Tag: Cruise industry

• Monday, February 19th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  Four cruise ships due in Montevideo in one day

  

  The large-size Azamara Quest, Seabourn Quest, MSC Musica, and Norwegian Star cruise ships are scheduled to call on Monday in the Uruguayan port of Montevideo bringing over 6,700 passengers, thus encoring what took place on Feb. 7 and is to happen again on March 7, local authorities reported. The ships arrive from the Bahamas, Malta, and Panama, it was also explained.

• Friday, February 9th 2024 - 11:05 UTC

  Uruguay anticipates a record cruise season with an 11% compared to 2022/23

  

  The port of Montevideo is looking forward to a record season of cruise vessel visits with some 166 calls, out of a total of 241 which are expected to be completed by the end of April, which should represent an 11% compared to the previous situation 2022/2023.

• Friday, September 8th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Gibraltar announces plans for a new cruise liner terminal

  

  Gibraltar has plans to build a new cruise terminal, Minister for Tourism, Vijay Daryanani made the announcement. The new state of the art facility will replace the current one, comprising of two floors and a roof top. Sustainability aspects are also being worked on.

• Friday, July 21st 2023 - 10:38 UTC

  Amsterdam bans cruise ships from the city center

  

  Following a growing tendency in Europe, such as what happened with Venice, Amsterdam's council has banned cruise ships from the city centre as it tries to limit visitor numbers and curb pollution.

• Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 09:33 UTC

  Colonia launched as possible destination at cruise fair

  

  Uruguayan tourism authorities included the riverside city of Colonia del Sacramento as yet another possible destination for cruise ships already making calls at Montevideo and Punta del Este. Deputy Tourism Minister Renzo Monzeglio headed the South American country's delegation which participated in the recent Seatrade Cruise Global 2023, arguably the most important cruise fair in the world, held at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in the US State of Florida.

• Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 10:22 UTC

  Uruguay going through largest cruise season ever and wants more

  

  Uruguay's Deputy Tourism Minister Remo Monzeglio said this week that the South American country was going through the most active cruise season in the past 8 years, with 160 ships arrived so far (116 in Montevideo, 44 in Punta del Este and 44 others yet to reach its shores.

• Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:11 UTC

  More rain ahead as cruise ship visits to New Zealand disrupted

  

  SeaTrade is reporting that ID New Zealand’s ground operator Debbie Summers said cruise lines are changing itineraries to ports not affected by the unprecedented weather.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Message from Australia to cruise vessels, “brush your hulls before coming to Australian ports”

  

  The cruise vessel Viking Orion, with some 800 passengers, was denied permission to dock in Adelaide after Australian authorities discovered a “marine growth” on the ship, which is called “biofoul” and is considered potentially harmful.

• Monday, December 12th 2022 - 18:32 UTC

  Cruise industry full of optimism; Norwegian Prima chosen the best vessel in the Ocean category

  

  The best new cruise ship of 2022 has gone to Norwegian Prima, in the Ocean category of the Cruise Critic Editors' Pick Award. The vessel has 3099 guests and 1,506 crew, with a three level race track and slides that are 10-stories tall.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 10:11 UTC

  Cruise industry rapidly picking up in Latin America, sales at pre pandemic level

  

  Cruise tourism in Latin America is rapidly recovering and in some cases demand is again at pre pandemic level, according to Alberto Muñoz, Royal Caribbean vice-president for the region.