On October 9, the cruise ship Braemar made history, as it became the longest ever ship to cruise through the Corinth Canal in Greece. The 24-meter-wide canal connectw the Saronic Gulf with the Gulf of Corinth.
The Corinth Canal is just large enough to accommodate the 22.5-meter wide Braemar. While transiting, the ship was close enough to the canal’s sides, that guests could almost touch the walls, informs Clare Ward, director of product for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.
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Braemar is currently on a 25-night tour of the Greek islands and the Peloponnese.
In the following video you can a first-person timelapse of the ship’s transit through the canal.