What does it take — and how should we prepare — to sing Christmas carols with our circle of friends for the people we love?What frame of mind should we be in, what should we wear, which instruments should we bring, and how do carols change as they are sung in the village, on the island, or in the cit...
Captain Panagiotis Bairaktaris from Thessaloniki and Panagiotis Iosifidis — both representing Seaven Tanker and Dry Management Inc. — together with Eirini Notia, founder and director of Project Connect, joined the program “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece on Christmas Eve.
The guests ...
Maria Georgoula, Social Worker and Scientific Director of the Day Care and Daily Support Centre for Persons with Disabilities, speaks about the work of the Seafarers’ Parents Association for Persons with Disabilities ARGO.She presents the association’s history, mission, and activities, highlighting its...
Vasilis Notaras, from Mesochori, Karpathos, speaks on "Fair Winds and Following Seas" and Voice of Greece. In his distinctive, heartfelt way, he guides listeners through his beloved village of Mesochori and his island home, Karpathos, while sharing his lifelong love for the sea and ships. “If I could l...
Award-winning show dedicated to Greek seafarers, featuring stories of their day-to-day lives, live testimonies, and connections with Greek ocean liners sailing across the world’s oceans.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
Radio officer Evangelia Andrikopoulou from Kardamyla, Chios, speaks on "Fair Winds and Following Seas" and on Voice of Greece. The sea and seamanship have been the defining elements of her life and her family’s life. She remembers her father leaving for voyages with his seafarer’s bag and returning aft...
Vasilis Notaras from Mesochoria, Karpathos, speaks on “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece.
“For me, the sea is a way of life. I loved it, and I loved life aboard ships. If I could, I would still sign on and sail today,” says Vasilis, whose brothers were also seafarers. He graduated from th...
Captain Michalis A. Chatzipetros, from the seafaring island of Kasos, speaks on “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece.
This period finds him on another historic maritime island, Syros, where two vessels belonging to the company he works for are undergoing repairs. Captain Chatzipetros ser...
An excerpt from the speech delivered by the President of WISTA HELLAS, Ms. Vivi Kolliopoulou, at the annual gala and awards ceremony honouring women who have distinguished themselves in the maritime sector. "Fair Winds and Following Seas" and Voice of Greece were there to cover the event.
“Developments i...
Maritime analyst John Faraclas– lecturer on shipping matters at educational institutions and organisations abroad, particularly in the United Kingdom; member of the Chios Marine Club and HESGB; author and co-founder of allaboutshipping.co.uk – spoke on ““Fair Winds and Following Seas” and Voice of ...
Award-winning show dedicated to Greek seafarers, featuring stories of their day-to-day lives, live testimonies, and connections with Greek ocean liners sailing across the world’s oceans.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
Mrs. Filomila Bolia from Chios, retired Administrative Officer at the University of the Aegean and former Head of the Department of Shipping, speaks on “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece about the event held on Sunday afternoon, 7 December 2025, in Lagkada, Chios, titled “Women Radio...
Mr. Simos Palios, Chairman of the Board of Diana Shipping Inc. and author of the book “The Sea Is a Road”, joins Antonis Karagiannakis on “Fair Winds and Following Seas – Saturday Shift” on Voice of Greece. The conversation touches on the sea and shipping—yesterday, today, and tomorrow—exploring industry developmen...
Evgenia Papapontikou, Chief Financial Officer at a major shipping company, speaks on “Fair Winds and Following Seas”.
“I come from Oinousses. My entire family and relatives have a long maritime tradition — the sea is our life. It is our identity. We owe so much to the wives of seafarers for countle...
Award-winning show dedicated to Greek seafarers, featuring stories of their day-to-day lives, live testimonies, and connections with Greek ocean liners sailing across the world’s oceans.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
Maria Deligianni, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at CLIA, speaks on "Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece.
“Cruise ships account for just 1% of all ships worldwide — about 450 cruise ships in total — yet they employ nearly two-thirds of all seafarers, more than 200,000...
Award-winning show dedicated to Greek seafarers, featuring stories of their day-to-day lives, live testimonies, and connections with Greek ocean liners sailing across the world’s oceans.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
Award-winning show dedicated to Greek seafarers, featuring stories of their day-to-day lives, live testimonies, and connections with Greek ocean liners sailing across the world’s oceans.
Produced and presented by Antonis Karagiannakis
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