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Louis Cruises ORIENT QUEEN

ABOVE: The Orient Queen arrives in the harbor of Katakolon, Greece.

Louis Cruise Lines is a Cyprus-based company that owns a fleet of seven cruise ships, including some that are chartered to other lines. The company's ships and itineraries have a loyal European audience but are virtually unknown to travelers from other continents.

In 2013, Louis is concentrating entirely on the Mediterranean, with two of its ships operating under the Louis Cruise Lines brand:

  • Louis Cristal (25,611 Gross Rated Tons, up to 1,200 passengers) offers cruises of three to five days from Piraeus (Athens) Greece or Kusadasi, Turkey.

  • Coral (14,194 GRT, up to 968 passengers) has a series of seven-night cruises from Lavrion (Athens) and Istanbul.

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