MAJOR CRUISE PORTS
downtown 290mtr long with 8.3mtr draught. One across the bay in La Seyne-sur-Mer 340mtr long with 9.15mtr draught. Coach parking. Transport connections: Toulon-Hyeres Airport 25 minutes from port. Two International airports, Nice 1.5-hour drive, Marseilles 1.25-hour drive. TGV to Paris, 4 hours. five mins from port. Road/rail connection with European cities. Planned expansion: New pier and cruise terminal are under project downtown Toulon.
TRABZON, TURKEY
Iskenderpasa Mah. Iskele Cad, Trabzon Tel: +90 462 377 60 50; Fax: +90 462 377 60 53 Website:
www.alport.com.tr Cruise contact: Muzaffer Ermis
TRIESTE, ITALY
Trieste Terminal Passeggeri, Punto Franco Vecchio - Molo IV c/o Capannone 1, 34135, Trieste Tel: +39 040 673 2365; Fax: +39 040 673 2603 Website:
www.triesteterminal.it CEO: Claudio Aldo Rigo Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Passenger terminal located in heart of city offering two berths with almost 30ft draught. Transport connections: Airport 30 minutes, Railway station 15 minutes. Port is in centre of town.
VALENCIA, SPAIN Av. Muelle de la Turia s/n, 46024 Tel: +34 96 393 9500; Fax: +34 96 393 9635 Website:
www.valenciaport.com Marketing manager: Francesca Antonelli Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Two quays for ships up to 300mtr in length (10.5mtr and 11mtr draught) and three more berths (16mtr draught) for vessels of more than 300mtr at the north expansion of the port. Trasmediterranea Maritime Station is equipped with all conveniences for cruise passengers and companies. Transport connections: Road link with International airport 11km. Railway Station in city centre only 4km from port. High speed train connects Valencia with Madrid in 1.5hrs. Planned expansion: New cuise terminal near the entry to the port.
VALLETTA, MALTA
Valletta Cruise Port, Vault 1 Upper Floor, Pinto Wharf, Floriana, FRN 1913 Valletta Tel: +356 256 73 000 Website:
www.vallettacruiseport.com CEO: Stephen Xuereb Cruiseship/passenger facilities: 944mtr of alongside berths at Pinto Wharves accommodating vessels over 300mtr and 12mtr draught. Spill over berths at Boiler Wharf 383mtr. Valletta Cruise Terminal facilities are fully ISPS-compliant. Port services available 24/7.
Transport connections: Malta International Airport 6km. Bus/taxi/boat connections to Valletta and rest of island. City centre is within 20 mins walking distance of terminal exit. Planned expansion: Permissions have been obtained to widen the Pinto 4/5 quays by 15mtr, allowing the bigger ships to berth. Works to start November 2020.
VARNA, BULGARIA 1 Sq Slavejkov 9000 Varna Tel: +359 52 632166; Fax: +359 52 632953 Website:
www.port-varna.bg Passenger terminal tel: +359 52 632209 Tel/fax: +359 52 632180 Port of Varna East manager: Lyubomir Dobrev Cruiseship/passenger facilities: The passenger facilities allow ships up to 319mtr length 8-8.5mtr depth alongside. Transport connections: Varna airport 10km. Varna Railway station 1km and central bus station 3km.
VENICE, ITALY
Venezia Terminal Passeggieri SpA, Marittima Fabbricato 248, 30135 Venezia Tel: +39 041 240 3000; Fax: +39 041 240 3091 Website:
www.vtp.it Managing director: Galliano Di Marco Cruiseship/passenger facilities: 10 multifunctional terminals, 12 berths totalling 3,400mtr of quay across Marittima, Santa Marta, San Basilio and Riva dei Sette Martiri areas, 6 parking facilities for 2,300 vehicles. Transport connections: 13km from Venice Marco Polo International Airport, 10km from Venice- Mestre railway station, 3km from St Mark’s Square, 1km from P. le Roma and Venice St. Lucia railway station.
VOLOS, GREECE
Port of Volos, Port Authority Building, GR-38221 Volos Tel: +30 242 102 7561; Fax: +30 242 103 1115 Website:
www.port-volos.gr
MEDITERRANEAN/BLACK SEA/AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
Chairman: Pantoleon Skayannis Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Main passenger terminal of 5,370sq mtr with 200mtr long, 115mtr wide and 11mtr draught quay plus second passenger terminal with 445mtr length, 90mtr width and 11mtr draught quay.
Transport connections: Anchialos Airport 15-minutes distance from the city of Volos. Road/rail and sea links with rest of country.
YALTA, UKRAINE
Yalta Sea Trade Port, 5 President Roosevelt St, 98600 Yalta Tel: +38 065 423 0065; Fax: +38 065 432 3926 Website:
www.yaltaport.com.ua General manager: Yegar Ivanov Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Passenger terminal for cruiseships up to 8.6mtr draught, 215mtr length (240mtr length in good weather and smooth water). Transport connections: Road access to rest of region. Nearest airport at Simferopol, 50 miles from port.
ZADAR, CROATIA
Port of Zadar Authority, Gazenicka cesta 28a, 23000 Zadar Tel: +385 23 201 201; Fax: +385 23 201 212 Website:
www.port-authority-zadar.hr General Manager: Robert Skific Cruiseship/passenger facilities: New port at Gazenica, 2 miles from old town, 3 cruise berths - max ship dimension: 380mtr in length, 300mtr in length and 240mtr in length with 12mtr, 11mtr and 10mtr depths alongside. Two berths in city centre max ship dimension: 250mtr in length and 150mtr in length with 7.5mtr and 8mtr depths alongside. Terminal building in Gazenica - possibility of organising turnaround/homeport operations in Zadar. Transport connections: Zadar airport 5km, railway connection 2km. Road access to rest of region. Planned expansion: Multipurpose Terminal Gazenica, coastal walls construction, ready end 2020.
AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST ABU DHABI, UAE
Abu Dhabi Ports, Mina St, Abu Dhabi Tel: +971800 102030 Website:
www.adports.ae Director of cruise: Noura Rashid Al Dhaheri Cruiseship/passenger facilities: 21 berths totalling 4,300mtr in length, water depth up to 13mtr. Permanent cruise terminal constructed in 2015. Sir Bani Yas Island nature reserve and beach resort.
AGADIR, MOROCCO Marsa Maroc, Agadir Tel: +212 8 842807/10; Fax: +212 8 842825 Website:
www.sodep.co.ma Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Various berths ranging in water depth from 10.3-13mtr in new port. Transport connections: Al Massira airport 30 km. Road access to rest of region.
AJMAN, UAE
Emirates Ports Services, PO Box 388, Ajman Tel: +971 6 7470111; Fax: +971 6 7470333 Website:
www.ajmanport.gov.ae Senior manager: Eugine Joseph Associated company: Ajman Free Zone, PO Box 932, Ajman email:
info@ajmanfreezone.com Contact: Tony Restall
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
106 El Horreya Street, PO Box 21514, Alexandria Tel: +20 3 483 4321; Fax: +20 3 482 9714 Chairman: Rear Adm Mohamed Farag Lofty Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Various berths with water depths up to 11mtr. Four passenger berths. 8,725sq mtr passenger terminal. Transport connections: Alexandria Airport 12km. Road/rail links to rest of country.
AQABA, JORDAN PO Box 115, Aqaba. Tel: +962 3 2014031; Fax: +962 3 2016204 Website:
www.aqabaports.com.jo Director General: Awwad Al Maagtah Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Passenger Terminal 2 floating berths 150mtr in length with 9mtr and 15mtr draught and some of the main port berths can be used. Transport connections: Aqaba International Airport 7km. Road links with rest of region.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA PO Box 4245, 8000 Cape Town Tel: +27 21 449 2612; Fax: +27 21 449 2665 Website:
www.npa.co.za Acting marketing manager: Peter Fortune Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Passenger vessels at any available berth, with berths A, E and F being preferred. Cruise Terminal E berth welcomes cruise ships between Oct-April.
Transport connections: Cape Town International Airport 20km from port with connections to major geographical regions. Excellent road/rail links inland.
CAPE VERDE PORTS
c/o Enapor, Av Marginal CP 82 Mindelo, S. Vincente, Cape Verde Tel: (238) 2307500; Website:
www.enapor.cv
Commercial & marketing general manager: Gilson Cruz
Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Porto Grande, Mindelo and Porto Praia can both accommodate 3 ships of several sizes simultaneously. Smaller islands of Sal, Boavista, Fogo, Sao Nicolau, Maio and Brava also handle cruiseships.
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO
Office d/’Exploitation des Ports, 175 Bd Mohamed Zerktouni, 20100 Casablanca Tel: +212 22 258 258; Fax: +212 995 217 Cruiseship/passenger facilities: 3-4 berths with 250mtr max. length and 11mtr max draught Transport connections: Town centre 250mtr, airport 30km, railway station 50mtr.
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA Tanzania Ports Authority, PO Box 9184, Dar Es Salaam Tel: +255 22 211 5559; Fax: +255 22 212 2618 Website:
www.tanzaniaports.com Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Length 198.6mtr, depth alongside 10.2mtr.
DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI Boite Postale 2107, Djibouti Tel: +253 352 331/356 187; Fax: +253 355 476 Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Various berths with water depth alongside up to 12mtr. Transport connections: Ambouli Airport 6km.
DOHA, QATAR
C/o Qatar Tourism Authority, PO Box 24624, Doha Tel: +974 4499 8076 Contacts: Tourism Development Consultant, Anthony Williams Facilities: New green field Hamad Port for container and cargo operations leaving Old Doha Port to be developed with a cruise facility with new berths and terminal.
DUBAI, UAE
Mina Rashid Cruise Terminal, DP World, PO Box 17000, Dubai Tel: +971 4 881 5555 Website:
www.visitdubai.com Cruise manager Mina Rashid: Omar Sharif Al Marzooqi Director of Dubai Cruise Tourism: Jamal Humaid Al Falasi
Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Mina Rashid Cruise Terminal is spread across 2m sq mtr and is currently equipped to handle seven cruise ships/25,000 passengers simultaneously on a quay stretching 2.2km. Three cruise terminals. T3 (Hamdan bin Mohammed Cruise Terminal was inaugurated in 2015 as is the world’s largest single covered cruise facility capable of handling 18,000 cruise passengers a day. Money exchange, café, internet WiFi, seatings areas, shops, gym for crew. Transport connections: Free shuttle bus to local metro station, taxi rank 24/7. Over 140 airlines to 240 destinations.
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA National Port Authority of South Africa (NPA), PO Box 1027, Durban 4000 Tel: +27 31 361 8795; Fax: +27 31 361 8835 Website:
www.npa.co.za Port Manager: Basil Ndlovu Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Cruise vessels normally berth at ‘N’ berth. 262mtr long with a depth of 11.6mtr. Converted cargo shed is used as a passenger terminal. Transport connections: Durban International airport 20km with international connections. Road and rail connections.
Planned expansion: New Cruise Terminal in construction to be completed January 2021.
EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA PO Box 101, 5200 East London Tel: +27 43 700 1200; Fax: +27 43 700 2319 Website:
www.npa.co.za Contact: Terry Taylor Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Length: max 245mtr. Depth alongside: 10.8mtr and 8.5mtr.
FUJAIRAH, UAE Fujairah Port Authority, PO Box 787, Fujairah Tel: +971 9 222 8800; Fax: +971 9 222 8811 Website:
www.fujairahport.ae Marketing manager: John Mittelstein Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Main quay is
KHASAB, OMAN
c/o Ministry of Transportation & Communications, PO Box 684, Muscat Tel: +968 246 85000 Website:
www.motc.gov.om Cruiseship/passenger facilities: 300mtr long berth with 10.5mtr plus tidal range draught.
MINA SULMAN, BAHRAIN Customs & Ports Affair, PO Box 453, Manama Tel: +973 17719202; Fax: +973 17729709 Website:
www.bahrainports.gov.bh Public relations superintendent: Ali Sultan Hassan Cruiseship/passenger facilities: The port comprises 15 deep water berths with depth up to 11mtr.
MOMBASA, KENYA
Kenya Ports Authority, PO Box 95009-80104, Mombasa Tel: +254 41 211 2999; Fax: +254 41 231 1867; Website:
www.kpa.co.ke Managing director: Gichiri Ndua Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Two dedicated cruise berths with water depth alongside up to 11mtr. Transport connections: Moi International Airport at Mombasa 8km, global airlines. Access by coach, bus, taxi. National parks/safari/tourist centre connections. Planned expansion: New sh450m terminal ready for July 2019.
NOSY BÉ, MADAGASCAR
Committee of the Fivondronam-Pokotany, Hellville, Nosy Bé, Madagascar Tel: +261 61 121
Passenger/cruiseship facilities: Anchorage 1 nautical mile from quay in 15mtr water depth. Mooring at 400mtr from quay. Maximum length 231mtr, maximum draught 5.1mtr. Transport connections: 3km from city, 11km from airport.
PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA PO Box 162, 6000 Port Elizabeth Tel: +27 41 507 1710; Fax: +27 41 507 1715 Website:
www.npa.co.za Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Various berths with water depth alongside up to 11mtr. Length - max 250mtr and 290mtr. Transport connections: Port Elizabeth Airport 4km. Road/rail links with rest of country.
PORT KHALID & PORT KHOR FAKKAN, SHARJAH, UAE
(see under Sharjah Ports) PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS
Mauritius Ports Authority, H Ramnarain Bldg, Mer Rouge, Port Louis. Tel: +230 240 5400; Fax: +230 240 0856 Website:
www.mauport.com Director general: Mr S. Suntah Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Dedicated cruise jetty at Les Salines, 124mtr long, 14mtr wide with dredged depth of 12.5mtr. Vessels up to 276mtr can be accommodated. Two access bridges and land mooring structures. Transport connections: SSR International Airport 25miles from port, linked by motorway. Town centre 1 mile - Taxi and Taxi boat service. Planned expansion: New 7,500sq mtr terminal ready by
mid 2020. Capable of handling 4,00 pax.
PORT REUNION, REUNION ISLAND Rue Evariste de Parny, BP 18, Port Reunion, 97821 Le Port Cedex Tel: +262 262 429000; Fax: +262 262 429505 Website:
www.reunion.port.fr General manager: Jean-Frederic Laurent Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Passenger ships accommodated at quays 14 and 15, up to 12.1mtr draught and 296mtr in length. Passenger ships accommodated at quay 20, up to 14mtr draught and 296mtr length.
Transport connections: Reunion Roland-Garros Airport 22km. 30 minutes by car to the beaches (St Gilles) and 15 minutes to the main City of the Island (St Denis).
PORT SAID, EGYPT Suez Canal Authority, Ismailia Tel: +20 66 226667; Fax: +20 66 320784/5 Cruiseship/passenger facilities: Various berths with water depths up to 11.58mtr. Ferries handled at Abbas with 8.2mtr water depth.
1,374mtr, with water depth up to 15mtr. South Breakwater berths is 940mtr, draught 15mtr. Transport connections: Dubai 1hr by road, East coast tour operators.
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