There is a national general strike tomorrow so no boats going and coming from Volos tomorrow.
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Strike
Posted in Travel/ transport on November 27, 2018| 1 Comment »
No Erato flying dolphin
Posted in Travel/ transport on November 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The Erato flying dolphin will not sail again until at least the 28th of November due to engine problems.
Posted in Travel/ transport on October 31, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Timetable of the Proteus ferryboat until Sunday the 4th of November and after that the ferryboat Proteus will be in the docks until January 2019 for necessary maintenance and repairs.
Go go go
Posted in Travel/ transport on September 4, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The boat strike has ended after two days after an agreement was reached where the unions accepted a proposal of a pay rise of 2% from January 2018 which means that the extra money from January until September will be paid also. New talks will begin soon for 2019.
On Skopelos the flying dolphin and flying cat leaving in the morning are full and all ferryboats will probably take the all cars and buses that could not travel the past two days.
Continuation of the boat strike on Tuesday the 4th of September
Posted in Travel/ transport on September 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Another 24 hour strike, tomorrow the 4th of September, has been announced by the Greek Seamens Federation (NPO) They refused a proposal for an anual 2% payrise. They are asking 5%. Today no boats yet have been sailing to and from Volos, Agios Konstantinos, Mantoudi and Thessaloniki. This is uncommon because usually a boat will leave early in the morning from Alonissos and will be stopped to travel when it is in the port of arrival. This time no boat was allowed to travel and the same will probably happen tomorrow.
Contact your travel agent, boat ticket office for more info. The water taxi to and from Skiathos will work a lot today and tomorrow I presume.
Sources: ekathimerini
odigostopoliti
ert tv
Strike?
Posted in Travel/ transport on September 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The Panhellenic Seamen’s Union (PNO) has decided to go ahead with a 24 hour boat strike on Monday the 3rd of September at a meeting last Wednesday after rejecting an offer from shipowners for a 1 percent pay increase for crews under a collective bargaining agreement.
The itineraries that are planned to sail on this day can be affected, cancelled or modified.
We never know if boats travel around the Sporades. Many times you have to wait and see. There are several ports (Volos, Agios Konstantinos, Mantoudi, Thessaloniki) that boats leave from and basically the seamen and their union decide which boat leaves and which boat stays in port. So contact your travel agent, tickets office etc. and ask for guidance.
The PNO is asking for a 5 percent wage increase for ferry ship crews, pointing out that there has been no wage increase for eight years, while ferry owners counter that they have not reduced wages for their crews during the crisis, unlike other sectors.
Transport in Athens
Posted in Travel/ transport on July 16, 2018| 1 Comment »
Many people travel through Athens to get here so here is a transport summer schedule for Athens.
https://www.athenstransport.com/2018/07/athens-transport-summer-2018/
