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  • Tiny houses and MS Fram in Upernavik in Greenland. By Mads Pihl

Port readiness – An Easy and Manageable Preparation for the Cruise Season

The Port Readiness Program has been compiled to inform cruise destinations about the opportunities for local revenue, higher employment and planning of tours in relation to the development of the industry.

Published on July 16, 2019

The Port Readiness Program has been compiled to inform cruise destinations about the opportunities for local revenue, higher employment and planning of tours in relation to the development of the industry.

The main purpose of the Port Readiness Program is to offer tools on all levels of planning thus helping the local communities to become more attentive and proactive when it comes to a targeted local development in order to better provide a service to the cruise industry.

A young couple on a cruise in the midnight sun in Greenland. By Mads Pihl

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The manual will help to identify priorities when it comes to improving the physical infrastructure, higher employment, planning tours and potential partnerships with the cruise industry.

An important element of the Port Readiness project is the development of a Port Readiness manual. This manual will be developed with local stakeholders in mind helping them gain a better understanding of the cruise industry, and how they might actively take part in this growing sector.

The manual will specifically provide:

  • Information on the cruise industry
  • Information on how to develop the cruise industry
  • A step by step guide to hosting cruise ships

The manual will serve as a practical tool to all interested in the cruise tourism on a given destination. It will help to identify priorities when it comes to improving the physical infrastructure, higher employment, planning tours and potential partnerships with the cruise industry.

Describing practical tools and activities, surveys and offering examples of ‘best practice’ the manual will provide the reader with checklists for when the cruise ships arrive. Last but not least it will give the users the necessary tools to increase local awareness on cruise tourism just as it tells of the opportunities to plan and develop the cruise tourism in one’s local area.

A cruise guest with binoculars on the deck of MS Fram in Greenland. By Mads Pihl

Who Should Make Use of This Manual

All stakeholders within the cruise industry can make use of this manual in regards to planning and providing products and services to the cruise industry. It is intended for organizations, municipals and businesses in the private sector that either arrange visits from cruise ships or provide products and services to the cruise ships.

These stakeholders include:

  • Local cruise committees
  • Municipal councils / settlement councils
  • Port authorities / technical administration
  • Tour operators / associations
  • Retailers / hotels / restaurants
  • Tourist operators / incoming agencies
  • Church

Visit Greenland will host Port Readiness seminars in cooperation with the regions, i.e. the Municipal Administration or business counsils on the expressed interest from local operators.

The cruise ship Europa anchored outside Ittoqqortoormiit in East Greenland. By Frank Petersen

In 2015 Port Readiness meetings were held in Maniitsoq and Kangaamiut respectively.

Upernavik and Uummannaq are next and the courses will take place in February.

Visit Greenland will host Port Readiness seminars in cooperation with the regions, i.e. the Municipal Administration or business councils on the expressed interest from local operators.

If your local operators, associations, organizations and the like have taken an interest in Port Readiness, feel free to contact Mads-Daniel Skifte from Visit Greenland via email mads@greenland.com.

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