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The South Florida port of Miami continues to be the busiest cruise port in the world with more than 4 million passengers in 2011, slightly ahead of Port Everglades with 3.9 million and third place Port Canaveral with around 3.1 million passengers.

The world’s leading cruise experts have chosen the Port of Tyne as the UKs Best Port of Call. Following mystery visits across the summer around the 20 cruise visits to the Tyne the editors of the industry’s leading cruise advice website have awarded the accolade to the Port.

The number of cruise ship visits to Sydney Harbour this year will increase dramatically. Sydney Ports Corporation Chief Executive Officer Grant Gilfillan said there would be 214 vessel visits to Sydney this financial year compared to 150 last year, representing a 43 per cent increase.

Saga has announced that it is to base its ships at the Port of Dover through until 2016.

Hurricane Irene finally landed on the Eastern Seaboard of the United Sates over the bank holiday weekend, with the Port of New York closed on Saturday and early Sunday morning.

Princess Cruises Sea Princess has been honoured by the Port of San Francisco with its annual cruise ship environmental award.

It has been announced that a new cruise facility is to be built at the Australian port of Hobart on the southern holiday island of Tasmania.