VARIETY CRUISES
Our History
1949
The journey begins… Diogenis Venetopoulos launches Zeus Tours Company.
1968
Zeus Tours is renamed Zeus Tours & Yacht Cruises, introducing the weekly scheduled cruise concept.
1978
Zeus Tours is taken over by Lakis Venetopoulos and is renamed Zeus Tours & Yacht Cruises.
1978
Dimitris Vassilakis establishes Hellas Yachts Group, a company specializing in sailing yacht sales, management, operation and charters.
1996
Zeus Tours operates the first ever non-Greek cruise, embarking in the Seychelles on the M/S Galileo.
2004
Launch of Panorama II, sister-ship of Panorama by Hellas Yacht Group.
2005
Variety Cruises is founded. Zeus Tours & Yacht Cruises and Hellas Yachts merge, operating now 5 fully owned vessels.
2006
Variety Cruises adds the Megayacht Pegasos to the fleet.
2009
Mega Yacht Harmony V, vessel of 25 cabins, is added to the fleet.
2012
Launch of flagship Megayacht Variety Voyager.
2015
Acquisition and addition of Megayacht Callisto to the fleet.
2016
Variety Cruises is awarded by the readers of USA Today as the best Boutique Cruise Line.
2018
Variety Cruises Celebrates 50 Years at Sea.