Haugesund is today Norway’s fifth largest cruise port, according to Vigleik Dueland, director of tourism and cruise development, Destination Haugesund & Haugalandet.
A record 1,204,089 passengers started their cruise in Hamburg last year, compared to 785,000 passengers in 2022, securing the Hanseatic city’s top spot among German cruise ports.
Cruise line representatives visited no fewer than four museums in Stavanger today as part of Cruise Norway’s familiarisation trip to the southwestern fjords.
Monday was a milestone for the Scenic Group, with Scenic Eclipse II its first ship to visit Newcastle, New South Wales, where the company was founded 38 years ago.
Line Murphy, cruise manager at Stavanger Visitors & Convention Bureau, today urged cruise lines to support initiatives to counteract negative publicity.
The pandemic led to dramatic deployment shifts that favor the Bahamas/Caribbean, however, there aren't enough destinations to handle all the growth that lies ahead, experts said in a Seatrade Cruise Global panel.