CRUISE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE CITY • Luis de Carvalho, Managing Partner B&A EUROPE

Bermello, Ajamil & Partners

LUIS DE CARVALHOMANAGING PARTNER

B&A EUROPE

Introduction to “Cruise in the relationship between

the ports and the cities”


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Cruise and waterfront experience - worldwideCruise and waterfront experience - worldwide

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Cruise line work and relationshipsCruise line work and relationships

• Royal Caribbean• St Lucia• Tortola• Dominican Republic• Nicaragua• Athens• Santorini• Malaysia• Uruguay

• MSC• Tunisia• Italy• Brazil• South Africa

• Carnival Corporation• Miami• Grand Turk• Cozumel• Cancun• San Juan

• NCL• Bahamas• Mexico

• Disney• Bahamas

• Star (Genting)• Hong Kong and China

• Royal Caribbean• St Lucia• Tortola• Dominican Republic• Nicaragua• Athens• Santorini• Malaysia• Uruguay

• MSC• Tunisia• Italy• Brazil• South Africa

• Carnival Corporation• Miami• Grand Turk• Cozumel• Cancun• San Juan

• NCL• Bahamas• Mexico

• Disney• Bahamas

• Star (Genting)• Hong Kong and China





…..became purely cargo and ferry facilities…..became purely cargo and ferry facilities

Ports and Their CommunitiesPorts and Their Communities

….no longer the grand liners called

….containerization revolutionized shipping..

….the modern jet captured the future …..

….Cities relegated piers to the urban fringes ….waterfront piers were eliminated ….

…..dedicated to other uses….

..the dependency on shipping for jobs disappeared …

..then cruise ships arrived …



The Life Cycle of the Urban/Port WaterfrontThe Life Cycle of the Urban/Port Waterfront

Settlement A Port is established City detaches

Declines Rediscovery


Manhattan Piers 88 and 90Manhattan Piers 88 and 90


Ships are growing faster than ports and waterfronts can be transformedShips are growing faster than ports and waterfronts can be transformed


Natural attributes of the harbor are criticalNatural attributes of the harbor are critical

• Many of harbors throughout the Mediterranean and Europe were designed for much smaller ships

• Many harbors responded to the larger ships by moving the business outward or

• To other harbors

• Many of harbors throughout the Mediterranean and Europe were designed for much smaller ships

• Many harbors responded to the larger ships by moving the business outward or

• To other harbors


Evolution of cruise ports further from the cityEvolution of cruise ports further from the city


Evolution of cruise ports within the cityEvolution of cruise ports within the city


The San Francisco EmbarcaderoThe San Francisco Embarcadero

The new San Francisco Terminal


The America’s Cup Pavilion – and then a cruise terminalThe America’s Cup Pavilion – and then a cruise terminal


Some challengesSome challenges


Some solutionsSome solutions


CRUISE LINES AND ASSOCIATED

SERVICE PROVIDERS

VENUES& ATTRACTIONS

TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE: AIRPORT, HOTEL, TRANSPORTATION

CITY PORT

Focus on Delivery of the Destination

Cruise destination formulaCruise destination formula


Identify the challenges and find solutions together Identify the challenges and find solutions together

Venues

Cruise

OperationsAccess

Transportation

Funding

Product Development

Marketing

Congestion

SustainabilitySafety/Security

Economic Drivers

Environment

Community

Facilities

Pedestrian

Traffic

Regulatory


Dublin BRINGING THE PORT AND THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER


Dublin……………PortDublin……………Port


Rail

O2

Site AnalysisSite Analysis



New port square – “two personalities - with and without ships”New port square – “two personalities - with and without ships”

Fully integrating the port into the City

Will work with and without the ships

Integrating the riverfront

Facilitating traffic

New Dublin time square – “two personalities - with and without ships”


New port square – “hard to tell where the City and Port meet”New port square – “hard to tell where the City and Port meet” “Hard to tell where the City and Port meet”


An active waterfront – “open to the public when ships are out”


CRUISE LINES AND ASSOCIATED

SERVICE PROVIDERS

VENUES& ATTRACTIONS

TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE: AIRPORT, HOTEL, TRANSPORTATION

CITY PORT

TEAM WORK


PANEL DISCUSSION

“Cruise in the relationship between the ports and the cities”

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CRUISE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE CITY • Luis de Carvalho, Managing Partner B&A EUROPE