The international cruise season for the summer is kicking off in Helsinki on Maundy Thursday 14 April with MS Hamburg arriving in the South Harbour. The season is expected to be busy, and according to advance bookings, 186 ship calls with up to 349,000 passengers are planned for Helsinki. International tourists are sure to visit sights, boutiques, marketplaces and events!

“We have finally learned to live with COVID-19, and we have agreed on good practices and arrangements concerning health and safety in international cruise traffic,” says Port of Helsinki Harbour Master Staffan Teromaa.
“The season does look unusual, however, because the uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine may cause agreed ship calls to be cancelled. Cruise ships are also expected to stay overnight more than usual, as they will not be sailing to St. Petersburg,” Teromaa says.

Up to 14 maiden calls to Helsinki this season:

date	ship	quay
4. May 2022	LE CHAMPLAIN	EKL
18. May 2022	AMBIENCE	LHB
30. May 2022	CELEBRITY APEX	LHC
4. June 2022	WORLD VOYAGER	ERA
4. June 2022	MSC VIRTUOSA	LHD
10. June 2022	SEVEN SEAS SPLENDOR	LHB
11. June 2022	STAR LEGEND	EKL
24. June 2022	COSTA FASCINOSA	LHC
27. June 2022	NORWEGIAN DAWN	LHC
30. June 2022	SEA CLOUD SPIRIT	EKL
5. July 2022	ISLAND PRINCESS	LHC
12. August 2022	OCEAN ODYSSEY	EPL
1. September 2022	WORLD NAVIGATOR	EKL
9. September 2022	SKY PRINCESS	LHD

It looks like there will be several very busy days for cruises this summer. Quays in Helsinki are expecting up to 5 international cruise ships in addition to normal liner traffic on 1 June and up to 4 ships on 18. July as well as 14. and 27. August.