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.
Gibraltar plans new cruise liner terminal
Gibraltar (PortSEurope) September 11, 2023 – The Gibraltar government has announced plans for a new cruise liner terminal, said Tourism Minister Vijay...
Global Ports Holding wins Bremerhaven Cruise Port concession
Bremerhaven, Germany (PortSEurope) September 7, 2023 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) has been awarded a 10-year port concession agreement, with a...
Piraeus port sees cruise passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 6, 2023 – The Port of Piraeus sees cruise passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels of 2019. In the first half...
Port of Leixões doubles cruise activity in first half of 2023
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 29, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port of Leixões handled 68,203 cruise ship passengers, an increase of...
Global Ports Holding reports recovery in passenger numbers
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) August 23, 2023 – Global Ports Holding (GPH), an international cruise port operator, has reported that occupancy...
Port of Vigo taking steps to attract largest cruise ships
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) August 16, 2023 – The Port of Vigo is taking steps to attract the largest cruise ships. Cruises are one of the fastest-growing...
Ege Port Kuşadası celebrates two decades
Kuşadası, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 14, 2023 – Ege Port Kuşadası, Turkey’s leading cruise port has celebrated its 20th anniversary. It...
Turkey: Cruise industry statistics, Jan-Jun 2023
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, cruise terminals in Turkey handled 482,925 passengers. This is up +88.7%...
420 cruise ships visited Turkey in H1’23
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, 420 cruise ships entered Turkish ports, which is 32.5% more than in the same...
Çanakkale Port welcomes the world’s largest cruise ships
Çanakkale, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – By the end of the year, more than 20,000 passengers are expected to arrive at the port of Çanakkale...
Port of Messina issues tender for new cruise terminal
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – A new tender has been issued for a contract to construct and manage of the cruise terminal in the...
Port of Barcelona resumes tender for the future cruise terminal G
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has resumed the call for tenders for the construction and operation of the future...
Turkey: Cruise ship & passengers statistics – Jan-May 2023 report
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published cruise ship & passengers statistics for January-May 2023. In...
Operations start at 2nd Passenger Terminal of Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – Operations have started at the 2nd Passenger Terminal in the Port of Thessaloniki with two cruise ships...
Global Ports Holdings see recovery in cruise passenger numbers
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 12, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023, Global Ports Holding (GPH) recorded 2.48 million passengers, an increase of...
Port of Taranto inaugurates the 2023 cruise season
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) May 9, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has inaugurated the 2023 cruise with the visit of the “Celebrity...
Piraeus Port Authority attends 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 2, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) joined the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum in Thessaloniki on April...