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Aberdeen sets sail for a historic year in tourism
CruiseAberdeenshire, a partnership between Port of Aberdeen and VisitAberdeenshire, is preparing for a landmark year with nearly a 30% surge in cruise calls and the return of world-famous Tall Ships Races to the city for...
Read MoreAsuka II wins Port of Dover’s 8th safety and environment award (SEA) for cruise lines
The SEA Award, led by the Port of Dover, has been awarded to NYK’s Asuka II, with Seabourn Ovation and Viking Venus also scoring highly. The project is a key element of Dover’s drive to...
Read MoreBelfast Harbour to develop £90m deepwater quay for cruise and offshore wind as part of transformative five-year strategy
Cruise expansion included in bold new vision to advance regional prosperity. Belfast Harbour has unveiled a bold new strategy which will see its cruise offering enhanced with the development of a new £90m deepwater quay...
Read MorePlymouth on track to welcome nearly 12k passengers in 2025
Plymouth is expecting to welcome just under 12,000 passengers in 2025 as demand for cruising continues to rise. It comes after the port saw almost 10,000 passengers arriving by sea last year, an increase of...
Read MoreOver £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 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...
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