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Singapore

Upgrades Coming

After the expansion, Marina Bay will
be able to process 11,700 passengers
daily, up from 6,800.
The terminal is coming off a record-
breaking two million guests in 2024 and
expects the figure to keep going up.
A new and enhanced ground transport
area is being developed to support the pas-
senger flow with more pickup, coach, and
taxi lots, and shuttle buses to the nearest
MRT station on high-volume days.
The new Disney Adventure arrives on
the scene later this year as the 6,000-guest
ship will operate short cruises year-round
from Singapore.
 A rendeirng of a refreshed and upgraded Marina Bay facility. There is also seasonal business from
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity, as well
as TUI, Princess and others, said the
he Marina Bay Cruise Centre in minal and dedicated check-in zones for spokesperson.
TSingapore will have year-round each ship, a spokesperson said. As the world emerged from the pan-
homeporting from Dream Cruises and In addition is a new check-in hall with demic, the Singaporean source market
Disney Cruise Line for the foreseeable extra seating, additional lounges and lar- grew, with many trying cruising for the
future. ger seating areas, which will now add up first time. That, coupled with airlift into
An expansion program is enabling that to more than 3,500 seats across the termi- Singapore, has driven the uptick in ca-
and includes larger guest areas in the ter- nal as the facility gears up for the future. pacity. 

Kobe

Post-Pandemic Growth

calling in September, and at the end of this year, the ship will
offer an itinerary calling at Keelung and Kaohsiung from Kobe
with the Asuka II,” said Iba.
“Baggage delivery, which is a paid service, will become
available at our cruise terminal soon. We hope this will help
the passengers to go on hassle-free sightseeing in Kobe,” Iba
explained.
International charter flights have started to fly to and from
 The terminal is 13 minutes from the airport. Kobe Airport this past April.
“The cruise terminal is 13 minutes from the airport by train,”
Iba noted.
obe is on pace to have 141 calls this year, the highest Iba said that to see success the port would like more pas-
Knumber since 2018, said Mitsuki Iba from the Cruise sengers and more crew to have wonderful experiences in Kobe.
Promotion Division at the Port and Harbor Bureau, Kobe City “For the turnarounds, our ideal call will see passengers enjoy
Government (Port of Kobe). Iba said the growth is set to con- their sightseeing with a pre- or post-cruise stay in Kobe with
tinue in 2026. the ship buying local products,” Iba added. “To achieve this,
“The Seabourn Encore and Azamara Pursuit made maiden we are inviting cruise lines to our fam tours and offering them
calls for turnarounds this March. The new Asuka III started actual local experiences in Kobe.” 

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