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General Information on Amsterdam 

Where can I find a bank? What climate does Amsterdam have? what are the opening hours of the museums? Where can I use the internet? Can cannabis be smoked everywhere? These and other questions are answered here. Click on the picture below

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The Passenger Terminal Amsterdam is an ideal departure point, destination or stopover for a European trip or a cruise to the Baltic.

Central Station is very close by with frequent train connections to Schiphol Airport and over fifty international train connections.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is 20 minutes away by car and has direct connections to over 250 destinations. This makes Schiphol one of the most important airports in Europe.
The terminal is easy to reach and there are parking facilities for coaches and cars.

The Piet Hein Car Park is located beneath the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam and belongs to Parkeergebouwen Amsterdam. This garage offers affordable event rates. For opening times, rates, accessibility and directions: bereikbaar.amsterdam.nl

The Oosterdoks Parking is about ten minutes from the PTA by foot and is located next to Central Station. For opening times, rates, accessibility and directions: bereikbaar.amsterdam.nl

A more affordable alternative is to park at P&R Zeeburg (Park & Ride). This is five to ten minutes away from the terminal by tram. P&R Zeeburg provides long-term parking including a tram ticket. For opening times, rates, accessibility and directions: bereikbaar.amsterdam.nl

Click on each city picture for more information on hotels, excursions, tourist information offices, Taxis, and much more.   

Accor Hotels

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol


Amsterdam Canal Cruises / Blue Boat Company


Amsterdam Diamond Group


Amsterdam Tourist Offices


Canal Company


Coster Diamonds / Diamond Museum


Felison Terminal


Grand Hotel Amrath Amsterdam

 
   

Holland Factory

Kuoni Destination Management


Met en Co


Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre


NH Hoteles


Passenger Terminal Amsterdam


TCA Taxicentrale Amsterdam


Tourist Bus Amsterdam

 

 
   

 
Amsterdam Cruise Port zoekt een nieuwe manager!
Vanwege het vertrek van de huidige manager zoekt ACP per direct een projectmanager voor minimaal 0,8 FTE. Wat hebben wij je te bieden: Als manager van ACP kom je terecht in een enthousiaste club mensen die zich met elkaar inzet om goede uitingen en succesvolle activiteiten te organiseren. Men vindt het leuk om met elkaar voor een goed eindproduct te gaan, waarbij je met een veelheid aan persoonlijkheden te maken hebt en fungeert als spin in het web. De organisatie biedt prima primaire en secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden.

Hans Gerson new Chairman Amsterdam Cruise Port (ACP)
Hans Gerson (1947) has been appointed Chairman of the Amsterdam Cruise Port (ACP) promotional association by the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce . The former Director of the Port of Amsterdam took up his new role at the start of August, succeeding Peter Swelheim who had been Chairman since May 2006.

Hendrick de Keyser - een unieke en grootse erva(a)ring!


Festive and orange general rehearsal for Sail Amsterdam 2010
They lost the finals, but the Dutch Soccer Team received a warm and orange welcome back in Amsterdam.

Alkmaar verwelkomt cruiseschip ‘MS Switzerland’ met een lengte van 100 meter
Vrijdag 11 juni meert het cruiseschip de ‘MS Switzerland’ voor de eerste keer aan in Alkmaar. Het schip legt aan aan de Kanaalkade - tussen de Ringers- en de Texelsebrug- op een plek van 105 meter lang. Een bijzondere gebeurtenis, omdat dit de eerste keer is dat een schip van deze lengte Alkmaar aandoet.

Hongkong kiest voor inrichting passagiersterminal naar Amsterdams model
De inrichting van de eerste nieuw te bouwen passagiersterminal in Hongkong is naar Amsterdams model. De lay-out en indeling van de terminal in Amsterdam bleek het meest optimaal. Met inzet van kennis en ervaring van ondermeer Haven Amsterdam, de Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA) en Ingenieursbureau Lievense is gekozen voor het ontwerp en de bouw van een 300 miljoen dollar kostende nieuwe terminal, op Amsterdamse leest geschoeid.

New website on tourist attractions in the North Holland Region
This website provides the cruise company professionals with information on tourist attractions and shore excursion options for the North Holland region.

Water and steam in the most colourful daytrip
The Ultimate Holland Experience by Steamtram and boat The engine whistles and the fireman puts coal onto the fire. Wooden partitions creak, wheels sing and steam hisses. This is the start of the most exciting journey through time in Holland. Get on board and relive an experience from a different area. In springtime the steamtrams will take you through the most colourful bulbfields in this ancient Dutch countryside. This Ultimate Holland Experience is easy to reach: it’s situated just north of Amsterdam.

City walk Alkmaar and Hoorn
'I didn't expect it is so beautiful' is a remark we often hear from guests who have just taken a citywalk through Alkmaar.

Members of Cruise Europe gathered at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) to discuss the future of cruising in Northern and Wester
AGM organizers Dick de Graaff, the commercial manager of Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, and Ron Maes, general manager of the Felison Cruise & Ferry Terminal in the Port of IJmuiden, managed to attract an impressive roster of speakers, including the key decision-makers for deployment and shore operations at Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Seabourn Cruise Line, and Disney Cruise Line. The speakers’ collective message was a clear one: The sun is shining on “Cruise Europe Land.”