Cruise Port Rotterdam Newsletter Summer 2019

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - 15:41 by rotterdam

Welcome!
In addition to various large ships with a capacity of 4,000 or more passengers - MSC Preziosa, Explorer of the Seas (4,029 passengers), MSC Grandiosa (4,888), Costa Smeralda (5,200 passengers), Norwegian Getaway (just under 4,000) - this year, Cruise Port Rotterdam will be welcoming numerous small and medium-sized vessels. They include Boudicca (Fred. Olsen), Seabourn Ovation, Seven Seas Navigator, Pacific Princess and Marco Polo (C&MV), Saga Sapphire, ms Rotterdam (HAL), Costa Mediterranea, Balmoral (Fred. Olsen), Columbus (C&MV), Artania (Phoenix), Aurora (P&O) and Magellan (C&MV); as well as medium-sized liners like Queen Victoria (Cunard), ms Zuiderdam (HAL), AIDAprima, AIDAperla and AIDAmar (which will be jointly offering the Metropoles Cruise throughout the year), Regal Princess, Azura (P&O) and MSC Poesia. We will also be receiving Independence of the Seas (RCI) at our quay this year. Some ships will be calling on Rotterdam on more than one occasion. We are delighted to welcome each of these vessels - as we hope everyone will notice!

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Rotterdam

Rotterdam is a city of distinctive character that is constantly changing through inhabitants who add their own take on the city’s mentality and ‘can do’ spirit. A city which Rough Guides placed in its top 10 cities to visit, while Lonely Planet rated it 5th. The city received a C40 cities and an International Festival & Event City award and was also voted the best City Centre in the Netherlands. The cruise terminal is conveniently located in the centre of Rotterdam, a city at the heart of Europe with a dramatic skyline that reflects its contemporary outlook: young, dynamic, creative, exciting, vibrant, open-minded and cosmopolitan. The city has always been well-connected internationally thanks to its river Nieuwe Maas, which links the city directly to the North Sea and this helps make visitors feel at home immediately. Many cultures and tastes are represented in the city’s world of food, shopping, entertainment, attractions, museums, and year-round festivals and special.