Minoan Lines

Greek passenger ferry company

Minoan Lines is one of the largest passenger ferry companies in Europe, and one of the dominant passenger ferry companies in Greece, sailing between Piraeus and Crete and, in the Adriatic Sea, between Patras and various Italian ports. The company was founded in May 1972 by Georgios Vardiampasis and Georgios Kegiadakis, according to former Minoan Lines president Konstantinos Klironomos.