Tagged: Cruise Europe

Bristol opened its cruise terminal in Avonmouth in 2013, offering voyages from the British city for the first time in 20 years. (more…)

Michael McCarthy has been re-elected as chairman Cruise Europe for another four years. At the same time managing director Jens Skrede’s contract has been extended to December 2021. (more…)

Antwerp has over 600 rivership calls this year and is expecting 25 from ocean-going vessels. In total more than 100,000 passengers will visit the Belgian city. (more…)

Holland America Line’s newbuilding Koningsdam registered in The Netherlands will dock at Cruise Terminal Rotterdam (CTR) with its characteristic arches for her official inauguration on May 20. (more…)

Due to a major push for cruise business, Kotka has four calls confirmed for 2017 as well as a number under discussion for 2018. This is a re-start for the Finnish port that last saw cruiseships docked in 2012. (more…)

The revamp of the seafront in A Coruña has made the city even more accessible to passengers. With much of the traffic now redirected, a large pedestrian esplanade – Marina-Parrote – now connects the cruise berth with the historic centre and main tourist attractions. (more…)

In 2015 Leixoes welcomed 85 calls and 78,500 passengers, an increase of 9% and 22% respectively over the same period 2014. (cruiseeurope.com)

Cooperation between the port and the community of Lyngdal is working well for cruise calls. This year five calls are expected from Phoenix Reisen’s Deutschland and two from Albatros. (more…)

This year has been a significant one for Rotterdam with July 8 marking the opening of the renovated Cruise Terminal Rotterdam (CTR).

The Port Authority of Bilbao has put out to tender the maritime terminal on the third cruise berth at Getxo for E5m with a one-year completion period. (more…)

Siglufjordur is Iceland’s northernmost town with a history steeped in fishing. Beginning as a small shark fishing village in 1900, it grew to become one of the largest towns and most important harbours in Iceland and the undisputed capital of herring fishing in the Atlantic. (more…)

Bordeaux is in the midst of a very busy season with a record number of ships calling. There will be 36 calls in total of which 31 are overnight calls with vessels staying up to three nights. (more…)

Holy Loch Port is expecting Saga Sapphire next August, to be followed by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ Boudicca in September.

This year Greenock is due to become the first Scottish port to welcome more than 100,000 passengers in one year.

During the summer season in Eidfjord a survey was conducted of visitors arriving on eight calls. Of passengers visiting 58% were from the UK, 28% from Germany and 7% from North America.

On May 30 this year Narvik undertook its first – and northern Norway’s largest – turnaround operation.