A antithetic representation was seen successful Chania this morning, arsenic the larboard of Souda was filled with 3 imposing cruise ships and astir 9,000 passengers, who flooded the city.
The Celebrity Infinity with 2,184 guests and the awesome Odyssey of the Seas with 4,296 passengers docked astatine the piers, portion the Resilient Lady, which arrived unexpectedly owed to weather, anchored successful Souda Bay with 2,520 passengers. The second volition stay until Saturday afternoon, marking the archetypal overnight enactment of a cruise vessel successful Souda.
The time was recorded arsenic historic, since – arsenic announced by the president of the Chania Port Fund, Dimitris Virirakis – the piers were not capable to accommodate each the ships. Thus, for the archetypal time, the solution of “floating” disembarkation was implemented, with launches that transported visitors from the Resilient Lady to a specially designed point.
This unprecedented representation highlighted the possibilities and challenges of the port, astatine the aforesaid clip that Chania recorded 1 of its busiest days successful cruise tourism. Thousands of visitors toured the aged town, filled cafes, restaurants and shops, giving different economical “breather” to the section market.
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