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Blue Star

One of the three largest Greek cruise-ship companies.  Blue Star operates many routes throughout Greece. The ships are new and the timetables precise.  Some of the fleet's destination include: Piraeus, Paros, Naxos, Santorini, Amorgos, Ios, Astypalaia, Kalymnos, Syros, Mykonos, Iraklia, Tinos. 

 
Hellenicseaways.gr

The company operates routes to the following islands: Piraeus, Syros, Mykonos, Hyos and Lesbos.  It also operates a route to the  following islands: Paros, Naxos, Tinos, Samos and Santorini.

An additional route runs between the city of Volos to the islands: Skiathos, Alonissos, Skopelos.

Hovercrafts and ferries run from Piraeus to the following islands: Aegina, Agisteri, Hydra, Poros, Spetses, Mathana. 

Ventourissealines

This company has routs from Greece’s beautiful Western Cyclades to the following Islands: Piraeus, Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Milos, as well as to Folegandros and Sikinos  
 
minoan gr.

The company operates routes daily between Piraeus and Heraklion in Crete as well as between Greece and Italy.  In addition, Minoan Gr. departs from Igoumenitsa to Corfu once a day.  

nel.fr

The company operates numerous routes to a variety of ports: Piraeous, Donoso, Iraklia,  Andros, Ios, Kea, Lemnos, Lesbos, Chios, Thessaloniki, Naxos and Piraeus.  Some of the ships do not depart from Piraeus, but rather from Lavino, 30 km south of Athens. 

aegeanspeedlines.gr

The company operates mostly hovercrafts from Piraeus to the following islands: Sifnos, Serifos, Milos, Ios, Sikinos, Santorini, Mykonos 

fastferries.com.gr

The company operates one primary line, departing from Rafinha, south-east of Athens, to the following islands: Andros, Tinos, Mykonos. 

anes

A mediocre website which provides good schedules.  The company operates routes from Rhodes to the following islands: Symi, Kos, Nisyros, Kastellorizo and Tilos.

The company further departs from Piraeus to Aegina several times a day.  Please click here for further information. 

ne.gr12

This company primarily operates hovercrafts between the Dodecanese Islands: Rhodes, Kos, Symi, Leipsoi, Agathonissi, Kalymnos, Leros, Nisyros and Patmos. 

agoudimos-lines.com

This company operates several lines between Greece, Italy, Corfu, Lefkada, Kefalonia, Corfu and Paxi. 

seajets.gr

Operates Catamarans [fast hovercrafts] to the Cyclades, departing mostly from Rafina, south of Athens. 

endeavor-lines.com

The company owns one large ship and operates lines from Igoumenitsa to [???], Corfu and Brindisi in Italy. 

strintzisferries.gr

This company, the website of which is almost permanently under construction, operates lines mainly to Ithaki. 

danae.gr

A helpful and reliable website.  It is, however, not always easy to navigate between the different companies. 

gtp.gr

An established website which offers reliable and precise information on all Greek cruise lines, although its search engine is more suitable for travel agents and experts on Greece.  Exact information should be inserted and although the site does offer alternatives these can be more confusing than helpful.  Some of the users wished to travel to Poros and ended up in Paros, or wanted to purchase a ticket to Ios and accidentally booked to Khios.  In short, the website is excellent for those who know Greece. 

greekferries.gr

This is considered a useful website which claims to present all the different companies, although it does not always do so – it may list only hovercrafts while omitting the cheaper ferries, most probably out of economic interest, thus harming the service provided by the site.  Assistance from other website is therefore needed.  The site does further not allow one to book one day in advance or on the same day.  The search engine is somewhat obsolete and has not been replaced for five years, whereas companies such as Blue Star or Helleniceways have updated their website every year.  Greekferries relies on one of Greece's ancient traditions – reliance of Fortuna.  

The most popular lines:

From Piraeus to Paros, Naxos, Ios and Santorini which also allow travel in the largest and most modern ships.  From Piraeus to Aegina and Angistri there are approximately 15 departures per day, 07:00-18:00.  From Kylini in Peloponnese to Zakynthos there are ferries all year round each hour from morning to evening.  Ferries also run all day between Igoumenitsa and Corfu and there is no need to purchase tickets in advance, apart from the last part of August.  Two other popular lines are Piraeus-Lesbos and Piraeous-Crete.  Numerous lines depart from Lavrio to the islands of Andros, Tinos, Kea and Mykonos.  Some lines depart from Igoumenitsa at the north-west of Greece to Italy and some depart from Petras at the north-west of the Peloponnese.