Louis Cruise Lines
Louis Cruises (formerly Louis Cruise Lines) is a Cyprus-based cruise line that operates cruises from Cyprus, France, Italy, India and Greece (the operations from Greece were previously marketed under the name Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines, but as of 2008 there is no mention of the brand on Louis' website). The company also charters several ships to Thomson Cruises. Although Louis started operating short cruises out of Cyprus in the early 70s, Louis Cruises was officially established in 1986 when MV Princesa Marissa, its first owned cruise ship, was purchased. Louis Cruises is a subsidiary of Louis plc and member of Louis Group, the leading tourism group in the Eastern Mediterranean, founded in 1935 by the late Louis Loizou, acknowledged as the "father of Cyprus tourism".
Louis plc is a public listed company whose shares are quoted in the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
The Louis Cruises fleet consist mainly of older second- or third-hand ships. One of them, the Emerald, is the last ocean liner built in the US still in service. Recently she was laid up due to not being compatible with SOLAS 2010.
Louis Cruises is the fifth largest cruise operator in the world.
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