Porto Cruise Terminal, Portugal, set a record for cruise ship calls
A record number of cruise ships visited the Porto Cruise Terminal in 2022 as the industry recovered rapidly in the wake of Covid-19. (more…)
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MedCruise Partner of “BlueMissionMed Project”
Kindly hosted by the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and in collaboration with the EU Commission, BlueMissionMed Project’s kick start meeting will be held in Venice between 26th and 27th of January 2023. (more…)
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Tarragona Cruise Port presents its novelties for 2023 at FITUR. The signing of an agreement with MSC will bring 26 stopovers during the coming season
At FITUR (Feria Internacional de Turismo – Ifema Madrid) today Tarragona Cruise Port presented the city of Tarragona as an excellent Mediterranean cruise destination. (more…)
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MedCruise Visits Mercy Ships. Secretary General, Nicky Guerrero visited the latest ship to be operated by Mercy Ships on Thursday 12th January in the Port of Granadilla, Tenerife
MedCruise signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mercy Ships on July 16th, 2020 and Mercy Ships is the Association’s Charity of Choice. (more…)
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Madeira ports, Funchal and Porto Santo, record 323 stopovers
The ports of Funchal and Porto Santo registered 323 calls last year, 25 more stopovers compared to the pre-pandemic period (2019), according to the Administration of Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (APRAM). (more…)
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Arvia from P&O opens the first call season in Lisbon
The Arvia, the second British cruise ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), made her debut in Lisbon on January 3 on her 14-day maiden voyage. (more…)
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The Tarragona Institutional Cruise Committee meets to take stock of the 2022 season. The economic impact for the territory has exceeded 5 million euros
On December 1st, in the Roger de Llúria room of the Port of Tarragona institutional headquarters, the institutional and business representatives who make up the Institutional Cruise Committee met to analyse the 2022 season. (more…)
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The port of Taranto celebrates the Cruise Season Closing Ceremony: the brilliant 2022 cruise season ends in style
The cruise season closing ceremony celebrated on last November 10th at the San Cataldo pier in the port of Taranto was a historical event. (more…)
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Two Mercy Ships to be in Tenerife over the new year for final equipping and crewing of world’s largest civilian hospital ship
Fresh from Senegal, the Africa Mercy® joins the Global Mercy® in the Port of Granadilla before newest hospital ship begins surgical service. (more…)
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MedCruise: Professional Development Course 2022, Istanbul, Turkey
The MedCruise PDC 2022, based on the #MedCruise4OurPlanet initiative, aspired to deliver quality training to understand better the chances for making the cruise industry more environmentally and socially sustainable. (more…)
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New MedCruise Secretary General announcement. MedCruise announces today the appointment of Mr Nicky Guerrero as its new Secretary General
MedCruise announces today the appointment of Mr Nicky Guerrero as its new Secretary General, effective January 1st 2023. (more…)
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End of season 2022 for Kavala Port, Greece
Kavala port took the opportunity to celebrate a great season which ended with an increase of more than 1150% in calls compared to 2021. (more…)
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Valenciaport approves construction and operation of new public passenger terminal
Valenciaport has approved the award to the Valencian company Baleària Eurolineas Marítimas S.A. of the construction and operation of the new public passenger terminal in the Port of Valencia. (more…)
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Valeria Mangiarotti appointed president of the commission “Cruise and Ferry Port Network” of ESPO
Valeria Mangiarotti, MedCruise Director of Technical Environmental Solutions and Marketing Manager of Port Network Authority of the Sardinian Sea, has been appointed President of the “Cruise and Ferry Port Network” of ESPO (European Sea Ports Organization). (more…)
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MedCruise President Figen Ayan: “One Year of Our Mandate”
Dear Valuable Members, Dear Friends, (more…)
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The Port of Ceuta receives the call of ‘Hebridean Sky’, a cruise belonging to the exclusive “Noble Caledonia” shipping company
With nearly 200 people on board between North American and European cruise passengers, it is a boutique cruise ship and a luxury shipping company specialized in expedition cruises to unique destinations. (more…)
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Alexandria Port receives the cruise ship Mein Schiff 6 With more than 2,200 tourists on board
Last Monday the Alexandria Port Authority received the cruise ship Mein Schiff 6 coming from the Turkish port of Antalya, carrying 3125 Pax, including 2,206 tourists and 919 crew members of different nationalities whom spent a memorable day visiting great Egyptian touristic sightseeing, in a perfect weather. (more…)
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Valeria Mangiarotti, MedCruise director of Technical Environmental Solutions, attended the Adriatic Sea Forum in Bari, Italy
Valeria participated as a panellist on Friday October 7 in the session entitled “LNG and SSE in Adriatic: something in sight?”, together with: (more…)
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Ports of Madeira, Portugal, organised a 3-day Fam Trip to promote the islands as a cruise destination
A group composed by journalists, photographers and cruise industry experts have had the opportunity to discover the beauty of Madeira islands during the 3-day Fam Trip organised by APRAM. (more…)
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First Familiarization Trip for selected cruise line executives in Heraklion
The Heraklion Port Authority, as part of the strategic actions it implements for the cruise business development, organized a familiarization trip for selected cruise cruise line executives by the end of September 2022 (fam trip). (more…)
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