ADAMANTIOS KORAIS (ΑΔΑΜΑΝΤΙΟΣ ΚΟΡΑΗΣ)
-Zante Ferries
Built in 1987 (age 37). Registered in Piraeus. Current line: Alexandroupolis-Samothraki
The impressive ferry ADAMANTIOS KORAIS was built in 1987 in Japan, as the VISVA for the Japanese company Higashi Nihon Ferry, alongside a sister ship, the VENA. Both ferries were deployed on the Aomori-Hakodate line. The VISVA, however, was sold in 1999 to fellow Japanese company Kyushi Orange Ferry, whereupon she was renamed KYUSHU. She was subsequently deployed on the Yawatahama-Usuki line, where she remained until 2007. That year, she reunited with her sister ship, the VENA, when both ferries were acquired by the Greek company Zante Ferries, being renamed ADAMANTIOS KORAIS and ODYSSEAS ELYTIS, respectively. The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS arrived initially in Zakynthos, then underwent an extensive conversion in Drapetsona and in Salamina, which lasted almost a year. The ship was completely modified, having acquired an upgraded stern and very luxurious passenger accommodation. Upon the completion of her conversion in 2008, she was deployed on the Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Santorini line, becoming the first ship of Zante Ferries to operate on the Aegean Sea, and also becoming the company's flagship. Because of the high cost of her conversion, the ODYSSEAS ELYTIS never underwent her own and remained laid-up in Zakynthos before being finally sold in 2013 to the Indonesian company PT Munic Line. In 2009, the ADAMANTIOS KORAIS was transferred to the Western Cyclades lifeline, on the Piraeus-Kythnos-Serifos-Sifnos-Milos-Kimolos-Folegandros-Sikinos-Ios-Santorini line, where she remains to date. She also cooperated with the ferry operating on the same line at the time, the AGIOS GEORGIOS (later the PANAGIA TINOU) of Ventouris Sea Lines, under the joint venture Cyclades Ferries, which lasted from 2010 to 2014. The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS has been among the best day ferries in Greece since her arrival on the Aegean Sea, and won the hearts of the residents of the Western Cyclades islands that she served for 10 years. In 2020 she moved to the Northeast Aegean Sea, as she was deployed on the Alexandroupolis-Samothraki-Limnos line.
PHOTOS (2017, 2018, 2019):
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having just entered the port of Ios (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having just entered the port of Ios (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having just entered the port of Ios (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS preparing to maneuver in the port of Ios (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS preparing to maneuver in the port of Ios (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS maneuvering in Ios (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS maneuvering in Ios (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS maneuvering in Ios (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having completed her maneuvering procedure and preparing to dock in Ios (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having just arrived in Sifnos during the evening (7/2017).
The great ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen maneuvering in the port of Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen maneuvering in the port of Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen maneuvering in the port of Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS maneuvering in the beautiful port of Sifnos (7/2017).
The daily hard-worker ADAMANTIOS KORAIS maneuvering in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS maneuvering in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS maneuvers in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS maneuvers in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having completed her maneuvering procedure and preparing to dock in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having completed her maneuvering procedure and preparing to dock in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having completed her maneuvering procedure and preparing to dock in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS preparing to dock in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS preparing to dock in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS docking in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having just docked and unloading passengers in Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having just docked and unloading passengers in Sifnos (7/2017).
The tireless ADAMANTIOS KORAIS prepares to depart Sifnos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS departing the port of Sifnos (7/2017).
The beloved ADAMANTIOS KORAIS departing the port of Sifnos and heading towards her next destination, Milos (7/2017).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS leaving Ios and heading towards Santorini (6/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS heading from Ios to Santorini (6/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen in Piraeus (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen in Piraeus (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS resting in Piraeus (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS resting in Piraeus (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS resting in Piraeus (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS on the Cyclades, heading towards Kythnos (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS on the Cyclades, heading towards Kythnos (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS on the Cyclades, heading towards Kythnos (7/2018).
Passing by the ADAMANTIOS KORAIS, as she heads from Piraeus to Kythnos (7/2018).
Passing by the ADAMANTIOS KORAIS, as she heads from Piraeus to Kythnos (7/2018).
Passing by the ADAMANTIOS KORAIS, as she heads from Piraeus to Kythnos (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen on the Cyclades, heading towards Kythnos (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen on the Cyclades, heading towards Kythnos (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen on the Cyclades, heading towards Kythnos (7/2018).
The great ADAMANTIOS KORAIS beginning another long trip on the Cyclades, with the first stop being Kythnos (7/2018).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen in Piraeus during an early morning (7/2019).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen departing Piraeus (7/2019).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen departing Piraeus (7/2019).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen departing Piraeus (7/2019).
The great ADAMANTIOS KORAIS preparing to head towards the exit of the port of Piraeus (7/2019).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS leaving Piraeus (7/2019).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS seen exiting the port of Piraeus in order to head towards Kythnos (7/2019).
The ADAMANTIOS KORAIS having exited the port of Piraeus (7/2019).