Hamburg welcomes the one millionth cruise passenger in 2023
For the first time Hamburg has passed an historical milestone in its cruise shipping history. On 12 November 2023 Hamburg welcomed the one-millionth cruise passenger when the MSC Euribia docked in the Hanseatic city. (more…)
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The cruise destination Hamburg and AIDA Cruises are writing another success story last weekend. Hamburg celebrates passenger record thanks to year-round AIDA presence with 45 percent of all cruise calls in 2023 
Simone Maraschi, managing director Cruise Gate Hamburg, was invited to participate in a discussion on the topic of sustainable maritime tourism in the Baltic, as part of the “Green Destinations 2023 Estonia” global conference held in Tallinn in October.
Cruise Europe chair Michael McCarthy took part in the state of the European industry session at Seatrade Europe in early September alongside Felix Eichhorn president AIDA Cruises, Herve Gastinel ceo Ponant, Wybcke Meier ceo TUI Cruises and Marie-Caroline Laurent director general CLIA Europe with Mary Bond as moderator. 

The MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo and Seatrade Europe Cruise & River Cruise Convention successfully concluded in Hamburg, after welcoming 3,500 attendees from across the cruise industry from 6-8 September 2023 to engage in discussions about the future of cruising. 
Cruise Europe (CE) will be out in numbers at Seatrade Europe in Hamburg next week (5-8 September). 
Five provisional operators and eight Associates have been welcomed into the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) at the responsible tourism organisation’s annual meeting.
Construction work to supply onshore power (OPS) at Cruise Center Steinwerder began in autumn 2022, with completion scheduled for the second half of 2023. 

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. 


