Tyne is expecting 38,000 passengers next year, up 115% on the 17,658 this year. Calls number 20 in 2011, of which 11 were turnarounds. In 2012 there will be 19 transit and 18 turnaround calls. It is only five years since the port had its first turnaround call.
The World visited for the first time this June. Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and Cruise & Maritime Voyages both do turnarounds. Nearby Newcastle United’s St James Park is hosting the Olympic football next year which could have a positive knock-on effect on Tyne. The port’s cruise business provides a E51.3m economic impact to the region and sustains about 1,400 jobs in the tourism sector.
Source: cruiseeurope.com
The World visited for the first time this June. Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and Cruise & Maritime Voyages both do turnarounds. Nearby Newcastle United’s St James Park is hosting the Olympic football next year which could have a positive knock-on effect on Tyne. The port’s cruise business provides a E51.3m economic impact to the region and sustains about 1,400 jobs in the tourism sector.
Source: cruiseeurope.com
