Port Overview

Most cruise ships to Cephalonia Island dock (anchor) at Argostoli – port town on the western coast. Smaller ships may alternatively stop at Fiskardo – port town located on the island’s northern tip. Most ferries (from mainland Greece) to Cephalonia Island dock at Sami – port town on the eastern coast.

In the period 2007-2010, at Argostoli was built a new pier consisting of 3 islets. They are based on a total of 132 concrete piles, each with length 32,5 m and width 1,2 m. These piles are the foundation of a reinforced concrete-made superstructure. The islets are connected with the shore via a corridor (length 171,50 m, width 8 m) and provide access to the docked cruise ships.

All necessary cruise terminal facilities are built on these islets. Among those is the terminal building and an open-air theater – both located ashore – right before the access corridor’s entrance. The cruise port development project also included landscaping and electrification of the surrounding area.

The new pier has only one berth. When the berth is occupied (usually by the larger vessel), the other ship is anchored in the bay and its passengers are transported to the old harbor via the ship’s tender boats.

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