Two celebrity ships in Hamburg
23 Apr 2010 - 12:13pm
Hamburg
Two celebrity ships in Hamburg

Within one week, Celebrity Cruises shows up in Hamburg with two ships. The 2010 cruise season sees a grand total of six new ships making their maiden call to Hamburg. Among them is the “Celebrity Eclipse”, the largest luxury liner ever to be built in Germany.

New facilities at St Petersburg make 2010 a record year
20 Apr 2010 - 4:47pm
CE-Press
New facilities at St Petersburg make 2010 a record year

St Petersburg is expecting 171 calls and 350,000 passengers this year compared to 113 calls and 245,000 passengers in 2009.

Gdynia modernises Pomorskie Quay
20 Apr 2010 - 4:44pm
CE-Press
Gdynia modernises Pomorskie Quay

Gdynia is in the middle of modernising the Pomorskie Quay which is close to the city centre, according to Grgegorz Bonk, marketing Port of Gdynia Authority.

Another Busy Year for Port of Cork as 2010 Cruise Season Begins
15 Apr 2010 - 3:28pm
Cork

The Port of Cork are delighted to announce that 53 cruise liners will visit Cork between April and November 2010 bringing in excess of 100,000 passengers and crew to the region. The first cruise liner, M.V. Oriana will arrive into Cobh, Ireland’s only dedicated cruise berth, on Wednesday 14th April. She will be closely followed by M.V. Grand Princess on 21st April.

A record year for Dover
14 Apr 2010 - 12:00am
Dover

The Port of Dover Cruise business is looking forward to a record year as we welcome over 300,000 passengers. Our full programme for 2010 includes the first visit of ‘Disney Magic’ which will sail from Dover on its five Northern European Capital cruises as well as first-time visits from three AIDA vessels - a result of our increasing partnership with this premium brand.

Torshavn is expecting 47 calls this year
12 Apr 2010 - 10:53am
CE-Press
Torshavn is expecting 47 calls this year

Calls to Torshavn in the Faroe Islands in 2010 number 47 compared to 45 last year.

Passenger numbers are growing at Kristiansand
12 Apr 2010 - 10:48am
CE-Press
Passenger numbers are growing at Kristiansand

Kristiansand is expecting 31,700 passengers this year compared to 24,000 in 2009, a significant rise.

Klaipeda gives port dues discounts on frequent calls
8 Apr 2010 - 8:03pm
CE-Press

From mid March 2010, Klaipeda is offering a 20% discount on all port dues on second and third calls during the calendar year and a 50% discount for the fourth and further calls.

Flam focuses on family activities
8 Apr 2010 - 12:16pm
CE-Press
Flam focuses on family activities

Flam is placing more emphasis on family activities in order to hold on to the bigger ships, says Sivert Bakk manager port operations Port of Flam.

Reykjavik awaits first flycruise passengers from Spain
8 Apr 2010 - 12:12pm
CE-Press
Reykjavik awaits first flycruise passengers from Spain

On July 23, Iberocruceros’ 1,248-passenger 48,200gt Grand Mistral will visit Reykjavik for the first time bringing Spanish passengers on what appears to be the first ever fly/sail cruise to Iceland and Greenland.