Karl WP Beyer July 8, 2022 – The According to the figures available, Rostock overseas port reports goods handling that corresponds to the record result of the first half of 2021. A total of 2021 million tons of cargo were handled in the first half of 15,2. The number of ferry passengers reached 953.000 in the current year. This value corresponds to the pre-corona level. As far as cruises are concerned, the company is counting relevant with 140 ship calls.
Despite the obstacles associated with the Ukraine war and the corona pandemic, the record result of the first half of 2021 was confirmed in the current year. The port is preparing for the future with replacement buildings for the two oldest berths in the overseas port, a new road connection in the port area, a new construction of the partial connection point to the A 19 and the deepening of the sea canal.
At this point, we are interested in the 2022 cruise season. In the port of the Baltic Sea resort of Rostock-Warnemünde, the two passenger terminals, Warnemünde Cruise Center 7 and 8, and the technical systems were prepared for the cruise season in the winter half-year 2021/22, as were the hygiene and safety concepts with the authorities and shipping companies coordinated.
Sky Princess in Fort Lauderdale
Sky Princess in Skagen
The cruise ship “AIDAdiva” opened the cruise season in Warnemünde on April 11th. The port company expects 140 cruise ships to call at Warnemünde this year. These include ten first calls: The “Le Champlain” from Ponant (April 29th), the “Rotterdam” from the HAL (13th May), “Viking Venus” (14th May), the “Sky Princess” from Princess Cruises (May 23rd), the “Carnival Pride” (June 27th), the “Norwegian Dawn“ by NCL (June 30th), the “Celebrity Apex” by Celebrity Cruises (July 10th), the “Viking Mars” (July 17th), the brand new “Norwegian Prima” (September 6th) and the luxurious “Seven Seas Splendor” by Regent Seven Seas Cruises (September 12).
The cruise season ends on December 5 with the call of Phoenix Cruises' Amera.