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IN ROTTERDAM
WITH MORE THAN 100 CALLS IN 2019, CRUISE SHIPPING IS STRONGLY ON THE RISE IN ROTTERDAM. ITS FAVOURABLE LOCATION MIDWAY BETWEEN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CRUISE ROUTES, THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PORT AND THE PROXIMITY OF THREE AIRPORTS, BUT CERTAINLY ALSO THE APPEAL OF ROTTERDAM AS A CITY ARE ALL SELLING POINTS. DIRECTOR MAI ELMAR OF CRUISEPORT ROTTERDAM: “ALL PARTIES INVOLVED - FROM THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM AUTHORITY AND THE NAUTICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CUSTOMS AND BORDER CONTROL - REALISE THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH PEOPLE ON HOLIDAY. RULES ARE RULES, OF COURSE, BUT THEY ARE ENFORCED BY EVERYONE WITH A SMILE.”
CRUISE SHIPPING IS
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