Crusie news (tagged with port terminals)
- Cruise Industry
Puerto Vallarta Opens New Cruise Ship Terminal
Puerto Vallarta is due to open a new cruise ship terminal this summer. According to Carlos Gerard, founder of Puerto Magico, the company...
February 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Kenya's Cruise Ship Terminal to Be Completed in August
The construction of Kenya's Sh350 million cruise ship terminal at Port of Mombasa is due to be completed in August 2019. According to Tourism and...
February 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Stavanger Beats All Previous Records
After a couple of stable years of activity, the port of Stavanger is awaiting a record-breaking 2019. The number of expected visits is expected to be...
February 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Kembla Acts as Turnaround Cruise Port
Monday’s visit (February 11) by Explorer of the Seas is not the last with another 3 ships locked in for “turnaround calls&rdquo...
February 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival to Add New 3D X-Ray Machines
Carnival Cruise Line revealed it is adding 3D x-ray security scanning at 9 of its North American cruise ports. This way, the company is bringing the...
February 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port NOLA Sets a Record for Cruise Passengers
Port NOLA (the Port of New Orleans) set a new record in 2018 with a total of 1,182,111 cruise passenger movements, which is up 2.3% compared to a...
February 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
GPH to Manage Cruise Operations in Antigua
Global Ports Holdings (GPH) will manage all of Antigua's cruise port operations for the next 30 years following the signing of a concession...
February 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Port Creates 1,000 Construction Jobs
Before the Cabinet Meeting in Freeport (Grand Bahama Island) on Tuesday, February 5, Minister of Labour, Senator Hon. Dion Foulkes said that with the...
February 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
‘Quantum’ Class Cruise Ships to Be Brought to Frederiksted
A feasibility study approved by V.I. Port Authority board members, is due to look at the possibility of bringing bigger (Quantum-class liners...
February 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Aberdeen Harbour Announces Increased Activity Levels
Aberdeen Harbour announced growing activity levels in 2018 across ship and cargo tonnage, passengers and arrivals. The growing port saw a 5% increase...
January 31, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Saint Lucia to Build Second Cruise Port
Saint Lucia is currently planning to build a 2nd cruise ship port on the island, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet announced. The plan for a &ldquo...
January 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Kiel Announces Annual Results
In 2018, the port of Kiel was visited on a total of 169 separate occasions (in 2017 these were 143) by 34 cruise ships with a total GT (gross tonnage...
January 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Galveston Finalizes Agreement with Disney Cruise Line
The Port of Galveston announced that it had finalized a new agreement with Disney Cruise Line which is extending preferential berthing agreement...
January 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to Build Two PortMiami Terminals
MSC Cruises signed a non-binding letter of intent with PortMiami to expand a previously proposed cruise ship terminal development. The original...
January 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
New Ferry Service Connects Two Malls in Dubai
Dubai City’s Roads and Transport Authority commenced the operation of the Dubai Ferry route for tourists and residents of Emaar linking Dubai...
January 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Canaveral Port Authority Awards US$108 Million Contracts for Construction of Terminal 3
At a special meeting on Tuesday, January 8, the Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners approved awarding Merritt Island-based Ivey’s...
January 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Upgraded Cruise Ship Terminal Draws Passengers Back to Perth
The upgrade of the largest cruise ship terminal in Australia has been completed. The US$3.25 million refurbishments of the Fremantle Passenger...
January 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Announces New Opening Schedule for Perfect Day at CocoCay
Royal Caribbean updated its website with the new timeline for the different phases of the transformation of its private island CocoCay. Perfect...
January 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Kingston to Open Mainland Cruise Ship Dock
Wolfe Island mainland ferry dock is due to become a hub of construction activity this year. The ministry of transportation is planning to expand the...
January 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Seattle Expects Another Record Season
The record 1,114,888 cruise passengers using the two cruise terminals of port Seattle in 2018 is set to be broken in 2019 via the arrival of a pair...
January 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Major Infrastructural Facilities Launched in Quang Ninh
After 2 years of building, Van Don International Airport opened on Sunday, December 30, in Quang Ninh province – home to Halong Bay, UNESCO...
December 30, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Qingdao to Further Develop Local Cruise Tourism Sector
Qingdao, a port city in Shandong province, eastern China, rolled out a program of incentives combined with new services, that aim to accelerate the...
December 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
More Than 3,500 Cruise Passengers Arrive in Oman
Two cruise ships, Pullmantur Horizon and MSC Lirica, carrying more than 3,500 passengers reached Sultan Qaboos Port (the largest port in Muscat...
December 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Anguilla’s Blowing Point Ferry Terminal Relocated to ‘Big Jim’
As of Monday, December 24, 2018, arriving and departing cruise passengers at Anguilla's Blowing Point feel more comfortable. The Board of...
December 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Cruise Ship of the Season Docks at Mombasa Port
The first cruise ship of September-March tourist season docked at port of Mombasa on Monday, December 24, with 1048 passengers onboard. MV Nautica...
December 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Port Tampa Bay Moves Ahead to $10 Million Renovations
Port Tampa Bay is currently moving ahead on a USD 10 million project to renovate its 3 cruise terminals. Construction will start next May and include...
December 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Liverpool Reports 150% Rise in Cruise Passengers
Liverpool Cruise Terminal reported a 150% rise in cruise passenger numbers this year compared to 2017. Over 60 calls, with around 100,000 crew and...
December 21, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Signs the Renewal of Contract for Port of Savona
On Friday, December 14, at Palacrociere terminal, Costa Cruises and Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority signed the renewal of the contract to extend...
December 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Port of Cork to Welcome 103 Cruise Ships in 2019
A record 103 cruise ships are booked to visit Cork in 2019, including several that will dock for the first time in the port. New ships like Celebrity...
December 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Colombo Port Reports Remarkable Increase in Cruise Ship Arrivals
A remarkable increase in the number of the cruise ships calling at Port of Colombo was reported this year. According to Sri Lanka Ports Authority's...
December 12, 2018