Its 500 passengers (mainly Greeks) enjoy their day at Greece’s second largest city before the ship departs for Lavrio, Attica.

It is the second cruise ship of the season for the Thessaloniki port, while more vessels are expected as of May.

This year 25 cruise ships are expected to dock at Thessaloniki port compared to 18 in 2013 and 11 in 2012. Last year, the number of cruise ships passengers increased to 14,700 from 8,014 in 2012.