The last cruise ship of this year’s season arrived to the port on September 25
Sep 25 2011
The cruise ship Amadea arrived to Klaipėda port on September 25, 2011 (Sunday) at around 12.00 closed this year‘s cruise season at Klaipėda port that started on May 14 and continued for almost 20 weeks.
„Amadea“
A cruise ship Amadea that has been visiting our port-town for many years will moor at Klaipėda Cruise Ships Terminal on September 25 (Sunday) at around 1200 ; the vessel is last ship of this year‘s cruise season.
“Amadea” (built in 1991 in Japan, 192,82 m long, 24,7 m width, draught 6,7 m) sails under the Bahamas flag; the ship agents is „Limarko jūrų agentūra” Ltd. (Limarko maritime agency).
Services to ship tourists are provided by „Relita“ Ltd. The maximum number of tourists that can travel onboard the abovementioned cruiser – 604, and the number of service staff – 244. Approx. 300 of 463 passengers arriving onboard this ship have ordered tours. They will have the opportunity to visit the Curonian Spit, Palanga, to look around Klaipėda city and the old town.
Statistics
In total 40 arrivals of cruise ships were registered this year, 3 of the registered ships haven’t arrived to the port: ship „Deutschland“ – due to technical malfunction, „Princess Daphne“ – due to the change of the ship-owner and the ship „Albatros“ – due to adverse weather conditions.
According to preliminary estimates, this year 37 cruise ships delivered approx. 21 500 passengers to Klaipėda. Last year 45 cruise ships arrived to the port of Klaipėda and brought 35 201 tourist.
5 big (longer than 175 m) cruise ships were accommodated at Klaipėda port this year, 5 vessels were registered for the first time – 133,40 m long „Seaborn Pride“, 163 m long „Gemini“, 137,10 m long „Kristina Katarina“, 181 m long „Adonia“ and 112 m long „National Geographic Explorer“, all “newcomers” were traditionally handed the emblem of the port. It should be emphasised that these vessels of newly attracted shipping lines arrived to Klaipėda port even 15 times, i.e. it makes almost half of all arrivals of cruise ships to Klaipėda port.
By preliminary data, Klaipėda port is planning to accommodate 22 cruise ships in 2012. Please take notice that registration will end in February 2012. According to available information, next year cruise shipping season will be more or less the same as this year in regard to the number of ships and passengers.
By preliminary calculations, port dues collected from cruise ships that called at Klaipėda port in 2011 should amount to 0,92 million litas, while in 2010 port dues collected from cruise ships amounted to 1,42 million litas.
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COMPARISON
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2010 / 2011,
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cruise season 2010
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Cruise season 2011
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%
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NUMBER OF SHIPS
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45
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37
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– 17,8
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NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
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35 201
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~ 21 500
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– 38,9
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PORT DUES (from cruise ships)
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1,42 million LTL
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~ 0,92 million LTL
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– 35,2
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„We have to admit that Klaipėda port suffers a decline in cruise shipping influenced by the following factors: interest in Klaipėda, as in new object of marine tourism, is fading away and the development of tourism services is simply insufficient – the range of places of interest, variety of entertainment and leisure options and tours is quite poor. Neighbouring ports of similar size, that are not capitals, also observe a decline in cruise shipping, e.g.:, ports of Gdansk, and Gdynia (Poland) record cruise shipping downfall by 8 % “,– said the head of Marketing Department Kristina Gontier.
This year, just like every year, delegations of Klaipėda port participated in cruise-related events promoting Klaipėda as a cruise port – various exhibitions and conferences, took part in activities of international associations. In recent years the funds assigned by the Port Authority for measures of cruise shipping marketing amounted to: 83 500 LTL – in 2011, 92 000 LTL – in 2010, 118 500 LTL – in 2009, correspondingly.
In order to ensure diverse development of cruise shipping market, the Port Authority has been reducing port dues for cruise ships for three years in a row (besides, large discounts on multiple arrivals were introduced). In 2011 the company paid the major part of expenses related with cruise exhibitions: the Port Authority’s costs for the exhibition in Miami amounted to approx. 10 thousand LTL (received subsidy of 64 thousand LTL), for the exhibition in Hamburg – 20 thousand LTL (total estimate of the exhibition – approx. 28 000 LTL). This year the activity of Cruise Baltic association was financed by 50 %, i.e. 21 580 LTL in total. It should be noticed, that in 2003 constructed “non-profit” object – Klaipėda Cruise Ship Terminal – cost 28,3 million litas (i.e. the total value of quays № 27–40 and № 42). Also, the new Passenger and Cargo Terminal is under construction at the moment, where the Port Authority will be able to ensure adequate and high-quality accommodation and service for cruise ships; 112,5 million LTL was assigned by the Port Authority for the construction of this terminal.
„Port Authority has no influence on the development of the city’s tourism objects that would stimulate tourism in this region. Only efforts of the Port Authority alone are not enough, other companies and institutions involved in this business sector should also make their contributions. It’s a pity that we still receive many complains regarding untidy, unattractive territories of the cruise terminal and the castle site. Long-drawn reconstruction of the representative place of the city – the Theatre square and the building – also reduces attractiveness of the city. Since the very beginning of cruise shipping the range of available excursions hasn’t been sufficiently developed. Especially, considering the fact that passengers of cruise ships come to see Klaipėda city and the region, not the port itself“,– said Marketing and Administration director Artūras Drungilas.
Klaipėda State Seaport Authority
Public Relations
Geda Marozaitė
Tel. +370 46 499 708, mob. +370 615 30536
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