The port of Piraeus will be the homeport for vessels from Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Celestyal Cruises, Holland America Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Seabourn Cruises and Silversea Cruises. Celebrity have chosen Greece's biggest port for the commercial global debut of its newest vessel the Celebrity Apex. Greece's Corfu and Heraklion, Limassol in Cyprus and Israel's Haifa are ports that also feature strongly in the lines' homeporting schedules. "After all the geopolitical problems that hampered the East Mediterranean's cruise development in recent years, the industry is now choosing the region as a main theatre for its successful restart in Europe," said Pierfrancesco Vago, Global Chairman of CLIA and Executive Chairman MSC Cruises, who will keynote the event with his opening remarks about the State of the Industry.