Blue Star Ferries
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Blue Star Ferries is a brand name of Blue Star Maritime S.A. The company operates ferry services from the Greek mainland to the Aegean Islands
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' acquisition of a 48% stake in the company.
In 2006 Blue Star Maritime S.A. purchased the Dodecanese
ferry company DANE Sea Lines.
, a Greek channel, in 2000 till 2002. Most of the filming was all aboard one of the Blue Star Ferries' Boat. The majority of the Filming for this series was on the boat itself except for on-location filming of the characters on Holiday or on leave. This is still being Broadcast in certain Greek speaking countries like Cyprus
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Aegean Islands
The Aegean Islands are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast...
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History
Blue Star Ferries began operations in 1965 as Strintzis Lines. The company was rebranded as Blue Star Ferries in 2000 following Attica EnterprisesAttica Group
Attica Holdings S.A. is an operator of international ferry services in Europe. The Group’s main operations are with its subsidiary Superfast Ferries which began in 1995 with the launch of its first ships, Superfast I & Superfast II...
' acquisition of a 48% stake in the company.
In 2006 Blue Star Maritime S.A. purchased the Dodecanese
Dodecanese
The Dodecanese are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the Southern Sporades island group...
ferry company DANE Sea Lines.
Future Projects
Blue Star Ferries is currently building two new ferry-type ships at Daewoo Shipyards on Korea. The first ferry, named "Blue Star Delos" will be delivered in first 10 days of October 2011 and the second, Blue Star Patmos in Spring 2012. Blue Star Delos will be launched on the Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Thira route.Fleet
Blue Star Ferries currently (November 2011) operates a fleet of seven ships.| Ship | Built | Entered service |
Route | Tonnage | Flag | Notes |
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| Blue Star 1 | 2000 | 2000 | Piraeus-Patmos-Leros-Kos-Rhodes & Syros-Santorini-Amorgos |  Greece |
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| Blue Star 2 | 2000 | 2000 | Piraeus-Patmos-Leros-Kos-Rhodes & Syros-Santorini-Amorgos | Greece |
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| Blue Star Delos | 2011 | 2011 | Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Santorini | Greece |
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| Blue Star Paros | 2002 | 2002 | Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Santorini | Greece |
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| Blue Star Naxos | 2002 | 2002 | Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Schinoussa-Irakleia-Koufonissi-Katapola & Donousa-Aegiali-Astypalaia | Greece |
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| Blue Star Ithaki | 2000 | 2000 | Piraeus-Syros-Tinos-Mykonos | Greece |
It will replace Superferry II on Rafina-Cyclades route on spring 2012. | |
| Blue Horizon | 1987 | 2000 | Greece |
Out of service | ||
| Diagoras | 1990 | 2006 | Piraeus-Santorini-Astypalaia-Kalymnos-kos-Nisyros-Tilos-Symi-Rhodes-Kastellorizo Piraeus-Patmos-Leipsoi-Leros-Kalymnos-Kos-Symi-Rhodes |
Greece |
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| Blue Star Delos | 2011 | 2011 | Pireus - Paros - Naxos - Ios - Thira | Greece |
Media
One of Blue Star Ferries' boat took the role of "Princess" in the Greek TV Show called "Θα Σε Δω Στο Πλοίο" (literally translated: I'll see you on the Ferry) broadcast by Alpha TVAlpha TV
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...
, a Greek channel, in 2000 till 2002. Most of the filming was all aboard one of the Blue Star Ferries' Boat. The majority of the Filming for this series was on the boat itself except for on-location filming of the characters on Holiday or on leave. This is still being Broadcast in certain Greek speaking countries like Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
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