KISSAMOS (ΚΙΣΣΑΜΟΣ)
-ANEK Lines
ex-BLUE GALAXY (ΜΠΛΟΥ ΓΚΑΛΑΞΥ) of Blue Star Ferries (2015-2024)
Built in 1992 (age 33). Registered in Piraeus. Current line: None (under refit in Elefsina)
The cruiseferry KISSAMOS was built in 1992 Japan, as the HERCULES for the Japanese company Higashi Nihon Ferry. She began her career on the Naoetsu-Muroran-Iwanai line, where she stayed before her sale to the Greek company ANEK Lines in 1999. Originally renamed KRITI V, she was instead renamed LEFKA ORI during her conversion in Perama. She began service on the Patras-Igoumenitsa-Corfu-Trieste line on the Adriatic Sea in 2000. She was then deployed on the Patras-Igoumenitsa-Corfu-Venice line from 2005 to 2011. There, the ship, along with her sister ship, namely the SOPHOCLES V (now known as the KYDON), was very successful and much-appreciated by passengers. However, in 2012, the Greek financial crisis pushed ANEK Lines to charter the two ships to the South Korean company Jeju Cruise Line, with a purchasing option. The latter planned to rename the LEFKA ORI to ANTONIO L. She arrived in Busan, but she and her sister ship never began service there, as the company collapsed due to debts owed to the shipyards that were supposed to convert them. After being laid-up in Busan for a year, the two ships returned to Perama. In late 2014, the LEFKA ORI began a conversion, whereupon it was announced that she had been transferred to Blue Star Ferries in 2015. She was renamed BLUE GALAXY, hence becoming the second ship in the history of the company to bear that name (after the legendary IONIAN GALAXY of Strintzis Lines, which became the BLUE GALAXY when the latter company was purchased by Attica Group in 2000), and she was deployed on the Piraeus-Chania line, under the ANEK-Attica Group joint venture. In 2023 she operated on the Piraeus-Samos-Kos-Rhodes line on the Dodecanese. In 2024, following the takeover of ANEK Lines by Attica Group, the BLUE GALAXY rejoined her former owners and she was renamed KISSAMOS. She was deployed on the Piraeus-Heraklion line. In 2025 she was back on the Piraeus-Chania line.
PHOTOS (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024):
The BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus (7/2015).
The BLUE GALAXY, the former LEFKA ORI of ANEK Lines, in Piraeus, during her first season on the Piraeus-Chania line under the colours of Blue Star Ferries (7/2015).
The BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus (7/2015).
The BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus (7/2015).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus (7/2015).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus. She was able to show again that she is one of the best ships in the Greek coastal service thanks to Blue Star Ferries (8/2015).
The beautiful BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus (8/2015).
The BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus, during her second straight season on the Piraeus-Chania line with Blue Star Ferries (8/2016).
The BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus, during her second straight season on the Piraeus-Chania line with Blue Star Ferries (8/2016).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in the port of Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in the port of Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in the port of Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus, during her third season operating for Blue Star Ferries (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in the port of Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in the port of Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in the port of Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY in her usual departure spot in the port of Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus (7/2017).
The imposing and impressive BLUE GALAXY in the port of Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus, prior to a departure for Chania (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus, prior to a departure for Chania (7/2017).
The great BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus, prior to a departure for Chania (7/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in the port of Piraeus during the morning (8/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus during the evening (9/2017).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus (6/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (6/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (6/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (6/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY seen resting in Piraeus (6/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY seen resting in Piraeus (6/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY seen resting in Piraeus (6/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY receiving bunkers in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY approaching the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY approaching the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY approaching the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY entering the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY entering the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY entering the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having just entered the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having just entered the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having just entered the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY maneuvering in the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY maneuvering in the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY maneuvering in the port of Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY undergoing her maneuvering procedure in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY undergoing her maneuvering procedure in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY undergoing her maneuvering procedure in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY finishing her maneuvering procedure in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having maneuvered in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having maneuvered in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having maneuvered in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having just docked in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having just docked in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having just docked in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (7/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY exiting the port of Piraeus (8/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY exiting the port of Piraeus (8/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY exiting the port of Piraeus (8/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having just exited the port of Piraeus (8/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having just exited the port of Piraeus (8/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having just exited the port of Piraeus and heading towards Chania (8/2018).
The BLUE GALAXY having just exited the port of Piraeus and heading towards Chania (8/2018).
Crossing the BLUE GALAXY on the Saronic Gulf as she heads towards Piraeus (7/2019).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus during the evening (7/2019).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (8/2019).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in the port of Piraeus (8/2020).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in the port of Piraeus (8/2020).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus during the early morning (9/2020).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus during the early morning (9/2020).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (9/2020).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (9/2020).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (9/2020).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (9/2020).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (9/2020).
The BLUE GALAXY resting in Piraeus (9/2020).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus (7/2021).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (7/2021).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (7/2021).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (7/2021).
A view of the BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus (8/2021).
A view of the BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus (8/2021).
A view of the BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus (8/2021).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus (9/2021).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus (9/2021).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus during the evening (9/2021).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus during the evening (9/2021).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus at dawn (8/2022).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus at dawn (8/2022).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (8/2022).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (8/2022).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (8/2022).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus (8/2022).
The BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus (9/2022).
The BLUE GALAXY seen docked in Piraeus (2/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen docked in Piraeus (2/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, back when she was temporarily operating on the Dodecanese, as her fleetmate, namely the BLUE STAR 2, was undergoing her annual refit (3/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, back when she was temporarily operating on the Dodecanese, as her fleetmate, namely the BLUE STAR 2, was undergoing her annual refit (3/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, having returned to service on the Piraeus-Chania line (4/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, having returned to service on the Piraeus-Chania line (4/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, having returned to service on the Piraeus-Chania line (4/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen resting in Piraeus (4/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen resting in Piraeus (4/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (5/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY docked in Piraeus (5/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus during the evening (5/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, during her first summer on the Dodecanese (7/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, during her first summer on the Dodecanese (7/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, during her first summer on the Dodecanese (7/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen on the Saronic Gulf, having departed Piraeus and heading towards Samos and the Dodecanese (8/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen on the Saronic Gulf, having departed Piraeus and heading towards Samos and the Dodecanese (8/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen on the Saronic Gulf, having departed Piraeus and heading towards Samos and the Dodecanese (8/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen on the Saronic Gulf, as she sails towards Samos and the Dodecanese (8/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, having returned to the Piraeus-Chania line after spending the summer on the Dodecanese (9/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, having returned to the Piraeus-Chania line after spending the summer on the Dodecanese (9/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen resting in Piraeus (9/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen resting in Piraeus (9/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen about to dock in Piraeus, where she returned after having gone for drydocking in Perama. This is my first picture of the ship featuring a new livery, with her hull being painted in white. This occurred as part of the fleet overhaul performed by Attics Group after they took over ANEK Lines. To that end, the BLUE GALAXY is planned due to rejoin the latter in the next few months, thus her hull was prepared in advance, while she was on drydock (11/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen about to dock in Piraeus, where she returned after having gone for drydocking in Perama. This is my first picture of the ship featuring a new livery, with her hull being painted in white. This occurred as part of the fleet overhaul performed by Attics Group after they took over ANEK Lines. To that end, the BLUE GALAXY is planned due to rejoin the latter in the next few months, thus her hull was prepared in advance, while she was on drydock (11/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen about to dock in Piraeus, where she returned after having gone for drydocking in Perama. This is my first picture of the ship featuring a new livery, with her hull being painted in white. This occurred as part of the fleet overhaul performed by Attics Group after they took over ANEK Lines. To that end, the BLUE GALAXY is planned due to rejoin the latter in the next few months, thus her hull was prepared in advance, while she was on drydock (11/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus. In addition to her new appearance, she was also due to begin operations on the Piraeus-Heraklion line, having replaced the ARIADNE of Hellenic Seaways (11/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen receiving bunkers in Piraeus, ahead of her return to service on the Piraeus-Heraklion line (11/2023).
A view of the BLUE GALAXY in Piraeus. Although this was a temporary livery, she became the first ship of Blue Star Ferries to operate under a white livery, as opposed to the traditional blue hulls that all of its vessels have (11/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus, in her unusual livery under Blue Star Ferries, and ahead of her incoming move back to ANEK Lines, for whom she operated from 2000 to 2012 (12/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen docked in Piraeus (12/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen docked in Piraeus (12/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus during the evening (12/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus during the evening (12/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen in Piraeus during the evening (12/2023).
The BLUE GALAXY seen docked in Piraeus (1/2024).
The BLUE GALAXY seen docked in Piraeus, in what proved to be my last picture of the ship under that name and under Blue Star Ferries, as she subsequently joined ANEK Lines for a second stint as the KISSAMOS (1/2024).
My first picture of the ship as the KISSAMOS, following her return to ANEK Lines after 9 years with Blue Star Ferries. She is seen docked in Piraeus (2/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus, during her first days under her second stint with ANEK Lines (2/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus during the morning (4/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus during the morning (4/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus during the morning (4/2024).
The KISSAMOS spotted in Piraeus during the morning (4/2024).
The KISSAMOS spotted in Piraeus during the morning (4/2024).
The KISSAMOS spotted in Piraeus during the morning, while still operating on the Piraeus-Chania line (4/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen resting in Piraeus (4/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen resting in Piraeus (4/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen resting in Piraeus (4/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus, having started operations on the Piraeus-Heraklion line instead of the KRITI II, which was taken off service following an engine failure (5/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus (6/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus (6/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus (6/2024).
The KISSAMOS docked in Piraeus (6/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus during the evening (6/2024).
The KISSAMOS docked in Piraeus (6/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus during the morning (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus during the morning (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen departing the port of Piraeus during the morning (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen departing the port of Piraeus during the morning (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen departing the port of Piraeus during the morning (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen leaving the port of Piraeus during the morning (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen leaving the port of Piraeus during the morning (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen leaving the port of Piraeus during the morning (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen heading towards the exit of the port of Piraeus (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen heading towards the exit of the port of Piraeus (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen heading towards the exit of the port of Piraeus (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen about to exit the port of Piraeus (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen exiting the port of Piraeus (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen exiting the port of Piraeus (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen having exited the port of Piraeus in order to head to Heraklion (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus during the evening (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus during the evening (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus during the evening (7/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen about to enter the port of Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen entering the port of Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen entering the port of Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen entering the port of Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus, after having returned from Heraklion (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus, after having returned from Heraklion (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen having just entered the port of Piraeus, after having returned from Heraklion (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen heading towards her docking spot in Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen departing the port of Piraeus during the late evening (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen departing the port of Piraeus during the late evening (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in Piraeus (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in the port of Piraeus during the evening (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in the port of Piraeus during the evening (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen in the port of Piraeus during the evening (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS spotted in Piraeus during the evening (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS spotted in Piraeus during the evening (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS spotted in Piraeus during the evening (8/2024).
The KISSAMOS seen resting in Piraeus (8/2024).