Tagged: Cruise New Zealand (CZCA)

A mixed reaction has greeted this week’s announcement of a new port for Christchurch, New Zealand. (cruisecritic.com)

Port Otago says a planned $56million cruise ship berth in Lyttelton is good news for the cruise ship industry, with positive impacts for Port Chalmers. (odt.co.nz)

The Port of Lyttelton will be able to handle some of the world’s largest cruise liners when a new $56 million cruise ship berth opens in two-and-a-half years time. (stuff.co.nz)

The last ship of the 2016-2017 cruise season sailed out of the Bay of Islands on Monday, marking the end of another very busy summer for Cruise New Zealand and its port members. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

A group fundraising to build the Akaroa Health Hub in Banks Peninsula want cruise ship passengers to help pick up the tab. The Canterbury District Health Board is spending $2 million on a new 12-bed health centre to replace its earthquake-damaged hospital. (stuff.co.nz)

Nelson may soon welcome 20 cruise ships a year as work continues to increase the city’s potential as a destination. The season has already proved a ground-breaking one for the city with eight cruise ship visits this summer. (stuff.co.nz)

Gisborne is in serious danger of losing its lucrative cruise ship business, local man Clive Bibby believes. Gisborne faces intense competition for cruise ships from ports like Napier, where 70 are expected to call this year, he said. (gisborneherald.co.nz)

Between October 2016 and April 2017, 77 cruise ships will dock at Akaroa harbour. Ships have up to 4200 people on board and some days two cruise ships can berth, bringing more than 7000 into the Banks Peninsula township. (stuff.co.nz)

Cruise New Zealand executive officer Kevin O’Sullivan said it was disappointing to learn that the new 4200-passenger ship planned for P&O Cruises Australia would not go ahead. Lack of infrastructure progress was cited as one of the reasons for deferring the build. (stuff.co.nz)

A focus on bringing high-end over high-volume cruise ships to Nelson is seen as the way forward in establishing the region as a regular destination on operator itineraries. (stuff.co.nz)

In the period from October 1 to April 30, a total of 33 ships will cruise local waters, with nine making their inaugural calls, according to Cruise Lines International Association Australasia. (stuff.co.nz)

Passengers on accredited cruise ships should experience speedier disembarkation under a trial scheme to reduce biosecurity risk. (tvnz.co.nz)

Napier i-Site manager Jane Libby says 54 ships are docking at the port this season, “it equates to about 95,000 passengers”. (nzherald.co.nz)

Sun Princess docked in at the Tauranga Port this morning. There are 83 cruise ship visits scheduled this summer. While there will be more visits than last season, overall passenger numbers look set to be down with 153,000 expected this season compared to 164,300 last. (m.nzherald.co.nz)

The 2016-17 summer cruise season has officially begun in New Zealand with the arrival of the first international ship repositioning from the Northern Hemisphere. (cruisecritic.com)

A record 254,000 cruise ship passengers visited New Zealand last year – but only a small fraction of them came to New Plymouth. (stuff.co.nz)

Cruise ship visits to the Bay of Islands this season have injected $20 million into Northland’s economy and brought more than 100,000 tourists – nearly double the previous season’s numbers. (nzherald.co.nz)

Picton’s success as a cruise ship destination could offer inspiration to Timaru, a tour operator says. Three cruise ships have confirmed visits to Timaru on January 12, 23, and February 12, respectively, but last summer no cruise ships visited. (stuff.co.nz)

Timaru needs to offer more excursions if it wants to capitalise on the economic benefits of cruise ship tourism, Cruise New Zealand chairman Kevin O’Sullivan says. (stuff.co.nz)

The Marlborough District is bolstering its hazards response plan ahead of its largest ever schedule of cruise ship visits to the Sounds. Harbourmaster Alex van Wijngaarden said up to 50 cruises are expected in the Marlborough Sounds this summer.(radionz.co.nz)

The cost and likelihood of cruise ships returning to Lyttelton Port may be known next month. A business case for a new cruise terminal is being reviewed by the Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) and Christchurch City councillors are expecting a response next month. (stuff.co.nz)

The Government’s reliance on New Zealand’s cruise sector to measure passenger numbers visiting the country is unacceptable, Cruise New Zealand says. (stuff.co.nz)

Up to 176,000 cruise ship visitors are missing from New Zealand’s annual visitor statistics, undervaluing the country’s tourism industry, Cruise New Zealand says. (stuff.co.nz)

New Zealand’s biggest ever cruise season officially starts tomorrow when Princess Cruises’ Diamond Princess arrives in Wellington. (cruisecritic.com)

New Zealand’s cruise sector is expecting a record season in 2015-16, with passenger numbers forecast to jump 33 per cent to 267,800. (stuff.co.nz)

The cruise sector is looking forward to record seasons ahead, but is warning of the need to address several big challenges if it’s to achieve its potential. (etbtravelnews.com)