Port News Falklands Cruise Boost
The revamped Jetty Visitor Centre is on course to be completed by the beginning of September and is set to improve the visitor experience with enhanced facilities. Located at the head of the Public Jetty, the Centre includes visitor information, a display of aspects of Falkland life, occasional exhibitions and local artwork, making the perfect pit stop for visitors awaiting tenders back to their ship. Tony Mason, managing director of the
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he FALKLAND ISLANDS have forecast a big rise in cruise visitors for the 2013-14 season, with the latest statistics released by the Tourist Board showing passenger arrivals expected to increase by 7 per cent to more than 36,000 in the 2013/14 season, which runs September to April. The Falklands are ideally located as a
port of call on a wider South America or Antarctica voyage, affording visitors unrivalled access to the abundant wildlife that resides on the 770-plus islands that make up the remote archipelago. With a wide variety of shore excursions allowing passengers to get close to nature, this is a dream destination for wildlife lovers keen to hop off, explore and ‘meet the locals’.
Canaveral set for Lift-Off
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he fast-growing Florida location of PORT CANAVERAL is set to open its new Welcome Center & Museum in late September, marking another step in the port’s
grand plan to become a major destination in its own right as well as an increasingly popular alternative to Fort Lauderdale and Miami. The port marked record growth in 2012, surging in cruise
traffic volume and revenue that outpaced the previous best marks set in 2011. During the past two years, multi-day cruise passengers increased by 38 per cent to 3,761,056 from 2,722,751, with ship visits increasing from 86 to 123. Port Canaveral is now recognised as the fastest-
growing cruise port in Florida, with the largest fleet of year-round ships. And the towering seven-storey Welcome Center will be the centrepiece of an extensive redevelopment that will see more shops and restaurants added to the extensive Cove area adjacent to the main cruise terminals. With the addition of its Museum, the Welcome Center will serve as a focal point for the community as a repository
of the rich local history as well as a magnet for visitors, with a variety of interactive exhibits and a breathtaking seventh-floor Observatory looking out over the whole area, plus a gift shop and cafe. There will be four floors of exhibit space and an auditorium, as well as both indoor and outdoor observation decks, and an event venue. Full-time cruise lines out of Port Canaveral include Disney, Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Victory Casino, while Norwegian Cruise Line’s new Norwegian Breakaway will be a weekly visitor this winter on voyages from New York. More info:
www.portcanaveral.com.
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Tourist Board, explained: “The cruise market is of immense global significance, proving one of the fastest growing in the travel industry with travellers demonstrat- ing a real appetite for holidays to intrigu- ing destinations. “With over 700 islands, the Falklands offer an abundance of unexplored gems, private nature reserves and hidden coves largely inaccessible to land-based tourists, so coming by sea offers the ultimate taste of this wildlife paradise.” Visiting lines this winter include Crystal Cruises, Seabourn and Princess Cruises. More info:
www.falklandislands.com.
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