Columbus Cruise Center in Bremerhaven (CCCB), at the mouth of the River Weser in Germany, says it has enjoyed a strong start of the year in terms of passenger volume increase and it forecasts the positive development to continue.
“For 2016, CCCB has already recorded an increase in passenger numbers of at least 35%. This figure will grow again considerably in 2017 und 2018,” the cruise terminal operator said in a statement.
On 31 July, all four ships of Phoenix Seereisen, the Bonn based cruise operator, docked at the CCCB terminal. “On this day alone, a total of 6,400 passengers used the Bremerhaven terminal for arrival or departure. About 450 tonnes of provisions were taken on board and about 10,000 suitcases handled,” the terminal operator said.
“In this respect, Bremerhaven is different from other ports in that all four vessels can berth at one quay and be processed by one terminal. Thanks to improvements implemented in the winter months, it has been possible to shorten the distance needed to be covered in the luggage-handling process. Services provided for crew and passengers have also been further enhanced,” CCCB concluded.
