Background
Chandris was born in Chios, then part of the Ottoman Empire.
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Career
In 1915, after years of experience in the shipping industry, he bought his first ship, the South/South Dimitrios. By World War I, Chandris" fleet was made up of four ships, including steamships. In 1922, he expanded into the passenger shipping market.
Following the outbreak of World World War II, Chandris followed the exodus of shipowners from Greece.
He moved to England. Chandris ran the cruise lines until he retired in 1939. He died in 1942 at the age 52 from natural causes.
A partnership called Chandris-Fantasy Cruises started in the early 1980s and later was divided into two separate arms, Fantasy-Cruises and Celebrity cruises.
