TIM eMagazine Vol.2 Issue 12
the Baltic and along the Norwegian fiords,
the port has also made a name for itself as a
destination in its own right. International
passengers who arrive in Kiel as part of an
ongoing cruise or head for the port on ferries
from Scandinavia, undertake daily land
excursions throughout Schleswig-Holstein as
well as to Lübeck and Hamburg.
During this year’s cruise shipping season,
166 visits by 32 different ships have been
registered. “The number of visits as well as
the number of passengers will increase
significantly”, said Dirk Claus. “Overall cruise
ship tonnage will pass the 11 million GT mark
for the first time”, he added. The season starts
on April 6th with the arrival of Fred Olsen
Cruise Lines’ “Boudicca”. The most frequent
visitors will be the ships of AIDA/Costa, TUI
Cruises and MSC - with as many as five ships
from AIDA berthing in the port of Kiel. The
biggest ship this season will be the “MSC
Preziosa” of 139,000 GT which will make her
first ever visit to the Kiel Fiord on April 28th.
MSC Kreuzfahrtschiff trifft
Eva Arning Marketing Officer and Timo Rosenberg Marketing Director
Port of Kiel auf der ITB Foto Port of Kiel
Norwegenkai Kiel Photo Port of Kiel
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