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Marseille surfing the cruise ship wave in the Mediterranean

Marseille surfing the cruise ship wave in the Mediterranean
03/27/2013 | Industry / Transport
In two decades, Marseille has gone from a few thousand to one million cruise passengers. This success is due to the total synergy between port professionals, tourism and institutional investors, which are all involved with the Club de la Croisière Marseille-Provence (Marseille-Provence Cruise Club).
cruises, french market, Jacques Truau, Marseille, Marseille Provence cruise terminal, MPCT, Paquet

"Political instability in the Mediterranean limits creativity"

"Political instability in the Mediterranean limits creativity"
03/27/2013 | Industry / Transport
econostrum.info : What are the most popular routes for your passengers in the Mediterranean? Georges Azouze : French cruise passengers in general love the Mediterranean. More than 70% of them feel this way. The favourite routes are oriented towards Italy, Sicily, Malta, Greece and the Greek...
AFCC, Association of French Cruise Lines, Costa, Costa Voyager, cruises, eastern mediterranean, Egypt, Georges Azouze, Greece, Greek islands, Israel, Italy, itineraries, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Marseille, mediterranean, Paris, Sicily, stops, Syria, TAAJ, Tunisia, Turkey

Tunis looks to regain its 900,000 cruise passengers

Tunis looks to regain its 900,000 cruise passengers
03/27/2013 | Industry / Transport
TUNISIA. Tunisia hopes to attract as many cruise passengers in 2013 as in 2012 and eventually to regain the 900,000 passengers that visited the destination in 2010. Recent activity has been promising, but is still suffering from uncertainty over national security.
cruise passengers, cruises, FTAV, GSC, La Goulette, La Goulette Shipping Cruise, Mustapha Jabeur, National Office of Tourism and Thermal Treatments, Office of the Merchant Navy and Ports, OMMP, ONTT, revolution, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisian Federation of travel agents, tunisian terminal

"Reservations are increasingly made at the last minute"

"Reservations are increasingly made at the last minute"
03/27/2013 | Industry / Transport
A specialist in cruise sales in Monaco, Pierre-Yves Canton, CEO of Cruise'nFly, gives his opinion on the market.
cruises, gastronomic cruises, Monaco, muscial cruises, niche market, package, Pierre-Yves Canton, profile of the clientele, theme cruises

And Marseille became a cruise port...

And Marseille became a cruise port...
03/27/2013 | Industry / Transport
Jacques Truau is the man who has revived cruises in Marseille. A liner Captain from Gascony, he finished his seafaring career at Paquet and then became a pilot boat captain. He has been posted at the CCI Marseille-Provence for the past 25 years and founded the “Club de la Croisière Marseille-Provence”, which he chairs.
CCIMP, city of Marseille, club de la croisière Marseille Provence, cruise charter, cruises, Grand port maritime de Marseille, Henry Roux-Alezais, history, Jacques Truau, Marseille, Marseille provence, Paquet, port of Marseille

Mediterranean cruises – an historic winning bet 

Mediterranean cruises – an historic winning bet 
03/27/2013 | Industry / Transport
From the 22nd January to the 22nd March 1891, 241 passengers sailed on board the Augusta Victoria in the Mediterranean. They are considered to be the first ever cruise passengers. The ship’s owner (Hamburg America Line - HAPAG) wanted to make its transatlantic liner profitable in the off-season....
Augusta Victoria, CLIA, CLIA Europe, Cruise lines international association, cruise market, cruises, european cruise, France, Hamburg America Line, Hapag, historic winning bet, Italy, mediterranean, off-season, Spain, transatlantic

Cruise ships at anchor in the Mediterranean

Cruise ships at anchor in the Mediterranean
03/15/2013 | Industry / Transport
Tomorrow, the cruise market in the Mediterranean will overtake the Caribbean, which is currently number one. With increasing capacities and an increasing annual presence in the Mediterranean, ships from the main international companies are delighting in this playground, which offers huge room for growth in terms of cruises.
Barcelona, black sea, Civitavecchia, CLIA, Costa croisières, cruise, cruise lines international association, cruises, Dubrovnik, ECC, european cruise council, Genoa, Livorno, Marseille, Mediterranean, mediterranean basin, MSC, Naples, passengers, Piraeus, routes, Savona, tourisme, Venice