Cruise Ships Turned The Route To Turkey

Ege Port Kuşadası, Turkey's largest cruise port, operated by Global Ports Holding, a subsidiary of Global Investment Holdings, hosted the Odyssey of the Seas, the largest cruise ship ever to arrive in Turkish ports. With the arrival of the luxury ship with a capacity of 5 passengers and a length of 500 meters, the record for the largest cruise ship arriving at Turkish ports was broken within 347 weeks.

Stating that Ege Port Kuşadası aims to host a total of 500 voyages and 750 thousand passengers this year, Ege Port Kuşadası General Manager and Global Ports Holding Eastern Mediterranean Regional Director Aziz Güngör said, “As Ege Port Kuşadası, we will continue to host the world's largest ships throughout the season. . “Hosting these world's largest ships carrying thousands of passengers is the clearest indication of the intense interest in our country and Kuşadası, one of the most important cruise destinations in the Mediterranean.”

With the resumption of cruise ship voyages after the pandemic, giant cruise ships started to anchor in Turkish ports one after another. After Costa Venezia, who visited Turkey at the end of April, Ege Port Kuşadası, the cruise port of Turkey, operated by Global Ports Holding, a subsidiary of Global Investment Holdings and the world's largest cruise port operator, is named Odyssey of the Seas. hosted the giant ship. With the arrival of Odyssey of the Seas to Ege Port Kuşadası, the record for the largest ship arriving at Turkish ports was broken within 2 weeks. Odyssey of the Seas, one of the newest ships of Royal Carribean Cruise Lines to land in 2021, has 347 decks, 5 restaurants, 500 pools and 14 cabins.

It is planned to make 16 expeditions to Kusadasi.

Odyssey of the Seas, which has the distinction of being the largest cruise ship ever to come to Turkey, was welcomed with a band and folk dance team at Ege Port Kuşadası with a total of 4 passengers. Tourists, who left the ship after entering the country, also visited the world-famous Ancient City of Ephesus and the House of Virgin Mary.

The ship, which made its maiden voyage on May 11, plans to make 16 voyages to Kuşadası this year. The ship is planning voyages covering the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas between May and October 2022, departing from the port of Civitavecchia (Rome) and lasting between 7 and 12 days. The ship will visit prominent Greek islands such as Mykonos and Santorini as well as Aegean Port Kuşadası.

“We aim to host 750 thousand passengers”

Stating that Ege Port Kuşadası aims to host a total of 500 voyages and 750 thousand passengers this year, Ege Port Kuşadası General Manager and Global Ports Holding Eastern Mediterranean Regional Director Aziz Güngör said, “We are very happy to host the largest cruise ship arriving in Turkey. . Odyssey of the Seas is one of the world's newest and most luxurious cruise ships. “Hosting these world's largest ships carrying thousands of passengers is the clearest indication of the intense interest in our country and Kuşadası, one of the most important cruise destinations in the Mediterranean.”