ELYROS (ΕΛΥΡΟΣ)
-ANEK Lines
Built in 1998 (age 27). Registered in Chania. Current line: Piraeus-Chania
The cruiseferry ELYROS, perhaps the greatest-ever ship of ANEK Lines and for some the greatest-ever Cretan ferry, was built in Japan in 1998, and she was delivered to the Japanese company Blue Highway Line. She spent her first 9 years on the Ōarai-Tomakomai line under the name SUNFLOWER TSUKUBA, until she was sold to the Japanese company Higashi Nihon Ferry in early 2007. She was renamed FERRY TSUKUBA, but she never entered service for her new owners and she was laid-up in Muroran. A few months later in 2007, she was bought by the Greek company ANEK Lines. She underwent a conversion which lasted an entire year in Perama, whereupon her accommodation superstructure was fully remodeled, as was her funnel, while also increasing her passenger capacity and her indoor areas being fully renovated. She finally entered service in late 2008, and she officially became the new flagship of ANEK Lines. She was deployed on the Piraeus-Chania line, where she became extremely successful. She notably received the 'Best Ferry Conversion in the World' award by Shippax in 2009. Unfortunately, during the summers of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, instead of operating in Greece, she was chartered to Algérie Ferries, operating on the Marseille-Oran line, although she would return to operate on the Piraeus-Chania line during the winter. She was deployed back on the Piraeus-Chania line during the summer of 2020.
PHOTOS (2014, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023):
The ELYROS in Piraeus (8/2014).
The ELYROS in Piraeus (8/2014).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus, in her first full summer in Greece since 2014 (8/2020).
The ELYROS having just arrived in Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS having just arrived in Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS having just arrived in Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS seen resting in Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS seen resting in Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS seen resting in Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS preparing to depart the port of Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS preparing to depart the port of Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS seen departing the port of Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS seen departing the port of Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS seen exiting the port of Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS seen exiting the port of Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS seen exiting the port of Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS having exited the port of Piraeus and heading towards Chania (8/2020).
The ELYROS having exited the port of Piraeus and heading towards Chania (8/2020).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus (8/2020).
The ELYROS resting in Piraeus during the morning (9/2020).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus (7/2021).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus (7/2021).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus at dawn (8/2021).
The ELYROS resting in Piraeus (8/2021).
The ELYROS resting in Piraeus (8/2021).
The ELYROS resting in Piraeus (8/2021).
The ELYROS seen in the port of Piraeus (8/2021).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus during the evening (9/2021).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus during the evening (9/2021).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus (9/2021).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus (9/2021).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus (9/2021).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus (8/2022).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus (8/2022).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus (8/2022).
The ELYROS resting in Piraeus (9/2022).
The ELYROS resting in Piraeus (9/2022).
A view of the ELYROS in Piraeus (10/2022).
The ELYROS seen docked in the port of Piraeus (10/2022).
The ELYROS seen docked in the port of Piraeus (10/2022).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus in the late evening (12/2022).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus during the evening (3/2023).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus during the evening (3/2023).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus during the evening (3/2023).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus during the evening (3/2023).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus during the evening (3/2023).
The ELYROS seen docked in Piraeus (4/2023).
The ELYROS seen docked in Piraeus (4/2023).
The ELYROS seen docked in Piraeus (4/2023).
The ELYROS seen resting in Piraeus (4/2023).
The ELYROS seen resting in Piraeus (4/2023).
The ELYROS seen resting in Piraeus (4/2023).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus (4/2023).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus (4/2023).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus (4/2023).
The The ELYROS seen docked in the port of Piraeus (4/2023).
The The ELYROS seen docked in the port of Piraeus (4/2023).
The The ELYROS seen docked in the port of Piraeus (4/2023).
The ELYROS in Piraeus (4/2023).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus (7/2023).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus (7/2023).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus (7/2023).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus (7/2023).
The ELYROS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus (7/2023).
The ELYROS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus (7/2023).
The ELYROS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus (7/2023).
The ELYROS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus and heading towards her docking spot (7/2023).
The ELYROS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus and heading towards her docking spot (7/2023).
The ELYROS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus and heading towards her docking spot (7/2023).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus, after having from Chania (7/2023).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus during the evening (7/2023).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus during the evening (7/2023).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus during the evening (7/2023).
The ELYROS seen as she heads towards her docking spot in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS seen as she heads towards her docking spot in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS seen as she heads towards her docking spot in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS making her way towards her docking spot in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS making her way towards her docking spot in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS seen undergoing her maneuvering procedure in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS seen undergoing her maneuvering procedure in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS seen undergoing her maneuvering procedure in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS undergoing her maneuvering procedure in the port of Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS undergoing her maneuvering procedure in the port of Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS undergoing her maneuvering procedure in the port of Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS seen as she completes her maneuvering procedure in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS seen as she completes her maneuvering procedure in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS about to dock in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS about to dock in Piraeus (8/2023).
The ELYROS seen resting in Piraeus (9/2023).
The ELYROS seen resting in Piraeus (9/2023).
The ELYROS seen resting in Piraeus (9/2023).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus (9/2023).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus (9/2023).
The ELYROS seen docked in Piraeus (11/2023).
The ELYROS seen docked in Piraeus (11/2023).
The ELYROS seen docked in Piraeus (11/2023).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus (11/2023).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus (11/2023).
The ELYROS docked in Piraeus (11/2023).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus during the evening (11/2023).
The ELYROS seen in Piraeus during the evening (11/2023).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus (11/2023).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus (11/2023).
The ELYROS spotted in Piraeus (11/2023).
The ELYROS in Piraeus (11/2023).
The ELYROS in Piraeus (11/2023).