Bodrum Cruise Port, which is included in the portfolio of Global Ports Holding, a subsidiary of Global Investment Holdings and the world's largest cruise port operator, has become the main port. Bodrum Cruise Port will host all of the 46 cruises of the Lagoon Sea Cruises' Blue Sapphire.
Global Ports Holding Eastern Mediterranean Ports Director Aziz Güngör said, “We expect 2023 ships and 138 thousand cruise passengers at Bodrum Cruise Port in 125. Bodrum will also mark a record year in terms of cruise tourism this year," he said.
Bodrum Cruise Port, which is in the portfolio of Global Ports Holding, a subsidiary of Global Investment Holdings and the largest cruise port operator in the world, will host the Blue Sapphire ship belonging to the Turkish Cruise Company Lagoon Sea Cruises. Positioning Bodrum Cruise Port as the main port, Blue Sapphire is planning 46 voyages this year. The 200-meter-long Blue Sapphire ship has a total capacity of 750 passengers. The first of the flights to Turkish, European and South American markets started today. All of the passenger changes of the 46 voyages to be realized will take place at Bodrum Cruise Port. Bodrum Cruise Port operated as the main port for 2022 thousand passengers on 21 trips in 15.
'He will set a record for a year'
Speaking about Blue Sapphire's first voyage in 2023, Global Ports Holding Eastern Mediterranean Ports Director Aziz Güngör said, “As Bodrum Cruise Port, our goal is to host the world's largest ships during the new season, as it was last season. There is a great interest in both our country and Bodrum. We expect 2023 ships and 138 thousand cruise passengers at Bodrum Cruise Port in 125. Bodrum will also mark a record year in terms of cruise tourism this year. The interest of luxury cruise lines in Bodrum has increased in direct proportion to the serious promotional activities carried out by Global Ports Holding and the increase in Bodrum's luxury awareness as a brand in the world in recent years.”