Tag: Falklands cruise season

• Friday, April 13th 2018 - 09:03 UTC

  Falklands tourism operators agree 2017/18 was a successful cruise season

  

  Visitor arrivals to the Falkland Islands were up 3.1% compared to the previous tourist season, confirmed Executive Director of the Tourist Board Stephanie Middleton to Penguin News. The Falklands' season ended on April 7 with total visitor arrivals for the season at 57,496. Ms Middleton outlined how, as with last season, it was the expedition vessels that mainly contributed to the hike in numbers.

• Friday, December 1st 2017 - 07:38 UTC

  Falklands expecting a “pretty good” 2017/2018 cruise season

  

  Despite the cancellation of two planned ship visits in November, Falkland Islands agencies are optimistic about the prospects for the 2017/18 cruise season. Carli Sudder of Sulivan Shipping Ltd told Penguin News she thought the season was looking “pretty good” with some new ships like Silver Muse (capacity 590) and the return of others like Island Sky (capacity 114).

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 09:41 UTC

  Luxury Silver Cloud sets off for Antarctica with a call in the Falklands

  

  Luxury line Silversea's 254-passenger Silver Cloud has set sail on its first voyage after a massive makeover designed to turn it into the most elegant polar expedition vessel at sea.

• Friday, May 5th 2017 - 06:57 UTC

  Falklands' cruise season totaled 55.633; expedition ships market expands 17.2%

  

  The Falkland Islands cruise season came to a close last month with 55,633 passenger arrivals visiting the Islands, only slightly fewer than the 56,476 who visited the previous season, reports this week's edition of Penguin News.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2016 - 21:03 UTC

  Sulivan Shipping opens Falklands' 2016/17 cruise season on Saturday with M/V Sea Spirit

  

  Approximately 63,000 cruise ship passengers arrivals are expected in the Falkland Islands this season which is slightly up on the previous season when just over 56,000 passengers were received from 105 ship visits. Staff at Sulivan Shipping are looking forward to the start of the 2016-2017 tourism season, with the arrival of the first cruise ship passengers on next Saturday’s flight, to board the M/V Sea Spirit.

• Friday, October 14th 2016 - 17:31 UTC

  Falklands Tourist Board contracts world-class digital platform

  

  New Mind | tellUs has been selected by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board to supply a world-class digital platform which will contribute to the development of a well established and thriving tourism destination.

• Friday, August 21st 2015 - 07:08 UTC

  Falklands anticipate a busy cruise season with the return of Norwegian Line

  

  The return of the Norwegian Cruise Line to South America this season with nine planned calls to the Falkland Islands “is a massive boost to our cruise ship industry,” Sulivan Shipping Tourism Coordinator Samantha Marsh told Penguin News this week.

• Saturday, July 11th 2015 - 06:45 UTC

  Keeping Falklands pristine: waste fuels and oil recycled into energy

  

  The Falkland Islands have been for many years utilizing waste fuels and oil for energy from a variety of different sources and now the oil companies operating in the Falklands, having complied with all the safety regulations on storage and handling, are also contributing to the local 'processing' industry managed by Tim Miller and his greenhouse fresh vegetables enterprise.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2015 - 07:07 UTC

  Falklands' economy performance impressive, although volatile and vulnerable

  

  The Falkland Islands economy has witnessed impressive, although volatile, growth in recent years with unemployment rates low enough to be the envy of most countries in the world and the government is free of debt, according to the latest “State of the Economy” released by the Falklands Policy Unit.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2014 - 00:06 UTC

  Falklands' first 2014/15 cruise season visitors: 'Ushuaia and Sea Adventurer'

  

  “ M.V.Ushuaia” was the Falkland Islands first cruise ship visitor this season, arriving last Friday morning ready to greet their guests from Natural World Safaris on Saturdays LAN flight. The group of 81 had a chance to spend some free time on their arrival in Stanley, before boarding their ship.