Tagged: Cruise Europe

A project aimed at enhancing knowledge about the potential for Nordic ports to serve as energy hubs in hydrogen-based energy system solutions, H2AMN (hydrogen, ammonia and methanol), has been approved by The Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten). (more…)

PWL Port Services is a long-established company providing port agency, stevedoring, ground service and tourist support for passengers in all German seaports. (more…)

In 2022, the Port of Gdansk serviced 79 vessels with 29,251 passengers on board. This was its best year ever, both in terms of the number of vessels calling at the port and the revenue from port fees, which was nearly 2.5 times higher than the previous 2018 record. (more…)

The Port of Aarhus has become the first port in Denmark to offer onshore power supply (OPS) to cruiseships. (more…)

The Port of Vagur in the Faroe Islands is Cruise Europe’s newest member. It has two quays – 86m long and 10m depth and 130m/7m – all located just 400m from the town centre although shuttle buses can be arranged on request. (more…)

The Port of HaminaKotka’s season began on May 18 when Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ Balmoral sailed into Kotka Kantasatama city, to be followed at the end of the month by Saga Cruises’ Spirit of Discovery calling Kotka Mussalo container port. (more…)

The Port of Runavik in the Faroe Islands can accommodate ships of all sizes but is also opening up some exclusive destinations for small and expedition ships in the local communities. (more…)

There are many cruise ports around the world that regularly enjoy calls in excess of 200 per year, including even the largest ships. (more…)

Since 2014, National Geographic expedition vessels have called Smola Island, Kristiansund, on an annual basis (apart from from during the Covid years). This summer Noble Caledonia will be calling for the first time, bringing Hebridean Sky twice.
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Klaipeda State Seaport Authority is in the planning stages of implementing a new cruise quay for completion in 2026. In 2024, the tenders will go out to select both the contractor and the terminal operator. (more…)

At 10,000 acres, Poole harbour is the largest natural harbour in Europe. Ships up to 210m in length can be accommodated at the Port of Poole’s South Quay berth. (more…)

Honfleur may be a small town of 6,000 inhabitants but it receives 5.2 million visitors a year, which includes those from both cruise and river ships. (more…)

In 2022 Karlskrona welcomed 37 calls – an increase of more than 400 percent on its previous five to 10 calls annually – and is on track for 25 this year with repeat bookings coming in for 2024 and 2025. (more…)

Seydisfjordur is expecting 114 calls this year, compared to 74 in 2022. Of these 21 were first time calls from ships such as Viking Saturn, Seabourn Ovation, AIDAsol, Jewel of the Seas, Celebrity Silhouette and Sylvia Earle. (more…)

Last year was a record in cruise traffic for the Port of A Coruña with a total of 222,723 passengers arriving on board 136 calls, up from the previous record of 184,069 passengers and 121 calls in 2017. (more…)

North Cape has rejoined Cruise Europe after an absence of a few years. The Norwegian port is looking forward to 184 calls this year, compared to 134 in 2022. (more…)

The Port of Roenne has gained new customers since extensions were made to the port infrastructure in 2019 allowing for larger ships to call. (more…)

Beginning 2023, cruiseships calling Faxaports/Associated Icelandic Ports’ Reykjavik will be assessed according to The Environmental Port Index (EPI), a tool that allows ports to define the environmental footprint of cruiseships during a call. (more…)

Trondheim is looking to attract more turnarounds following its pre-pandemic experience with Pullmantur which undertook seven turnarounds a year between 2012 and 2019 and was due to increase this to eight when Covid-19 struck. (more…)

Everyone likes a good news story and Excursions UK has one. From 450 port calls in 2019 to 750 this year, the UK shore excursion provider has witnessed a massive restart post Covid-19. (more…)

HaminaKotka first received cruise calls in 2017, having received EU funding to investigate the possibility of becoming a cruise destination a few years earlier. (more…)

Although the number of calls booked for Skagen (Denmark) for 2022 went up and down due to itinerary changes and a few cancellations caused by bad weather during spring, the Danish port ended up with 53 calls, 10 up from the previous record of 43 calls in 2018. (more…)