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.
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...
Global Ports Holding sees huge passenger rise in 9 months to 31 Dec 2022
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 15, 2023 – In a trading statement for the nine months to December 2022, Global Ports Holding saw huge rise in...
Chioggia port expects sharp rise in cruise ship passengers in 2023
Chioggia, Italy (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – Chioggia port is forecasting a sharp rise in cruise ship passengers in 2023, compared to 2022. Last year,...
Global Ports Holding signs concession agreement for Alicante Cruise Port
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – Global Ports Holding PLC (GPH) said today that its joint venture with Servicios Portuarios...
Global Ports Holding – Cruise ship passengers increase in January
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – Global Ports Holding (GPH) has reported that cruise ship passengers increased steadily in January...
Malaga Cruise Port starts promotional visit to the USA
Miami, USA (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – Malaga Cruise Port is part of a delegation from Andalucia visiting Miami to promote the regions attraction to...
In January 2023, 12 cruise ships docked at four ports in Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – In January this year, 12 cruise ships docked at four ports across Turkey, announced the Ministry of...
MSC Cruises will increase its presence in Spanish ports by 23% this summer
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2023 – MSC Cruises, the third largest cruise company in the world by number of passengers, will make more than...
Piraeus Port receives award for contribution to Greek tourism
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority has received an award, conferred during a special Greece: 365 – Day...
Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife records 35% passenger increase
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2023 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife closed 2022, positioning...
Port of Leixões received 112 cruise ship stopovers in 2022
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – In 2022, the Port of Leixões received 112 cruise ship stopovers, surpassing the 101 stopovers...
Ege Port Kuşadası forecasts cruise ship revival
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – Ege Port Kuşadası is forecasting cruise ship revival and expects around 900,000 cruise ship passengers...
Royal Caribbean Group to open office in Limassol, Cyprus
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – Royal Caribbean Group, a leading global cruise company, has announced plans to open an office in...
Civitavecchia port surpasses cruise passenger target in 2022
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2023 – Civitavecchia port handled more cruise passengers in 2022 than forecast. “We close 2022 with...