Tagged: Cruise Europe

The idea for an organisation specifically designed to promote cruising in Northern Europe was first floated by Anne Dunderdale in the Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach during the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention and Exhibition in March 1990. (more…)

Situated in the middle of the North Atlantic, Iceland is a natural destination for the cruise industry. Over the past few years, Reykjavik has become a destination for expedition ships and turnarounds, as well as an overnight stopover for conventional cruiseships. (more…)

Shannon Foynes Port received its first call in 2014. Since then, it has had up to three calls a year up until 2019. Despite the current pandemic situation, it is preparing for when the ships return. (more…)

The Port of Bergen together with Plug Bergen, a 50/50 partnership with Plug Holding, a company owned by regional grid/energy provider company BKK, have recently completed five shore power connections: two at the Skolten pier, one at the Bontelabo pier and two at the Jekteviken pier, with a total capacity of 48 MVA. (more…)

Trondheim port is an appointed contingency port under the current COVID-19 pandemic due to the proximity of St Olav hospital and the possibility to have a ship in quarantine docked at the cruise quay. (more…)

On December 17 2020, the Cruise Bordeaux Association became an independent entity with its own budget. “This will facilitate our actions and make things smoother and more efficient,” commented Laurence Bouchardie, Cruise Bordeaux coordinator. (more…)

“Nobody can quantify or articulate how much our world, and in particular the cruise industry, has changed in the past year and what the new world may look like. The gap between the hope of the cruiseships returning and reality, with still rampant coronavirus and slower than expected roll out of vaccines, is a grave concern to the whole industry. (more…)

This year was set to be a record year for Gothenburg in terms of calls and passengers with more than 80 calls originally planned. But everything was put on a hold after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic at the beginning of the year. (more…)