Cruises and Cruise Liner Visits to Ireland
#SustainableTravel - Aiming to be world leading in sustainable explorer travel in the polar regions, Hurtigruten have announced that they are establishing 'The Hurtigruten Foundation'. The new project will raise awareness of opportunities and challenges in the the Arctic, Antarctica…
#FerrytoCruise – Ocean Majesty docked in Dublin Port today at the site of the €230m Alexandra Basin Redevelopment that was recently granted planning permission, writes Jehan Ashmore. Somewhat unusual was that the chartered 10,417 tonnes vessel berthed just before lunchtime…
#CruisingHigh- Favourable weather conditions today off Dunmore East saw the largest cruiseship at 17 decks high to anchor offshore in a season that has seen three cancellations due to rough seas, writes Jehan Ashmore. Temperatures reaching a nationwide high in…
#CancelledAnchorage – A German cruiseship with around 900 passengers on board had to cancel an anchorage call off Rosslare Europort this morning due to the continued bad weather that also prevented a cruise call to Dublin yesterday, writes Jehan Ashmore.…
#CancelledCruiseCall - Royal Princess had to cancel a call to Dublin Port as it is understood that strong winds today would have had impacted on the safe navigation while attempting to enter the port astern i.e in 'reverse', writes Jehan…
Better Berthing Facilities Called for As Waterford ‘Misses Out’ On Cruiseships
4th August 2015 Cruise Liners
#CallforBerth - Improved berthing facilities at Dunmore East and greater investment in the region's port infrastructure are vital reports the Irish Examiner, because cruise liners find it too risky to launch passenger tenders offshore in rough weather, said a Waterford…
#FirstforCairnryan - Loch Ryan Port constructed in Cairnryan, Scotland for Stena Line in 2011 has just welcomed its first cruise ship, writes The Galloway Gazette. The Hebridean Princess visited Cairnryan Port last week (on 15 June) with 33 passengers and…
Dublin Port Welcomes Four Luxury Cruise Liners Carrying 13,000 Passengers in a Single Day
23rd July 2015 Cruise Liners
#dublinport – Dublin Port Company welcomed the arrival of four luxury cruise ships early this morning at Dublin Port. The ships' arrivals – all within a four hour window - make this the biggest day ever for cruise tourism in…
#CubaCruiseConcept – P&O Cruises Adonia which made an overnight call to Cobh before this weekend is to embark on a new career in 2016 to include cruises to Cuba, the first since the US embargo began in 1960, writes Jehan…
#BiggestUKcruiseship – Britannia, the largest cruiseship built for the UK market and that for P&O Cruises arrived in 'reverse' to Dublin Port having cancelled a scheduled anchorage call due today off Dun Laoghaire Harbour, writes Jehan Ashmore. The call to Dublin…
#cruiseliner – Next Wednesday (15th July), Britain's biggest cruise ship, P&O Cruises Britannia, will be making a highly anticipated maiden call into Cobh in the Port of Cork as part of her first ever British Isles cruise. The biggest ship…
#ProposedCruiseDock- Calls on the Welsh Government to help develop a purpose built cruise ship dock at Holyhead on Anglesey amid concerns that the region could be missing out on valuable tourism cash. The Daily Post which has more on the…
#NewCMVflagship- Magellan which was named by TV and radio personality Gloria Hunniford earlier this year, made her maiden call to Dublin Port this morning for UK based Cruise & Maritime Voyages, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 46,052 tonnes Magellan is on…
#KillybegsP&O - Killybegs first visitor from P&O Cruises, the 30,000 tonnes Adonia set sail last night as a lone piper played on the pier to mark her departure. Adonia had arrived in the port yesterday morning with about 700 passengers…
#cruiseliner – The master of a cruise liner, which was damaged going over rocky shoals has pleaded guilty to two charges at Belfast Magistrates court today (16th June). Captain Joao Manuel Fernandes Simoes (58) pleaded guilty to failure to properly…
#CruiseConcerns – One of the country's main ports is due to lodge a multi-million development bid with An Bord Pleanala in the next ten days, writes the Herald.ie The controversial Dun Laoghaire planning application, which has been met with opposition from…
