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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.

Port city Kotor announces plans for sustainable tourism study

Port city Kotor announces plans for sustainable tourism study in cooperation with cruise sector The Destination Assessment will be prepared by the Global...

Port of Leixões doubles cruise activity in first half of 2023

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – Ege Port Kuşadası, Turkey’s leading cruise port has celebrated its 20th anniversary. It...

Russian cruise ship leaves Batumi port after protests

Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The Russian cruise ship Astoria Grande has left the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi following local...

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%...

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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) May 9, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has inaugurated the 2023 cruise with the visit of the “Celebrity...

Malta sees cruise passengers up 185% in Q1 2023

València, Spain (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – Malta welcomed 71,986 cruise ships passengers in Q1 2023, up +185% on 25,198 in the same period of 2022....

Piraeus Port Authority attends 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) joined the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum in Thessaloniki on April...

7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum meets in Thessaloniki port

7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum Brings Cruise Industry Leaders Together for first cruise event ever in Thessaloniki – April 26, 2023 Global cruise...

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