Record number of cruise tourists in Norway
More cruise ships than ever before arrive at the Norwegian coast this summer. The strong growth will continue in the next ten years, according to experts. (from Aftenposten, June 21, 2003)
Next year will be even better, and in the next ten years we expect 50% growth, says Cruise Norway managing director Georg Angell-Hansen.
- It seems that we get more of the cruise market because we're in a quiet corner of the world. In addition, cruise lines make more money on this destination than anywhere else in the world, says Angell-Hansen.
Oslo and Northern Norway show the sharpest increases in cruise traffic. Bergen is still Norway's largest cruise port and is expected to reach 212 arrivals this year - also a new record.
Only the US have more cruise ports than Norway - which has 35 along the coast, says Angell-Hansen. He thinks Norway in the long run could operate as many as 50 cruise ports.
