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Santorini: Greece’s Bid to Save the 2025 Tourist Season

Santorini: Greece’s Bid to Save the 2025 Tourist Season

Hellenic Shipping News

Tourism businesses in Santorini are in a race against time to

Tourism businesses in Santorini are in a race against time to recover lost ground, as the intense seismic activity in the region appears to be subsiding and the island is gradually return to cautious “normalcy“.

In the wake of the seismic swarms, the Greek government has a lazer focus on two main challenges: ensuring the cruise season opens as scheduled by late March, and preventing April and May from being a lost season for hoteliers.

Government Decisions on Santorini’s Cruise Industry

The coming weeks will be crucial as the Greek government is expected to finalize decisions regarding the cruise tax, the terms and conditions for cruise ship arrivals, and the protective measures that will apply to the island.

Local Santorini stakeholders have submitted their proposals to the government following a recent high-level meeting. They now await official inter-ministerial decisions, with the Tourism Ministry emphasizing that the island’s reopening will occur with all necessary safety measures in place.

Proposals from Tourism Stakeholders

Key industry figures propose that the cruise season begin as scheduled on March 22, according to cruise company announcements. However and for safety reasons, ships should not dock at the main Fira port, where the cable car leading

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