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Dros y pum mlynedd ddiwethaf, rydym wedi gweithio'n galed iawn i roi enw da i Gymru fel cyrchfan gwych ar gyfer mordeithiau. Yn 2013, roedd 18 o longau mordeithio gyda 15,000 o deithwyr wedi ymweld â Chymru. Eleni yn unig, mae dros 100 o ymweliadau â phorthladdoedd yng Nghymru wedi'u cynllunio sy'n gynnydd o dros 500% ers 2013\. Golyga hyn y bydd Cymru wedi croesawu dros 51,000 o deithwyr o UDA, Canada, Ffrainc a'r Almaen, ymhlith eraill. Mae hyn hefyd lawer yn fwy na ffigurau 2017 sy'n dangos cynnydd blynyddol o 15%. Bydd Caergybi yn croesawu 54 o’r ymweliadau hyn yn 2018 – cynnydd o 30% ers 2017\. Gobeithio y bydd y duedd hon yn parhau.   
  
Rydym wedi denu cwmnïau newydd megis Norwegian Cruise Line, Aida, Regent Seven Seas a Phoenix Reissen ac rydym yn gwneud popeth y medrwn i ddenu rhagor. Rydym hefyd yn gweithio'n galed i gadw'r rhai sydd eisoes yn ymweld â Chymru, er enghraifft, bydd Cruise \& Maritime Voyages yn parhau i gynnig mordeithiau dychwelyd yn 2019 i'r Canoldir yn dilyn ail flwyddyn lwyddiannus o hwylio o borthladd Caerdydd lle y gwnaeth 750 o deithwyr fynd ar y llong fordeithio Marco Polo a dod oddi arni.  
  
Rhan allweddol o sicrhau'r ymweliadau hyn yw'r gwaith a wnawn ledled Cymru i ddatblygu a hyrwyddo teithiau newydd ar y tir i deithwyr ac i ddangos mwy o atyniadau Cymru i gwmnïau mordeithio a threfnwyr lleol; er enghraifft, i deithwyr sy'n cyrraedd Caerdydd, rydym wedi datblygu taith newydd i adeilad Canolfan y Mileniwm gyda'r pensaer gwreiddiol; ac i deithwyr sy'n cyrraedd Abergwaun, rydym wedi datblygu prynhawn cyfan o Hwyl sy'n cynnwys adloniant i ddangos treftadaeth a diwylliant Cymru; ac yng Nghaergybi, rydym bellach yn cynnig y Zip World Forest Coaster newydd sydd dros 1 cilometr o lwybr toboganau drwy’r goedwig fel rhan o daith antur.  
  
Rydym hefyd wedi buddsoddi mewn seilwaith, er enghraifft, yn Abergwaun drwy'r Cynllun Cymorth Buddsoddi mewn Twristiaeth, rydym wedi buddsoddi mewn pont gychod er mwyn caniatáu i longau mwy o faint ymweld â Chymru. O ganlyniad i hynny, rydym eisoes yn gweld cynnydd o 30% yn nifer y teithwyr ar gyfer 2019, gan gynnwys ymweliad gan y llong fordeithio Aidabella, sy'n cario 2,500 o deithwyr. Hon fydd y llong fwyaf i ymweld â Chymru hyd yma.  
  
Mae newid ar waith ym mhorthladd Caergybi hefyd gyda'r posibilrwydd o ddatblygu angorfa newydd ar gyfer mwy nag un defnyddiwr yn cael ei ystyried. Yn Aberdaugleddau, mae cynlluniau diwygiedig ar gyfer ailddatblygu marina gwerth miliynau o bunnoedd, gan gynnwys gwestai, siopau a bwytai newydd wedi'u cymeradwyo gan Gyngor Sir Penfro.   
  
Caiff Cymru, fel cyrchfan mordeithio, ei marchnata'n uniongyrchol i'r cwmnïau mordeithio drwy alwadau busnes i fusnes gyda phobl allweddol sy'n gyfrifol am wneud penderfyniadau ym mhob cwmni. Byddwn yn parhau i ddatblygu ein perthnasau gwaith cadarn gyda'r cwmnïau mordeithio yn arddangosfa Cruise Global, a chynhadledd ac arddangosfa Seatrade Med.  
  
Dros y pum mlynedd ddiwethaf, mae twristiaeth fordeithio wedi cael cryn dipyn o lwyddiant, diolch i'r gwaith a wnaed mewn partneriaeth â rhanddeiliaid allweddol i wella pecyn mordeithio Cymru. O hyn ymlaen, rhaid inni barhau i gydweithio os rydym am ddatblygu seilwaith ein porthladdoedd ar gyfer mordeithiau er mwyn canolbwyntio ar sicrhau bod mwy o longau mordeithio yn ymweld â Chymru.  
  
Yr hyn sy'n eglur yw bod gan Gymru rywbeth at ddant pawb. Pa beth bynnag sy’n ennyn eich diddordeb, mae gan Gymru rywbeth ar eich cyfer chi. Edrychwn ymlaen at groesawu rhagor o deithwyr yn ystod y blynyddoedd nesaf ac at rannu'r hyn sydd gennym i'w gynnig.    
  
Cyhoeddir y datganiad hwn yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i’r Aelodau. Os bydd yr Aelodau yn dymuno imi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ar hyn pan fydd y Cynulliad yn ailymgynnull, byddaf yn hapus i wneud hynny.  
  


  
  






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Over the past 5 years we have worked extremely hard to put Wales on the map as a top cruise destination.  In 2013 there were 18 cruise calls with 15,000 cruise passengers  visiting  Wales.  This year alone  with over 100 calls to Welsh ports \- an increase of over 500% since 2013 \- Wales will have welcomed over 51,000 cruise passengers from USA, Canada, France and Germany, to name but a few countries.  It is also a significant upturn on 2017 year’s figures which show a year on year increase of 15%.  Holyhead will welcome 54 of these calls in 2018 \- an increase of 30% from 2017\.  A trend that we hope will continue.  

  

We have attracted new lines such as Norwegian Cruise Line, Aida, Regent Seven Seas and Phoenix Reissen and we are doing everything we can to attract further cruise lines.  We are also working hard to retain the existing ones, for example Cruise \& Maritime Voyages cruise line will continue to offer turnaround cruises in 2019 to the Mediterranean, following the second successful year of sailing out of Cardiff port, where 750 passengers boarded and disembarked the Marco Polo cruise vessel.  

  

A key part of retaining calls is our work pan Wales to develop and promote new onshore tour itineraries for passengers and showcasing more of Wales’s attractions to cruise lines and ground handlers; for example, for passengers arriving in Cardiff, we have developed a new tour of the Wales Millennium Centre building with the original architect; and for passengers arriving in Fishguard, we have developed a whole afternoon, offering a Hwyl event featuring  entertainment to showcase Welsh heritage \& culture; and in Holyhead we now offer the new Zip World Forest Coaster, over a 1 kilometre alpine toboggan run, as an adventure  tour option.  

  

We have also invested in infrastructure, for example in Fishguard port through the Tourism Investment Support Scheme, we have invested in a pontoon allowing larger cruise vessels to call.  As a result, there is already an increase in passenger numbers for 2019 of 30%, including the arrival of the Aidabella cruise ship, with 2500 cruise passengers on board. This will be the largest ship to call in Fishguard so far.  

  

The port of Holyhead is also to undergo change, with a new multi\-use berth development under consideration.  In Milford Haven, revised plans for a multi\-million pound marina redevelopment, including new hotels, shops and restaurants, have been approved by Pembrokeshire County Council.  

  

Wales as a cruise destination is marketed directly to the cruise lines through business to business calls with key decision makers from each cruise line.  We will continue to further develop our strong working relationships with the cruise lines by attendance at the Cruise Global exhibition and Seatrade Med conference \& exhibition.  

  

Over the last 5 years cruise tourism has been a great success story, thanks to the work we have undertaken in partnership with the key stakeholders to improve our Wales cruise product.  Going forward, collaborative working will need to continue if we are to further develop our cruise port infrastructure, so that we can concentrate on continued growth in cruise calls for  Wales.  

  

What is clear, is that Wales has something for everyone. Whatever your interests, Wales certainly has it all.  We are looking forward to welcoming more cruise passengers in the years to come and sharing everything that we have to offer.    

  

This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Assembly returns I would be happy to do so.