On 14 May 2021, the Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy announced the revised health protocols concerning the transports by ferry in view of the summer season 2021. More specific:
- The capacity of ferries with cabins increased to 85%
- The capacity of ferries without cabins increased to 80%
- The capacity of the High-Speed Crafts that have special filters increased to 80% as well
Furthermore, passengers that wishing to travel by ferry should have:
- either a vaccination certificate (14 days after the second dose)
- a 72-hour PCR test or a 24-hour rapid test or a 24-hour self-test or a certificate of illness (2 months after disease and up to 9 months)
- all domestic and foreign travelers, over the age of 5, are obliged to carry these special documents
- the ferry companies will carry out all the necessary control checks on the documents mentioned
