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Yearly Archive: 2024

August 25

Resilient Lady, right here, right now in Portsmouth

Eat, sleep, rave, repeat for Resilient Lady as she sailed past Portsmouth's infamous Victorious Festival during Fat Boy Slim's set on Friday evening, heading for Amsterdam on a four-night cruise. Virgin Voyages newest addition to...

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August 23

Portsmouth port welcomes one Resilient Lady

Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady made her UK debut today, with Portsmouth International Port the first port in the world to welcome all three Virgin Voyages vessels. Resilient Lady, the third ship to join the Virgin...

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August 8

Record-breaking arrival drives CruiseAberdeenshire’s growth ambitions

Port of Aberdeen set a new benchmark for its capability and capacity as it welcomed the spectacular 290-metre long Costa Favolosa cruise ship, the largest vessel to visit the port in its 888-year history. The...

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August 5

Crystal Symphony becomes Dover’s sixth inaugural call of 2024

Crystal Symphony, which was refurbished last year, sailed into Dover on 30th July for her debut call at the Port and Crystal’s first visit of 2024. Her first turnaround call in the Garden of England...

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July 17

Port of Dover and Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines celebrate inaugural call of Borealis

Borealis sailed to Dover for her first ever turnaround call at the Port on 11th July. She was greeted by a water cannon fanfare as she sailed past the stunning White Cliffs, with a celebratory...

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July 11

Surprise cruise ship visits boost business for Portland Port

Unscheduled cruise calls at Portland Port over the summer so far have boosted the local economy by a bumper £750,000. Five liners – including the iconic Queen Mary 2 – have visited the Dorset port...

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June 20

Dover welcomes Saga’s Spirit of Discovery for the first time this season for the start of 20 Saga turnrounds

This weekend sees Spirit of Discovery return to Dover for the first time in 2024, joining her sister Spirit of Adventure in operating their summer season of 20 cruises departing from the Port. Saga cruises...

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June 14

Ambience sets the perfect tone as the largest ship to visit Aberdeen

Port of Aberdeen today celebrated a historic occasion as it welcomed the 245m-long cruise ship, Ambience, the longest vessel ever to visit the port. Operated by Ambassador Cruise Line, Ambience docked at the port’s South...

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June 11

Port of Southampton’s summer season starts on a high

ABP Port of Southampton welcomed a record number of cruise vessels in May, kick-starting the summer cruise season for 2024. 26 different cruise ships with a total of 71 calls, both turnaround and transit, and...

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May 26

Queen Anne arrives into the river Forth

Forth Ports tugs welcomed Cunard’s new cruise ship, the Queen Anne, into the River Forth on 26 May with a spectacular water cannon salute led by local piper Louise Marshall to mark the ship’s maiden...

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