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.
MedCruise elects Galaport’s Figen Ayan as President
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – The cruise industry association MedCruise has elected Figen Ayan, Chief Port Officer Galataport...
Port of Genoa representative joins Medcruise board of diretcors
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – Cristina De Gregori has been confirmed on the Medcruise board of directors representing Autorita’ di...
MedCruise welcomes new president and new member
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Galataport Istanbul Port Management and Investments Inc. Deputy General Manager,...
Galataport – the unique cruise terminal in Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Galataport in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, is the world’s first underground cruise ship port,...
Port of Lisbon voted the best cruise port in Europe for the seventh time
For the sixth consecutive year and for the seventh time since 2009, APL – Port of Lisbon Administration wins the trophy for the best cruise port in...
Turkey forecasts 1.6 million cruise ship passengers in 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 2, 2021 – Hakan Genç, president, Turkish Port Operators Association (TÜRKLİM), has said that the...
Port Tarragona inaugurates the new Moll de Balears
The Port of Tarragona was the scene today of the inauguration of the new Moll de Balears, the new multipurpose infrastructure attached to the Llevant dike...
Global Ports Holding positions Kalundborg as an alternative to Copenhagen
Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, is pleased to announce that it has signed a 20-year agreement with...
Ports of Genoa and Miami sign a cooperation agreement
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 13, 2021 – Genoa and U.S. port of Miami (PortMiami) have signed an agreement covering the themes of sustainability,...
Port Authority of Tarragona to tender a public cruise terminal at the Moll de Balears
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 6, 2021 – The Port Authority of Tarragona has approved the tender for the construction and operation of a public...
MSC Seaside to become regular visitor to Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) October 6, 2021 – MSC Cruises has said that its ship MSC Seaside will continue making a weekly stop in the Port of Taranto...
Port of Barcelona receives first UK cruise ship powered by LNG
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2021 – The cruise ship Iona, operated by P&O Cruises, has visited the Port of Barcelona and was consigned...
Turkish cruise attributes promoted at Seatrade Cruise Global Fair
Miami, United States (PortSEurope) October 5, 2021 – The Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) is attending at the Seatrade Cruise...
Port of La Spezia sees return of cruise ships
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – The MSC Splendida cruise ship called in to the Port of La Spezia on its way to Marseille. 500 passengers...
Galataport Istanbul reopens and welcomes first cruise ship
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – Galataport, on the Istanbul harbourside at Karaköy, has reopened and welcomed the small cruise ship...
Cruise activity in the Basque Country boosted with the arrival of cruise liners
Two cruise ships will coincide in the terminal of the port of Bilbao in Getxo this Thursday – September 30, 2021 This week, the cruise liner terminal of...
Port of Chioggia considered as cruise ship destination
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 30, 2021 – The Port of Chioggia has become a factor in the discussion of the future of cruise ship tourism in...