The Hamburg Cruise Center e.V., together with the cruise terminal operator UNIKAI Lagerei- und Speditionsgesellschaft mbH will promote the destination Hamburg at Seatrade. Together with five other German cruise destinations the cruise
location Hamburg will present itself under the headline “Destinations Germany.”
Hamburg becomes more and more important as a cruise location for shipping
companies as well as for passengers. During the 2006 season 68 cruise ships called
at the port. The number of passengers doubled against the previous year to around
75,000. The Hamburg Cruise Center e.V. expects these figures to rise to about 80
ship calls and over 140,000 passengers during the forthcoming season. The
christening of the “AIDAdiva” on April 20, the visit of Cunard’s new building Queen
Victoria as well as six further first ship calls are just a few of the anticipated
highlights in 2007. This year Hamburg’s cruise season will be extended into the
month of December. For the first time several cruise lines offer Christmas cruises to
the Port of Hamburg.