Friday, October 3, 2014 - 16:41 by ce-press
From 2015, the east side of Haugesund will be opened up to cruiseships of 200m in length in order to avoid having to cancel bookings. This will be in addition to the 420m-long pier already available which can accommodate one large or two smaller vessels.
This year the port is expecting 20 calls, a vast increase on the five calls in 2013, its first year of cruise operations. Of the five, two came unexpectedly from Holland America Line’s Eurodam. It was diverted from Eidfjord due to construction work taking place at Hardanger Bridge.
