can accommodate up to 2,500 passengers and 700 cars, and has 758 beds plus 742 airseats for passengers.
The island is well served by ferries, mostly from Piraeus, by ferry companies such as Minoan Lines and ANEK Lines with links to the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands. Seajets also operates routes to Cyclades .
Minoan Lines Greece: Piraeus - Heraklion Formerly Europa Palace. Name changed to Festos Palace in 2020. Knossos Palace: 214 m (702 ft) 36,825 2,182 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) 2001 Fincantieri, Venice, Italy: Minoan Lines Greece: Piraeus - Heraklion Formerly Olympia Palace and Cruise Bonaria. Became Knossos Palace in 2020. Superspeed 1: 212.8 m ...