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A smashing Sunday for Marseille

The Port of Marseille set a one-day cruise record on Aug. 9 with seven ships and 21,000 passengers in transit or embarking/disembarking.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

August 10, 2015

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'This is the reward for the investments implemented by the port and the Marseille Provence Cruise Terminal in the last years,' said Jean-François Suhas, who succeeded long-time chief Jacques Truau as head of the Marseille Provence Cruise Club.

Six ships called at the Léon Gourret jetty and one at the Joliette terminal. They were Costa Diadema, Costa Magica, Zenith, Nieuw Amsterdam, Emerald Princess, Seabourn Sojourn and MSC Armonia.

Cruising is one of the bright lights for the Marseille-Provence economy.

'Cruise passengers are real ambassadors for our region, and these who call here in transit today will be our tourists tomorrow,' Suhas said. According to research, seven out of every 10 passengers say they plan to return.

In 2015, Marseille expects 1.5m cruise passengers, a 12% increase from 2014, and including 500,000 on turn-around calls. The French port will receive 465 calls and 68 ships belonging to 30 companies.

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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