The Zadar Cruise Port, located at Zadar’s Port of Gazenica, was declared the Port of the Year at the 2019 Seatrade Cruise Awards ceremony held within the CLIA Germany Gala Dinner, during Seatrade Europe, in Hamburg earlier this month.
A new passenger terminal at Zadar’s Gaženica Port, one of the most modern cruise port terminals in the Mediterranean, was opened this year, enabling Zadar to become home to many big cruise lines. It is a two-storey building that spreads across 20,000 square metres and provides all the relevant services for domestic and international transport. The construction of the terminal, which began in 2016, cost 27 million euro.
Zadar beat fellow finalists, Port of OldenLoen in Norway and Port of Yokohama in Japan to win the prestigious title.
Zadar beat fellow finalists, Port of OldenLoen in Norway and Port of Yokohama in Japan to win the prestigious title.
Ports proposed for awards are judged by cruise industry leaders “with a wealth of experience and knowledge”. “The Seatrade Cruise Awards offer recognition in industry categories as well as giving community and personality awards,” according to the information on the Seatrade Cruise Awards.
”Since Gaženica joined GPH’s global network of cruise ports, we’ve been fully committed to introducing the best port management practices and standards that we have gained through many years of experience. We’re very pleased with this award given by the profession because it’s a confirmation that all the effort put into this port by Zadar County, the Port Authority of Zadar and GPH has paid off. This award motivates us to continue operating in Zadar and in all of the other ports we managem” said Emre Sayın, Chairman of the Board of Global Ports Holding.
Considering the fact that we’re the first Croatian passenger port to win this award, this is also an exceptional promotion of the City of Zadar, the Zadar region, and of Croatia.
Rebeka V. Pevec, who worked on the nomination process and was briefed on the procedures required to enter among the three aforementioned finalists, said on this occasion:
”This is a really great success, we’re extremely happy and proud that our port was proclaimed the Port of the Year in 2019. Our entire team has received this award with recognition for all their efforts and additional impetus, but also sees it as an obligation to continue their development in the coming period.
Considering the fact that we’re the first Croatian passenger port to win this award, this is also an exceptional promotion of the City of Zadar, the Zadar region, and of Croatia. Zadar is a beautiful city and the county has so much to offer. By providing the best possible service to guests and visitors, crews and cruise companies, I’m sure that in addition to the profession, they will all also recognise the progress that Zadar Cruise Port (Gaženica) has made over the past year – Total Croatia News have reported.
Zadar – one of the most popular travel destinations
This is another big recognition for Zadar and tourism in Zadar area. Earlier this year Lonely Planet, one of the world’s most famous travel guides in the world, released it’s “Best in Travel 2019” guide where Zadar proudly found it’s place on the list as one of the top 10 cities to visit in 2019.
