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Announced by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), the facility will be capable of accommodating four ships simultaneously and is expected to boost tourism.

Dubai is the region's best cruise tourism destination and the terminal located in the Port Rashid complex, which is based upon Dubai's contemporary Arabic design, will enhance its appeal.

Traditional domes, arches and carvings are at the centre of the facility's design, with ATMs, a post office, duty free shop, souvenir shops and Wi-Fi enabled internet access provided.

Costa Cruises is already using Dubai as its regional cruise hub and will use the destination to inaugurate the latest addition to its fleet Costa Deliziosa on February 23rd.

There was a 37 per cent increase in cruise visitors to the emirate as 250,000 tourists called into Dubai last year and the figure is expected to grow.

Written by Chris Smith.



]]> http://www.iglucruise.com/news/dubai-to-expand-foothold-in-cruise-sector-with-new-terminal_a19545421 2010-01-07 cruises from Liverpool in the future as a programme has been discussed to more than treble the number of ships arriving in the city.

Liverpool City Council has developed a partnership with harbour owners Peel Holdings and Mersey Docks and come up with a ten-year plan to make the destination one of the largest cruise hubs in the UK alongside Southampton.

Some 15 ships stopped in Liverpool during 2009, including the Queen Mary 2 from Cunard Cruises, with the planners optimistic of increasing this figure to 50.

Mersey Docks managing director Gary Hodgson, speaking for Peel Ports, said: "We still believe that there is opportunity in the city for cruise market growth.

"We are committed to working together with our partners to plan the strategy for this growth, allowing the Mersey's obvious potential in this segment of the market to be fully realised."

The developments have arisen just days after the Department of Transport rejected plans to use the Pier Head terminal as a "turnaround facility" due to it breaching EU competition law.

Liverpool's appeal to visitors is likely to have been boosted by it being named the European Capital of Culture in 2008.

Written by Chris Smith

]]> http://www.iglucruise.com/news/plans-made-to-boost-liverpool-s-standing-in-the-cruise-industry_a19522138 2009-12-21 Cunard Cruises and P&O Cruises are to stop in Greenock next year as a result of a new £100,000 facility being built in the Scottish town.

Some 31 ships have already been signed up to call into the Greenock Ocean Terminal in 2010, including P&O's Oriana and the Queen Victoria from Cunard.

The terminal's cruise facility, which has already been in use for five months, is expected to bring 50,732 passengers to Greenock, a substantial rise on figures from the past two years.

It is estimated that the passengers and staff on board the cruises from Greenock will improve the Inverclyde economy by approximately £2 million.

Andrew Hemphill, Clydeport's operations manager at Ocean Terminal, said: "Year on year we are building the cruise business at Greenock and 2010 will be the best to date.

"Breaking the 50,000 passenger barrier for the first time is a fantastic achievement and testament to the efforts made to improve the experience of overseas visitors arriving at Greenock."

Among the most notable residents of Greenock include Richard Wilson, perhaps most noted for playing Victor Meldrew in the television show One Foot in the Grave.

Written by Chris Smith

]]> http://www.iglucruise.com/news/greenock-to-benefit-from-new-cruise-facility-in-2010_a19519833 2009-12-18 family cruise in Australasia may be interested to learn that construction work is due to get underway on a new cruise ship terminal in Cairns.

An artist's impression of the terminal has been released ahead of building work beginning in the new year, Cairns.com.au reports.

As well as making the north-east Australian city more accessible to cruise enthusiasts, the terminal is expected to generate $30 million (£16.5 million) for the local economy each year.

"When the new terminal facilities are complete we will be welcoming visitors in style and encouraging them to spend a little more time and money onshore," premier of Queensland Anna Bligh told the website.

Developers have promised that the terminal will remain in keeping with Cairns' historical character, with Wharf Street's original tracks set to be retained.

The wharf building's mass timber frame will be conserved and made a feature.

Cairns Seaport is currently Australia's busiest seaport, accommodating more than 200 visits from domestic and international vessels each year.

Written by Chris Smith

]]> http://www.iglucruise.com/news/cairns-to-benefit-from-new-cruise-terminal_a19484704 2009-11-30
She has since become the star of the show in Broadway musical Hairspray, with the production having moved to Royal Caribbean Cruises'Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest passenger cruise liner, the Daily Mirror's John Honeywell writes.

The show premiered on Wednesday night (November 25th) and received a standing ovation from the ship's guests.

"It's the first time ever such a lavish full-length musical has been performed at sea, and it will be performed on the ship four times a week for the next four years," Mr Honeywell wrote.

Woods is starring alongside Michael Quinn, another British actor, in the production.

She won her part following auditions in London, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.

Earlier this month, Oasis of the Seas docked in her home port of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The vessel arrived in the US following a 14-day transatlantic cruise crossing from Turku in Finland.

Written by Chris Smith

]]> http://www.iglucruise.com/news/hairspray-switches-to-oasis-of-the-seas_a19484719 2009-11-30 P&O Cruises has announced that it is to expand its operations in Australasia on the back of rising passenger demand.

Coming just days after the Star Princess liner arrived into the port of Auckland to mark the start of this year's summer season, P&O has confirmed that it will use the New Zealand city as the base for its upcoming super-ship, the Pacific Pearl.

The new ship will arrive into the city in December 2010, in time for the peak of next summer's season, thereby helping to boost the number of passengers enjoying a Pacific cruise out of the country.

Welcoming the news, New Zealand's prime minister John Key said: "This is a big vote from the cruise ship market."

He added that it also serves to justify the ongoing investment in the facilities at Queen's Wharf in Auckland, where a new luxury passenger terminal is being constructed.

At the same time, New Business Review has reported that Carnival Australia and New Zealand, P&O's parent company, has announced that it is to bring 11 ships to New Zealand over the coming season, across five of its brands.

Among the highlights of a cruise of New Zealand is Milford Sound, a fjord on the South Island, which is widely regarded as one of the natural wonders of the world.

Written by Chris Smith

]]> http://www.iglucruise.com/news/po-cruises-steps-up-new-zealand-operations_a19420613 2009-10-21
A 40 per cent increase in the number of cruise ships with high-spending passengers is the target of the £35,000 Cruise Edinburgh marketing campaign, which is backed by national tourism agency VisitScotland.

The Scottish capital is aiming to increase the estimated 55,000 passengers that dropped by during this year's cruise liner season by targeting Baltic and Norwegian operators.

Peter Lederer, chairman of VisitScotland, explained that "growing tourism is critical to the future of Scotland and the industry is worth £4 billion to the Scottish economy".

More cruise passengers are forecasted as the holiday mode gains popularity, and the city is particularly interested in these passengers because they spend more than the average holidaymaker.

The city appears to be on track to meet its target because a five per cent increase in passenger bookings has already been registered over the past three months.

Written by Chris Smith.

]]> http://www.iglucruise.com/news/edinburgh-aims-to-attract-more-cruise-ships_a19391494 2009-10-02
Vessels from brands including P&O Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Cunard Cruises will head to Southampton, with the visits expected to net the tourism industry around £8.5 million.

The first of the nine ships to dock at Southampton's port is set to be the Independence of the Seas from Royal Caribbean on Saturday August 29th.

Others will arrive over the course of the day and later during the bank holiday weekend, with more than 45,500 passengers in total expected to sample what the city has to offer.

Doug Morrison, the director of the port in Southampton, said: "We are delighted to once again offer residents the opportunity to see the operation of our busy port."

Meanwhile, Vijay Manro, the traffic manager in Southampton, added that motorists would be best served to plan their journeys in advance to ensure they do not run into heavy traffic and delays.

Among the experiences that holidaymakers can enjoy on board the Independence of the Seas' 15 decks are ice skating rinks, rock climbing walls and cantilevered whirlpools.

Written by Chris Smith

]]> http://www.iglucruise.com/news/southampton-to-host-cruise-ship-bonanza-_a19330485 2009-08-25 Princess Cruises has announced a number of new additions to its 2010-11 cruise calendar.

Following on from the strong demand seen for the operator's luxury cruise holidays around the Pacific and to Hawaii, executive vice president Jan Swartz has announced that the Sapphire Princess will offer seven additional sailings over the course of the season.

These will begin with a two-day Pacific Coastal cruise from Vancouver to San Francisco on September 20th 2010, while on September 22nd, the luxury liner will depart from the Californian city for a 30-day cruise around Hawaii, Tahiti and the South Pacific.

The Sapphire Princess will also be undertaking a number of Mexican Riviera roundtrips out of Los Angeles in addition to two voyages from the US to Sydney in Australia.

"Due to the enthusiastic response to our 2009 trans-Pacific sailing we wanted to offer additional opportunities to experience this unique itinerary," Swartz explained.

"The two new month-long sailings visiting 13 tropical ports of call will give cruisers a true taste of the idyllic South Pacific."

The Sapphire Princess, which was christened in the port of Seattle in 2004, carries up to 2,670 passengers in addition to 1,100 crew members.

Written by Chris Smith

]]> http://www.iglucruise.com/news/princess-cruises-announces-new-south-pacific-and-hawaii-sailings_a19321221 2009-08-20 Cruises from the UK may be pleased to hear that a new British cruise line will begin sailing from next year.

Two ships have been chartered by Cruise and Maritime Voyages that will mainly sail from the UK, but also from locations in North America and Australasia.

Some 850 passengers will be able to board the Marco Polo, which will sail on its first voyage from Tilbury in Essex on January 2nd.

Meanwhile, the Ocean Countless joins the fleet after undergoing a £3 million refit and will head to a range of UK destinations including Liverpool, Newcastle and Plymouth.

Cruise and Maritime Voyages director Chris Coates said: "We believe that despite the significant increase in larger resort-style vessels, the reducing number of smaller, traditional and lower-capacity vessels generally operated by the independent and privately-owned shipping companies still have a huge following on the British market.

"This potentially enables us to deliver a more personal and friendly standard of service and our vessels can also visit more remote ports of call and places not always accessible to the larger resort ships."

Last month, the Celebrity Equinox vessel from Celebrity Cruises sailed from Southampton in its first trip involving fee-paying passengers.

Written by Chris Smith

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