Greek High-Speed Ferries Trigger Seasickness Complaints as Tourism Jumps 21%
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 16
Greek High-Speed Ferries Trigger Seasickness Complaints as Tourism Jumps 21%
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 16
Summary
Social media posts from tourists this summer describe rough Greek island crossings, vomiting passengers and crews handing out sickness bags, helping earn some high-speed ferries the nickname “vomit comet.”
Meltemi winds around the Cyclades can turn the Aegean choppy, and operators say fast catamarans traveling 40 to 50 knots feel bumpier in rough weather even as they can cut travel times roughly in half.
Mina Agnos of Travelive said the problem is being amplified online rather than becoming common, adding she has seen such severe conditions only twice in 25 years arranging travel in Greece.
Tourism pressure is rising as Greece logged a 21% increase in visitors from January through May versus 2025, prompting some advisers to steer clients toward island airports instead of ferries on windy routes.