Tag: South Georgia cruise vessels

• Tuesday, December 29th 2015 - 07:46 UTC

  New five-year strategy for South Georgia emphasizes environment management

  

  The new five-year Strategy for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands 2016-2020 was published on 27th November. The Strategy sets out an ambitious agenda to deliver the highest standards of environmental stewardship and governance for the British Overseas Territory, according to the latest South Georgia Newsletter.

• Monday, December 28th 2015 - 08:14 UTC

  Cruise ship troubles cut South Georgia season down to size

  

  A serious fire on board a cruise ship in November led to a large-scale rescue operation off the Falkland Islands and means that three visits to South Georgia in the new year are likely to be cancelled, according to the latest South Georgia Newsletter.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2015 - 19:05 UTC

  Ushuaia cruise season takes off: 331 calls estimated in 2015/16

  

  The 2015/16 cruise season has taken off in Argentine Tierra del Fuego with the arrival on Monday, of 'Ushuaia' and 90 passengers, one of the 331 calls which are estimated according to Ushuaia authorities. Gianfranco Guardamagna head of the Tierra del Fuego Tourism Institute recalled the significance of the cruise industry for Ushuaia, since the austral city “commands 95% of all international Antarctic tourism”.

• 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.

• Tuesday, August 18th 2015 - 08:55 UTC

  South Georgia expects another cruise record season this 2015/16 season

  

  South Georgia is looking ahead to a new record year in the coming 2015/16 cruise ship season, according to the latest edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 06:05 UTC

  South Georgia received record number of visitors during 2014/15 cruise season

  

  The island of South Georgia attracted the highest ever number of cruise ship passengers in the 2014/15 season, in contrast to falling numbers of tourists visiting the Antarctic, according to the May edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 18:45 UTC

  Eighteen cruise ships with 2.000 passengers call at South Georgia

  

  There were 24 harbor visits to Grytviken during December, the majority, eighteen, from cruise ships and charter yachts which between them brought nearly 2000 passengers to visit South Georgia, according to the SG Newsletter.

• Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 06:57 UTC

  Busy October in South Georgia: 21 harbor calls and 400 paying cruise visitors

  

  October was a busy month for shipping activities in South Georgia with 21 harbor visits to Cumberland Bay and nearly 400 paying passengers visiting, according to the latest edition (October) of the South Georgia News and Events release.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 20:13 UTC

  South Georgia expecting 64 cruise vessel calls this coming season

  

  The number of cruise ship visits to South Georgia is set to increase by at least 10% in the forthcoming 2014/15 season, according to the July edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 - 08:10 UTC

  “Busy and diverse tourism season” South Georgia tells IAATO meeting

  

  In the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands’ annual address to the tourism industry at the IAATO (International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators) meeting in Providence, Richard McKee, GSGSSI Executive Officer summarized the 2013-14 season as “incredibly busy and diverse” given the 55 cruise ship calls.