Tourism industry players rejoice as more cruise ships are coming to SPCT
By V. Sivaji The Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) is set to receive a fleet of high-end cruise ships before the end of this year and also in the first…
Costa Serena to visit Penang in Jan 2024
The Costa Serena is another new cruise ship to visit the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal early next year. The 3,000 capacity cruise ship is scheduled to homeport in Port Klang…
Doulos Hope’s arrival to Penang at SPCT delayed
Doulos Hope floating library The arrival of the Doulos Hope ship has been delayed. The floating library was initially scheduled to arrive at the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) on…
Mein Schiff 5 cruise ship visits SPCT
The Mein Schiff 5 cruise ship was spotted leaving the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) earlier this evening (Jan 9, 2023). A quick check shows that it is operated by…
Get to know RCL’s VP and managing director Asia Pacific – Ms Angie Stephen
By V. Sivaji The vice president and managing director, Asia Pacific for Royal Caribbean International (RCL) Ms Angie Stephen was at the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) recently to host…
Royal Caribbean International to deploy its first LNG powered cruise ship next year
By V. Sivaji The Royal Caribbean International (RCL) will deploy its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered cruise ship next year – the “Utopia of the Seas”. The mega cruise…
Resort World Cruises launch dual homeports for Singapore and Kuala Lumpur (via Port Klang) embarkations
Resorts World Cruises (RWC) is the first cruise line to add a Kuala Lumpur homeport (via Port Klang) for the Genting Dream starting July 18, 2022, in addition to the…
Genting Dream by Resort World Cruises arrives at SPCT this morning
Resort World Cruises’s Genting Dream mega cruise ship arrived at the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) this morning on its stopover from Singapore. It marks the restart of the cruise…
Spectrum of the Seas makes its comeback to the SPCT
The Spectrum of the Seas arrived at the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) this morning at around 7.25am under the glorious rays of the morning sunrise. It carries some 3,239…
SPCT to receive Spectrum of the Seas on July 2, 2022
After a hiatus of over two years, the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) will see the arrival of the Spectrum of the Seas on July 2, 2022. The mega cruise…