Cruise passenger numbers hit record highs at Greece's Piraeus port

ATHENS, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of cruise passengers welcomed at Greece's Piraeus port in 2023 hit historic record highs, it was announced on Thursday.

According to preliminary figures released by Greece's Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA S.A.), which runs the country's largest port, the total number of passengers was approximately 1.5 million compared to 880,000 in 2022. Regarding the homeport section, approximately 800,000 passengers reached Piraeus last year up from 380,000 in 2022.