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Shetland’s Cruise Forward event in February brought together more than 140 delegates, creating a positive space for discussion across industry partners, local businesses and community groups. (more…)
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Lerwick Harbour has completed another busy cruise season, with strong forward bookings over several years and added bonus for Shetland. (more…)
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Lerwick Port Authority is embarking on a new capital project in a two-phase programme to enhance the Shetland port’s deep-water capabilities. (more…)
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Anger has been expressed over thousands of cruise passengers coming ashore following an outbreak of gastroenteritis. (more…)
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The 2025 cruise season is underway at Lerwick Harbour with the arrival today (Friday 4 April) of Viking Vela, the first of 145 vessels expected by late October. (more…)
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Lerwick Harbour’s traditional cruise season has ended with the Shetland port setting a quartet of new records – and the prospect of it being extended, with an arrival in late 2024. (more…)
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The largest cruise ship yet to visit Lerwick Harbour entered the Shetland port today (Monday 20 May) on a maiden visit, breaking a near six-year record. (more…)
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Easter weekend will see the first cruise ship of 2024 at Lerwick at the start of an expected record parade of vessels at the Shetland port this season. (more…)
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Lerwick Harbour has completed its most successful cruise season yet, with the sector’s record book at the Shetland port rewritten. (more…)
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The largest cruise ship in Lerwick Harbour’s 2023 programme arrived today (Saturday 23 September) – the 132nd in what is set to be the Shetland port’s busiest season yet. (more…)
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The first of almost 150 cruise ships expected to visit Lerwick this season arrived in the Shetland port on Thursday 13 April, with passengers being greeted on the quayside by an all-new meet-and-greet team. (more…)
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A combination of repeat visits and maiden calls at Lerwick Harbour will contribute to what is expected to the busiest cruise season yet at the Shetland port in 2023. (more…)
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Lerwick Harbour is on course in restoring cruise traffic at the Shetland port in the aftermath of Covid-19 restrictions, with the first full season since 2019. (more…)
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Viking Venus today (Wednesday 6 April, 2022) became the first cruise ship of the year to visit Lerwick in what is expected to be a record season at the Shetland port. On board are 709 passengers, mainly from the USA and UK, with others from Canada, the Americas and Europe. (more…)
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The rebuilding of Lerwick Harbour’s important cruise traffic in the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions will potentially receive extra impetus next month with the earliest start yet to the annual season. (more…)
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The cruise ship “Island Sky” has recorded an unexpected double – first and final into Lerwick Harbour, Shetland – during a season shortened by the Covid-19 pandemic. (more…)
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Following the Scottish Government’s lifting of the Covid-related ban on cruise ships visiting Scottish ports from today (Monday 19 July 2021), the first vessel since early 2020 arrived in Lerwick Harbour, Shetland, this morning. (more…)
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“The presentation by Bermello Ajamil highlighted the amount of work needed to ensure we are ready to accept calls and that our standards match the efforts that cruiselines are putting into ensuring their operations prevent Covid transmission,” commented Melanie Henderson, cruise manager Lerwick Port Authority. (more…)
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Lerwick Harbour’s 2020 cruise season launched today with the arrival of the first vessel of the year and the prospect of more new port records by autumn. The 21,765 gross tonne “Fritdtjof Nansen”, with capacity for 530 passengers and 150 crew, berthed at Victoria Pier at the Shetland port while en route from Bergen, Norway, to Kirkwall, Scotland. (more…)
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A positive season for the cruise industry at Lerwick Harbour, Shetland, draws to a close today (Tuesday 1 October), with the final arrival for 2019 – the 99th cruise ship at the port since March, eight more than the record set in 2018. (more…)
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In an early morning rush, Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ Astor arrived from Bremerhaven, Germany, P&O’s Oriana from Torshavn, Faroe, and Holland American Line’s Zuiderdam from Reykjavik, Iceland, all before 10am, with Windstar Cruises Star Breeze arriving at lunchtime from Aalesund, Norway. (more…)
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Another record-breaking cruise season is underway at Lerwick Harbour, with a number of new initiatives underpinning the famous Shetland welcome awaiting the thousands of passengers scheduled to visit over the next eight months. (more…)
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Another record-breaking cruise season at Lerwick Harbour closed this week with 91 vessels and an increase of around 78% on 2017 to 90,336 passengers welcomed at the Shetland port since mid-March, taking its involvement to a new high. (more…)
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Captain Calum Grains is to succeed Ms Sandra Laurenson as Chief Executive of Lerwick Port Authority when she retires in November after more than 40 years’ service. The management changes at the Shetland port are announced by the Authority following its August board meeting. (more…)
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The population of Lerwick is set to double tomorrow, with the arrival of two cruise ships, including one of the largest in the world and the biggest yet to visit the Shetland port. (more…)
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The arrival of the cruise ship Magellan in Lerwick Harbour this week will launch a season set to break five records – with even higher bookings for 2019 adding to the positive outlook. (more…)
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Lerwick Harbour is on course for record cruise traffic next year, with advance bookings currently at the highest level yet, with 87 ships scheduled to arrive between March and October. (more…)
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Lerwick Harbour’s latest facilities for cruise ships have welcomed their first vessel, with Viking Star berthing at the recently-named Mair’s Pier today, Monday, 12 June. (more…)
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Lerwick Harbour is providing additional facilities for the cruise industry which is expected to deliver another two record seasons at the Shetland port, continuing a trend which saw record traffic in 2015 and 2016. (more…)
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Lerwick Harbour has logged its best cruise season yet, with the Shetland port setting four new records in 2016 – and three expected to be broken again next year. (more…)
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The record for the biggest cruise ship into Lerwick Harbour will be broken on Sunday for the second time this summer when Celebrity Silhouette enters the Shetland port on a 14- nights British Isles Cruise. (more…)
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The first cruise ship arrival of the year will enter Lerwick Harbour this weekend at the start of a record-breaking season which is expected to see the most passengers and vessels yet at the Shetland port, along with the highest gross tonnage of cruise ships, including the biggest vessels to date. (more…)
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The record for the largest cruise ship to visit Lerwick is set to be broken twice next year during what is expected to the best season so far at the Shetland port. (more…)
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Lerwick Harbour’s cruise season launches at the double this week, with the arrival of the first two vessels of the year on Wednesday (18 March), bringing 1,850 passengers to Shetland.
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