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Over £1 billion generated for Southampton from its booming cruise industry
2024 was another bumper year for cruise industry activity at ABP Southampton, officially Northern Europe's number one cruise turnaround port and the UK's leading cruise port. The Port of Southampton welcomed 3 million passengers, surpassing...
Read MorePortland Port looks ahead to 2025 cruise season
Portland Port in Dorset is looking ahead to a bumper 2025 after it welcomed more than 117,000 passengers on a total of 52 cruise ships during 2024. It hosted calls from vessels on 10 out...
Read MorePortsmouth’s cruise year kicks off with UK first for Viking Cruises
Portsmouth International Port has welcomed their first maiden call of the year, and a UK first, when Viking Cruises’ brand new Viking Vela sailed into the city. The latest ship to join the ocean fleet,...
Read MorePortsmouth International Port cruises into 2025 with another record-breaking year
Portsmouth International Port has officially launched its cruise schedule for 2025. Announcing its highest number of calls to date, 94 cruise ships will sail into Portsmouth harbour during the next 12 months. Sustainability will also...
Read MoreDover celebrates end of successful cruise season, bringing thousands of international guests to Kent on busiest weekends
The Garden of England is home to some of the finest heritage, gardens and landscapes in the world. With the UK cruise industry officially back to pre-pandemic levels and numbers continuing to increase, cruising via...
Read MoreCruise Britain closes 2024 on a high note
Cruise Britain’s annual winter event in London closed the association’s year on a high note and was the perfect springboard to 2025. Charting the course for 2025 will be a new Steering Group (including many...
Read MoreCruiseAberdeenshire launched to promote the region
CruiseAberdeenshire, a new partnership between VisitAberdeenshire and Port of Aberdeen, has been launched with the goal of promoting the region to the international cruise market and securing business for future years. The partnership – funded...
Read MoreDover Cruise marks the end of a busy year-round 2024 season
AIDALuna kick-started and closed another successful year for Port of Dover Cruise, leaving earlier this month for Spain, before spending the winter in the Caribbean. AIDA Cruises visited Dover six times as a port of...
Read MoreRiding the Wave two years in a row: Portsmouth wins Best Port
Portsmouth International Port has been named Best Port for the second year in a row at the industry renowned Wave Awards - known internationally as the “Oscars for cruise”. Last year (2023) saw Portsmouth win...
Read MoreTilbury on the Thames Trust Secures National Lottery Heritage Funding for Riverside Station Restoration
Tilbury on the Thames Trust in Partnership with The Port of Tilbury is celebrating the achievement of securing an incredible £4.5m in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver its ambitious plans to...
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