Tagged: Cork (Ireland)

Ireland was finally able to reopen again for cruiseships and passengers – with the arrival of the Viking Venus to Dun Laoghaire Harbour on March 29 – after an absence of two years due to the pandemic. (more…)

The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) and Cruise Ireland have welcomed the long-awaited return to cruise ships following a two-year pause as a result of the pandemic. (more…)

The Port of Cork Company is making the announcement that Mr. Eoin McGettigan has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive of the company. Eoin replaces Brendan Keating who retired recently after 18 years of service as CEO. (more…)

There is only one more cruise ship is left to visit in December, for what has been a record cruise season for the Port of Cork with 100 cruise liners visiting in 2019. In total over 243,000 passengers and crew visited the region with many passengers visiting Cork for the first time. (more…)

Concerns about the environment have been raised about cruise liners that dock in Cobh, Cork Harbour. Local councillors were invited aboard one of the largest ships in the world, the ‘Norwegian Getaway’, by the Port of Cork to see how the ship operates. (afloat.ie)

A record 103 cruise liners are booked to visit Cork next year, including several which will dock in the port for the first time. New ships such as Celebrity Cruises MV Celebrity Reflection and Ocean Cruises MV Scenic Eclipse, billed as a contender for the world’s most luxurious cruise ship, will make their maiden visit to the deep water quay in Cobh, along with Holland American Lines MS Nieuw Statendam. (breakingnews.ie)

With one more cruise ship left to visit in December, the Port of Cork’s 2018 cruise season is drawing to a close. A total of 92 cruise ships will have visited in 2018, the most significant cruise season ever for the Port of Cork; and with over 157,000 passengers and 69,000 crews stepping ashore this summer, the local economy gained over €12 Million. (more…)

MV Astoria arrived into Cobh on 21st March, the first of 94 cruise liners to visit the Port of Cork in 2018, a 30% increase on 2017 calls. The Port of Cork anticipates with 94 cruise calls the total passenger numbers to be 188,844 and 80,000 crew. (more…)

Tourism in Cork is set for a major boost this summer with the Port of Cork revealing that a 30 per cent increase in the numbers of cruise liner visits to Cork Harbour is set to result in more than 180,000 passengers coming ashore to provide a near €15 million injection to the local economy. (irishtimes.com)

Holland America Lines, MS Prinsendam made her maiden call to Bantry Bay Harbour today (June 12) on what was to be the first visit of a cruise liner to Bantry in almost 30 years. (more…)

More than 100,000 cruise ship passengers visited Cork last year — the highest figure the area has ever recorded in a single 12-month period. (eveningecho.ie)

Traders in Cork City are losing out on millions of euro of business by not tapping into the lucrative luxury cruise passenger market which arrives on their doorsteps every year. (irishexaminer.com)

Fred Olsen Cruise Line will open the Port of Cork’s cruise liner season with the arrival of Balmoral and her 1,800 passengers and crew to Cobh Cruise Terminal on Friday 1st April. (cruisebusiness.com)

The Port of Cork celebrated a record year for its cruise liner business which saw almost 150,000 passengers and crew spend about €15 million in the region. (irishtimes.com)