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Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä
Category: Ports & Destinations Ports & Destinations
Published: 06 September 2018 06 September 2018

More and more cruise passengers are travelling via Ports of Stockholm, and the Port of Kapellskär today trialled for international cruise call. The ship calling today at Kapellskär was MSC Meraviglia, which is currently the fifth largest cruise vessel in the world.

“Stockholm is a very popular cruise destination and is attracting increasing numbers of passengers. Now we may try a cruise call at the Port of Kapellskär for the first time, with the potential arrival of the MSC Meraviglia at the port,” said Stefan Scheja, Cruise and Ferry Manager at Ports of Stockholm prior today's call.

The MSC Meraviglia is 316 metres in length and can accommodate 5,700 people. Arriving from Oslo, the MSC Meraviglia departed the same evening, at 7 pm, to sail onwards to Tallinn.

During the 2018 cruise season, which runs from April to October, 276 cruise ships have been booked to call at a Ports of Stockholm port. It is anticipated that around 650,000 passengers will visit the Stockholm region, with a lay-over call for the majority of vessels in Stockholm. However, 34 of the cruise ships will call at the Port of Nynäshamn.

The Port of Kapellskär is Ports of Stockholm’s northernmost port, with freight and passenger ferry services to and from the Åland Islands, Finland and Estonia. Annually around one million ferry passengers travel via the Port of Kapellskär.