Cruises and Cruise Liner Visits to Ireland
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Cork County Council Managed Harbours to Welcome Almost 2,000 Cruise Passengers
17th May 2026 Cruise Liners
According to Cork County Council, an early cruise ships season to Kinsale and Youghal has established a "vibrant year of luxury cruise tourism" across the county, reports EchoLive.ie It is expected that this year’s cruise season is to welcome 1,840 passengers…
Two Irish women have been repatriated from a cruise liner at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak. According to RTÉ News, the women were flown back to Ireland on Sunday (10 May) on an Air Corps aircraft after disembarking the…
Ann Lane, one of two Irish people on board the cruise ship MV Hondius cruise ship anchored off Cape Verde, has spoken of the shock on board when the first people died. As The Irish Independent reports, Ms Lane recounted…
Two Irish Citizens Confirmed Aboard Atlantic Cruise Liner Struck by Hantavirus Outbreak
4th May 2026 Cruise Liners
Two Irish citizens are among the 149 passengers on a cruise liner struck by a hantavirus outbreak in the South Atlantic, as The Journal reports. Three deaths in recent weeks — of a German and two Dutch nationals — have…
Foyle Port has opened its 2026 cruise season with an inaugural visit from Ponant Exploration. The expedition vessel Le Lapérouse anchored at Greencastle on 16 April, marking the earliest cruise call recorded at the port. The visit signals the start…
The National Geographic Endurance, named to honour Irish-born explorer Ernest Shackleton and his legendary Transantarctic Expedition, made a visit to Dublin Port at the weekend, writes Jehan Ashmore. The first new polar cruise ship built for operator Lindblad Expeditions' 50-year…
The 2026 cruise season at Bantry Bay opened on Sunday with the arrival of Le Lapérouse, the first of 12 vessels scheduled to visit West Cork. The Ponant-operated expedition ship, launched in 2018, carried up to 184 guests and 110…
French cruise ship operator Ponant Cruises visited Carlingford Lough, as one of their ‘Explorer’ class sleek megayacht-like vessels arrived at Warrenpoint Port at the weekend. A warm welcome was given to the 184-guest-capacity Wallis and Fortuna-flagged cruise ship Le Lapérouse,…
The ‘cruise ship season’ began at Cork Port today with the arrival of AIDAluna on its maiden call to Cork harbour. With 2,000 guests and over 600 crew aboard, it is the first of six vessels which will make maiden…
The 800-foot Viking Vela made the first cruise call of 2026 at Dún Laoghaire Harbour on Good Friday morning (April 3rd). Arriving on schedule, the 1,000-passenger vessel anchored in Scotsman’s Bay. Passengers were transferred ashore by tender. More than 70…
Foyle Port is preparing for its busiest cruise season on record, with 22 calls from 15 cruise lines scheduled for 2026. The programme is expected to bring an estimated 15,800 international visitors to Ireland’s North West, delivering a boost to…
This cruise season is to see over 70 calls to Dún Laoghaire Harbour, bringing a total of approximately 128,000 passengers and 50,000 crew to the area. The tourism sector is to provide a significant boost to the local economy. Opening…
Belfast is marking 30 years of cruise tourism as it prepares to launch its 2026 summer season. The milestone comes as the port confirms its position as the second busiest cruise destination in the UK, behind Southampton, and the busiest…
International hotel groups are moving into the cruise sector with a new generation of luxury yachts, led by the launch of the Orient Express Corinthian. The vessel, developed for the French Accor Group, is described as the “world’s largest sail…
A new partnership between the Port of Cork Company and Belfast Harbour Commissioners aims to strengthen trade, tourism and offshore renewable energy across Ireland. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed today, creates a strategic alliance between the two major ports…
