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Seajets

Seajets is a Greek ferry company that operates a fleet of passenger and freight ferry services in the Aegean Sea. Operating a fleet of 29 vessels, Seajets sails to 17 islands and offers 140 connections among them, primarily between April and October each year.

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Seajets
SEAJETS
Company type
Private
IndustryShipping
Tourism
Hospitality
Transportation
Founded1989
FounderPanagiotis & Marios Iliopoulos
HeadquartersPiraeus, Greece
Area served
Aegean Sea
Key people
Marios Iliopoulos (owner)
ProductsFerries
ServicesPassenger transportation,
Freight transportation
Websitewww.seajets.gr

Seajets is a Greek ferry company that operates a fleet of passenger and freight ferry services in the Aegean Sea.1 Operating a fleet of 29 vessels,2 Seajets sails to 17 islands and offers 140 connections among them, primarily between April and October each year.3

History

Seajets was founded in 1989 as Dolphin Sea Lines by Panagiotis ("Takis") Iliopoulos and his son Marios Iliopoulos.4

In 2018 Seajets received the ”Passenger Line of the Year” award in the 15th “Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2018”5 and in 2019 the WorldChampion Jet was awarded “ship of the year” during the Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2019 ceremony.6

In 2020 the company bought seven cruise ships, two of which were soon resold for demolition.

In November 2025, the Goddess of the Night was sold for €140 million to Chinese cruise line operator, Tianjin Orient International Cruises.78

Fleet

As of March 2026, the Seajets fleet consists of the following vessels:2

Multi-hull

Name Flag Built Gross tonnage Length/Width Pax/Cars Knots Notes
Worldchampion Jet  Cyprus 2000 6,402 GT 84 m / 25 m 1,055/215 50 Austal, Australia. Hull 096.
Tera Jet 2  Cyprus 2007 10,841 GT 112 m / 30.5 m 800/335 40 Incat, Australia, Hull 064.
Tera Jet 3  Cyprus 2008 10,841 GT 112 m / 30.5 m 800/335 40 Incat, Australia, Hull 065. Stopped in Salamina.
Champions League Jet 1  Cyprus 2007 6,133 GT 88 m / 24 m 1,200/225 45 Austal, Australia. Hull 294.
Champions League Jet 2  Cyprus 2007 6,133 GT 88 m / 24 m 1,200/225 45 Austal, Australia. Hull 294. Refitting in Drapetsona.
Eurochampion Jet  Cyprus 1998 5,617 GT 91 m / 26 m 1,000/200 43 Incat, Australia. Hull 048.
Eurochampion Jet 2  Cyprus 1998 5,617 GT 91 m / 26 m 1,000/200 43 Incat, Australia. Hull 049. Refitting in Salamina.
Olympic Champion Jet  Greece 2005 4,913 GT 85 m / 21 m 1,160/117 43 Austal, Australia. Hull 285. On long-term charter from Minoan Lines.
Hyperspeed Jet 4  Greece 2000 4,913 GT 92.5 m / 24 m 1,050/188 40 Austal, Australia. Hull 97. Former Highspeed 4.
Champion Jet 1  Cyprus 1997 5,005 GT 87 m / 26 m 1,000/200 40 Incat, Australia. Hull 044.
Champion Jet 2  Cyprus 1996 5,005 GT 87 m / 26 m 1,000/200 40 Incat, Australia. Hull 042.
Champion Jet 3  Cyprus 1997 5,005 GT 87 m / 26 m 1,000/200 40 Incat, Australia. Hull 045.
Power Jet  Cyprus 1996 5,541 GT 82.3 m / 23 m 800/175 40 Austal, Australia. Hull 046. Stopped in Drapetsona.
Elite Jet  Cyprus 1996 4,114 GT 81.2 m / 26.5 m 670/150 35 Incat, Tasmania. Hull 040.
Speedlink Jet  Cyprus 2003 3,424 GT 72 m / 18 m 400/65 40 Derecktor Shipyard, Connecticut. Refitting in Salamina.
Giga Jet  Cyprus 1999 5,528 GT 96 m / 27 m 750/230 43 Incat, Australia. Hull 051. Laid up in Agios Konstantinos.
Super Jet  Greece 1995 493 GT 42 m / 10 m 394/0 38 Oskarshamn, Sweden.
Super Jet 2  Greece 1998 499 GT 42 m / 10 m 386/0 38 Båtservice, Norway. Originally Sea Jet 2.
Express Jet  Cyprus 1999 908 GT 52 m / 26 m 366/0 38 Austal, USA. Hull 079. Former Sifnos Jet.
Supercat Jet  Greece 2000 636 GT 45.5 m / 12 m 400/0 38 Former Super Cat for Golden Star Ferries.
Superspeed Jet 1  Cyprus 2009 700 GT 47 m / 12 m 417/0 42 Austal, Australia. Hull 350. Former Marco Polo for Cotai Jet.
Superspeed Jet 2  Cyprus 2009 700 GT 47 m / 12 m 417/0 42 Austal, Australia. Hull 351. Former St. Mark for Cotai Jet.
Superspeed Jet 3  Greece 1998 613 GT 47.7 m / 11.8 m 340/0 45 Former Flying Cat 3 for Hellenic Seaways. Refitting in Salamina.
Superspeed Jet 4  Greece 1999 794 GT 55.1 m / 13 m 440/0 45 Former Flying Cat 4 for Hellenic Seaways. Chartered to Hellenic Seaways.
Eagle Jet 1  Greece 1996 496 GT 40 m / 10 m 340/0 30 Former Flying Cat 5 for Hellenic Seaways. Laid up in Salamina.
Eagle Jet 2  Greece 1997 496 GT 40 m / 10 m 340/0 30 Former Flying Cat 6 for Hellenic Seaways.
Notre Dame  Greece 2001 850 GT 52 m / 15 m 400/0 35 Former Super Speed for Golden Star Ferries. Laid up in Salamina.
Mega Jet  Greece 1995 3,989 GT 77.5 m / 26 m 845/100 30 Incat, Australia. Hull 035. Laid up in Chalkis.
Naxos Jet  Greece 1991 3,003 GT 74 m / 26 m 700/75 32 Incat, Tasmania. Hull 028. Laid up in Kalamata.
Speed Jet  Cyprus 1996 5,541 GT 82.3 m / 23 m 650/175 35 Austal, Australia. Hull 052. Former Croazia Jet. Laid up in Chalkis.
Andros Jet  Cyprus 1997 2,695 GT 60 m / 17.5 m 450/94 30 Austal, Australia. Hull 055. Laid up in Chalkis.
Caldera Vista  Greece 1991 3,003 GT 74 m / 26 m 700/75 30 Incat, Australia. Hull 026. Laid up in Kalamata.
Cat  Greece 1990 3,003 GT 74 m / 26 m 700/75 30 Incat, Australia. Hull 023. Laid up in Chalkis.
High Speed Jet  Greece 1990 3,003 GT 74 m / 26 m 700/75 30 Incat, Australia. Hull 025. Laid up in Chalkis.

Monohull

Name Flag Built Gross tonnage Length/Width Pax/Cars Knots Notes
Speedrunner Jet  Greece 1999 4,465 GT 100.4 m / 17.1 m 800/160 40 Fincantieri Riva Trigoso. Italy Hull 6003.
Speedrunner Jet 2  Greece 1998 4,465 GT 100.4 m / 17.1 m 800/175 40 Fincantieri Riva Trigoso. Italy Hull 5999.
SuperRunner Jet  Greece 1999 4,465 GT 100.4 m / 17.1 m 800/160 40 Fincantieri Riva Trigoso. Italy Hull 6004.
SuperRunner Jet II  Cyprus 1999 5,632 GT 112.5 m / 16.1 m 700/140 35 Alstom Leroux Naval - France - Hull 822. Stopped at Drapetsona as reserve.
Tera Jet  Cyprus 1999 11,347 GT 145 m / 22 m 1,750/350 45 Fincantieri Riva Trigoso, Italy. Laid up in Perama.
Paros Jet  Cyprus 1996 3,560 GT 103 m / 14.5 m 850/150 35 Industrie Navali Meccaniche Affini, TMV 103 Aquastrada class, Italy. Laid up in Salamina.
Express  Italy 1997 3,560 GT 103 m / 14.5 m 850/150 35 Industrie Navali Meccaniche Affini, TMV 103 Aquastrada class, Italy. Laid up in Astakos.
Fertiti  Antigua and Barbuda 1997 3,560 GT 95 m / 16 m 600/170 35 Fincantieri Riva Trigoso. Italy Hull 6005. Laid up in Agios Kostantinos.
Apri  Cyprus 1999 11,347 GT 145 m / 22 m 1,750/350 45 Fincantieri Riva Trigoso, Italy. Former Capricorn. Laid up in Avlida.

Conventional ferries

Name Flag Built Gross tonnage Length Width Passengers Cars Knots Notes
Aqua Blue  Greece 1975 12,891 GT 137 m 22 m 1,300 400 20 Kanda Shipbuilding, Japan, Hull 197. Former Green Arch.
Aqua Jewel  Greece 2003 3,934 GT 109 m 16.8 m 795 155 18 Hellas, Greece, Hull 533.
Iolkos  Greece 1996 1,996 GT 77.9 m 22 m 1,225 175 18.5 Former Express Skiathos. Acquired from Hellenic Seaways in 2024.
Sporades Star  Greece 1975 7,657 GT 114.55 m 18.61 m 1,200 220 19 Former Moby Love.

Acquired in 2021.

SuperStar  Greece 1974 4,986 GT 122 m 19 m 1,630 250 20 Former Superferry II. Bought from Golden Star Ferries in 2021.
SuperStar II  Cyprus 1985 19,763 GT 137 m 24 m 1,460 340 18 Former Color Viking. Bought from Color Line in 2022.

Routes

Summer 2026 scheduled routes operated by conventional ferry and high-speed ferries are:

Conventional ferries:

High-speed ferries:


Cruise ships

Seajets currently has three ships with an unknown future, as all three are in cold lay-up.910.

Ship name Flag Built Gross tonnage IMO Length Width Passengers Knots Notes Image
Aegean Majesty  Bermuda 1996 57,092 GT 9102992 219.4 m 30.80 m 1,350 21 Fincantieri, Italy. In cold lay-up at Aigio.
MS Aegean Majesty as Veendam source ↗
Queen of the Oceans  Bermuda 2000 77,499 GT 9169550 261.3 m 32.25 m 2,016 21 Fincantieri, Italy. In cold lay-up at Platygiali, Astakos.
MV Queen Of The Oceans as Oceana source ↗
Majesty of the Oceans  Bahamas 1992 73,941 GT 8819512 270 m 32.00 m 2,767 22.0 Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France. In cold lay-up at Elefsina bay.
Majesty of the Seas (For RCCL) source ↗

Former cruise ships

In 2020, Seajets also acquired the following cruise ships, two of which were resold for scrapping and three for further service.

Ship name Flag Built Gross tonnage IMO Length Width Passengers Knots Notes Photo Of The Ships
Goddess of the Night  Bermuda 2004 102,784 GT 9239795 272 m 35.50 m 2,718 20.0 Fincantieri, Italy. Previously with Costa Cruises (2004–2023). After drydocking at İÇDAŞ, was to enter service as Goddess of the Night for Neonyx Cruises in 2024.11. 121314 Eventually it was sold to Tianjin Orient International Cruise Line in November 2025 and renamed Vision15.
Mykonos Magic in Eleusis, 2024 source ↗
Aegean Goddess  Bermuda 1994 55,819 GT 8919269 219.4 m 30.80 m 1,258 22 Fincantieri, Italy. In February 2023, it was sold to Celestyal Cruises and will sail under the name Celestyal Journey.
Aegean Goddess as Ryndam source ↗
Aegean Myth  Bermuda 1993 55,575 GT 9102992 219.4 m 30.80 m 1,258 22 Fincantieri, Italy. In August 2022, it was sold to a new French start up, Compagnie Française De Croisières and will sail under the name Renaissance.
Aegean Myth as Maasdam source ↗
Magellan  Comoros 1985 46,052 GT 8217881 222 m 32.20 m 1,452 21.0 Previously with Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Arrived in Alang, India for scrap in January 2021.16
Magellan source ↗
Columbus  Comoros 1988 63,500 GT 8611398 247 m 32.00 m 1,856 21.5 Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France. Sold for scrap.17
Columbus source ↗
References

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