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Facelift for Cyprus cruise ports
At Larnaca – to be designated as the main cruise port of call - a
€500m investment by a consortium including Singapore Cruise Centre
will see the construction of a new 1,000-vessel boating marina, a new
complex of shops, offices and leisure facilities spanning 260,000 square NCL’s agent trainning website NCLU adds destination module
metres, and a new dedicated passenger terminal for cruise ships. The Course four of NCL’s series of agent training modules, named ‘Where in
project is expected to take around six years to complete. the World’ looks at NCL’s destinations in line with the launch of the
Meanwhile Limassol – still the island’s main port – has already 2010/2011 World brochure. Agents were able to enter a competition at
embarked on an €18m project which includes a new, 7,000 cruise the launch of the module, to win a Western Mediterranean cruise on
passenger terminal and the lengthening of the existing quay from 340 Norwegian Gem.
metres to 840 metres, to accommodate larger ships. The work should be The website www.nclu.co.uk gives agents the opportunity to seek
completed and the new terminal open by 2011. advice and chat with other agents about NCL related topics via the
Freestyle Forums, submit blogs and personal views on everything from
“Lighten up” says PSA and ECC tons or more would rise from cruise reviews to tips for other agents, with points to be won for best
Both the UK Passenger Shipping £12,250 to £20,500, increasing the submissions. NCL will in turn review agent input for continuous
Association(PSA) and the cost per ship of operating year- upgrading of information and advice services.
European Cruise Council(ECC) round from the UK
are fighting plans the planned by an additional £98,750.
increases in light dues on The PSA estimates the total
ships calling at ports in the additional cost for cruise ships
UK and Ireland. operating around the UK in 2010
Light dues are fees levied to will be just short of £1m and that
fund navigational aids to ships cruise ships making one call per
operating in UK and Irish coastal month will be very hard hit and
waters. Proposals from the UK “quite likely not to visit Britain.”
Department of Transport could The ECC argues that, if the 67
see these increase by nearly 70 per cent increases are
per cent for vessels of more than implemented, they will “seriously
50,000 tons – hitting cruise undermine the attractiveness of
companies with UK-based the UK as a cruise destination for
ships hard. ECC member companies,
In real terms, monthly especially in the current Medcruise meets in Cartagena Cartagena on segway two
payments for vessels of 50,000 challenging economic climate.” Just over 100 delegates wheel bikes.
representing 48 Medcruise ports, On the second day of the
New ports and excursions for Norway together with 11 associate meeting members gathered to
The Cruise Norway marketing association has attracted two new members and 8 cruise line hear presentations from eight
members. The ports of Jondal and Rosendal have joined, and are now executives met in Cartagena at cruise lines guest speakers, Luigi
linking with Cruise Destination Hardangerfjord to develop a new range the end of May for their 34th Pastena (MSC Criuises), Elisabetta
of shore excursion products. These will include visits from Jondal to the General Assembly. de Nardo (Costa Cruises), Kay-
Folgefonna Glacier and explorations of the Barony of Rosendal, which On the opening day, while the Uwe Maross (AIDA Cruises), Tim
dates from 1665. recently re-elected Board of Moore (Fred. Olsen), Tom Wolber
Meanwhile Stavanger is reporting a record season for ship calls in 2009 directors together with (Diney Cruise Line), Edouard
as Costa Cruises boosts its calls from eight in 2008 to 18 this year. In all, Medcruise president Giovanni Petitson (NCL), Simon Douwes
the port will process 100 ship calls and an estimated 164,000 passengers – Spadoni presented its forward (Holland America) and Bruce
roughly three times the amount of business it enjoyed in 2007. work plan to the assembly, Krumrine (Princess Cruises).
Now plans are progressing for a new cruise berth, which will be cruise line and cruise media A port review of Cartagena
situated close to Stavanger’s new concert hall. It is due to operate representatives toured the port appears in this issue of Ports &
from 2012 . facilities and the port town of Destinations, commencing page 8.
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