Tagged: Cruise Scotland

A £350 million harbour expansion is under way at the Bay of Nigg, which will begin to welcome cruise ships when it opens in 2020. Yvonne Cook, head of tourism development at Visit Aberdeenshire, described the new Aberdeen South Harbour as a “game changer” for the cruise market in the north-east. (eveningexpress.co.uk)

The 2018 cruise season has come to a close at Aberdeen Harbour with more than 3,000 passengers visiting the city – representing a 61% increase since 2017, according to a statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The organisation successfully marketing Scottish ports to the international cruise industry has a new management team in what is proving another record-breaking season. The appointments follow Cruise Scotland’s agm and come ahead of participation at Seatrade Cruise Med in Lisbon later this month. (more…)

Scottish ports are looking to build on record years for cruise traffic by again targeting operators at the international industry’s biggest annual event this week. Marketing organisation, Cruise Scotland, which represents ports around the country, is exhibiting at Seatrade Cruise Global in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, (6-8 March), where members are promoting facilities and attractions before future vessel itineraries are decided by cruise lines. (more…)

More than a million people are expected to disembark at Scottish ports this year because of an unprecedented rise in the number of cruise ships visiting the country. (thetimes.co.uk)

Highland businesses have had a major boost in tourism after Scotland’s busiest cruise port recorded an increase of more than 53,000 passengers to the north. The Port of Cromarty Firth welcomed 151,078 cruise travellers on 93 ships to Invergordon and the Highlands since the season began in April. (pressandjournal.co.uk)

The Port of Cromarty Firth announced on Friday the appointment their new Cruise Manager, Allison McGuire, as the port marks another record-breaking year of cruise calls. McGuire, who has recently moved to Inverness, brings with her two decades of experience in the cruise industry, having worked for Saga Cruises in the UK and Oceania Cruises in Florida. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The number of cruise ship passengers stopping off in Orkney has increased massively in recent years but the tourist invasion has not all been plain sailing. This year, 140 cruise liners will berth at Hatston pier, on the outskirts of Kirkwall, the biggest town on Orkney’s mainland. (bbc.com)

“We are expecting 91 calls and about 142,330 passengers this year in Invergordon. Both of these are records and represent growth of 44 percent and 45 percent, respectively over last year’s figures, which in turn were records,” said Captain Iain Dunderdale, cruise manager for Invergordon (Port of Cromarty Firth). (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Capital Cruising, who run several UK cruise terminals, including Dundee, Edinburgh and London, this weekend welcomed the Pacific Princess to mark the start of the busiest cruise season on record in Dundee.

Catering for a new generation of cruise liners capable of carrying more than 5,000 passengers is “essential” for the Highlands’ largest port, it was claimed yesterday by Port of Cromarty Firth chief executive, Bob Buskie. (pressandjournal.co.uk)

Scotland has attracted another record-breaking cruise season for 2017, with the growing popularity as a destination more than doubling the number of cruise calls and passengers in less than a decade and making major contributions to the national economy. (more…)