Cruise ports quiz

David Whitley,

On a cruise, where the ship pulls up isn’t always where you want to go and visit. Around the world, there are cruise ports that act as gateways to somewhere a lot more interesting. And this quiz should test your knowledge of them – or at least forewarn you of where to look out for them…

Cruise ports quiz

On a cruise, where the ship pulls up isn’t always where you want to go and visit. Around the world, there are cruise ports that act as gateways to somewhere a lot more interesting. And this quiz should test your knowledge of them – or at least forewarn you of where to look out for them…

1 / 10

You’re on a cruise and the ship docks in Seward, Ketchikan and Skagway. Which American state are you visiting?

2 / 10

Which industrious Norwegian city, a staple of fjords cruises, is home to the strangely interesting Norwegian Canning Museum and the Norwegian Petroleum Museum?

3 / 10

On which Indonesian island would you be if your cruise ship arrived at the Benoa Cruise Port?

4 / 10

The cruise port of Port Canaveral – close to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral – is in which US state?

5 / 10

When cruise ship passengers dock at Piraeus, which European city are they generally going to explore?

6 / 10

Near the mouth of the Yangtze River, which major Chinese city does the Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal service?

7 / 10

In the Ballad of John and Yoko by the Beatles, which English port city are the title characters trying to get to Holland or France from?

8 / 10

On which Asian island did the Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal open in 2023?

9 / 10

The port of Civitavecchia is the dropping off point for cruise ship passengers heading to which Italian city?

10 / 10

In which city might an epic cruise around South America and Antarctica finish at the Benito Quinquela Martin Passenger Terminal?

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