Due to strong demand for the nation's maritime tourism, Turkish Ports welcomed 490 cruise ships in the first half of this year, up 18.07% annually, a top official stated. "Growing interest in our country’s cruise tourism is the number one indicator of the rising demand for our maritime tourism, thanks to Turkey’s geographical location," said Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir...
Recent reports state that the resort of Kusadasi will be expecting over 300 cruise ship visits this year. Around 360,000 passengers will be coming to visit one of Turkey's leading holiday destinations. 2019 saw a total of 194 cruise ships dock in Kusadasi ports and brought 180,000 visitors. This year is set for high numbers, though it has been reported that the year 2021 will be seeing the figures rise to...
Turkish resorts will be seeing cruise ships in their ports again. It has been reported that Tourism sector representatives are estimating that 275 cruise ships with 400,000 passengers will be docking in Turkish cities throughout this year. Cruise ships will dock particularly in the ports of Marmaris, Bodrum and Kusadasi. Last week saw the first cruise ship of 2019 arrive in Istanbul bringing 750...
Cruise ships are hitting the Turkish waves again and their passengers a welcome re-addition to the Ports, Businesses & Industries that have relied on this sector for their own sustainability and growth for so long. Ege Port in the Kusadasi region of the Aegean is one of the largest in Turkey and boasts the highest number of anchorages per year, with expectations of 195 dockings this year bringing over...
It has been reported that cruise ships are going to be sailing back into the ports of Turkey. It has been announced that they will be returning to destinations such as Kusadasi, Bodrum,Izmir and Antalya and it is said that leading tourism officials are hoping the industry will be back to its full potential by the year 2019. The number of cruise tourists decreased to 306,000 in 2017 from almost two...
According to a top official on Tuesday, cruise ship passenger arrivals to Turkey surged over 500% in February compared to the previous year, possibly setting a new monthly record. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu minister of transportation and infrastructure recently stated the number of passengers arrived increased by 509.3% year-over-year to 29,826. “In February, we reached the highest number of passengers in...
This year from January to October, Turkey welcomed nearly 1.8 million cruise passengers to its ports and increase of nearly 27% on the same period last year. A total of 1,112 cruise ships arrived. The tourism sector is a vital part of the economic and social development of the Country, so the government is working hard to increase and improve this sector. Our ports are equally as important...
The number of cruise passengers in Turkey rose by more than 79% annually in the first three months of this year, surpassing 61,000, according to figures released. According to data obtained from the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs of the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry, the total number of cruise ship passengers, including arrivals, departures, and transit passengers, reached 61,113 in...
As the number of Cruise passengers into Turkiye increases significantly year on year, it’s no wonder that investment companies are looking to capitalize on demand with a new $32 million port proposed for the area of Fethiye. Set to become the second largest cruise hub, after Galataport in Istanbul, Yenikapı will be expected to serve around 120,000 passengers from 120 cruise liners by 2030 it will...
Türkiye’s Cruise Industry is on course to exceed their target of 1.5m passengers this year as tourists have flocked to the popular holiday resorts of Bodrum, Antalya and Kusadasi. The numerous ships which have docked in recent days, have bought the total amount of arrivals to just over 906,000 many of which have travelled from the US and UK. Between January and August of this year, 719 cruises have...