Tagged: Cruise the Saint Lawrence

In 2023, 43 different ships spent over 450 days in port in the nine Saint Lawrence ports of call, representing a total of some 460 000 passenger-days, a figure just shy of the 2019 count of 489 000 passenger-days. (more…)

The upcoming international cruise season on the Saint Lawrence appears especially promising and provides proof positive that post-pandemic recovery in the sector is well under way. (more…)

Cruise the Saint Lawrence proudly announces changes to the composition of the organization’s board of directors agreed at the annual general meeting held 10 June 2022. (more…)

In response to a demonstrated interest in winter cruising by international cruise industry organizers, Cruise the Saint Lawrence last week hosted a visit for three cruise company representatives seeking to experience first-hand the wonders of winter in ports of call across Québec. (cruisebusiness.com)

On October 10th, Havre Saint-Pierre culminated a tenth season of cruise port activities with visits by a grand total of ten cruise ships, confirming the 2018 cruise season as the best in the past ten years. Since 2008, Havre Saint-Pierre has welcomed into port the ships of 17 different cruise lines for an aggregate total of some 40 000 passengers and crew. (cruisebusiness.com)

For a fifth year in a row, cruise season of Baie-Comeau will begin with the arrival of the Pearl Mist on May 27. “Our team is preparing for a record year with the arrival of 11 giants of the seas, including the prestigious Disney Magic, for a total of 21 calls representing 18,875 passengers and crew,” Baie-Comeau Cruises said in a statement. (cruisebusiness.com)

In the wake of demonstrated interest by the international cruise industry in the wonders of winter in ports of call across Québec, Cruise the Saint Lawrence (CSL) is spearheading an initiative to promote the development of winter explorer cruises for adventure travellers in search of authentic Nordic experiences. (cruisebusiness.com)

The cruise ship Pearl Mist, of the Pearl Seas Cruises line, closed the international cruise season at Baie-Comeau on Sunday, October 22. This year, ten cruise ships docked at the Baie-Comeau port for a total of eight days. In all, some 6,000 passengers and crew members were able to enjoy the Baie-Comeau experience. (more…)

The Crown Princess concluded the Saguenay cruise ship season, calling on October 27 with some 3,114 passengers aboard, according to a statement. This marked the 55th and final call of a record season for the Canadian port. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Cruise the Saint Lawrence has expanded its trademark welcome policy to include a new focus on shore excursions, the organization said in a statement. The group has initiated the evaluation of excursions marketed and sold by cruise lines. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Cruise the Saint Lawrence (CSL) wishes to underscore that the association understands and supports the measure recently introduced which requires ships operating in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to reduce their speed in an effort to protect North Atlantic right whales. (cruisebusiness.com)

Cruise the Saint Lawrence is advocating an intervention strategy for 2018 when it comes to recent measures that are forcing ships to reduce sailing speed in the Saint Lawrence in an effort to protect whales. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Several cruise lines have been forced to reduce the amount of time their ships spend in port on itineraries that visit Canadian ports along the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (cruisecritic.com)

The port of Gaspe in Quebec will see 31 calls for the 2017 cruise season, according to Escale Gaspésie. Those 31 calls represent international cruise lines, and in addition are 11 domestic calls and four visits from tall ships, adding up to over 40,000 passengers. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

One of the niche ports on the St. Lawrence, Baie-Comeau said in a prepared statement that the 2016 cruise season amounted to 10 calls with the biggest ship being the Crystal Serenity. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

“With 30 calls, and a total of 20,674 passengers and 12,020 crew members, the corporation is pleased with its positive performance in 2016,” said the organisation bringing together the towns of Gaspé, Percé and Chandler in Canada in their efforts to develop the cruise industry in the Gaspe peninsula. (cruisebusiness.com)

More ships are building up in Trois-Rivières, with expected first-time calls from Hapag-Lloyd and Phoenix Reisen ships in 2017, and Silversea and Crystal the following year. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Destination Sept-Îles Nakauinanu announced the results of its 2016 cruise season, which saw four ships and 4,319 passengers, and included the first-ever double ship day on Sept. 26 when the Crystal Serenity and Silver Whisper called at the St. Lawrence destination. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Baie-Comeau on the St. Lawrence Seaway has started its high season and on Sept. 15 had two ships in port for the first time since 2006, with the Seabourn Quest and the Pearl Mist, for just over 1,000 passengers. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Baie-Comeau started as a cruise port in 2006 with the arrival of Fred. Olsen’s Black Watch. Since then the port has booked 43,891 guest and cruise members, from 13 ships and eight cruise lines totaling 43 calls. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

This year, 29 different international cruise ships sailed the waters of the Saint Lawrence for a total of 435 stopovers in our 9 ports of call. (more…)

Cruising on the Saint Lawrence River and Seaway is finally coming into its own, with several ports along the waterway projecting record seasons this year. (travelpulse.com)

Escale Gaspésie has revealed its cruise tourism calendar for the 2015 season with a record 30 calls and some 21,000 passengers and more than 9,000 crew members for a total of more than 30,000 visitors. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Saguenay unveiled its sculpted letters in a ceremony on May 13. The mayor of Saguenay and president of Promotion Saguenay, Jean Tremblay, conducted the unveiling in the presence of the Maasdam’s captain Ane Smit. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Cruise the Saint Lawrence has launched its own contest inviting Quebecers to take part in what it is calling the Bienvenue Cruise Passengers Contest. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The Cruise the Saint Lawrence Association has doubled its business since 2007 and plans to do the same again within the next decade. (cruiseindustrynews.com)