The 64th General Assembly of "MedCruise": the Black Sea region, and Odesa in particular, will have a very high demand among foreign tourists after the victory and stabilization of the situation in the region
In the first weeks of June, the 64th General Assembly of the Association of Cruise Ports of the Mediterranean and adjoining seas "MedCruise" took place in the city of Tarragona (Spain), which united the entire world cruise community.
Odesa Seaport, which has been a member of this international organization since 2008, took part in this event. The purpose of participation is to strengthen existing and create new business connections for further cooperation in terms of restoring cruise shipping on the Black Sea after the victory and stabilization of the situation in our region.
Within the framework of the General Assembly, a number of B2B meetings were held between the representatives of the Odesa branch of SE "USPA" and the representatives of various cruise lines, including such key industry players as: "Costa Cruises", "TUI Cruises", "Princess Cruises", "Seabourn", "Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines", "Royal Caribbean int" as well as the international press representatives, including: "Cruise&Ferry", "Cruise Times", "Seatrade Cruise", "Cruising Journal".
In addition to B2B meetings, we also held negotiations with the port of Burgas representative - Maria Belkoleva - vice-chairman of the Board of Directors, who informed about the signed agreement with the port of Kavala (Greece) regarding the launch of two ferries on a new 14-day cruise route – commented on the event the deputy head of the External Relations Department Yuliia Strikh. The following Black Sea ports: Burgas, Varna and Constanta - are planned to be visited within 7 days, and then, after changing passengers using a charter flight (Burgas - Kavala), the last 7 days - Ionian Sea ports are planned to be called. In addition to the above, it is also planned to launch a tour boat on the route Burgas - Istanbul. Odesa port will be included in both projects after the stabilization of the situation in the country and our victory.
According to the results of the meetings, very positive feedback was received from the majority of companies regarding the readiness of the cruise fleet to return to the ports of the Black Sea region as soon as the security situation in the Black Sea waters normalizes.
