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.
Global Ports Holding – Cruise ship passengers increase in January
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – Global Ports Holding (GPH) has reported that cruise ship passengers increased steadily in January...
Malaga Cruise Port starts promotional visit to the USA
Miami, USA (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – Malaga Cruise Port is part of a delegation from Andalucia visiting Miami to promote the regions attraction to...
In January 2023, 12 cruise ships docked at four ports in Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – In January this year, 12 cruise ships docked at four ports across Turkey, announced the Ministry of...
MSC Cruises will increase its presence in Spanish ports by 23% this summer
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2023 – MSC Cruises, the third largest cruise company in the world by number of passengers, will make more than...
Piraeus Port receives award for contribution to Greek tourism
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority has received an award, conferred during a special Greece: 365 – Day...
Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife records 35% passenger increase
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2023 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife closed 2022, positioning...
Port of Leixões received 112 cruise ship stopovers in 2022
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – In 2022, the Port of Leixões received 112 cruise ship stopovers, surpassing the 101 stopovers...
Royal Caribbean Group to open office in Limassol, Cyprus
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – Royal Caribbean Group, a leading global cruise company, has announced plans to open an office in...
Civitavecchia port surpasses cruise passenger target in 2022
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2023 – Civitavecchia port handled more cruise passengers in 2022 than forecast. “We close 2022 with...
Spezia & Carrara Cruise Terminal reports increased passenger numbers in 2022
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – The ports of La Spezia, Marina di Carrara and Lerici handled 551,615 passengers and 199 ship calls in...
Record number of cruise ships visit Gibraltar in 2022
Gibraltar (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – Gibraltar has seen 20 inaugural cruise calls in 2022, a record number beating the previous best of 19 ships in...
Turkey’s Trabzon hosts welcomes Russian cruise ship
Trabzon, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 13, 2023 – The Black Sea port of Trabzon has welcomed the cruise ship “Astoria Grande” which arrived with 502...
Piraeus port welcomes first cruise ship in new season, high expectations
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has welcomed the Viking Sky, the first cruise ship to arrive at the port...
Turkey’s Samsun port hopes to attract cruise ships
Samsun, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 5, 2023 – The Turkish Black Sea port of Samsun port hopes to attract cruise ships and is talking to Ceynak...
Fincantieri to build new cruise ship pier in La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2023 – Fincantieri Spa will head a consortium to build new cruise ship pier in the Port of La Spezia. The...
Impressive Cruise Season in Thessaloniki in 2022
Thessaloniki, December 22, 2022 The impressive cruise season in Thessaloniki concludes today with the arrival of Viking’s vessel Viking Venus. The 2022...
Global Ports Holding is preferred bidder for Alicante Cruise Port concession
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) has been announced as preferred bidder to operate a 15-year cruise port...