PPA referred to the special event as 'a significant milestone' in efforts by the new managers of the port to encourage the growing Chinese source market to cruise in the Mediterranean, a target also supported by the relative state institutions, it remarked.
During the event, PPA handed an honorary plaque to Celestyal Cruises, which uses Piraeus as a homeport, with over 650,000 passengers travelling with the line over the past five years.
Cpt. Fu thanked Celestyal Cruises 'for the productive cooperation and trust in the port of Piraeus.'
PPA is planning futher cruise infrastructure and services investment to realise the port's full potential, he added.
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