The port of Klaipeda strives to become even more attractive to cruise business

March 14 – 17, 2005 the representatives of Klaipeda city and the port already for the second time left for the international cruise ship related exhibition-conference Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami (USA).

 

Klaipeda city will be presented by: Mrs. Lina Gudelionyte-Gyliene, Head of Marketing Department of SE Klaipeda State Seaport Authority, Vidmantas Pleckaitis, Vice Mayor of Klaipeda Municipality, Mrs. Romena Romena Savickiene, Director of Tourism and Culture Information Center, Mr. Alvydas Butkus, Director of AB Klaipėdos laivų remontas, Mr. Saulius Laumenis, Manager Agency Department of UAB Limarko, Mr. Zilvinas Zuzevicius, Sip Agency Department Manager of UAB MK Laivyba, Mrs. Miglute Holliday, President of UAB Klaipėdos Mėja, Ms. Diana Kateivaite, Director of UAB Relita.

 

The following events will take place in the exhibition Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention:

March 14

·        Cruses Europe Association Board Meeting;

·        Cruses Europe Member Meedting;

·        Cruses Europe Baltic Ports Meeting.

 

March 15

·        Meeting of World Cruise Lines Association.

 

March 16

·        Presentation of the Baltic Cruise Project to World Cruise Lines (the Port of Klaipėda will be presented)*;

·        Subject event by the stand of Klaipėda port for the visitors of the exhibition;

·        Presentation of Baltic Cruises Project in the conference Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention.

 

 

Representatives of the seaport will participate in this exhibition already for the second time. As last year the stand of Klaipeda port will be placed in the strategic position, i.e. “European Street”. After successful debut in 2004 for the first time Klaipeda port plans to receive a vessel Constellation that belongs to the company Celebrity Cruises and which is planned to call in May, 2005 and during three calls to bring approximately 8000 tourists.

 

Constellation having the length of 294 meters will be the longest vessel that has ever called the port of Klaipeda. Presently the longest vessel that called the port was 274 meters long.

 

This growing field of cruise industry is successfully being developed in the port of Klaipeda. In 2004 the growth in cruise sector increased by 71 %, 48 vessels called the port, i.e. almost twice in comparison with 2003. This year already 57 calls are registered, i.e. by 19 % more than last year.

After the Cruise Vessel Terminal was opened a lot of attention is paid to Klaipeda as the cruise city in order to attract the other structures of this business, subsidies, funds as well as participating in various international projects, for example, Baltic Cruises Port Net.  

 

* Cruise Baltic – is international project between 28 partners from 10 countries that unites 16 destinations in the Baltic Sea Region. This project aims at integrating separate regions while exchanging information and knowledge. Through Cruise Baltic all the participating countries are able to offer the same service, high standards and full integration between ports and cities for cruise lines that want to discover the unique possibilities of the Baltic Sea Region.

More information concerning Cruise Baltic is available on the internet site www.cruisebaltic.com