This summer, Royal Caribbean International guests can soak up the Mediterranean sun and explore the captivating coastlines of Greece and Cyprus on all-new seven-night cruises departing from Limassol, Cyprus.

The Department of Fisheries and Marine Research (TATHE), the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment and the Cyprus Institute for Maritime and Shipping (CMMI) signed a memorandum of cooperation on  March 11. 

The annual multinational aeronautical exercise ‘NOBLE DINA-2021, which took place in a sea maritime west of Cyprus, from March 07 to 11, was successfully completed. 

Vessels and aircraft of the Republic of Cyprus, Greece, France, US and Israel, as the host country, participated in the exercise. 

The Republic of Cyprus participated in all phases of the exercise with the offshore ship ‘IOANNIDIS’ of the Naval Command of National Guard. In addition, a helicopter AW-139 of the Aviation Command of National Guard, as well as the Search and Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC Larnaca), took part during the Search-Rescue phase, on March 10 of this year.

Specifically, various training activities were conducted in the marine environment, which included Advanced Maneuvers and Formations, Escorts, Tactical Game, Anti-submarine Warfare and Aeronautical Cooperation Operations, as well as a Search and Rescue exercise, coordinated by the JRCC. The offshore ship ‘IOANNIDIS’ performed the duties of Regular Coordinator on Stage.

The participation of the units and personnel in the exercise ‘NOBLE DINA-2021’ is considered to be particularly successful, as it provided them with a substantial and practical possibility of operational joint training in various areas of common interest, in the framework of cooperation between neighboring and friendly countries.

DP World Limassol’s first four years of its 25-year concession agreement with the Republic of Cyprus, which marked the commercialisation of the Limassol port, the company has recorded impressive results, leading to a considerable increase in government revenue from the port’s operations.

Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism welcomes the decision of Royal Caribbean, hailed as the largest cruise company in the world, to include Cyprus in its programme for the months of June, July and August of this year.

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC), as the trade association of the shipping industry in Cyprus, welcomes the successful completion of three years since the establishment of the Shipping Deputy Ministry, on March 01, 2018.