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A cruise ship flying the Bahamian flag docked in Kuşadası

Kuşadası Ege Port Limanı hosted the Bahamian-flagged cruise ship named Viking Saturn last week, which had to change its route due to adverse weather conditions. Launched in 2023, the ship, distinguished by its modern Scandinavian design, docked at the Kuşadası Port with its 930 passengers. Viking Saturn arrived in Kuşadası on the 15th day of its 21-day Barcelona-Istanbul voyage. After Kuşadası, the ship will make stops in Çanakkale and Istanbul. The passengers of the ship visited historical and touristic places such as the Ancient City of Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary, and the village of Şirince in Kuşadası.

523 cruise ships arrived at Kuşadası Port in 11 months

In a statement made by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, it was mentioned that there has been an increase in the number of cruise ships visiting ports during the January-November period of 2023. It was noted that Kuşadası Port was the port with the highest number of visits by ships in 2023, with 523 ships. In November 2023 alone, Kuşadası Port received 35 cruise ships and 44,495 cruise passengers. Throughout the January-November period of 2023, Kuşadası Port hosted 523 cruise ships and 774,884 cruise passengers. With these figures, Kuşadası Port became the port with the highest number of cruise ship visits and the highest number of cruise passengers. Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu evaluated the statistics of cruise ships and passengers docking at Turkish ports, as announced by the Directorate General of Maritime. Emphasizing that it has been a dynamic year for cruise tourism, Minister Uraloğlu stated, "Turkey has become a sought-after destination in tourism. The increasing cruise tourism is the biggest indicator of this. There has been a record increase in the number of cruise ships and passengers coming to our ports compared to the previous year." Minister Uraloğlu shared the following information regarding the number of cruise ships and passengers visiting ports in November of this year and the January-November period: "In November 2023, the number of cruise ships visiting our ports increased by 39.7% compared to the same month last year, reaching 95. The number of cruise passengers arriving at our ports in November also increased by 59.7% compared to the same month last year, reaching 124,563. In the January-November period of 2023, the number of cruise ships visiting our ports increased by 19.4% compared to the same period last year, reaching 1,167, and the number of cruise passengers arriving at our ports increased by 51.6%, reaching 1,517,933. Minister Uraloğlu emphasized that the target of 1.5 million cruise passengers for the year 2023 has already been surpassed as of November with 1,517,933 passengers. He also stated, "We expect to reach the targeted number of 1,200 cruise ships by the end of the year."

Cruise tourism continues in Bodrum

Arriving in Bodrum district of Muğla, Seven Seas Navigator brought 404 passengers. Cruise tourism continues in Bodrum in November. The last ship to arrive in the district was the 173-meter Seven Seas Navigator, flying the Bahamas flag. The ship, which arrived in Bodrum from Agios Nikolaos Port on the Crete Island of Greece in the morning, has a total of 404 passengers and 358 personnel, mainly Americans and British. The ship will depart for Kuşadası Port in the evening.

Kuşadası'nda gemi seferleri devam ediyor

Kuşadası Ticaret Odası Başkan Yardımcısı Seydi Yıkılmaz, turistik sezonun sona ermesine rağmen şehirdeki turizmin yoğun bir şekilde devam ettiğini belirtti. Ayrıca, gemi seferlerinin Ocak ayına kadar devam edecek olmasının esnaf için olumlu bir gelişme olduğunu vurguladı. Yıkılmaz, Kuşadası'nın turizm sezonunu uzattığını ve Ocak ayına kadar gemi seferlerinin devam edeceğini açıkladı. Bu, özellikle turistik işletmeler ve yerel esnaf için olumlu bir haber olarak karşılandı. Kuşadası'ndaki yerel esnaf için gemi seferlerinin uzatılması, iş hacminin artmasını ve ekonomik kazançların yükselmesini sağlayacak. Bu gelişme, esnaf açısından büyük bir memnuniyet kaynağı oldu. Kuşadası Otelciler ve Yatırımcılar Derneği (KODER) Başkan Yardımcısı Serdar Köroğlu, pandemi sonrası yüzde 5 civarında düşüş yaşandığını söyledi. Köroğlu geçen sene pandemi sonrası turizm normale dönmüştü bu sene daha fazla artış beklerken deprem ve seçim sebebiyle yüzde 5 civarında doluluklarda geçen seneye göre düşüş oldu. Ayrıca, İsrail ile yapılan kültür turlarında iptaller yaşandığını ve bazı turistlerin Türkiye'ye yöneldiğini söyledi. Köroğlu, özellikle Amerika, Almanya ve İngiltere gibi ülkelerden gelen yaşlı, kültür turu amaçlı turistlerin iptallerine rağmen turizm sezonunun iyi gittiğini ve Avrupa pazarında taleplerde artış olduğunu ifade etti. Kuşadası'nın turizm sezonunun uzunluğu nedeniyle diğer bölgelere göre avantajlı olduğunu belirten Köroğlu, Nisan ayından Kasım ayına kadar turizme hizmet verdiklerini ve taleplerin arttığını söyledi. Türkiye genelinde benzer eğilimlerin yaşandığını belirten Köroğlu, turizm sektörünün pandemi sonrası olumlu bir ivme yakaladığını vurguladı.

6 thousand 854 passengers came to Kuşadası by sea with 4 ships

4 cruise ships docked at the port of Kuşadası district brought a total of 6 thousand 854 passengers to the city. Some tourists visited the Ancient City of Ephesus and the House of Virgin Mary in the Selçuk district of Izmir, while some did shopping in the city center. The passenger port in Kuşadası continues to experience busy days. 6 thousand 854 passengers came to the district with Cyprus-flagged Celestyal Olympia, Maltese-flagged Marella Explorer, Panama-flagged MSC Musica and Norwegian-flagged Viking Neptune ships. Some of the passengers visited the Ancient City of Ephesus and the House of Virgin Mary in the Selçuk district of Izmir, while some tourists who did not participate in the tour shopped in the city's tourist bazaars and sat in cafes and restaurants. Cruise activity in Kuşadası Port is expected to continue until the end of the season. Kuşadası Mayor Ömer Günel said, “Kuşadası, one of the most important ports of the Eastern Mediterranean in cruise tourism, is having a very good season. This year Kuşadası will break its own record in cruise tourism.”

Security on cruise ships has been increased to the highest level

While the ships of the cruise companies operating the Eastern Mediterranean voyage maximized their security, they turned to ports in Turkey due to the war between Israel and Palestine. More than 30 thousand new passengers are expected to arrive at the port in Aydın's Kuşadası district with ships whose Israeli route was cancelled. Due to the war between Israel and Palestine, security on cruise ships traveling to the Eastern Mediterranean has been increased to the highest level, 'Level 3'. Many of the world's leading cruise companies canceled their planned voyages to Israel's Ashdod and Haifa ports this week. Cruise ship companies and agencies started to change the routes of their ships to Turkey, taking into account the months of October and November, which are the busiest seasons of the Eastern Mediterranean cruise route. Reservations have started to be taken at the cruise ports in Antalya's Alanya, Muğla's Bodrum and Marmaris, Aydın's Kuşadası, Izmir and Istanbul. More than 30 thousand new cruise passengers are expected to arrive at Kuşadası Port, depending on availability. Korhan Bilgin, President of Izmir Cruise and Sea Tourism Association (İZKUDER) and owner of a cruise agency in Kuşadası, stated that the number of cruise ship operators who decided to stop their voyages to Israeli ports is increasing day by day; “Companies started to turn to Alanya, Bodrum, Marmaris, Kuşadası and İzmir as alternative routes. Kuşadası and İzmir ports are upper band ports because their ship traffic is more intense than the others. We know that currently 8 cruise ships have made reservations for Izmir. We expect over 30-35 thousand passengers to Kuşadası with at least 10 cruise ships.”

Cruise ship Silver Spirit visited Bodrum

The 210-meter cruise ship, coming from Rhodes Port, was docked at Bodrum Cruise Port. The ship, which will depart for Kuşadası Port at night, has 572 passengers and 403 personnel, mainly of US and British nationality. The Maltese-flagged 111-meter sailboat "Star Flyer" also arrived from Rhodes Port. The sailboat, which will depart for Dalyan in the evening, has 145 passengers and 75 personnel, mostly from the USA. After customs procedures, passengers took a city tour and visited historical areas.

692,000 cruise passengers came to Turkey in 7 months

Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure General Directorate of Maritime Affairs announced the cruise statistics for July. Accordingly, the number of cruise ships arriving at Turkish ports in July increased by 28.3 percent compared to the same month of the previous year and reached 154. The number of cruise passengers increased by 72.6 percent in the same month to 209 thousand 33. In the January-July period, the number of cruise ships arriving at the country's ports increased by 31.4 percent to 574. The number of passengers arriving on these ships increased by 83.6 percent in the same periods and was recorded as 691 thousand 958. The 5 ports where the most cruise ships come from Considering the 5 ports where the most cruise ships come from in 7 months of the year, Kuşadası port ranked first with 264 ships and 372 thousand 831 passengers. It was seen that the ports of Istanbul were in the second place with 102 ships and 169 thousand 320 passengers, while the port of Çeşme was in the third place with 47 ships and 30 thousand 15 passengers. It was recorded that 42 ships and 39 thousand 679 passengers came to Bodrum Port, while 22 ships and 11 thousand 276 passengers arrived at Çanakkale Port.

Cruise tourism from America to Kuşadası

Three cruise ships, Bahama-flagged "Odyssey Of The Seas", Bermuda-flagged "Enchanted Princess", and Marshall-flagged "Sirena", anchored in Kuşadası Port. Tourists, most of whom are US citizens, disembarked from the ships and were greeted with folk dance performances at the port. Some of the passengers visited the Ancient City of Ephesus and the House of Virgin Mary in Selçuk district of İzmir as part of the tour program. Those who did not participate in the tour shopped in the city center. Ege Port General Manager Aziz Güngör said that they hosted the Bahamian flagged "Odyssey Of The Seas" at the port, which is the largest cruise ship ever to come to Turkey. Drawing attention to the importance of hosting 3 cruise ships at the same time, Güngör stated that 258,719 tourists came to the district with 191 ships in the first 6 months of the year. Emphasizing that cruise tourism is valuable for the city's economy, Güngör noted that they aim to host many more ships next year.