Porto Cruise Terminal hosts the inaugural call of Tui’s Mein Schiff 6 and receives visit from Ponant’s cruise ship Le Champlain
Porto Cruise Terminal welcomed the inaugural call of Tui’s Mein Schiff 6 on Good Friday (April 16, 2022). (more…)
The Costa Brava set to have a record-breaking cruise season. The ports of Palamós and Roses are resuming cruise activity
The ports of Palamós and Roses are resuming cruise activity with a bang after a break of almost two years due to the pandemic. (more…)
Egyptian Ports welcome the arrival of the first voyage of MSC Virtuosa
Safaga Port inaugurates the summer season by welcoming the first visit of MSC Virtuosa within the framework of the scheduled 2022 new series of itineraries that MSC Cruises provides for its passengers through “Grand Voyages“. (more…)
Tags: MedCruise, MSC Cruises
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Corsica Ports open their busiest cruise season ever
On April 10th, a beautiful dawn welcomed Hapag-Lloyd ship, Europa, on her way to the port of Bastia for its first call of 2022. (more…)
Port of Ancona: MSC Fantasia opens the 2022 Cruise season
The port of Ancona has welcomed MSC Fantasia for its maiden call on April 10th. (more…)
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Port of Heraklion, in Crete, announces the opening of the cruise season
Cruise season inauguration in Heraklion, Crete was officially announced by Mr. Vassilis Kikilias Minister of Tourism, on Sunday April 3rd, at Heraklion Port. (more…)
The high season of cruise traffic starts in the Port of Málaga. The destination will receive 96 calls from April to June
One of the high seasons for cruise tourism in the Port of Málaga begins: it is Spring. The port expects to receive a total of 96 calls from April to June, consolidating the figures before the pandemic. (more…)
Tenerife Ports and MSC Cruises announces homeporting calls in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife during next winter season
The Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife will become the homeport of MSC Magnifica cruise ship from September 2022, which will offer a 12-day itinerary across different countries in the ports of Funchal, Malaga, Marseille, Genova, Tarragona and Casablanca. (more…)
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MedCruise members visit Dubrovnik Cruise Stakeholders in the framework of Herit-data Project
Francesca Antonelli, Senior Vice President MedCruise and Cruise Manager at the Port Authority of Valencia and Carolina Navarro, Director of Port – City, Mobility and Cruises at Fundación Valenciaport, have visited Dubrovnik Cruise Stakeholders in the framework of Herit-data Project with the purpose of interchanging experiences on sustainable cruise tourist management strategies. (more…)
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La Gomera to welcome around 100 cruise ship calls in 2022
The Port of San Sebastian de La Gomera, managed by the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, expects to receive around 100 calls from 15 different cruise ship brands in 2022, confirming the recovery of the cruise operations after the shutdown due to the global pandemic. (more…)
MedCruise welcomes the re-opening of cruise and ferry between Greek and all Turkish ports
On the 1st of October 2021, MedCruise was pleased to communicate the re-establishment of cruise itineraries between Greece, Galataport Istanbul and Kusadasi, Turkey, as a result of the decision of the Greek Government to remove the health restrictions. (more…)
Mercy Ships thanks Tenerife as Africa Mercy returns to Senegal
The hospital ship “Africa Mercy” set sail today (January 31, 2022) from the Port of Granadilla on a long-awaited return to Africa where the ship’s crew will spend the rest of this year fulfilling the promise to reconnect with patients who were unable to receive surgeries on the ship prior to Covid-19. (more…)
Seatrade Cruise Med Málaga 2022 presented at Fitur Madrid
Last Thursday 20th January, the International Tourism Fair FITUR hosted the presentation of the next edition of Seatrade Cruise Med, to be held in Málaga in 2022. (more…)
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Tenerife Ports promotes La Palma as a cruise destination after volcano declared officially over on 13 December 2021
Ports of Tenerife has launched an online promotional campaign for cruise lines. (more…)
Cruising to a Prosperous 2022 Year and Beyond! Figen Ayan, MedCruise President
“Dear Friends and Colleagues, although the 2021 year has been experienced with too many similarities with 2020, one more time, we have all seen that the cruise industry and every port have shown remarkable agilities to handle the global health crisis. (more…)
Port of Leixões welcomed the first cruise ship of 2022
Last Sunday, January 2nd, the Porto Cruise Terminal welcomed the first cruise ship of 2022, thus beginning a year that is expected to be successful. (more…)
Tags: AIDA Cruises, MedCruise
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Málaga will be an embarkation port for MSC Cruises during summer 2022
MSC Cruises is strengthening its presence in the city of Málaga, which will be a port of embarkation in 2022’s summer season for a new 11-day, 10-night Western Mediterranean itinerary from June to October. (more…)
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Port of Tarragona inaugurates the new Balearic Wharf
The Port of Tarragona today (Dec.3) held the inauguration of the new Balears Wharf, the new multipurpose infrastructure adjoining the Llevant breakwater. (more…)
Egyptian Ports welcome the beautiful “La Belle De L’Adriatique”
“La Belle De L’Adriatique”, which visits Egyptian Ports through Rhapsody shipping agency, offers her guests new voyages full of magic and beauty within the period from November 2021 till April 2022. (more…)
Tags: CroisiEurope, MedCruise
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The President of Heraklion Port Authority Mr. Ioannis Vardavas and its CEO Mr. Minas Papadakis visit the Port of Barcelona
The President of Heraklion Port Authority Mr. Ioannis Vardavas and its CEO Mr. Minas Papadakis visited the Port of Barcelona, one of the leading Ports in Europe and the largest in terms of cruise passenger traffic in Europe/ Mediterranean. (more…)
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