Hamburg prepares for onshore power at Cruise Center Steinwerder
Construction work to supply onshore power (OPS) at Cruise Center Steinwerder began in autumn 2022, with completion scheduled for the second half of 2023. (more…)
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Highlight of the “833rd Hafengeburtstag Hamburg”: A sea of lights for AIDAprima
Hafengeburtstag Hamburg 2022 | Feuerwerk- und Lichtershow mit AIDAprima
The “833rd Hafengeburtstag Hamburg” culminated on the evening of September 17, 2022: The main attraction on the River Elbe was AIDAprima, which as the centerpiece of the impressive light show “Hamburg’s Sea of Lights”, presented by AIDA Cruises, provided an opulent color painting in the heart of the Hanseatic city. (more…)
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AIDA Cruise & Help enables 33rd school project during Hamburg Cruise Days
“You enjoy – we donate!” – under this motto, visitors to this year’s Hamburg Cruise Days were able to discover culinary delights at the AIDA Holiday World and get involved in a good cause at the same time. (more…)
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AIDAprima: Stunning ship staging at the Hamburg Cruise Days
On Saturday evening, the cruise ship AIDAprima was the star on stage at Hamburg Cruise Days. (more…)
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Highlight at the Hamburg Cruise Days: Multimedia show with AIDAprima. AIDA Cruises will be the premium partner of this year’s Hamburg Cruise Days. Highlight of the weekend Saturday evening, 20 August 2022
AIDAprima will be part of an impressive multimedia show in front of the Überseebrücke/by the Landungsbrücken, the “Pas de deux on Blue”, starting at 10:30 pm. (more…)
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New AIDA advertising campaign surprises with special effects in 3D. AIDA Cruises presents digital outdoor advertising with 3D animation on a total of 100 digital screens and towers in Hamburg starting today
Together with Ströer, the nationally renowned outdoor advertising provider, AIDA Cruises is bringing the new trend of three-dimensional campaigns to Hamburg. (more…)
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Marine Interiors area @SMM: The cruise industry is back on course. Leaders of the passenger ship building sector will meet on European soil in the MARINE INTERIORS area @SMM from 6 to 9 September 2022
After a global ban on cruises was imposed in April 2020, cruise ships around the world have now resumed operation – and the demand is strong. For the first time this year, the leaders of the passenger ship building sector will meet on European soil in the MARINE INTERIORS area @SMM from 6 to 9 September 2022. (more…)
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Highlight of the “833rd Hafengeburtstag Hamburg”: A sea of lights for AIDAprima. AIDA Cruises engages for the ninth time as a strong partner for Hafengeburtstag Hamburg
From September 16 to 18, 2022, the “833rd Hafengeburtstag Hamburg” will take place, sponsored by AIDA Cruises. (more…)
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Costa Group Establishes Decarbonization Department. The new unit concentrates scientific and technical expertise from across the Group to focus on the goal of zero emission cruising for Costa and AIDA Cruises
Costa Group — the leading European cruise company with its two brands Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises, and a part of Carnival Corporation & plc today announced the creation of a dedicated decarbonization department within its Carnival Maritime unit based in Hamburg. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises also sustainably on course ashore with the reopening of the employee restaurant after the corona-related break
For many years, AIDA Cruises has been investing in a future-proof and sustainable cruise market as part of its Green Cruising Strategy. (more…)
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Cruise Gate Hamburg officialises 2022 Cruise List and Maritime Event Highlights for the Season. A record number of more than 300 ship calls scheduled
Cruise Gate Hamburg (CGH) is gearing up for a very busy cruise season with a record number of more than 300 ship calls scheduled for 2022 and several maritime event highlights in store for cruise fans. (more…)
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The exceptional athlete Kristina Vogel christens AIDAcosma in Hamburg
Under the motto “The world is becoming more colorful”, AIDAcosma was christened on April 9, 2022, as part of a colorful music and light show in the Port of Hamburg. (more…)
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The countdown is on: Kristina Vogel to christen AIDAcosma in Hamburg on Saturday
On Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 9:30 p.m., the time has come: The exceptional athlete Kristina Vogel will christen AIDAcosma accompanied by AIDA Captain Vincent Cofalka in the port of Hamburg. (more…)
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Maiden Call: Luxury Windjammer Sets Course for Hamburg. Sea Cloud Spirit celebrates premiere musical cruise in cooperation with Steinway
Germany’s youngest windjammer will set course for Hamburg for the first time. Coming from London, the new SEA CLOUD SPIRIT will moor in the center of the Hanseatic city at around 6 p.m. on June 16. (more…)
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The countdown is on: The date for the “Hamburg Cruise Days” 2022 has been set
It’s an announcement that will delight cruise lovers: finally, the date for the next Hamburg Cruise Days has been set. From Friday the 19th until Sunday the 21st of August 2022, the port of Hamburg will once again be devoted to a celebration of cruises. (more…)
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AIDA Cruises: New cruise ship AIDAcosma starts on her first voyage
On Saturday evening, February 26, 2022, AIDA Cruises welcomed the first guests to the premiere voyage of AIDAcosma in Hamburg. The seven-day cruise will sail from Hamburg to Southampton and on to Cherbourg in France. (more…)
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Cruise Gate Hamburg relies on UV technology for baggage disinfection at Steinwerder cruise terminal
Luggage, disinfected in seconds, without the use of chemicals – this is possible with a novel device for luggage disinfection from Steripower GmbH & Co. KG, which is being used as of this week at the Cruise Center Steinwerder. (more…)
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Winter cruising season 2021/22 in Hamburg: Broad range of voyages and destinations
This year´s cruise season in Hamburg extends throughout the winter offering various routes and attractive destinations from/to Hamburg. (more…)
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AIDAprima kicks off the winter season from Hamburg
“Moin Hamburg!” is the motto from tomorrow, October 30, 2021, for the guests and crew of AIDAprima, which last visited her Hanseatic christening basin in 2017. AIDAprima will offer a total of 26 winter and spring cruises to various European metropolises from/to Hamburg until April 2022. (more…)
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Valenciaport and the Port of Hamburg strengthen relations on environmental matters, mobility and digital transformation
The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez, has held a working meeting with the president of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and vice-president of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), Jens Meier. (more…)
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Cruise business in Hamburg picks up speed: AIDA Cruises starts Hamburg cruise season with AIDAmar beginning 31 July 2021
The cruise business in Hamburg is picking up momentum again: AIDA Cruises, too, is starting its Hamburg cruise season with AIDAmar. The ship will depart from Hamburg a total of 13 times between 31 July and 24 October 2021. (more…)
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“Marine Interiors, Cruise & Ferry Global Expo”, powered by SMM 2021 cancelled
Following extensive consultations with its partners, Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH decided to cancel the “MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo” scheduled for 8 to 10 September 2021, as well as the Seatrade Europe – Cruise and River Cruise Convention which was supposed to take place in parallel. (more…)
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Cruise start in Hamburg: Season opens with “Hanseatic nature” by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Hamburg’s cruise season has started: initiated by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ “HANSEATIC nature” departing from the Cruise Center Altona tonight, being the first cruise of the season to sail from Hamburg. (more…)
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Hamburg’s new hotspot for Cruise software development: The RESCO team has now moved in to Schulte Group’s Headquarters
The RESCO team in Germany has now moved in to Schulte Group’s Hamburg Headquarters and will be working in the office alongside our colleagues at MariApps, BSM Cruise, and the Schulte Group teams allowing for even greater collaboration between our teams. (more…)
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Hamburg establishes a YouTube channel to keep the community informed during difficult times
Hamburg Cruise News – Teil 2
Since November 1 Germany has been back in lockdown which means that technical calls and layup are still permitted but cruises have been temporarily suspended. (more…)
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Europa 2 has had its cold ironing connection certified
The Europa 2 has had its cold ironing connection certified by the classification society DNV GL. This certification is the result of testing its undisrupted use and compatibility of cold ironing. (more…)
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Hamburg’s new Baakenhöft Cruise Terminal – Change of calls planned for Cruise Center HafenCity as of July 1st 2020
Hamburg gets a new cruise center, though only “temporarily” for 10 years. Starting operations as of July 1st 2020, the temporary Cruise Center Baakenhöft is located in the eastern HafenCity at Kirchenpauerkai. (more…)
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New Managing Director at Cruise Gate Hamburg
From July 1st, 2020, Simone Maraschi (45) will complement the management of CGH to succeed Sacha Rougier. Simone Maraschi has outstanding expertise in the international cruise business. (more…)
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Hapag Lloyd Cruises’ Europa 2 Using Cold Ironing in Hamburg at the Cruise Center Altona
The EUROPA 2 is now using cold ironing at the Cruise Center Altona in Hamburg, Germany. The process provides shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off. (more…)
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is bringing its fleet home
“Stay at home” is the global message of the moment. The fleet of the Hamburg-based cruise company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, which would normally be sailing the seven seas, is now heading for the waters of its home port. (more…)
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AIDA sets sail for Hamburg: eight ships to the Elbe during the 2020 cruise season
AIDA Cruises is sending a total of eight ships to the Elbe during the 2020 cruise season. These ships will dock in the Hanseatic City 97 times. (more…)
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MSC Grandiosa Lights Up Hamburg’s Elbe River At Official Christening Event
MSC Grandiosa – Christening Ceremony
MSC Cruises yesterday christens MSC Grandiosa, its newest, most environmentally-advanced flagship, in the city of Hamburg on the fourth and final night of celebrations in the Blue Port. (more…)
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises holds naming ceremony for the HANSEATIC inspiration
On the evening of 11 October 2019, the naming ceremony for the HANSEATIC inspiration, the second of three new Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ expedition ships, was held in the port of Hamburg. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Unveils Four Nights Of Grand Celebrations For The Hamburg Christening Of MSC Grandiosa
With just one month until the Christening of the first Meraviglia-Plus generation ship, MSC Grandiosa, MSC Cruises has announced an exciting line-up for the star-studded four-night celebration. (more…)
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Cleaner air and climate protection in Port of Hamburg. New shore-based power units for cruise liners and containerships
Hamburg’s state government approved a large-scale expansion of shore-based power supply in the Port of Hamburg. This will create the conditions for a shift from shipboard diesel power supply to ecological electric power during lay times. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Reveals Details Of The Grandest Launch For New Flagship MSC Grandiosa
MSC Cruises is to embark on the Company’s most comprehensive new ship launch ever and will carry out the largest face-to-face engagement drive with more than 14,000 travel agents on board MSC Grandiosa. (more…)
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HANSEATIC inspiration: round-the-world sailor Laura Dekker is the godmother of the new expedition ship
On Friday, 11 October, 2019 in the Port of Hamburg, Laura Dekker will name the HANSEATIC inspiration, which is the second of the three, new expedition ships belonging to the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ fleet. (more…)
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MedCruise ports and destinations showcased the Mediterranean and its adjoining seas at Seatrade Cruise Europe 2019
The Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports participated in the cruise industry’s largest event in Northern Europe with its own stand, hosting a series of business meetings and networking events to promote cruise activities in the Mediterranean and beyond at Seatrade Cruise Europe 2019, which took place in Hamburg, Germany from 11th and 13th September. (more…)
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Caribbean and Latin American Destinations Make Waves at Seatrade Europe
Stakeholders from the Caribbean and Latin America were in the middle of Europe’s meeting point for the cruise industry, benefitting from the record-breaking cruise line executive attendance along with the record-breaking initiative by Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) at Seatrade Europe, which resulted in the 14 Partners hosting more than 60 meetings and more than 35 top-level cruise executives visiting the FCCA’s highly trafficked pavilion for meetings and networking events. (more…)
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Hamburg Cruise Days 2019: Spectacular Parade of Cruise Ships in the Port of Hamburg
More than 500.000 visitors partied this weekend in Hamburg / Germany during the 7th Hamburg Cruise Days. With a record number of twelve participating cruise liners, the event is the biggest public cruise festival in the world. (more…)
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