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itsfoto:
Thanks to Peter, Pieter and Tim for your suggestions.

The most challenging thing to do still seems to be to get a good view of those cruiseliners that dock at the cruise terminal on the south side of the port.
And it seems no boat will take me there.

greetings

Uwe

Jukka Koskimies:
Hi,

Probably too late for your plans, Uwe, and maybe not exactly what you were after, but for personal interest: At least still in 2007-08 the prime spot to shoot the ships on their way in and out of the port (out especially in the afternoon) was the "Red Lighthouse" at the end of the northern breakwater at the main port entrance. You get there reasonably close with the city tram No. 20.
 
Is the place still accessible?

Greetings,
Jukka

Petros Psarras:
Good morning to everyone!!
I copy my message that I have sent to a shipspotter regarding Shipsotting in my home port city

"
The best and safest spot in order to take photos is the "red lighthouse." The strange thing is that now there isn't any lighthouse since last November due to an alision with MSC Magnifica. In order to go there you can take the Piraeus Port authority buses every 15-30 minutes.These buses start at Gate E5 which is in front the Piraeus ISAP Line 1 train station.It will be very easy to recognise the point because many works are taking place due to Metro Line 3 station constructions . In Piraeus Port authority buses there are no tickets. This is the best place in order to go to take photos and in the same time to avoid any Coast guard officers who will tell you that taking photos is prohibited bla bla..."


Take care . You can take photos up from the Liberty also. but not near the building of Ministry of Maritime because there,there are also the Hellenic Coast Guard headquarters.
Moreover if during your visit at the port ,Golden Iris is berthed at Piraeus,it is better not to go near the area...Because there are many people without uniforms who are either security guards or hcg members ... I don't know why but Israeli ships always have some more security.
As I said before Red lighthouse does not exist anymore but you can go there,and now I can say it is easier to take photos there . For instance the manoeuvring of the big cruise ships is now easier to be photographed.

Ferries from Piraeus to Salamis and vice versa Every 1hour (or 30 minutes until 15.30 lt)
Ferries to Saronic Islands (many...you can say every 1,5 hour)

itsfoto:
Thank you, Jukka, too late or not. I heeded Petros' recommendations, found them good and useful, and went away with good pics of much of what I came for, including the GOLDEN IRIS.
In fact, in recent years I have visited (with a view on spotting ships in the mediterraean area) Istanbul, Dubrovnik, Barcelona and now Piraeus. Each destination has its own challenges, all are very rewarding indeed. (Istanbul is safely on the top of the list, though.)

cheers

Uwe

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