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Port Charlottetown Welcomes First Ship of 2025 Cruise Season
Charlottetown, PE – Port Charlottetown officially kicks off the 2025 cruise season today with the arrival of the Viking Polaris, marking the start of what is set to be the second-largest season in its history. This milestone reflects Prince Edward Island’s growing...
Port Charlottetown Ends Cruise Season on High Note, Announces Record-Breaking 2024 Cruise Season
Charlottetown, PE* – Port Charlottetown is proud to announce the successful conclusion of a record-breaking 2024 cruise season, establishing new milestones for Prince Edward Island’s cruise industry. This year, the port welcomed an unprecedented 94 ships and over...
Port Charlottetown Sets Sail into 2024 with Unprecedented Cruise Figures
Charlottetown, PE - Port Charlottetown proudly announces a remarkable and record-breaking surge in cruise activity for the 2024 season, with a staggering 96 ships, bringing in over 165,000 passengers and employing a dedicated crew of over 74,000. There will be 18...
Port Charlottetown Ends Cruise Season on High Note, Sets Sights on Record-Breaking 2024
Charlottetown, PE - Port Charlottetown is marking the end of a busy 2023 cruise season and setting its sights on a record-breaking 2024 for PEI’s cruise industry. This year marked a welcome return to smooth sailing after three years of instability due to the global...
Holland America Line Celebrates Monumental Anniversary with Port Charlottetown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2023 --------- Holland America Line celebrates monumental anniversary with Port Charlottetown Charlottetown, PE - Port Charlottetown welcomed Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam and Zaandam today to celebrate Holland America Line’s 150th...
Port Charlottetown Welcomes First Cruise Ship of 2023, Kicking Off Record-Breaking Season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2023 ---------- Port Charlottetown Welcomes First Cruise Ship of 2023, Kicking Off Record-Breaking Season Charlottetown, PE - The Island’s cruise season set sail today with the arrival of Holland America’s Zaandam at Port Charlottetown....
Port Charlottetown Cruising into 2023 with Record-Breaking Numbers
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...
Port Charlottetown ends 2022 cruise ship season in strong position for 2023 growth
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 passengers. According to Port...
Cruise Arrivals at Port Charlottetown cancelled until October 1st
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,...
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...
Cruise Returns to Port Charlottetown After Two-year Pause
The 2022 cruise season at Port Charlottetown sets sail Friday, April 22, with the first of 74 visits to Prince Edward Island’s major marine gateway. Viking Octantis, an expedition class ship from Viking, will mark the first call of the season and the first at Port...
Cruise Returns to Port Charlottetown
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...