Today Cruise Baltic has announced that Emirates has become a strategic partner of Cruise Baltic. Instrumental in effecting the formation of this new, joint agreement is Claus Bødker, Director, Cruise Baltic, working in close co-operation with Emirates’ management in both Copenhagen and Dubai.

Emirates fly to more than 150 destinations on six continents, with routes to Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm in the Baltic Sea region.

Says Claus Bødker: “This partnership commitment made to us by Emirates is such significant and welcome news. By networking together, implementing new, joint marketing initiatives and targeting the same source markets - including those of Asia and Australia, which are ‘booming’ - I am confident that we can reach our respective objectives of attracting even more cruise visitors to the Baltic Sea region.”

Paul Starrs, SVP Global Sales, Emirates (Dubai) commented: “For several years Emirates has been active within the cruise industry sector, however, our commitment to Cruise Baltic reflects our need to focus on priority markets, as well as the more traditional. We can combine our resources and together meet any challenges facing the airline and cruise industry; and with our complementary premium products, will look to secure the highest standards of guest experience.”

Cruise Baltic is a network of cruise destinations in the Baltic Sea offering easy access to 10 countries on a string with an ‘ocean of adventures’. The network - founded in 2004 with 12 destinations - has now grown in 2016 to 29 destinations.