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cruise shipping<br />
Cruise shipping is the only portrelated<br />
activity that remains in<br />
downtown Amsterdam. And for<br />
good reason. Amsterdam’s historic<br />
city center is a very popular<br />
destination for cruise ships. Adding<br />
to downtown Amsterdam’s<br />
appeal is the Passenger<br />
Terminal Amsterdam (PTA) at<br />
the IJhaven (IJ Port), which is a<br />
wave-shaped landmark building.<br />
In <strong>2006</strong>, 92 sea cruise ships visited<br />
Amsterdam Ports. In <strong>2006</strong>, the<br />
number of passengers on board<br />
was about 190,000 – up more<br />
than 12% in comparison to 2005.<br />
The strong growth in the number<br />
of passengers is not immediately<br />
reflected in the number of sea<br />
cruise ships because these vessels<br />
are becoming ever-bigger<br />
in size.<br />
The river cruise market is also<br />
booming. In <strong>2006</strong>, 1,085 river<br />
cruise ships called at the Port.<br />
In 2005, the figure was 771.<br />
Likewise, the number of passengers<br />
jumped from 96,000 in 2005<br />
to 160,000 in <strong>2006</strong>, which is a<br />
staggering increase of 65%. The<br />
number of cruise ship calls booked<br />
so far for 2007 indicates that<br />
the number of vessels and passengers<br />
will exceed those in <strong>2006</strong>.<br />
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