Tagged: Cruise Europe

This year Visby is set to receive a record 11 inaugural calls out of 110 in total. (more…)

DMC Nordic is a full-service destination management company and a member of The World’s Leading Ground Operators. With well-established offices and a team of local experts across Scandinavia and the Baltic region, it operates over 500 ports of call. (more…)

The harbour of Gotuvik is a natural harbour, which is ready to receive its first cruiseship call. The wide bay offers a variety of anchorages (all of 15m-plus depth) from April to October and up to 24 hours. (more…)

Klaipeda port presently has a maximum capacity at the existing Klaipeda Cruise Terminal of 80 calls a year. (more…)

Malik Supply was established in 1989 as a group of companies, focused on supplying vessels in the North Atlantic area. In 2011, the company expanded into the Danish market with the acquisition of Statoil. (more…)

On May 30, Sea Cloud Spirit became the first ship to dock at Bordeaux Port’s new cruise pier in Pauillac on an overnight call. (more…)

The building of tunnels to connect Klaksvik to its neighbouring islands in the Faroes is expanding its shore excursion offering, for example passengers can be hiking in the mountains within a 10 minute drive. (more…)

Olden and Maloy may be just two hours apart by road (four hours by sea) but they offer two entirely different experiences for just one port arrival fee. (more…)

The Port of Gdansk Authority, together with tour operator Baltic Gateway Group, were on hand at Seatrade Cruise Global to showcase what the city and region has to offer both operationally and touristically. (more…)

Joining the Cruise Europe family, and a newcomer to the sector, is the Port of Figueira da Foz (PFdF), located between Lisbon and Porto in Portugal, both of which have international airports. (more…)

Trondheim Port Authority (TPA) has been allocated Nkr 20 million (€1.7 million) by the government to establish shore power for cruiseships at the main cruise quay. (more…)

Three calls will be welcomed to Caen-Ouistreham for the 80th D-Day anniversary in the first week of June: one from Sea Cloud (Sea Cloud Spirit charter by Kalos Golf) and two from Ponant’s Le Dumont-d’Urville. (more…)

Tromsø, Norway, also known as the Arctic capital, may be keen to increase its number of turnaround calls (28 this year compared to 18 last out of a total of 200), but not at the expense of overcrowding the city. (more…)

The market dynamics related to international cruise traffic is currently undergoing significant change within the Baltic Sea. (more…)

A second tender dock is now under construction in Nordfjordeid, which will facilitate more effective handling of the larger ships at anchor, according to Jacob Bredesen, marketing manager Port of Nordfjordeid. (more…)

Tor Shipping (TS) in the Faroe Islands embodies a legacy built on family values and dedication to the maritime sector. (more…)

SMS is one of the longest established private group of companies in Malta, having its roots in the shipping business. (more…)

In June 2023 a new quay was inaugurated in Harstad town centre (Northern Norway). (more…)

Torshavn has joined the the Environmental Port Index (EPI), following a visit from the two Norwegian EPI ambassadors – Even Husby, ceo EPI, and Jon Olav Stedje, port operations manager Port of Flam – in December. (more…)

For many years Stavanger has been offering crew free entrance to its museums. In 2023, for example, about 170 crew visited the Norwegian Petroleum Museum. (more…)

The 2023 numbers are in from CE member ports and it’s business as usual, if not better, following the pandemic pause. Total calls numbered 9,111 while passengers numbers reached 18,935,154. (more…)

In 2018, Bergen had its biggest cruise year with around 600,000 passengers spread over 336 calls, but behind the facade there were concerns both regarding the number of tourists and, at the same time, the emissions that cruiseships were contributing to the city centre. (more…)

With a post-pandemic increase in call numbers, passengers (169/475,000 in 2023) and the size of ships (over 330m loa and 180,000gt), plus a merger with Antwerp, the newly-named Port of Antwerp-Bruges (PoAB) is gearing up to meet these new requirements. (more…)