The Port of Gothenburg welcomed a complete of 81 cruise ships in 2022 which is seven calls extra in comparison with the earlier document 12 months of 2014.
“It is a big increase following the pandemic, even though it is other tragic circumstances that are behind the upturn to a large extent,” stated Nicole Brattåsen, cruise operations supervisor on the Gothenburg Port Authority.
“We are selling Gothenburg as a bit of a break in the regular cruise range, depending on the target group. For big city cruisers for example, we are a slightly more relaxed city with a nice vibe. For expedition cruisers on the other hand, we are a fun detour from fishing communities and smaller villages where we can offer a little more pulse and a big city feel.”
The 81 calls had been distributed amongst 25 totally different cruise strains amounting to roughly 80,000 friends, in accordance with a press launch.
“On the one hand, we have a recession coming on that affects all the experience industries. On a slightly more regional level, we need to find a new identity for the Baltic region needs without St. Petersburg,” added Brattåsen.
The 2023 cruise season is already shaping as much as be one other document 12 months for the Port of Gothenburg with 92 calls booked thus far.
“The occupancy has been round 70% on the ships. There is a warning from each delivery corporations and passengers the place they don’t wish to take any dangers. We are additionally seeing new patterns on land, for instance the demand to e-book complete eating places or live performance halls the place you keep throughout the cruise bubble has elevated.
“At the same time, there is also an opposite trend where you want to get closer to people, meet locals, visit farms, microbreweries and such. Cruise passengers are not a homogenous group but individuals who want to experience different things,” defined Brattåsen.