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.
Çanakkale Port welcomes the world’s largest cruise ships
Çanakkale, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – By the end of the year, more than 20,000 passengers are expected to arrive at the port of Çanakkale...
Port of Messina issues tender for new cruise terminal
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – A new tender has been issued for a contract to construct and manage of the cruise terminal in the...
Port of Barcelona resumes tender for the future cruise terminal G
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has resumed the call for tenders for the construction and operation of the future...
Turkey: Cruise ship & passengers statistics – Jan-May 2023 report
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published cruise ship & passengers statistics for January-May 2023. In...
Operations start at 2nd Passenger Terminal of Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – Operations have started at the 2nd Passenger Terminal in the Port of Thessaloniki with two cruise ships...
Global Ports Holdings see recovery in cruise passenger numbers
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023, Global Ports Holding (GPH) recorded 2.48 million passengers, an increase of...
Port of Taranto inaugurates the 2023 cruise season
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 9, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has inaugurated the 2023 cruise with the visit of the “Celebrity...
Malta sees cruise passengers up 185% in Q1 2023
València, Spain (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – Malta welcomed 71,986 cruise ships passengers in Q1 2023, up +185% on 25,198 in the same period of 2022....
Piraeus Port Authority attends 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) joined the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum in Thessaloniki on April...
Luxury cruise companies look to smaller, island destinations
Luxury cruise companies are turning their attention to smaller, off-the-beaten-path destinations, according to discussions at the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism...
7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum meets in Thessaloniki port
7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum Brings Cruise Industry Leaders Together for first cruise event ever in Thessaloniki – April 26, 2023 Global cruise...
Port of Bilbao sees continued cruise business recovery
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – Last year’s performance in terms of cruise ship traffic in the Port of Bilbao is being consolidated. May is...
Trieste Terminal Passeggeri triples profit in 2022
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 13, 2023 – Trieste Terminal Passeggeri (TTP) has ended 2022 with a profit of €4.4 million which almost triples the...
Turkey: Cruise ship & passengers – Jan-Mar 2023
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 13, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have reported cruise ship and passengers for the period January-March 2023. The...
All Italian port authorities join Assoporti at Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – All 16 Italian Port System Authorities are participating in Seatrade Cruise Global 2023. The event is...
Port of Bari signs up for new passenger terminal
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) March 29, 2023 – The Port of Bari has signed contract for a new cruise and ferry passenger terminal scheduled to be ready for...
Croatian seaports see traffic up +10% in 2022
Rijeka. (PortSEurope) March 29, 2023 – Croatian Ports saw traffic increase over 10% compared to 2021, according to the Croatian Bureau of Statistics...
Spain predicts full recovery of cruise traffic in 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 29, 2023 – Spanish ports are predicting a full recovery of cruise ship and cruise passenger traffic to reach...
Valenciaport to present cruise offer at Seatrade Cruise Global
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 23, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) will be present at the Seatrade Cruise Global fair, one of the main...
The cruise industry in Lisbon equal to 0.16% of national GDP in 2019
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – In 2019, the cruise industry in Lisbon accounted for 0.16% of the national GDP, contributing €336...