Floating Hotel for the Olympics

I'd like to stay here for the Olympics.

Cunard Line's new flagship Queen Mary 2 -- the largest, longest, tallest, widest and most expensive passenger liner ever -- will be positioned in the Greek port of Piraeus to serve as a floating hotel for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. The new 1,310-cabin luxury liner will arrive in Piraeus on August 12th, 2004, and remain docked there until August 30th.

Athens Organizing Committee (ATHOC) reports that a total of 11 cruise ships will host up to 13,000 visitors in the port of Piraeus for the 2004 Olympic Games.

Cunard Line is revising its itineraries to offer Mediterranean cruises aboard QM2 between Southampton, and Piraeus before and after the Olympic Games.

When Shelley and I were in Athens, we stayed at the InterContinental Athenaeum Athens. For the Olympics, the rates were $467.56-$561.07. Now you can't even reserve a room there.

Posted by Ron at May 4, 2004 08:28 AM