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March 2008 Bright future for The Baltic Sea Region cruise industry

The report "2020 Vision: New Focus for the Global Cruise Industry" shows a shift in focus away from the traditional cruise markets - and that's good news for The Baltic Sea Region.
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March 2008 Cruise Baltic presents the first region-based cruise agent education

In February 2008, Cruise Baltic launched an agent education program for US travel agents. It is designed to give travel agents an in-depth knowledge on the Baltic Sea region - its diversity and destinations.
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September 2007 Cruise Baltic voted ‘Destination of the year' 2007

Seatrade Insider has just handed out this year's cruise awards and has selected Cruise Baltic as the destination of the year.
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September 2007 Cruise Baltic continues with new partners

With good results, enormous interest from the industry and satisfied partners, Cruise Baltic chooses to continue the success. Three new partners, Kotka, Aarhus and Saaremaa have already decided to join the network.
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September 2007 Cruise tourists rave about the Baltic Sea region

The cruise tourists' experience of the Baltic Sea region is very positive. 96 out of 100 passengers rate their cruise in the region as good or very good. Of the survey's 390 respondents, only one tourist had a bad experience.
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September 2007 The cruise tourist of the future comes from southern Europe

The typical tourist on a cruise in the Baltic Sea region is a middle-aged American or Englishman. However, the results of a new survey recently released by Cruise Baltic indicate that the cruise tourist of the future will just as likely be a younger Italian or Spaniard.
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March 2007 Cruise Baltic Project leads the way with a new cruise planning tool for professionals

Thanks to the creation of a new strategic tool, cruise companies, tour operators and agents can now quickly and easily find the information they need to arrange a visit to the participating harbours of the Cruise Baltic Project.
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March 2007 Cruise Baltic Project to continue its success

With a growth in cruise tourism of 13 per cent in the Baltic region, Cruise Baltic Project has been a resounding success story - one which its partners have chosen to continue.
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February 2007 Top honour to Baltic cruise project

Cruise Baltic Project (CBP) has won Denmark's biggest marketing award. It has just been announced that CBP has been given the HBH Marketing award 2007 for its combined branding, marketing and development of the Baltic region as a single cruise destination.
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January 2007 More cruise ship tourists want to visit the Baltic:
The Baltic Sea Region is the fastest growing cruise market in the world

The Baltic Sea Region ranks high on the lists of the world’s cruise passengers when choosing a destination for their holiday. Within just five years the Baltic has become the world’s fastest growing cruise region.
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January 2007 Cruises create jobs and revenue in the Baltic Sea Region

The Baltic region is the world’s fastest growing cruise market. Cruise tourism in the countries around the Baltic Sea generates an annual turnover approaching € 443 million as well as up to 11,500 jobs.
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Good cruise ship year for the Baltic Sea region October 2006

Increasing numbers of tourists are choosing to take a cruise in the Baltic Sea region. The trend is clear: there are fewer ships than last year, but they are larger.
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Baltic Cruises much more than historic and cultural highlights March 2006

Cruise Baltic Project launches six marketing themes

As a natural extension of the branding platform, 10 Countries on a String, the 17 partners of Cruise Baltic Project have developed a number of new transnational products and marketing themes. At Seatrade 2006 in Miami, Cruise Baltic Project will be presenting six themes for the cruise industry as well as a new joint print concept to promote the Baltic destinations
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Rapid Growth within the Baltic Cruise Region February 2006
The Baltic Sea region is one of the world’s fastest growing cruise products. During the last five years Baltic cruise destinations have experienced an average annual growth of 15%, compared to a 6% average worldwide. The region is thus gaining market shares.
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Cruise partners in win-win scenario November 2005
With an annual growth rate since 2000 of 16%, the Baltic Sea region is one of the world’s fastest growing cruise destinations. To build on the competitiveness of the region 10 countries joined together last year in an extended, trans-national partnership.
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A string of Baltic pearls March 2005
The Baltic cruise industry has grown at a phenomenal rate – over 50 percent since 2000. This presents the harbors in the region with a significant challenge. Such growth demands both increased capacity and improved infrastructure for the harbors to serve new and larger ships.
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Major Baltic Cruise Partnership Launched September 2004
Twelve ports in ten countries have joined together to form a major new cruise partnership, in order to create opportunities for continued growth in the numbers of cruise ships in the Baltic.
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