easyCruise
Type	Travel
Founded	April 2004
Founder	Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Headquarters	Athens, Greece
Owner	Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Parent	easyGroup
Website	easyCruise

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Development

In April 2004, the initial ship came in for an approach to cruising that was aimed at attracting younger customers who wished to spend the majority of their time on shore rather than on board a megaship. After a few months of negotiation and refurbishment, the ship, formerly known as Neptune 2, was renamed easyCruiseOne. In 9 May 2005, the ship finally left for her maiden voyage.

Itinerary

The service began by operating night-time departures calling between ports in St. Tropez, Cannes, Nice, Monaco, Imperia, Genoa and Portofino in the summer. For Summer 2007 easyCruise is relocating to the Greek Islands for a 14 night itinerary taking in the ports of Piraeus (Athens), Mykonos, Paros, Sifnos, Poros, Spetses, Milos, Ios, Amorgos, Naxos, Folegrandos and Serifos. Previously it was possible to join the ship at any port and stay for a minimum of 2, to a maximum of 14 nights, but now you can embark solely at the port of Piraeus where it visits three times in the 14 nights. Therefore you can create a cruise for either 3, 4, 7, 10 or 14 nights. For the winter season easyCruise has travelled to the Caribbean calling at Barbados, St Vincent, Martinique, Bequia, Grenada and St Lucia in 2005-2006, and for Winter 2006-2007 easyCruiseOne sailed a 1-week itinerary calling at St. Maarten, St. Kitts, Antigua, Nevis, St. Barts and Anguilla calling at St. Maarten twice. Saint-Tropez is a commune of the Var département in southern France, located on the French Riviera. ... Cannes - receding storm Cannes, as seen from a ferry speeding towards lÃŽle Saint-Honorat Cannes (pronounced ) (Provençal Occitan: Canas in classical norm or Cano in Mistralian norm) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes département and the r... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up Imperia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Genoa (disambiguation). ... Panorama of Portofino taken from Castello Brown Portofinos small harbour Portofino is a small Italian fishing village and tourist resort located in the province of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. ... It has been suggested that Kaminia (Piraeus), Greece be merged into this article or section. ... Mykonos The Little Venice district in Mykonos (hora). ... Paros (Greek: νήσος Πάρος; Venetian: isola di Paro) is an island of Greece in the central Aegean Sea, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ... Sifnos (Greek: Σίφνος) is an island in the Cyclades complex in Greece. ... Poros (Greek: Πόρος) is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 48 km (32 miles) south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200-metre wide sea channel. ... Spetses ( Modern Greek: Σπέτσες, Ancient/Katharevousa: Σπέτσαι, Spetsai) is an island of Greece, sometimes included as one of the Saronic Islands. ... Coordinates 36°44′ N 24°25′ E Country Greece Periphery South Aegean Prefecture Cyclades Population 4,771 source (2001) Area 160. ... Cisco IOS (originally Internetwork Operating System) is the operating system used on Cisco Systems routers and some network switches (those which dont use CatOS). ... Amorgos (Greek: Αμοργός) is the easternmost island of the Greek Cyclades island group, and the one that lies closest to the neighboring Dodecanese island group. ... Naxos (Greek: Νάξος; Italian: Nicsia; Turkish: NakÅŸa) is a Greek island, the largest island (428 km²) in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. ... Seriphos (or Serifos) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, located in the western Cyclades, south of Kythnos and northwest of Siphnos. ... It has been suggested that Kaminia (Piraeus), Greece be merged into this article or section. ... Motto: Pax et justitia (Latin: Peace and justice) Anthem: St Vincent Land So Beautiful Capital (and largest city) Kingstown Official languages English Government Parliamentary democracy Commonwealth Realm  - Monarch Queen Elizabeth II  - Governor-General Sir Frederick Ballantyne  - Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves Independence From the United Kingdom   - Date 27 October 1979  Area... Admiralty Bay Bequia in 1966 Bequia ( pronounced beck-way ) is the largest island in the Grenadines. ... Saint Martin - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 150 miles east of Puerto Rico. ... Saint Kitts (also/previously known as Saint Christopher) is an island in the Caribbean. ... Official language English Political status State in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Joseph Parry Deputy Governor-General[1] Eustace John President, Nevis Island Assembly Marjorie Morton Capital Charlestown, Nevis Area  - Total (Not ranked) 35. ... Gustavia Harbor, St. ... Saint Martin - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 150 miles east of Puerto Rico. ...

Until August 17, 2007; a second boat, easyCruiseTwo, a converted river freighter, had a route around the Netherlands, Flanders, and Belgium, visiting the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brussels. For other uses, see Flanders (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Brussels (disambiguation). ...

Prices vary according to cabin type and demand. In a departure from the model employed by easyJet it is possible to book via travel agents as well as direct through the easyCruise website. easyJet (LSE: EZJ) is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ...

Cabins

All of the cabins include a very simple bed and bathroom, with bare amenities. Most of the cabins in size are around 110 square feet. Two and four passenger cabins are available . Many of the cabins have windows. There are also 4 suites with balconies available. Maid service is not included in the base price.

TV Series

The continuing fortunes of easyCruise are being tracked for an observational documentary called "Cruise with Stelios" produced by the British company Twofour, the second series of which has been screened on Sky Three in the UK on Friday nights and is currently being screened in the US on The Travel Channel. 'Cruise With Stelios' is now being broadcasted in Belgium (Flanders) as 'Cruiseline' on the public broadcaster 'Eén' (One) Cruise with Stelios is an observational documentary produced for Sky One, Sky Travel and Sky Mix by Twofour following the latest venture of easyGroup entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou and the launch of Easycruise, a low-cost cruise liner touring the top locations on the French and Italian Rivieras. ... Twofour is a UK independent broadcast production company and corporate communications agency. ... Sky Three is a television station from BSkyB broadcasting to the the UK, designed to accompany their existing Sky One and Sky Two subscription channels. ... één is a public TV station in Belgium, owned by the VRT who also owns Ketnet/Canvas/Sporza. ...

Future

The cruise line appeared to have a quite successful first year, and is reportedly contemplating adding other itineraries in various sites throughout the world. The customer base is primarily young passengers from 20-40 years old who seek a more shore-based cruising experience than on traditional cruiseliners. The business model appparently includes nearly complete subcontracting of each portion of the service (i.e., coffee shop, sports bar, "hotel" functions on the ship) to provide good service while maintaining attractive prices. The owner, Stelios, appears to be using a co-branding strategy with the rest of his "easyGroup" enterprises to appeal to customers seeking basic but good quality travel and accommodations.

Current Fleet

EasyCruiseOne
EasyCruise Life
This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The easyCruise Life is the third ship to have the easyCruise name. ...

Former Fleet

EasyCruiseTwo - Franchised by easyCruise in 2006. Ceased operations in August 2007 due to the financial situation the owner had see article. It is not known if the ship will continue to be cruising for easyCruise in the future.

External links

• easyCruise - Online booking and information regarding the easyCruise brand.
• easyCruise Enthusiast Forum - bigOrangeBoat is an impartial and independent easyCruise enthusiast discussion forum website setup to give potential customers a better idea of the concept, and for passengers to chat about their experiences while aboard.