Cruise Baltic Announces Two New Partners, New Strategies

March 23, 2011 on 8:41 am | In Cruise Boats, Denmark, Estonia, Europe, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden | Comments Off

Bo Larsen, director of Cruise Baltic, announced new two new members at Cruise Shipping Miami this week — the Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, and the Port of Sassnitz, Germany. New strategies for this year include focusing on attracting smaller cruise lines to the region. For example, SeaDream Yacht Club is sailing in Northern Europe for the first time this year and is already committed to returning in 2012. In addition, Happy Cruises of Spain has repositioned The Gemini to the Baltic in May, sailing week-long cruises out of Copenhagen and Tallinn on traditional Baltic routes. The Gemini will also sail six week-long Norwegian fjord itineraries out of Copenhagen.

The number of passengers to the Baltic Sea region in 2011 is expected to grow at a rate of about 12 percent — an estimated increase of 380,000 passengers to almost 3.5 million in 2011, due in part to an extended season, which will begin early April and finish in October, plus the Christmas season. In addition, port calls in 2011 are expected to increase by 10 percent over 2010, to 2,210 calls. And a larger increase in turnarounds is expected, growing from 242 in 2010 to an estimated 262 in 2011. To view the Cruise Baltic market review 2011, visit www.cruisebaltic.com/composite-682.htm . For general information, email contact@cruisebaltic.com or visit www.cruisebaltic.com

No Comments yet

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.


Powered by WordPress with Pool theme design by Borja Fernandez.
Entries and comments feeds. Valid XHTML and CSS. ^Top^