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The return of a cruiseship schedule at Warrenpoint Port since the pandemic, is to take place with the first caller this season due to arrive tomorrow, 28 June. The Co. Down port is to see the debut of the World Navigator,…

A new generation of a cruise ship docked in Dublin Port this week in the first port of call in a voyage around Ireland and the UK. The 430-foot Le Bellot can welcome up to 184 guests and 118 crew members with…

The weekend visit of the ship Greg Mortimer was the first cruise-liner to berth alongside at Dun Laoghaire Harbour in the 2022 season.  Capable of negotiating the strongest winds and waves, the 104-metre Greg Mortimer is built to polar standards…

Galway City businesses could benefit from cruise ship passengers to the tune of almost €2 million over the course of the summer months as such ships are due to anchor off the bay. A total of 22 cruise ships will…

The first cruiseship to visit Dubin Port this season arrived this morning, marking a momentous return of this tourism sector to the Irish capital and not seen since March 2020, as Covid travel restrictions were revoked last month, writes Jehan Ashmore.…

Ambassador Cruise Line, the UK's newest cruise operator whose Ambience has completed a 4-day round trip maiden voyage from its London homeport of Tilbury to Hamburg, Germany, writes Jehan Ashmore. In advance of Ambience's inaugural cruise that departed the London…

The Norwegian expedition cruise liner, Maud, arrived in Waterford Port this morning, the first cruise vessel in over two years, due to Covid pandemic disruption. It is the maiden voyage of the vessel, from the Norwegian cruise line company Hurtigruten.…

Dun Laoghaire Harbour has published a schedule of its cruise liner calls this year with many of the liners anchoring on Dublin Bay and tendering passengers ashore.  A ‘cap’ on the number of cruise calls to Dublin Port since 01 January 2020…

Dun Laoghaire Harbour's newly installed 'primary passenger ship tender pontoon' was put to immediate use this weekend to facilitate the second cruise-liner visit of the season to the east coast port. Tenders from the Viking Venus Cruise Ship were the…

Cork Beo described brilliant scenes in Cobh this morning when locals welcomed the first cruise ship in over two years. The port in the town has not seen tourists visiting on cruises since before the pandemic, so it's a big…

Dun Laoghaire Harbour will have a newly installed 'primary passenger ship tender pontoon' this weekend in time for its expected cruise liner visits to the harbour this summer.  It is understood that the whole tender operations for the visiting ships, (anchored…

The first cruise ship to Belfast Harbour for the 2022 season arrived on Friday, with the tourism industry anticipating a bumper season after taking a massive hit from Covid-19. The Viking Venus, a 930-passenger vessel owned by Viking Cruises, is…

The first cruiseship in Irish waters since Covid19 restrictions were put in place more than two years ago but removed earlier this month, has led Viking Venus to visit Dun Laoghaire Harbour with an anchorage call this morning, writes Jehan Ashmore.…

Design details of Cunard Line's newest cruiseship, Queen Anne have been revealed with the newbuild set to join the cruise company's fleet in 2024. Creative director Adam D. Tihany will collaborate with David Collins Studio, Richmond International and Sybille de…

The brand P&O Cruises, owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC, is faced with a growing tirade of abuse as the British public mistakes it for P&O Ferries which Afloat adds is owned by DP World based in Dubai, United Arab…

An interior design firm in the UK which has carried out refurbishment work on some of the world’s most famous cruise ships says it has enjoyed record turnover in the past eight months. Atlantic Marine Interiors based in Christchurch, Dorset,…