Cape Town Cruise Terminal, South Africa The Cape Town Cruise Terminal is located inside South Africa’s oldest working harbour, set against the backdrop of Table Mountain. It is operated by the V&A Waterfront and forms the gateway to Cape Town. A recent substantial investment saw the terminal integrated with Makers Landing, the V&A’s unique South African food and culture hub. The terminal is a three-minute walk from the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, the largest contemporary African art museum in the world. Cruise guests can also explore the wide range of hospitality, retail and leisure activities that make the V&A such a widely visited destination. Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Hong Kong The iconic 143,000-square-metre Kai Tak Cruise Terminal was designed by global architecture firm Foster + Partners and features a rooftop garden that is open year-round, as well as restaurants and spacious passenger areas. The check-in halls have distinctive triangular windows that maximise natural lighting while minimising heat absorption, one of the terminal’s many environmentally friendly features. The terminal also uses ultraviolet disinfection technologies throughout its HVAC systems and offers free wi-fi and regular bus and minibus routes to ensure passengers enjoy every moment of their onshore experience. Galataport Istanbul, Turkey Galataport Istanbul has transformed Istanbul’s historical port into a world-class facility, with an innovative hatch system, an underground terminal, and a buzzing gastronomy, arts, culture and shopping neighbourhood with access to the previously closed promenade. The hatches open when ships arrive to create a temporary customs area. Passengers enter the world’s first underground cruise terminal, where passport control, baggage claim and other operations take place. The terminal’s architecture and interior design – created by Autoban with inspiration from Istanbul’s famed underground cisterns – has been internationally recognised with the Red Dot design award. 1 8 5
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