Greek court keeps cruise ship Gemini under detention

A Greek court has refused to release the Turkish cruise ship Gemini, which has remained detained for more than 200 days. Reports also indicate that fuel and provisions are running low for the 25-person skeleton crew aboard.

Greek inspectors identified hull damage affecting the vessel’s seaworthiness in September 2025. A detention order was also issued following reports that crew wages had not been paid. In October, the Hellenic Seamen’s Federation said some crew members were leaving after allegedly going without wages for as long as four months.

The ship’s protection and indemnity club and the International Transport Workers’ Federation subsequently intervened to repatriate crew members. Denizbank filed a lien against Gemini over money it alleged was unpaid. The P&I club and a tugboat operator later made court filings seeking amounts they said they were owed.

Built in Spain in 1992, the Bahamas-flagged Gemini is registered to Miray Gemicilik and had operated short cruises along Turkey’s coast and around the Greek islands. While the vessel remained detained at Salamis, Miray Cruises advertised a 2026 cruise season scheduled to begin May 24.