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LOUIS CRUISE LINES

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Louis was founded in 1935 by the late Louis Loizou, who has been acknowledged as the father of Cyprus tourism. From the early 40s the company started its involvement in Maritime tourism by chartering vessels and arranging the transportation of immigrants to South Africa and Australia. In the early 70s the company started operating short cruises out of Limassol, Cyprus to the Eastern Mediterranean, a pioneering programme that is still in force. In 1986, Louis Cruise Lines was officially founded with the purchase of its first fully owned cruise ship the Princesa Marissa, adding a number of cruise liners over the years and thus enriching its cruise programme with short as well as longer cruises out of Limassol. In 1996 Louis Cruise Lines chartered MV Sapphire to Thomson, a move that contributed immensely to the introduction of cruising to the wider public, and for which the company was awarded the Pioneering Award Europe by the International Society of Hospitality Consultants in 2005. Over the years the company chartered a number of its vessels to major European tour operators such as Thomson, First Choice, Mytravel and also managed cruise ships of other cruise companies such as Island Cruises.

Louis Cruise Lines has over the years evolved and expanded its cruise programmes. Today, with a fleet of 12 cruise ships, it operates cruises from the ports of Piraeus, Genoa, Marseille and Limassol. Louis Cruise Lines has departures from the ports of Genoa and Marseille to the West Mediterranean, North Africa as well as to the Eastern Mediterranean. From the Port of Piraeus, Louis Hellenic Cruises sails to the Aegean islands, Turkey and the East Med. Louis Hellenic Cruises was founded in 2004 and led to the revival of the Greek Cruising Industry with its 5 cruise ships being the only ones flying the Greek flag.

Four of the cruise ships of Louis Cruise Lines, namely “M/V Thomson Destiny”, “M/V Thomson Spirit”, “M/V The Emerald” and “M/V The Calypso” are under charters to Thomson Cruises of TUI Travel plc. All ships are refurbished and upgraded regularly, in order to maintain the highest standards of quality and service. Louis Cruise Lines also provides Turnkey Ship Management solutions such as Chartering, Full Management of Passenger ships, Hotel & Catering Services as well as Duty Free and Cruise Value Shops. Its strategic alliances with the leading Tour Operators have significantly strengthened the position of Louis Cruise Lines, as a major player in European Cruising.

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The Louis fleet comprises of 12 cruise ships, four of which are chartered to Thomson Cruises of TUI Travel plc. Louis Cruise Lines sails from Limassol, Cyprus for two and three-day cruises to Egypt, the Holyland, Syria and Rhodes, five and nine-day cruises to Greece, the Greek Islands, Italy, Croatia and the Black Sea. From Genoa and Marseilles Louis Cruise Lines operates cruises to the Western & Eastern Mediterranean. From Piraeus, Louis Hellenic Cruises operates 3, 4 and 7-day cruises to the Aegean islands and Eastern Mediterranean.

In addition, Louis Cruise Lines offers turn-key ship management solutions: Chartering, Hotel and Catering services, Operation of Duty Free Shops, Marine and technical operations management, Crewing. Land arrangements, Security Services, Regulatory compliance networking, Procurement management, Insurance arrangements, Fuel hedging and bunkering management, Safety and quality control (ISM Certification).

All ships are refurbished and upgraded continuously to maintain the highest standards of quality and service. The management of both the technical and the hotel operations of the ships are carried out in-house as the knowledge and experience of the company covers all facets of cruise ship management.

The high standard of services offered attracts governments and international organizations to use the ships as floating hotels for major international events. For example, Louis ships were among others used for a Head of States G8 meeting, International Exhibition in Lisbon, and the NATO conference, in Naples.
  • Cristal

  • Aquamarine

  • Orient Queen

  • Coral

  • The Aegean Pearl

  • Thomson Destiny

  • Thomson Spirit

  • The Emerald

  • Calypso

  • Sapphire

  • Ivory