Hi Guys,
I arrived today on the Salamis line from Lavrio to Haifa, Isreal. It was a 3 day crossing.
-Office for Salamis is in Pireus. Speak to Eleni.
-Agent in Isreal is in Haifa across the road from the port. Rosenfeld Shipping.
Leaves Monday from Lavrio and Thursday from Haifa.
Cost for bike is 660euro... Boat gets quite full so if you have a 4X4 best to make sure they have space, but they can sqeeze you on for sure.
Here is the tricky bit. Its a cargo boat. Only room for 12 passengers and truck drivers get preference. Cost to go onboard is 260 euro, but I was told to pay in cash to the receptionist when she visits the boat. I suspect it might be a scam from her side as nobody onboard knew of this arrangement. I didn't pay and it didn't state anywhere on the invoice from Salamis.
So they don't really want tourists on the boat eventhough the crew is fantastic. I waited 8 hours at the port to see if they had a spot for me.
Flights from Athens to Tel a Viv about 150 euro if you need to fly.
Food is provided but no drinks or ![beer](https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/images/smilies/beer.gif) and you cant buy anything onboard. Cabins are very nice!
Took about 6 hours to get the bike out of customs. Long but atleast organised.
Hope this helps.
I hope this helps!
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