Tagged: Belfast

Belfast’s City Council voted unanimously to change the city’s cruise ship policy.The 5-0 vote to limit ships to 50 passengers or less came at the recommendation of the city’s harbor advisory committee after eight large cruise ships caused issues last summer. (more…)

Belfast Harbour is to invest £90m to improve the port’s facilities for cruise ships and the wind energy industry. (more…)

When it was announced that the residential cruise ship Odyssey would set sail around the world this year, visiting more than 425 ports in 147 destinations over the course of three and a half years, some passengers immediately knew that they needed a place on that ship. (more…)

The ship was supposed to have a brief stop in Northern Ireland for repairs back in May but unexpected problems left both the vessel and its passengers marooned for months. (more…)

After five months docked in Belfast, the Villa Vie Residences cruise ship could be about to set sail. (more…)

After a four-month delay for maintenance and inspection at Harland & Wolff, the residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey has passed sea trials and is preparing to depart Belfast. (more…)

The British shipbuilder Harland & Wolff, famed for constructing the iconic RMS Titanic, has declared bankruptcy after failing to secure sufficient funds. (more…)

The cruise was scheduled to call at almost 425 ports across 147 nations and cover all seven continents. (more…)

Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey, which served as Fred. Olsen’s Braemar from 2001 to 2024, arrived in Belfast on 28 April from layup at Leith Docks. She had been there for some considerable time, since before the Covid pandemic. (more…)

Belfast enjoyed a record cruise season in 2023, with 158 calls reported by Cruise Belfast, the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast which markets the city as a leading cruise tourism destination. (more…)

As the last cruise ship of the season arrived in Belfast on November 14, 2022, Cruise Belfast, the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast is celebrating the end of a strong cruise season, with a total of 141 calls made to Belfast in 2022. (more…)

Cruise Belfast, the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast which markets Belfast as a leading cruise ship destination, has announced that more than 50 different vessels from 33 cruise lines are booked to dock in the city throughout 2022, with up to 340,000 visitors expected to come ashore to experience Northern Ireland’s award-winning tourist attractions. (more…)

The arrival of Fred Olsen’s Borealis into Belfast this morning (November 17th 2021) – the 72nd cruise call in 2021 – marks the end of a successful cruise season this year. (more…)

The Public Health Agency has said it offered “precautionary” advice to cruise vessels arriving in Northern Ireland after it emerged that hundreds of passengers were prohibited from leaving a luxury liner in Belfast this morning. (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)

Harland & Wolff is back targeting cruise repair jobs having been rescued by InfraStrata plc, which acquired the shipyard in December 2019. The shipyard’s main facilities in Belfast host two of the largest docks in Europe at 556 meters and 335 meters respectively, along with numerous fully serviced quayside berths, according to a statement from the yard. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Cruise Belfast – the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast, has opened the first dedicated cruise terminal on the island of Ireland to cater for Belfast’s growing popularity as a cruise destination. (more…)

Today (October 17th) marks the end of an award winning cruise season for Cruise Belfast – the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast – with the arrival of the final ship of the year, the ‘Black Watch’. (more…)

A record number of cruise ships are set to dock in Belfast this year – up by 25% – despite the continued absence of a dedicated terminal. More than 200,000 day-trip visitors will arrive on 117 ships between this month and October. “Belfast’s popularity continues to grow,” said Michael Robinson, the harbour’s commercial director. (bbc.com)

The buoyant forecast – which also indicates that Belfast could see cruise visitors hit the 230,000 mark in just two years – comes amid claims of a 100% growth in the sector since 2010, with more than 100 ships expected to dock in the province this year. (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)

It’s going to be a busy week for Belfast Harbour with six cruise ships visiting the city in the space of seven days. They will be calling into Belfast Harbour, bringing almost 8,000 visitors to the city. (belfastlive.co.uk)

This year, it will outperform cities like Liverpool and Cork and two ships in one day is not uncommon – in 1999, that was the total for the entire year. In 2017, the port will host a record 89 ships and recent, accelerated growth in the market has come despite delays in building a £15m cruise terminal. (bbc.com)

More than 9,500 visitors will step ashore in Belfast this week as three cruise liners call to the busy port. Approximately 900 passengers and 300 crew set out from Belfast on Tuesday, May 16, on the Fred Olsen line’s Boudicca. (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)

A record 88 cruise ships are scheduled to visit Belfast this year – almost double the traffic of five years ago. The increase underlines the city’s growing appeal, say tourism officials. (bbc.com)

There are still 23 more cruise ships expected to drop anchor here by the end of the year. Last year saw only 59 in Belfast’s harbour – but by the end of this year 83 ships will have brought 145,000 passengers here. (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)

Almost 20 years ago just two cruise ships docked in Belfast. This year alone 77 luxury liners will sail into the city. (irishnews.com)

Belfast will welcome a record number of cruise ships in 2016 and is to double its spend on a new docking facility. (bbc.com)