27 Port of Toronto celebrates a record-breaking cruise season The English city of Plymouth expects to welcome over 10,000 cruise passengers in 2024, following a 40 per cent increase in bookings from 2023. The port city has 14 cruise ships already confirmed to call between April and October, with more in the pipeline. It is also receiving enquiries for 2025 and 2026. Cruise bookings grow by 40 per cent in Plymouth Photo: One Plymouth Port of Toronto welcomed a record-breaking 18,000 passengers onboard 45 ships at its cruise ship terminal throughout the 2023 season. Vessels from brands including Viking, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Ponant, Plantours and Pearl Seas Cruises visited the Canadian city, with Viking Polaris and HapagLloyd’s Hanseatic Inspiration also making their maiden calls to the port. “I am thrilled to cap off another record season at the Port of Toronto Cruise Ship Terminal, welcoming thousands of visitors to Toronto through the harbour’s scenic Eastern Gap,” said RJ Steenstra, president and CEO of PortsToronto. The city of Valencia in Spain is to carry out multiple projects to become a more sustainable tourist destination after being named as the European Green Capital for 2024. Valencia will implement projects to enable locals and visitors to easily explore natural spaces; promote sustainable mobility by encouraging citizens and visitors to walk, cycle or use public transport; reclaim and rejuvenate public spaces; and protect and celebrate its cultural, natural and gastronomic heritage. Its new Central Park is also being expanded and will, when completed, add 23 hectares of green space to the city centre. Photo: Visit Valencia Valencia to develop more sustainable tourism experiences Photo: PortsToronto
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