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CMV's Astoria first to call at Visby's new cruise berth

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Astoria's captain Antonio Morais(right) with Henrik Ahlquist, manager of Visby Cruise Terminal
Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ Astoria became the first cruise ship to use Visby's new berth, operated by Copenhagen Malmo Port (CMP), on the  island of Gotland, Sweden. The CMV ship berthed on Monday, the first of some 90 cruise calls expected this year. 

CMV’s Astoria is on a 9 night Baltic cruise from London Tilbury. The medieval town of Visby is among the highlights of the cruise that visits some of the more unusual Baltic ports.

Henrik Ahlquist, manager of Visby Cruise Terminal, greeted Astoria's captain Antonio Morais on arrival and exchanged plaques to commemorate the ocassion.

Mike Hall, head of marketing  at CMV said ‘We are delighted to be involved in making history in Visby. Baltic cruises are an important part of our continued development. We plan to use the new terminal in future cruises.’

The new 530mtr long cruise berth can receive two cruise vessels of 340mtr simultaneously. Construction work began in early 2016.

Astoria  will return to Visby next April 2019, and CMV's Marco Polo will be calling later this year.