Two luxury sailing cruise ships docked at Ege Port in Aydın's Kuşadası district on Monday, 11 October.

After the ships named Blue Sapphire and Viking Sea, sailboats named Wind Star and Pan Orama anchored in Ege Port Harbor in Kuşadası district of Aydın.

Greece, which banned entry to cruise ports in Turkey last year due to the pandemic and imposed a 15-day quarantine requirement for ships calling at Turkish ports, removed Galataport Istanbul and Kuşadası Ege Port ports from the scope of the ban.

Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced that they have opened sea border gates at two important Turkish ports as of October 1. After the ban period, cruise ships that made their journey to Kuşadası Ege Port were welcomed by the people of the region with joy.

150 passengers, mostly US and Canadian citizens, disembarked from the Bahamian flagged "Wind Star" and Greek flagged "Pan Oroma" luxury sailing cruise ships docking at the port.

Passengers who visited the Ancient City of Ephesus and the House of Virgin Mary in Selçuk district of İzmir by tour buses also had the opportunity to shop in Kuşadası.

Windstar Cruises Company's Favorite Ship, Wind Star

With an overall length (LOA) of 134 meters and a width of 15.8 meters, the Wind Star luxury sailing cruise ship is a Bahamas-flagged vessel built in 1986.

luxury ship; It was renovated in 2014. There is a total of 90 crew on the Wind Star ship with an average speed of 10 knots. The cruise ship has a capacity of 148 people.

Luxury Cruise Ship: Pan Orama

Pan Orama, her ship was built in 1991. The luxury ship is a Passenger ship currently under the Greek flag.

Its total length is 52.75 meters and its width is 12 meters.

Nearly 40 More Ships Expected Until the End of 2021 Season!

In the 2021 season; Mega yachts Astra, Wayfinder and Flying Manta had arrived at Kuşadası Ege Port.

Aziz Güngör, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Director of Global Posrt Holding and General Manager of Ege Port Kuşadası; He stated that they expect about 40 luxury cruise ships to Kuşadası Ege Port until the end of the 2021 season.

Gungor; “Our hopes and expectations for 2022 are quite high. We expect 900 thousand passengers with 500 cruises," he said.