FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2023 ———- Charlottetown, PE – Port Charlottetown is set to welcome 91 ships, over 150,000 passengers and over 63,000 crew to Prince Edward Island’s capital city in 2023. This represents the largest number of passenger arrivals in the port’s history and an impressive forty per cent increase over last year’s… [Read More…]
Port Charlottetown ends 2022 cruise ship season in strong position for 2023 growth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2022 Record-breaking cruise ship arrivals expected in 2023 [Charlottetown, PE] Port Charlottetown officials say they are very pleased with 2022’s cruise ship season and are excited about the prospects for 2023. The 2022 season ended today, November 3rd, with the arrival of the MS Insignia carrying 400 crew and 698… [Read More…]
Cruise Arrivals at Port Charlottetown cancelled until October 1st
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2022 ———- Cruise Arrivals at Port Charlottetown Cancelled Until Saturday, October 1st, 2022 Charlottetown, PE – Due to the severe impact left behind by Hurricane Fiona, Port Charlottetown has announced that all cruise arrivals will be cancelled until the end of the day, Friday, September 30th. The decision was made… [Read More…]
Port Charlottetown Announces New Director of Marketing & Cruise Development
Port Charlottetown is proud to announce Kelly Murphy as the new Director of Marketing and Cruise Development. With over 15 years of success in the Events and Marketing Industry, Murphy brings leadership, relationship-building and expertise in areas including concept development, marketing strategies and experiential product development. She has been integral to the concept development and… [Read More…]
Cruise Returns to Port Charlottetown After Two-year Pause
– First ship of the season, Viking Octantis, set to call at PEI’s marine gateway April 22, following two-year break to Canadian cruising – [April 21, 2022 – Charlottetown, PEI] – The 2022 cruise season at Port Charlottetown sets sail Friday, April 22, with the first of 74 visits to Prince Edward Island’s major… [Read More…]
Cruise Returns to Port Charlottetown
(February 22, 2022, Charlottetown, PE) – Following a two-year pause, Port Charlottetown is excited to see a return to cruise in 2022. The 2022 cruise season will kick off April 22 with an inaugural visit from Viking Octantis, an expedition class ship from Viking Expeditions. Port Charlottetown expects to receive 72 calls during the 2022… [Read More…]