Port of Dover and Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines celebrate inaugural call of Borealis – Cruise Britain
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Surprise cruise ship visits boost business for Portland Port – Cruise Britain
Unscheduled cruise calls at Portland Port over the summer so far have boosted the local economy by a bumper £750,000. (more…)
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Dover welcomes Saga’s Spirit of Discovery for the first time this season for the start of 20 Saga turnrounds
Last weekend saw Spirit of Discovery return to Dover for the first time in 2024, joining her sister Spirit of Adventure in operating their summer season of 20 cruises departing from the Port. (more…)
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Ambassador Cruise Lines’ Ambience sets the perfect tone as the largest ship to visit Aberdeen – Cruise Britain
Port of Aberdeen today (14 June 2024) celebrated a historic occasion as it welcomed the 245m-long cruise ship, Ambience, the longest vessel ever to visit the port. (more…)
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Queen Anne arrives into the river Forth – Cruise Britain
Forth Ports tugs welcomed Cunard’s new cruise ship, the Queen Anne, into the River Forth on 26 May with a spectacular water cannon salute led by local piper Louise Marshall to mark the ship’s maiden voyage into South Queensferry. (more…)
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Port of Dover welcomed inaugural calls from three cruise lines in one week
Compagnie Française de Croisières (CFC) Renaissance, Seabourn Venture and TUI Mein Schiff 4 all sailed into Dover over the past week for inaugural port of call visits. (more…)
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Dartmouth hosts busiest cruise week ever – Cruise Britain
The small port of Dartmouth, Devon, on the UK’s South West coast, experienced its busiest week on record during the first week of May. (more…)
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Vote for Portsmouth: shortlisted as the UK’s most sustainable port – Cruise Britain
Portsmouth International Port has once again been recognised for their ground-breaking sustainability work, with the port shortlisted for a Sailawaze award. (more…)
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Landmark Partnership: Cruise Ireland and Cruise Britain Join Forces to Boost Cruise Tourism
Cruise Ireland and The Port of Cork Company are proud to announce a landmark partnership between Cruise Ireland and Cruise Britain, aimed at fostering collaboration and driving growth in the cruise business sector. (more…)
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Future of Liverpool Cruise Terminal looks bright – Cruise Britain
Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has signed a 50-year agreement with Peel Ports Group’s subsidiary, The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Ltd, to operate services at Liverpool Cruise Terminal. (more…)
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Port of Dover wins third EcoPort PERS certification – Cruise Britain
Port of Dover has won a third certification through the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). (more…)
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Record 2023 season confirms industry recovery for Britain – Cruise Britain celebrates 15 years with 500% rise in transit guests since 2009
The cruise sector successfully bounced back for ports and service providers around the UK in 2023 with record guest and call numbers from north to south, east to west. (more…)
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Portsmouth Port’s new terminal welcomes 75,000 passengers in first six months
Since Portsmouth International Port’s terminal extension opened in August 2023, a report has shown 75,000 passengers have made use of the new facility, arriving and departing for their cruise. (more…)
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Port of Tyne handles first cruise ship of the season – Cruise Britain
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is the first cruise operator to depart from Newcastle this year. Balmoral set sail on its first cruise of the season from the Port of Tyne, taking passengers on a nine-night ‘In Search of the Northern Lights’ voyage. (more…)
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AIDA Kick-Starts Dover Cruise 2024 With Four Visits In March – Cruise Britain
The 2024 cruise season at the Port of Dover officially begins next month, with four consecutive weekly port of call visits from AIDA Cruises. (more…)
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ABB to supply shore power solution for Portsmouth International Port – Cruise Britain
ABB is appointed primary contractor as part of Portsmouth International Port’s Sea Change project. The Sea Change project will design, build and operate a shore power project across the port’s three busiest berths. (more…)
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Portland Port’s cruise season kicks off with AIDAsol – Cruise Britain
The arrival of AIDAsol at Portland Port has heralded the start of the UK port’s cruise season. (more…)
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Unforgettable year coming up for Port of Dover – Cruise Britain
Kicking off 2024 as Cruise Critic’s Best UK Departure Port, Dover is ready for an exciting year ahead. (more…)
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£1bn+ generated for the City of Southampton by record cruise year
The cruise sector has made a record contribution to the local economy in 2023. More than 460 cruise vessel calls and 2.6 million passengers visiting Southampton have generated more than £1 billion for the local and regional economy. (more…)
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Portsmouth International Port sets sail for its busiest cruise season yet – Cruise Britain
Following the release of their latest cruise schedule, 90 ships are expected to visit Portsmouth International Port this year, making 2024 the busiest year to date. (more…)
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Turnaround cruises highlight record cruise season – Falmouth Harbour
The beguiling chance to step onto a luxury cruise liner to start and finish a holiday in Cornwall for the first time in decades has been a draw for thousands of passengers in a record season which has reinforced Falmouth Harbour’s reputation as a world class cruise destination and brought an estimated £4-6 million into the local economy. (more…)
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Sonia Limbrick, Port of Dover, speaks about her bright future at the port – Cruise Britain
Port of Dover’s Sonia Limbrick is pleased to have taken up her new role of head of business development for cruise, allowing her to transition to a reduced work schedule as she paves her way towards retirement. (more…)
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Aberdeen set to smash record-breaking cruise season in 2024
Port of Aberdeen celebrates the end of a record-breaking cruise season and is already on course to surpass this in 2024. (more…)
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SCH Cruise & A&P Falmouth partner and welcome Ambition to the port – Cruise Britain
Falmouth’s reputation as a premier cruise destination has been enhanced further with the arrival of Ambassador Cruise Lines’ Ambition. (more…)
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UK Government backs Port of Aberdeen’s multi-million pound shore power project
Port of Aberdeen announces it has been awarded funding from the UK Government for a multi-million pound project to design and deliver the first large-scale landside and vessel-side shore power system in Scotland. (more…)
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Holland America Line celebrates new 2025 Dover homeport with inaugural visit from Nieuw Statendam – Cruise Britain
Holland America Line has celebrated the Nieuw Statendam’s inaugural visit to the Port of Dover. (more…)
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Virgin Voyages confirms return to Portsmouth – Cruise Britain
Virgin Voyages is making a return to the UK with a series of sailings from Portsmouth International Port in 2024. (more…)
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Aberdeen ramps up its cruise offering. Expansion project is now fully operational
With Balmoral Quay up and running at Aberdeen’s transformational South Harbour development, the city is now welcoming larger cruiseships, and this achievement will be celebrated at the official opening which will take place on September 22 with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal in attendance. (more…)
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Explora I Makes Maiden Call to ABP Port of Southampton
ABP Port of Southampton has welcomed Explora Journeys’ Explora I for the ship’s maiden call at the start of a nine-night voyage around the UK. (more…)
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Orkney Cruise sector continues to flourish with new booking system to be implemented
Orkney remains a top cruise destination in the UK and received the approval of a new booking policy by Orkney Islands Council. (more…)
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New sustainable cruise terminal opens in Portsmouth UK
After 18 months of construction, Portsmouth International Port has welcomed guests from Saga’s ‘Spirit of Discovery’ cruise ship as the first to experience its innovative net carbon neutral terminal extension, made possible through £11.25m of Levelling Up funding to transform the city’s visitor economy. (more…)
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Cruise & Passenger Services (CPS) partner with Baggex to eliminate baggage stress
Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) and Baggex have partnered to further enhance cruise line support by offering to take away the hassle and stress of travel through a professional new tailored service which ships guest baggage door to door. (more…)
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Portsmouth International Port are delighted to announce Andrew Williamson as their new head of cruise and ferry
Following the port’s exceptional growth over the last few years and solidifying Portsmouth’s place in the international cruise market, Andrew’s previous role as passenger operations manager has made a natural progression into a more strategic overview of cruise and ferry. (more…)
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Princess Royal to open Aberdeen South Harbour – Cruise Britain
Port of Aberdeen is delighted to announce that Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will officially open the new Aberdeen South Harbour on Friday 22 September. (more…)
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Coral Princess arrives in Dover for inaugural call before world cruise
The Port welcomed a milestone cruise call this week, with the Coral Princess arriving in Dover for the first time ever before setting sail to New York for a 55 night around-the-world cruise, part of a 107-day round trip world cruise from Auckland. (more…)
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SCH renews cruise ship support contract with Liverpool City Council
Cruise ship services provider SCH has secured an extension to its contract with Liverpool City Council to support all cruise vessels calling at Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT). (more…)
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Cruise Britain welcomes new members and confirms Chair
With the UK summer cruise season in full swing, Cruise Britain has welcomed new members to the association and confirmed changes to the Steering Group. (more…)
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Scheme making careers in cruise more accessible set to expand – Cruise Britain
A scheme aiming to boost diversity and social mobility in the cruise industry by enabling A-Level students to learn more about careers within the sector is set to expand after a successful pilot phase. (more…)
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Super season of winter adventures with Hurtigruten from Dover completes
Dover Cruise has said Farewell for now to Hurtigruten’s Maud until 2024, after an incredible run of expeditions between the iconic White Cliffs and Norwegian fjords over the 2022/2023 winter season. (more…)
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UK: Celebrations as Portland opens £26m berth for business
Portland Port (UK) has officially opened a new deep-water berth as part of a record £26 million development. (more…)
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