French Atlantic Ports delivers update on infrastructure projects

French Atlantic Ports expects to receive 875,000 cruise passengers in 2024, up from 755,000 in 2023. The figure will be double the number of passengers recorded in 2014. 

450 cruise calls and 780,000 passengers are expected for 2025. 

Collaboration above competition

A representative of French Atlantic Ports said, ‘The Channel/Atlantic route has undoubtedly gained a strong reputation among cruise lines, affirming the French Atlantic Ports' strategy of collaboration rather than competition.’

Shore power 

Rouen has begun installing shore power at its cruise terminal, which now can accommodate ships of up to 250m in length. Shorepower should be up and running at Honfleur’s QSH3 pier in time for The 2027 cruise season. And Le Havre will construct three state-of-the-art cruise terminals with a capacity up to 13, 500 passengers per day, and install shore power at three quays by 2025/26. Cherbourg will have a new welcome area in its historical Art Deco cruise terminal as well as shore power by 2026/2027. 

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Caen-Ouistreham port will inaugurate its enhanced city centre cruise quay in 2025, during celebrations marking Caen’s 1,000-year anniversary. For Bordeaux, a new cruise pier in Pauillac – an hour from Bordeaux in the heart of the Medoc wine district – opened last month for ships up to 320 metres long. 

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Brand new mooring buoys have been installed between Dinard and St Malo to accommodate cruise ships of up to 250m in length. 

And in Brest, cruise ships of any size are welcome at the all-new Marine Renewable Energy Quay, while in Nantes-St Nazaire, cruise ships under 200m may call at Cheviré Terminal, close to Nantes city centre. 

French Atlantic Ports said, ‘Cruising in Europe, particularly along the north and west coasts of France, offers passengers a wide range of itineraries and experiences,’ said a French Atlantic Ports representative. ‘We, the French Atlantic Ports, are proud to extend our true “Art de Vivre” to our visitors. Our ports provide welcoming and secure facilities capable of accommodating any type of cruise ship, whether for transit, interporting, or turnaround operations.’

French Atlantic Ports will appear at booth #470 at Seatrade Cruise Med taking place September 11-12 in Malaga, Spain.