Celestyal Cruises
Celestyal Cruises (formed in 2014) is a succession to Louis Cruises and Louis Cruise Lines. The Cruise line was a subsidiary of Louis plc (founded in 1935 as the first travel agency in Cyprus) until November 2021 when Searchlight Capital Partners took a majority share within the Cruise Line.
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality Travel Tourism |
| Founder | Louis Group |
| Headquarters | Piraeus, Athens, Greece |
Area served | Greece Greek Islands Turkey Eastern Mediterranean |
Key people | David Noyes - Chairman
Chris Theophilides - CEO George Koumpenas - COO Lee Haslett - CCO Marios Theodosiou - CFO Eduardo Aranda - CSTO |
| Products | Cruise ships |
| Parent | Searchlight Capital |
| Website | https://celestyal.com |
Celestyal Cruises has two cruise ships: the MS Celestyal Discovery and the MS Celestyal Journey. The cruise line operates out of Athens, Greece offering itineraries on a 3,4- and 7-night basis around the Greek islands, Turkey, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It is reported that it carried 115,000 guests in 2019. Celestyal Cruises operated for six years in Cuba until 2018 and historically chartered ships to Marella Cruises, previously Thomson Cruises.