The Port of Heraklion provided a traditional welcome to Asuka II, the Japanese cruise liner that called at the prt as part of its 104 night world cruise.
“Cretan traditional deserts, “xerotigana” and “tsikoudia” were offered to the disembarking passengers by members of a folklore group, dancing local Cretan dances and wearing traditional costumes,” Port of Heraklion said in a statement.
Asuka II, which belongs to Nipon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) group NYK cruises unit, is the second ship carrying Asian passengers that visits Heraklion port from the beginning of 2015, following the visit of Costa Atlantica on 31 March, carrying one thousand Chinese passengers on a world around trip.