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The Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal is the latest terminal in Penang Port, which began in 2010 after a major rebuild. It has a main berth that is 820 metres in length with a water depth of 12m, capable of handling the largest cruise vessels in the world. It also has two inner berths; north and south. The north inner berth is 248m in length (maximum size of 160m ship) with a depth of 6.5m, while the south inner berth is 219m in length (maximum size of 100m ship) with a depth of 5.5m. Both these inner berths are used for smaller passenger vessels.
2022 saw Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal handling nearly 1.2 million passengers. The bulk of this traffic came from the popular “Cruise to Nowhere” which is offered by cruise operators such as Summit Agencies M/V Aegean Paradise which is also the anchor tenant at Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal. Nearly 64% of the passenger traffic came from the “Cruise to Nowhere”. Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal also caters for transit vessel handling on a shore excursion with 2 Oasis class vessels; from Royal Caribbean and Resort World respectively -- which garners about 11,000 passengers at any given time.
Terminal Connectivity
What is Covered within 200m from Terminal to Heart of Penang
Strategic Affiliate Links
Penang Global Tourism
Penang Global Tourism (PGT) is a state tourism bureau that works with key tourism players locally and internationally, serving as a focal point for the coordination of all tourism activities. Find out the latest happenings in Penang on PGT's Events page.
PETACE
By striving for the development of the tourism and creative economy, PETACE works towards making both industries the key pillars of the state’s economy, aimed at creating more job opportunities, attracting new investments, nurturing new and existing talents as well as empowering the local community.
MOTAC
MOTAC is a special Ministry branch to manage all matters related to tourism, namely the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia. This development shows the government's determination to promote the tourism sector as one of the main contributors to the country's income.
ATAP
Association of Tourism Attractions, Penang (ATAP) was founded in 2005 with the objectives of encouraging the establishment, promotion, development and improvement of the tourism attractions, tourism products and services in Penang.