AIDA Cara opened the Cruiseport Rotterdam cruise season, Port of Rotterdam said in its release. This vessel arrived at 07.30 hours at the Holland Amerikakade, right next to the AIDA Mar in the heart of Rotterdam. This year, for the first time, over 100 cruise ships will call in at Rotterdam. Around 80 cruise ships per year arrived over the past two seasons.
For twelve cruise ships, this will be their first visit to Rotterdam. High points will include the arrival of MS Costa Mediterranea on 6 May, MS Costa Smeralda on 22 October (the second cruise ship ever to sail on LNG) and MS MSC Grandiosa on 4 November.