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.
MSC won tender for a new cruise terminal in the port of Messina
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – MSC has won the tender to build and manage a new cruise terminal in the port of Messina. It will...
MSC Cruises changes schedule due to the Israel-Hamas crisis
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – MSC Cruises changes schedules due to the Israel-Hamas crisis. Visits to some ports have been...
Croatia sees more cruise ship passenger
Zaghreb, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – In January-August 2023, 69 foreign cruise ships visited Croatian seaports and made 421 cruises. There...
Turkey increases cruise ship visits in Jan-Sept 2023
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – In the first nine months of 2023, 876 cruise ships visited ports in Turkey, carrying 1.09 million...
Costa Crociere ends first season at Taranto Port positively
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) October 9, 2023 – Costa Crociere has ended its first season at Taranto Port positively. Since June 3, Costa Pacifica has...
Qatar delegation visits QTerminals Antalya
Antalya, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – A Qatar delegation has visited QTerminals Antalya primarily to share knowledge and experience. The...
Delegation from Bulgarian port of Burgas in Kavala
Kavala, Greece (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – On September 28, the Port of Kavala, together with the Kavala Chamber of Commerce and Dimofelia (Public...
Port of Barcelona relocates cruises away from city neighbourhoods
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has said goodbye to the last cruise ship to operate at the Barcelona Nord dock,...
Port of Taranto to welcome four new cruise ships companies in 2024
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2023 – The Port of Taranto to welcome four new cruise ships companies in 2024 – Azamara,...
Gibraltar plans new cruise liner terminal
Gibraltar (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – The Gibraltar government has announced plans for a new cruise liner terminal, said Tourism Minister Vijay...
Global Ports Holding wins Bremerhaven Cruise Port concession
Bremerhaven, Germany (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) has been awarded a 10-year port concession agreement, with a...
Piraeus port sees cruise passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2023 – The Port of Piraeus sees cruise passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels of 2019. In the first...
Port city Kotor announces plans for sustainable tourism study
Port city Kotor announces plans for sustainable tourism study in cooperation with cruise sector The Destination Assessment will be prepared by the Global...
Port of Leixões doubles cruise activity in first half of 2023
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port of Leixões handled 68,203 cruise ship passengers, an increase of...
Global Ports Holding reports recovery in passenger numbers
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – Global Ports Holding (GPH), an international cruise port operator, has reported that occupancy...
Port of Vigo taking steps to attract largest cruise ships
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – The Port of Vigo is taking steps to attract the largest cruise ships. Cruises are one of the fastest-growing...
Ege Port Kuşadası celebrates two decades
Kuşadası, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – Ege Port Kuşadası, Turkey’s leading cruise port has celebrated its 20th anniversary. It...
Russian cruise ship leaves Batumi port after protests
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The Russian cruise ship Astoria Grande has left the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi following local...
Turkey: Cruise industry statistics, Jan-Jun 2023
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, cruise terminals in Turkey handled 482,925 passengers. This is up +88.7%...
420 cruise ships visited Turkey in H1’23
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, 420 cruise ships entered Turkish ports, which is 32.5% more than in the same...