2. INTRODUCTION
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NAME COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Utku MUTLU BELGIUM/TURKEY
Hafida ZLIF BELGIUM
Heidi NENONEN BELGIUM/FINLAND
Sara VERVOORT BELGIUM
Kim VAN PEER BELGIUM
Xiaoshuang ZHAO BELGIUM/CHINA
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• 2013: 531 River cruises
• 1-7 days
• Cruise terminal: 1,510 m2.
• open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• The water depth is 8,23 meters
• Average tidal difference of 5,29 meters
• Maximum allowed LOA: 265 meters
• city center: 300m
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• Ideal location
• deepsea port
• At the axis of sea traffic between England
and the Continent
• On the coast of the North Sea with its famous
sandy beaches
• short distance from the major cultural cities
of Europe
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• Water depth at hige tide: 16.5 m
• Average tidal difference of 4,50 meters
• Port acces:
− Lock free
− Deep water quays up to 12 m
− weather protected passenger
gangway
• Cruise ships berth at:
− Harbour Mole: 200 m loa
− Swedish Quay: 400 m loa
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• easy access to the historical cities and tourist
areas in Belgium, Holland, Germany and
France.
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• Easy and non-congested road connections
− Bruges 20 minutes
− Antwerp 80 minutes
− Brussels 75 minutes
− Amsterdam 3 hours
− Paris 3 hours
− Köln (Cologne) 3 hours
• 2013: 93 cruises from all around the world
