easyCruise News
easyCruise supports tourism in Albania
posted: 05.05.08
This weekend marked the first day of spring and the start of the tourist season in Albania. To celebrate the occasion, the Master of easyCruiseOne cpt. Nektarios Rigas, invited Albanian Prime Minister, Sali Berisha and the Minister for Tourism, Ylli Pango, onboard easyCruiseOne, which is this year including the country on its new 10 night ‘Around the Ionian Sea Cruise’ top Greece and Albania.
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easyCruise.com reconfirms the first cruise of easyCruise Life sailing on 17th of May, 2008 from Piraeus, Greece
posted: 25.04.08
Passengers that had booked on earlier cruises have been offered generous compensation packages including full refunds and future free cruises.
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Launch party on easyCruise Life raises €113,000 for charity
posted: 20.04.08
easyCruise Life was the venue for a huge party in Piraeus, Athens where over 700 guests took part in a charity auction and lottery.
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A cruise with no frills, but lots of thrills
Source: Cathy Packe, The Independent
posted: 19.04.08
Last year St-Tropez, this year... Saranda. Cathy Packe joins easyCruiseOne as the ship visits the Albanian Riviera for the first time – and is swept away by the experience.
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Be the first to discover the Ionian Islands and Albania on easyCruiseOne with our special Spring deal
posted: 09.04.08
Tired of waiting for the warm weather to get here? Want something a little bit different from your holiday and at a price that works for you? Well easyCruise has the answer.
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easyCruise encourages traditional family holidays this summer
posted: 19.03.08
The contemporary image of a modern family holiday, where the parents enjoy an almost solo break whilst the kids enjoy clubs and entertainment is not to the liking of all UK families.
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No-frills cruising in the Aegean
Source: By Liz Lamb, Wales On Sunday
posted: 09.03.08
WHEN I heard I was going on a cruise in the Aegean sea, I had visions of me donning my most dazzling dresses, dining with the captain at the top table and indulging in a spot of ballroom dancing.
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LIFE ON EASY FLEET
Source: The People
posted: 02.03.08
Budget cruise is a great way to see the real Greece
Cruises had never really appealed to me to be honest. I'd pictured snobby day trips aimed at the rich and elderly with not enough time ashore to explore the sights. So it was with trepidation that I agreed to a week's island-hopping around Greece aboard the easyCruiseOne. But as part of Stelios's easyGroup empire it was always going to be a cruise with a difference.
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Stelios' response to the Evening Standard Article 26/2/2008
posted: 28.02.08
Stelios responds to the article regarding the easyJet return flight plot for Elgin Marbles. The article was published in the Evening Standard (London) on the 26/2/2008.
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British Museum hides behind Elgin Marbles whilst Cambridge Union votes for their return to Athens
posted: 27.02.08
The Cambridge Union Society, in association with easyCruise, debates the motion, ‘This house would return the Parthenon Marbles to the new Acropolis Museum in Athens’.
Campaigners for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens were buoyed by the positive result of a heated debate at the World famous Cambridge Union on Monday (February 18). However there was disappointment from the floor that the British Museum refused to join the debate to defend its position on the Marbles.
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An easy way around classical Greece
Source: By Sarah Lucas, The Mail On Sunday
posted: 18.02.08
Oxymoron - a Greek word, meaning a contradiction that makes sense in the end. For example: 'bittersweet' and 'easyCruise-Classical Greece'. Who better than entrepreneur Stelios, creator of the 'easy' brand, to make that happen?
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Stelios' response to the Financial Times Article by Peter Aspden on 2/2/2008
posted: 04.02.08
Stelios responds to Peter Aspden and his article regarding the easyCruise sponsoring of the Cambridge Union Debate on the Parthenon marbles. The article was published in the FT on the 2/2/2008.
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Cambridge Union debate on the Parthenon Marbles to be sponsored by easyCruise
posted: 18.12.07
On 18th February 2008 the Cambridge Union will host the following debate: "This House Would Return the Parthenon Marbles to the New Acropolis Museum in Athens". It is expected to have high calibre and specialised speakers on both sides, as is the norm in all the Union's debates.
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Stelios meets his Scholars and prepares to cruise with them on a Classical Greece Tour!
posted: 09.11.07
Stelios is planning to meet his Scholars at the Kingsway Hall Hotel on the 6th of December 2008. These 50 students from LSE and City Universities are the recipients selected to benefit from the scholarships established by Stelios at the two institutions where he himself was educated. Aside from meeting Stelios, the scholars will have the opportunity to join him for a week on board easyCruiseOne, following the latest addition to the easyCruise itinerary; the Classical Greece Tour.
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Stelios adds his support to The Sun 'Help for Heroes' appeal
Source: The Sun
posted: 07.11.07
easyGroup boss Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou offered half-price pleasure cruises to all service personnel PLUS a £10,000 donation from his own pocket.
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easyCruise supports Greek music... at the charity gala of the OINOUSSAI BENEVOLENT FUND & LIFE ACTION TRUST in London with Anna Vissi!
posted: 06.11.07
The charity gala of the OINOUSSAI BENEVOLENT FUND & LIFE ACTION TRUST, took place in London, on Saturday the 3rd November with great success. Anna Vissi, the popular Greek singer, who performed live at the gala accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, gave an astounding performance that made the evening a memorable one for all the guests that were at the Royal Opera House, in Covent Garden for the occasion.
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Stelios offer to help the donkeys on the Greek island of Santorini
Source: Daily Express
posted: 01.11.07
GREEK easyGroup billionaire Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has joined the Daily Express crusade to end the suffering of Santorini's donkeys, saying he is "embarrassed" at their treatment.
The concerned businessman, 40, who spent his summer holidays on the island as a child, has pledged £24,000 every year to help the Santorini Animal Welfare Association double the number of medical checks the donkeys receive.
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3,500 years of history in just a week
The new easyCruise Classical Greece itinerary begins
posted: 22.10.07
easyCruiseOne has set sail on its first Classical Greece cruise (21st October). From ancient Athens the new seven-day itinerary takes passengers on a cultural tour, visiting the spectacular sites of Ancient Greece which have shaped our understanding of the Classical World.
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easyCruise announces 2008 season to include its second ship "easyCruise Life" and new cruises to Turkey, the Ionian Sea and Albania
posted: 11.09.07
After a successful first summer in Greece, easyCruise has announced that a second ship named easyCruise Life will join the easyCruise fleet on a new 7 day cruise to the Greek Islands and Turkey.
From April 2008, easyCruise Life will be cruising to 6 different Greek Islands, from laid back Syros and Samos to lively Kalymnos, Kos, Paros and Mykonos for a 24 hour stay. easyCruise will visit Turkey for the first time with a full day and night in Bodrum. Customers can choose where to join the cruise – in Athens on Saturday or in Bodrum on Monday.
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easyCruiseTwo itinerary to finish this weekend
posted: 15.08.07
It has been announced (14 August 2007) that easyCruiseTwo will cease cruises from Friday 17th August, six weeks earlier than the original date of 28th September. This is due to the financial situation of Boonstra Riverline - the company that owns and operates the riverboat on a franchise basis...
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easyCruise searches Lonely Planet for Greece
posted: 18.07.07
Survey shows that we miss the boat when it comes to Greek knowledge. It may be one of the hottest destinations this year but a new fun survey commissioned by easyCruise & Lonely Planet, has found that a surprising number of us are unaware of some simple facts or the historical background of Greece and its surrounding islands.
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easyCruise raises 100,000 euros for charity on Greek maiden cruise
posted: 21.05.07
Starting its 2007 summer season in style, easyCruise bucked tradition once again, forgoing a godmother and instead launching the cruise lines new Greek itinerary with a surprise concert by famous Greek singer, Michalis Hatzigiannis and raising 100,000 euros for Greek charity, the "Together for Children" foundation.
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easyCruiseOne sets sail on maiden cruise in Greece
posted: 18.05.07
easyCruiseOne will today (Friday 18th May) set sail on its maiden cruise from Piraeus, Athens. It is the first time that easyCruise has sailed in the Aegean but it is an itinerary which has proved to be easyCruise's most popular yet.
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easyCruise announces additional Greek cruise dates and more cabins as itinerary proves most popular yet
posted: 13.03.07
easyCruise has announced that its summer season in Greece will be extended, a new "Classical Greece" itinerary included and 23 extra cabins added in order to offer customers additional availability this summer.
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