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Cruise industry works to return to safe travel
Over a million guests safely embarked from British ports in 2019 and in excess of 1.7million visits ashore in UK ports of call were made. Health and safety are integral to the cruise industry and...
Read MoreHurtigruten to sail four new itineraries from Dover
Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten will launch a year-long programme of new expedition cruise itineraries onboard Maud and Midnatsol from Dover, UK in March 2021. Departing in March, the first of four new itineraries will be...
Read MoreStart up Tradewind Voyages plans inaugural UK-based season
UK-based start-up Tradewind Voyages revealed the name of its chartered vessel — the world’s largest square-rigged sailing ship — as Golden Horizon, and its inaugural season of itineraries. Carrying 272 passengers with a crew of...
Read MoreHurtigruten reconfirms year-round departures from Dover
Hurtigruten has announced will offer expedition cruises to Norway from Dover, Hamburg and Bergen with three ships, including the MS Maud (former MS Midnatsol). Powered with biofuel and packed with green technology, three small, custom-built...
Read MorePortsmouth Port prepares for cruise passengers with temperature screening technology
Portsmouth International Port is believed to be the first UK port to install a thermal temperature scanner, which will be available for cruise operators to screen their passengers. The temperature screening technology involves using a...
Read MoreHurtigruten’s MS Fridtjof Nansen makes showcase call in Dover
The Port of Dover welcomed Hurtigruten’s brand new hybrid battery powered expedition cruise ship MS Fridtjof Nansen into the Port for the first time on Friday for a special showcase call ahead of her inaugural...
Read MorePortsmouth to host Saga Spirit’s naming ceremony
Saga has chosen Portsmouth as the location for the official naming ceremony of its second new-build boutique cruise ship, the 999-passenger Spirit of Adventure. Saga Cruises managing director Nigel Blanks said: "The city is steeped in British maritime...
Read MoreBristol’s burgeoning cruise trade continues to flourish
Bristol Cruise Terminal has announced that it will be welcoming the largest ever cruise ship to Royal Portbury Dock this year. Taking centre stage during prime cruise season, TUI’s Mein Schiff 3, the largest luxury...
Read MoreSolent Stevedores prepares for P&O’s Iona
Solent Stevedores, an award-winning Stevedore and Terminal Operator based at the Port of Southampton, UK, is currently making preparations for the arrival of P&O’s new flagship: M/V Iona. The much anticipated largest vessel ever to...
Read MorePort of Tyne continues to invest in cruise facilities
The Port of Tyne in North East England is set to welcome 58 cruise calls from 15 cruise lines in 2020. Returning this year is AIDA, CMV, Costa Cruises, Fred. Olsen, Marella, Oceania, Princess, Regent...
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