Port Overview

Piraeus is the biggest seaport in Greece and among the largest in the Mediterranean. The port also serves the country’s capital – Athens City. Greece’s second-largest seaport is Thessaloniki.

Port Piraeus was initially named “Porto Leone” – after the large marble-made lion statue standing in front of the harbor. The statue was stolen during the middle ages and moved to Venice Italy. The cruise port is located on the Saronic Gulf (part of Aegean Sea) and was initially used as a terminus for passenger ferries connecting to the largest Greek islands.

Port’s main terminals for cruise ships are Terminal A and Terminal B. Their berths (a total of 12) are on the southern quays. Most of the visiting liners are seasonally deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean and homeported in Greece or Italy.

Between Xaveris and Miaoulis docks, at the harbor’s middle is located cruise terminal Miaoulis (A). It can be reached by gate E11. Enter E12 leads to cruise terminal Themistocles (B). It is situated into the Themistokleous breakwater but is not open so often. If it is closed, the passengers from cruise terminal B are transferred to cruise terminal B by a shuttle bus.

The new cruise terminal project was related to Pier 3 (port’s southern zone). The new passenger terminal’s creation was approved in July 2019, as part of COSCO’s planned investments into the seaport. In 2019, COSCO (managing Port Piraeus under concession) committed to modernization investments worth EUR 800 million (~USD 890 million) – up from the initial EUR 612 million.

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