Israel-based Mano Cruises is adding four more departures to its 2025 cruise season, which is scheduled to start in March.
Previously set to run through early December, the season will now extend through early 2026, with four new departures added.
The newly revealed departures include two short cruises, as well as two week-long itineraries to destinations in Cyprus and Greece.
Sailing from Mano’s homeport in Haifa, Israel, the Crown Iris is set to visit Limassol, Rhodes, Heraklion and Piraeus as part of the new sailings.
After undergoing its usual winter layup, the ship is scheduled to kick off the company’s 2025 cruise season in late March.
The schedule mostly includes two- to four-night cruises to Cyprus and Greece, visiting ports of call that include Larnaca, Agios Nikolaos, Rhodes and Santorini.
The Crown Iris is also scheduled to offer longer cruises to a wider range of ports of destinations in the Eastern and Western Mediterranean.
In April, the ship embarks on a 12-night cruise to Greece, Italy and Malta that is set to visit Heraklion, Chania, Valletta, Catania, Palermo, Civitavecchia and Naples.
The deployment is also highlighted by an 11-night itinerary to the Black Sea that sails from Haifa in late October and features destinations in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania, such as Syros, Varna, Constanza and Bourgas.
Other ports of call set to be visited by the ship in 2025 include Villefranche in France, as well as Thessaloniki, Patmos, Volos and Mykonos in Greece.
Originally built for Majesty Cruise Line, the Crown Iris first entered service in the early 1990s as the Royal Majesty.
Sailing under various names, the ship operated for other brands, including Norwegian Cruise Line, Louis and Thomson, before being sold to Mano Cruises.
The 1,500-guest ship was acquired by the Israel-based company in late 2018 as a replacement for the older and smaller Royal Iris.