Tagged: Portland Port UK

Portland Port in Dorset, England, has celebrated a record-breaking double-call day. The docking at the same time of the 330m Regal Princess and 326m Norwegian Getaway was the largest by vessels size that the port has accommodated in its 27-year history. (more…)

The port has applied for, and had approved, all the necessary permissions to carry out the project. The development will see the existing Deep Water Berth (DWB) removed, and replaced with a brand new, extended berth. (more…)

With the dust finally starting to settle on the pandemic, the port is now firmly looking to the future and is taking big strides forward with a record breaking 62 ships expected to call at Portland this year. (more…)

It has been 14 months since the COVID pandemic hit the world and the global cruise industry went into voluntary suspension. Now Portland Port has become the first port of call as cruising re-starts with the arrival of the beautiful MSC Virtuosa this morning (May 22nd). (more…)

With the huge impact that the COVID pandemic has had on the global cruise industry, Portland Port, joined cruise lines, other ports, businesses and industries in welcoming the news that UK domestic cruising could set sail from May 17th. (more…)

A major project that has been years in the planning and months in the undertaking, has been completed at Portland Port. (more…)

Whilst the coronavirus pandemic is having a major impact upon countless businesses in the UK, including those in the maritime industry, Portland Port remains open for business. (more…)

Portland Port’s 2020 cruise season is going to be another record breaker with the greatest number of cruise calls and passengers to date. This has been the general pattern for more than ten years, with numbers increasing from just 3 ships in 2000 to the 46 that are expected this year. (more…)

Portland Port’s 2019 cruise season has been a spectacular one with the largest number of cruise calls and passengers to date. The season began in April with three consecutive inaugural calls from Costa Mediterranea, Pullmantur Zenith and Crown Princess. (more…)

Portland Port’s cruise season has now come to an end, but it has been a spectacular finale with the arrival of the enormous Norwegian Getaway that docked at the port this morning (Oct.25). It is not only Norwegian Getaway’s inaugural call to Portland Port, but she is also the largest ship to visit this year. (more…)

Portland Port today welcomed it’s third Princess this season – this time the Princess Cruises vessel ‘The Pacific Princess’, and this is not just any call but the third inaugural call from this cruise line this year. (more…)

FTI Berlin made its inaugural call to Portland Port today 26th July 2019. Built in 1980 with a length of 139m and 18m beam she is one of the smaller cruise ships to visit the Port. She is known as one of the best small European cruise ships and has a capacity of up to 420. (more…)

Britain’s newest cruise ship is now here after embarking on her history making maiden voyage and inaugural call to Portland Port. The long-awaited first ship of the new Spirit class from Saga Cruises, Spirit of Discovery was officially named by the Duchess of Cornwall on Friday July 5th at the Port of Dover, before setting sail around Britain on July 10th. (more…)

Portland Port today (July 10) welcomed another Princess – that is Princess Cruises ‘Sea Princess’, and this is not just any call but another inaugural call. (more…)

The 2019 cruise season is now well under way at Portland Port and today is set to be another busy day with the double call of the Saga Sapphire and the inaugural visit of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Spirit. (more…)

At Portland Port yesterday a Princess arrived – that is, the 3080 passenger Princess Cruises ship, the ‘Crown Princess’. And this is not just any call but another inaugural call by both cruise line and vessel. (more…)

The inaugural visit to Portland Port by Pullmantur’s cruise liner Zenith took place today April 29th 2019. Pullmantur Cruises is a cruise line based in Madrid Spain, beginning its operations as an off shoot of the Madrid based travel agency Pullmantur. (more…)

The first visit of 2019 was the inaugural call of the panamax size ship Costa Mediterranea. This ship is a spirit-class cruise ship operated by the Costa Crociere cruise line. The Costa Mediterranea can carry a total of 2,680 passengers, has 1056 cabins and a crew capacity of 902 in 509 crew staterooms. (more…)

Portland Port’s 2019 cruise season is going to be another record breaker with the greatest number of cruise calls and passengers to date. This has been the general pattern for the last 10 years, with numbers increasing from just 4 ships in 2008 to the 44 that are expected this year. (more…)

The nature of shipping at Portland Port is changing rapidly; as the cruise business continues to grow, the Port’s cargo customers are also seeing a significant growth in activities and there is an increased use of the port by military vessels. (more…)

At the end of every cruise season the port reviews it’s entire operation with the aim of continually improving the service it provides. As part of the ports improvement strategy, research has been undertaken over the last three years which has yielded some fantastic results for the local area. (more…)

The start of Portland Port’s cruise season was spectacular! The first ship of 2018 was the 20th visit by a Phoenix Reisen vessel, followed by the arrival of the enormous Norwegian Breakaway. It was the Norwegian Breakaway’s inaugural call to Portland Port and she is the largest ship to ever call at Portland Port. (more…)

The start of Portland Port’s cruise season has been a spectacular one; the first ship was the 20th visit by a Phoenix Reisen vessel. They are the first cruise line to reach this milestone at Portland Port so to commemorate such a momentous occasion, the port commissioned a special hand carved Portland stone plaque that will be presented to the cruise line. (more…)

Portland Port’s 2018 cruise season is going to be another record breaker with the greatest number of cruise calls and passengers to date. Overall the port is expecting to handle 32 cruise ships bringing nearly 39,000 passengers into Portland. (more…)

2017 has been a record breaking year for Portland Port’s cruise business, with the port receiving its greatest number of cruise ships and passengers to date. The Port invests a lot of time and energy into making the cruise calls as successful as possible. (more…)

On the 14th June 2017, the cruise ship Adonia docked at Portland Port, unusually though she had no passengers on board as it was not an ordinary cruise call. The Adonia had sailed to Portland from Miami, under the Fathom brand. (more…)

On Tuesday 11th April 2017, Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset officially opened the completed cruise berth extension at Portland Port. (more…)

The Mein Schiff 5 made its inaugural call to Portland Port on 12th September 2016. The 99,800 ton, 2,534-passenger cruise ship, cost US $625 million to build and is the newest member of the TUI Cruises fleet. (more…)

Disney Cruise Lines have recently announced that they are to visit Portland in the 2017 cruise season. The anticipated arrival of the Disney Magic next year is news that demonstrates the progress Portland Port continues to make in the cruise industry. (more…)