About Cruises, Cyprus

Before the armies of Alexander the Great made their famous thrusts east toward lands unconquered, their ships called into port at Cyprus to be readied and refitted. The same strategic location that made Cyprus a crucial starting point for Alexander’s expanding empire makes the island a desirable center today for a calmer kind of maritime activity: cruising. Whether for a cruise that originates there, as a port of call or a fly and cruise option, today Cyprus is among the premier cruising destination sin the Mediterranean.

Within the space of a single day, passengers who arrive at Limassol (population 122,000), can take in an astonishing range of historical and natural attractions, from the Fort and Medieval Museum near the old port to Kolossi Castle, a Crusader fortress, and the stunning Greco-Roman amphitheatre of Kourion. In the east there is Larnaka, with its palm tree promenade; in the west, the birthplace of Aphrodite and lively Pafos, with its Roman mosaics and wealth of archaeological sites. Inland, the Troodos Mountains are home to winemaking villages, nature trails and monasteries and churches from Byzantine times. It won¡¯t take long to see that Cyprus packs a lot of variety into a relatively small area.