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Portsmouth International Port set for shore power
Portsmouth City Council has announced that its cabinet has approved a strategy for shore power provision at Portsmouth International Port, which will allow visiting ships to switch their engines off whilst alongside. The port has...
Read MoreBelfast welcomes 1,000th cruise ship to the city
Queen Elizabeth became the 1,000th cruise ship to call at Belfast on Thursday 10th October as part of the Cruise Belfast partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast. The ship is the 66th to dock...
Read MoreRecord calls and future terminal extension for Portsmouth
Portsmouth International Port has received ‘a record number of calls’ since the start of the year and is now preparing to extend its cruise terminal to cater for up to 2,000 additional passengers on turnaround...
Read MoreA ship-shape new role for John at Cruise Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has appointed a ‘Head of Cruise Operations’ to help ‘skipper’ Cruise Liverpool’s ambitious plans for the future, following an impressive 2021 season. John Mawer has officially taken on the role of ‘Head...
Read MoreLondon International Cruise Terminal welcomes magnificent Disney Magic
The London International Cruise Terminal, located at The Port of Tilbury, warmly welcomes the arrival of the Disney Magic cruise ship this week as passengers begin their “Disney Magic at Sea” UK staycation sailings. The...
Read MoreBusiness bounces back for Portland Port with cruise restart
It has been three months since the green light was given for domestic cruises to resume following adherence to Government guidelines. In that time Portland Port has welcomed 43 vessels and anticipates in excess of 20 further calls before the season...
Read MoreCelebrity Silhouette arrives into Dover as the Garden of England welcomes cruise passengers back to Kent safely
Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette arrived into the Port of Dover yesterday, as part of a series of UK coastal cruises for British passengers which launched this weekend (3rd July). Silhouette is the second passenger call...
Read MoreSouthampton’s Horizon Cruise Terminal opens for business
The Port of Southampton’s new Horizon Cruise Terminal accepted its first passengers on July 3, with the arrival of MSC Cruises’ MSC Virtuosa. Associated British Ports (ABP) announced the new £55m multi-user cruise terminal last...
Read MoreDover welcomes its first cruise call since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
The first passenger cruise call sailed into Dover for the first time in 15 months on Saturday 26th June. TUI’s Marella Explorer arrived alongside a celebratory welcome from local tugs and water cannons as part...
Read MoreDartmouth launches safe visit campaign
Boutique cruise destination Dartmouth has launched a safe visit campaign ahead of the summer season. View the video here
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