History of the Cyclades by the Ottoman Empire, which allowed the islands a certain administrative and fiscal autonomy. Economic prosperity continued despite the pirates. The archipelago had an ambiguous attitude towards the war of independence. Having become Greek in the 1830s, the Cyclades have shared the history of Greece since that time. At first they went through a period of commercial prosperity, still due to their geographic position, before the trade routes and modes of transport changed. After suffering a rural exodus, renewal began with the influx of tourists. However, tourism is not the Cyclades' only resource today. The most ancient traces of activity
HSC Cyclades Express Perama. During her refit she was repainted in NEL Lines livery and renamed Cyclades Express. In early 2016, "Cyclades Express" was sold to the ferry company Seajets and is planned to be renamed Naxos Express. There are also two other 74m hulls built by Incat but show clear differences to the standard 74m design ships above. These are:- HSC Cyclades Express Cyclades Express is a high speed catamaran operated by NEL Lines in the Aegean. The Cyclades Express was built in 1992 as Seacat Scotland for Sea Containers. She was built to inaugurate a new fast ferry service between Stranraer