Dear Business Partner, We are at the start of a new year and let’s hope water levels will be better in 2019 than they were last year. It is our pleasure to send you this newsletter to bring you up to date on the latest news and developments concerning Port of Amsterdam. Dear Business Partner, We are at the start of a new year and let's hope water levels will be better in 2019 than they were last year. It is our pleasure to send you this newsletter to bring you up to date on the latest news and developments concerning Port of Amsterdam. Amsterdam River Cruise Conference & Liegeplatz Party We organised the Amsterdam River Cruise Conference & Liegeplatz Party on January 11. It was our pleasure to welcome 58 participants to the first edition of this event. At the conference we provided the participants with an update on the status of the Easydock reservation system and current topics including the Day Tourist Tax and price differentiation. Planning 2019 2018 was a tough year for the River Cruise business, with numerous cancellations and ship swaps. The number of calls in Amsterdam and Zaanstad was, however, more or less the same as in 2017. Berth confirmations 2019 The planning for 2019 has been carried out automatically by Easydock with equal opportunities for all customers. We have received 2,346 reservations for the coming season. 2,326 reservations have been planned and 20 reservations are on a waiting list (only in April). The planning is published for the entire year and is available to all Easydock users. How to be a good neighbour As in many other cities ´over-tourism’ is also a theme in Amsterdam. That is why we have drawn up some guidelines for the conduct of your captains, crew members and guests when visiting our port.