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Cruises

All aspects of port business associated with the cruise ship industry. This includes announcements of home porting, contracts to build and operate cruise terminals and traffic figures for cruise ship and passenger per port/country. Leading cruise terminal operators include Global Ports Holding. Cruise ship operators in the Mediterranean include MSC Cruises, Costa Cruises and Carnival Cruises.

Malta reports huge rise in cruise passengers in Q3 2023

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – The number of cruise ship passengers visiting Malta was 348,268 in Q3 2023, up +55.8% on the same...

Malta records over 55% rise in cruise ship passengers in Q3 2023

Valletta, Malta (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Total cruise passenger traffic Q3 2023 was 348,268, a rise of +55.8% over the same quarter of 2022....

Global Ports Holding saw passenger numbers up +39% in Q3 2023

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Global Ports Holding (GPH) saw cruise passenger numbers up +39% in Q3 2023 to 3.6 million. This...

Aquilon Shipping starts Sochi-Samsun cruise ship service

Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) November 9, 2023 – Aquilon Shipping has said that it will start a cruise ship service between the Russian Black Sea port of...

Italy experiences surge in cruise ship tourism

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2023 – Italy is experiencing a surge in cruise ship tourism and 2024 is forecast to be a record year. Italy is...

Norwegian Cruise Line cancels 2024 visits to Israeli ports

Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has cancelled all visits to Israel in 2024 due to the Israel-Hamas war. This...

Port of Heraklion sees large rise in cruise passenger numbers

Heraklion, Greece (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – The Port of Heraklion has reported a large rise in cruise passenger numbers in the first 10 months of...

MSC won tender for a new cruise terminal in the port of Messina

Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – MSC has won the tender to build and manage a new cruise terminal in the port of Messina. It will...

MSC Cruises changes schedule due to the Israel-Hamas crisis

Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – MSC Cruises changes schedules due to the Israel-Hamas crisis. Visits to some ports have been...

Croatia sees more cruise ship passenger

Zaghreb, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – In January-August 2023, 69 foreign cruise ships visited Croatian seaports and made 421 cruises. There...

Turkey increases cruise ship visits in Jan-Sept 2023

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – In the first nine months of 2023, 876 cruise ships visited ports in Turkey, carrying 1.09 million...

Costa Crociere ends first season at Taranto Port positively

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) October 9, 2023 – Costa Crociere has ended its first season at Taranto Port positively. Since June 3, Costa Pacifica has...

Qatar delegation visits QTerminals Antalya

Antalya, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – A Qatar delegation has visited QTerminals Antalya primarily to share knowledge and experience. The...

Delegation from Bulgarian port of Burgas in Kavala

Kavala, Greece (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – On September 28, the Port of Kavala, together with the Kavala Chamber of Commerce and Dimofelia (Public...

Port of Barcelona relocates cruises away from city neighbourhoods

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has said goodbye to the last cruise ship to operate at the Barcelona Nord dock,...

Port of Taranto to welcome four new cruise ships companies in 2024

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2023 – The Port of Taranto to welcome four new cruise ships companies in 2024 – Azamara,...

Global Ports Holding wins Bremerhaven Cruise Port concession

Bremerhaven, Germany (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) has been awarded a 10-year port concession agreement, with a...

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