Chania ports receive 214,895 cruise passengers through August 2026
Souda and the Venetian Port recorded a combined 118 cruise ship calls during the first eight months of the year.
Souda and the Venetian Port welcomed 118 cruise ships carrying 214,895 passengers during the first eight months of 2026.
From January 1 through August 31, Souda handled 112 cruise ship calls and 213,495 passengers. The Venetian Port recorded another six calls and 1,400 passengers.
Overall, cruise calls declined 11.3 percent, while passenger numbers fell 17.8 percent. Dimitris Virirakis, president of the Chania Municipal Port Fund, said he expected the difference from 2025 to narrow to around 10 percent by the end of 2026.
Virirakis forecast that approximately 360,000 cruise passengers would visit Chania during the full year. Early bookings for 2027 indicated that cruise traffic in Chania was expected to remain at very good levels.