Greece is the dominant force in global shipping and the Greek-owned fleet represents 54,28% of the European Union (EU) fleet in dwt and almost 20% of the world fleet in dwt. Even though there have been many studies for the Greek seafarers, there are no studies for the contribution of the seafarers’ wives to the so-called “Greek shipping miracle”. The purpose of this research is to record and highlight the social profile and the aspects of the daily life of the Greek seafarers’ wives. Furthermore, the research aims to shed light on the attitudes and perceptions of seafarer’s wives towards the seafaring profession. 145 wives of active seafarers, from Chios Island, filled out questionnaires specially made for the purposes of this research. Additionally, 15 in-depth interviews were conducted, in order to analyze and clarify some important findings that were obtained from the completion of the questionnaires.
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