Tagged: Cruise Scotland

More than a million people are expected to disembark at Scottish ports this year because of an unprecedented rise in the number of cruise ships visiting the country. (thetimes.co.uk)

Highland businesses have had a major boost in tourism after Scotland’s busiest cruise port recorded an increase of more than 53,000 passengers to the north. The Port of Cromarty Firth welcomed 151,078 cruise travellers on 93 ships to Invergordon and the Highlands since the season began in April. (pressandjournal.co.uk)

The Port of Cromarty Firth announced on Friday the appointment their new Cruise Manager, Allison McGuire, as the port marks another record-breaking year of cruise calls. McGuire, who has recently moved to Inverness, brings with her two decades of experience in the cruise industry, having worked for Saga Cruises in the UK and Oceania Cruises in Florida. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The number of cruise ship passengers stopping off in Orkney has increased massively in recent years but the tourist invasion has not all been plain sailing. This year, 140 cruise liners will berth at Hatston pier, on the outskirts of Kirkwall, the biggest town on Orkney’s mainland. (bbc.com)

“We are expecting 91 calls and about 142,330 passengers this year in Invergordon. Both of these are records and represent growth of 44 percent and 45 percent, respectively over last year’s figures, which in turn were records,” said Captain Iain Dunderdale, cruise manager for Invergordon (Port of Cromarty Firth). (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Capital Cruising, who run several UK cruise terminals, including Dundee, Edinburgh and London, this weekend welcomed the Pacific Princess to mark the start of the busiest cruise season on record in Dundee.

Catering for a new generation of cruise liners capable of carrying more than 5,000 passengers is “essential” for the Highlands’ largest port, it was claimed yesterday by Port of Cromarty Firth chief executive, Bob Buskie. (pressandjournal.co.uk)

Scotland has attracted another record-breaking cruise season for 2017, with the growing popularity as a destination more than doubling the number of cruise calls and passengers in less than a decade and making major contributions to the national economy. (more…)

Cruise ship spotting in the Firth of Forth has started in earnest this week with the first international cruise liner arriving in South Queensferry. (thecourier.co.uk)

Cruise passengers arriving in Scotland this year are set to top over 500,000 for the first time following another record-breaking season in 2015 when 460,546 visitors sailed into ports around the country. (more…)

A £14 million investment has been confirmed to expand Scotland’s Greenock cruise ship terminal and develop a state-of-the-art visitor facility at the quayside. (cruisecritic.com)

When Voyager arrives in Rosyth it marks the start of another busy season, with around 30 ships expected to bring thousands of passengers into the area until October. (thecourier.co.uk)

Plans have been unveiled for Scotland’s first purpose-built cruise ship terminal on the mainland at the site of a decommissioned coal-fired power station. (more…)

Scotland’s cruise industry is setting sail for another record season following the best year yet in 2014 for passengers and ships at ports around the country. (more…)

The owners of Greenock’s cruise terminal have predicted that this year it will become the first Scottish port to handle 100,000 passengers. (bbc.com)