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Cruise Port Aqaba Looking to Double Port Calls
Aqaba, a small port town in the south of Jordan, is aiming to keep their global tourist appeal with a new marketing strategy.
Aqaba is best known for its beaches and diving, and now they have developed a strategy for promoting the Red Sea Port.
The details of the plan weren’t released, but the Aqaba Special [...]
Carnival Cancels Canadian Cruise Ports
11. August 2009
Carnival Cruse lines is blaming the weak economy for its latest cancellation of three stops on its “Québec – After the Glaciers” itinerary.
Originally, The Carnival Glory was scheduled to depart on a 9-day cruise that included stops in Québec City, Baie-Comeau, and Havre-Saint-Pierre. Now, Carnival has scrapped those stops, and says it will concentrate [...]
Port of Marseilles Sees 17 percent increase in Cruise Traffic
10. August 2009
Mostly due to regular calls by the Costa Concordia and the MSC Fantasia, the Port of Marseilles has seen a 17 percent increase during the first half of 2009. The two ships have passenger capacities of 3,700 and 3,500, respectively.
The port of Marseilles typically has about 40 cruise ship visits a month during the [...]
Sitka, Alaska Excursion Peddlers Get New Rules
7. August 2009
When cruisers stepped off the ship in Sitka, Alaska, many were immediately hassled and pressured by vendors selling floatplane rides, fishing trips, and boat tours, etc. The town’s officials worried that this was making a poor first impression for their town and set new restrictions for those selling excursions.
The new rules require that vendors [...]
Barbados Cruise Traffic Could Reach All Time High
20. July 2009
According to Barbados regional news provider Caribbean360, the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) and the Ministry of Tourism are projecting record cruise traffic in 2010-2011.
Barbados saw a 5% increase in traffic in 2009, which is one of the indicators that between 2010 and 2011 the island should expect to see 800,000 cruise visitors, and possibly as [...]
Cruise Ship Passenger: “Cabin Filled With Water”
6. April 2007
Santorini is a great cruise destination, known for its steep hill which lets hikers share a narrow road with sometimes unruly donkeys. The excitement reached a whole new level for passengers of the Sea Diamond cruise ship, though:
A Greek cruise ship that struck a volcanic reef and forced the evacuation of hundreds of tourists [...]
Cruise Ships Boost Alaska Park Traffic
13. March 2007
A 5% increase in visitors to Alaska’s National Parks was driven almost completely by cruise ship traffic, according to Kurt at National Park Traveler.
Most of the cruise ship passenger volume was felt at three parks: Glacier Bay National Park, Sitka National Historical Park and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Once again, this shows the [...]
Cruise Ships Boost Galveston
10. March 2007
About a month ago I wrote a post about ports missing the boat. Cities that could/should think about developing ports for cruise ships to depart from. Interested mayors and city officials should take note of an article in The Daily News of Galveston County, written by Laura Elder. Perhaps they’ll change their minds and give us [...]
Continue reading...Ports “Missing The Boat”?
15. February 2007
Okay, how many possible cruise ship ports are ”missing the boat”? As recently reported by Johanna Jainchill in Travel Weekly:
“New York City’s cruise industry is booming thanks to ongoing investments in our new and improved terminals, and it is important to do everything we can do to make sure that growth creates opportunities for New York City’s [...]
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17. August 2009
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