Cruises
All aspects of port business associated with the cruise ship industry. This includes announcements of home porting, contracts to build and operate cruise terminals and traffic figures for cruise ship and passenger per port/country. Leading cruise terminal operators include Global Ports Holding. Cruise ship operators in the Mediterranean include MSC Cruises, Costa Cruises and Carnival Cruises.
DP World Limassol aims to restore Cyprus’ leading role in cruise sector
Limassol Port operator DP World Limassol aims to re-establish Cyprus as the leading cruise hub in the Eastern Mediterranean, a role the island held...
Turkey: Cruise ship & passenger statistics 2021-April 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cruise ship and passengers statistics. The...
Port of Piraeus forecasts positive cruise ship season
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority is forecasting the arrival of 750 cruise ships in the 2022 season, of which 66% will...
4th Meeting of the AIVP – MedCruise Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities
On Tuesday 10th of May 2022, the 4th meeting for the Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities took place in a hybrid format, with participants meeting in...
Medcruise: Thessaloniki an ideal cruise destination
The Director of Corporate Communications of Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) and its representative on the Board of Directors of the Thessaloniki Tourism...
Global Ports Holding announces the appointment of new general manager for its Italian Cruise Ports
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 31, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has announced the appointment of Mrs. Raffaella Del Prete as its new General Manager...
Russia looks to Caspian Sea as an alternative for cruise ship tourism
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 29, 2022 – Rostourism is looking at the possibility of launching international cruises on the Caspian Sea after the...
Valenciaport joins 60th edition of the General Assembly of Medcruise
Valenciaport takes an active part in the 60th edition of the General Assembly of the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports – May 26, 2022...
Global Ports Holding interested in the Port of Alicante
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) May 25, 2022 – The president of the Port Authority of Alicante, Julián Rodríguez López, met last week with Javier...
Montnegero prime minister visits the Port of Kotor
Kotor, Montenegro (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dr. Dritan Abazović has visited the Port of Kotor. He was accompanied...
Costa Cruises looks at market in Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 12, 2022 – The cruise group Costa Cruises has held a meeting with the port authority in Cagliari as it plans...
Ege Port Kuşadası hosts largest cruise ship to visit Turkey
Kuşadası, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2022 – Ege Port Kuşadası, operated by Global Ports Holding, has hosted the Odyssey of the Seas, the largest...
Global Ports Holding – Cruise terminal statistics – March 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2022 – Global Ports Holding (GPH) has reported cruise terminal statistics for March 2022 which shows a sharp...
Piraeus Port Authority attends Seatrade Cruise Global 2022
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) attended the global Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 event taking place from April...
Port of Cádiz receives simultaneous visit of five cruise ships
Today, the Port of Cádiz received the simultaneous visit of five cruise ships with 8,132 people on board, including passengers and crew – May 5, 2022...
Port of Palermo inaugurates new cruise terminal
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – The Port of Palermo has inaugurated a new cruise terminal which is part of a wider development of the...
Wonder of the Seas cruise ship makes its first stop in Valencia
The Wonder of the Seas cruise ship of the Royal Caribbean shipping company has made its first stop at the Port of Valencia with 4,000 passengers on board,...
Port Authority of Civitavecchia attends Seatrade event in Miami
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 2, 2022 – Port Authority of Civitavecchia has attended the Seatrade event in Miami, a gathering of all actors in...
Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 ends in Miami
Miami, United States (PortSEurope) April 29, 2022 – The four-day Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 event has closed in Miami with visitors showing a positive...
Port of Barcelona: home port for the newest and most sustainable cruise ships
This year, the Port of Barcelona will be the home port for some of the most efficient and modern cruise ships in the current world fleet, ships that...