Cruises and Cruise Liner Visits to Ireland
UK Operator Celebrate IWD2020 With Facebook Series & Cruise Ships Named after Female Pioneers
8th March 2020 Cruise Liners
In celebration of today's International Women’s Day 2020, and their theme Each for Equal, UK operator Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) has launched the ‘Introducing Inspirational Women’ series, writes Jehan Ashmore. The series (each Wednesday on facebook: see also today)…
Hybrid-Powered Cruise Ship Is First Caller of 2020 Season to Belfast Harbour & Island of Ireland
2nd March 2020 Cruise Liners
Afloat tracked MS Fridtjof Nansen, the latest addition hybrid-powered custom-built cruise ship for Norwegian operator Hurtigruten, which made its first visit to Belfast Harbour at the weekend, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported on Afloat, Belfast Harbour was named the…
Belfast Harbour has been named the best port of call in the UK and Ireland for cruise ships. The accolade was awarded by a global panel of cruise experts as part of the 2019 Cruise Critic Editors’ Pick Awards. It…
Priority for European Ports: To Safeguard the Development of Sustainable Cruise Activity
13th November 2019 Cruise Liners
According to the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), the sustainability of cruise activity in Europe is currently under pressure. European ports take the concerns expressed very seriously. The vicinity to Europe’s cultural heritage and main must-sees makes many European port…
Bumper Cruise Liner Season Brings Over 243,000 Visitors to Cork Harbour
5th November 2019 Port of Cork
There is only one more cruise ship is left to visit in December, for what has been a record cruise season for the Port of Cork with 100 cruise liners visiting in 2019. In total over 243,000 passengers and crew…
Dublin Port Company (DPC) has launched a public consultation on the future of cruise liner tourism at Dublin Port. To help inform the consultation process, DPC has published a discussion paper setting out key considerations to be addressed. DPC has…
Activists in their hundreds, BBC News reports, have staged a sit-in on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival in protest at the huge cruise ships they say are damaging the environment. The protest came hours ahead of Saturday's…
Bantry Bay Port Company Aiming to Increase the Number of Cruise Visits to Bantry Harbour
28th August 2019 Cruise Liners
Bantry Bay Port Company will hold a cruise seminar in the Maritime Hotel, Bantry on Thursday 29th August 2019 to launch their cruise strategy for Bantry. Entitled ‘Collectively Growing Cruise Tourism in Bantry’ the seminar is aimed at local attractions…
High winds played there part in determining cruiseship destinations among visiting vessels that were scheduled to call to Irish and Welsh ports, writes Jehan Ashmore. Most recently to become subject to the conditions involved Princess Cruises smallest ship, the 670…
A dedicated cruise terminal the first on the island of Ireland, reports ITV News, has opened in Belfast. A partnership between Visit Belfast and Belfast Harbour, the terminal has been created to cater for the growing number of cruise passengers…
Cobh Welcomes 'Spirit of Discovery' Cruise Liner on Maiden Call to Cork Harbour
19th July 2019 Cork Harbour
The latest cruise ship from Saga Cruises, the highly anticipated 'Spirit of Discovery' has docked in Cobh on her make her maiden call to a wet Cork Harbour today. As Afloat's Jehan Ashmore wrote yesterday, this brand new, luxury boutique British liner carries 999 passengers on…
The latest cruise ship from Saga Cruises, the highly anticipated Spirit of Discovery will make her maiden call to Cobh on Friday 19th July. As Afloat's Jehan Ashmore wrote yesterday, this brand new, luxury boutique British liner carries 999 passengers…
UK Operator's First Custom Built Newbuild Departs Dover On Maiden Cruise Including Dublin
18th July 2019 Cruise Liners
Saga Cruises first ever cruiseship built for the UK operator made a maiden port of call to Dublin Port this morning as part of an inaugural round Britain and Ireland cruise, writes Jehan Ashmore. Spirit of Discovery departed Dover last…
Cobh in Cork Harbour Named as One of the World’s Top Cruise Destinations
17th July 2019 Cork Harbour
Cruise Critic awards the highest-rated cruise destinations in 18 cruise regions across the globe in its annual Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards 2019 Cruise Critic, the world’s leading cruise reviews site and online cruise community, has announced the winners of its…
Dublin Port Chief Receives Apology From Cruise Ship Campaign Over Press Releases
7th July 2019 Dublin Port
Dublin Port’s chief executive has received an apology over press releases from a campaign against the end of cruise liner arrivals to the port that he claimed were defamatory, as The Irish Times reports. Lorcan O’Connor, a director of Carroll’s…
A new cruise berthing and visitor centre at Greenock Ocean Terminal on the Forth of Clyde, Scotland has been confirmed, it was revealed today. At its June meeting, the Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet approved a contribution of £9.693m…
