Cruise news (Dublin Ireland-tagged)
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Stena Line boosts freight capacities with new Dublin-Birkenhead route amid record volumes
Stena Line, the Swedish ferry operator, has officially launched its new freight service from Dublin (Ireland) to Birkenhead (England). This addition...
February 21, 2024 - Cruise Industry

Irish Ferries' new ship OSCAR WILDE begins operations on Holyhead-Dublin route
Irish Ferries' recently introduced ferry, the OSCAR WILDE, serving the Holyhead to Dublin route, commenced operations a day ahead of schedule...
February 15, 2024 - Cruise Industry

Irish Ferries enters into charter agreement for P&O to operate the Holyhead-Cherbourg routes
Irish Ferries has chartered the vessel Norbay to replace МС Epsilon on its Dublin to Holyhead and Cherbourg routes after P&O Ferries withdrew it...
November 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry

Ireland and France launch combined Train & Ferry ticket
Amid the commencement of the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France (September 8 thru October 28), Ireland and France partnered to introduce the "Sail and...
September 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry

Northern Irelands's Port Belfast enjoys growth as cruise homeport/turnaround destination
Over the past decade, Port Belfast (Northern Ireland) has emerged as a significant player in the cruise industry, hosting some of the largest and...
August 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry

Ferry company P&O closes Dublin-Liverpool route
P&O Ferries has announced the discontinuation of its Dublin-Liverpool route by year-end. The reason cited is the lack of an available berth in...
August 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry

Ponant launches Northern Hemisphere Summer 2024 program
Ponant launched its Northern Hemisphere Summer 2024 program. Highlights include Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic. 50 new...
December 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry

Azamara announces 84 European itineraries across its 4-ship fleet for 2024
The ultra premium travel brand Azamara unveiled a total of 84x new Europe itineraries across its 4-ship fleet for 2024. Of all the 84 voyages, 53...
September 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry

Port of Cork (Cobh, Ireland) returns to cruising
Ireland was finally able to reopen for cruise shipping with the arrival of Viking OCEAN's ship Viking Venus to Dun Laoghaire Harbour (Dublin) on...
July 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry

AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAaura became the 12th vessel in the fleet to depart from Hamburg (Germany)
On Saturday, May 7, AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAaura became the 12th vessel in the fleet to depart from Hamburg (Germany) on a 14-day voyage to Scotland...
May 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry

Port of Cork Company & Cruise Ireland welcome cruise ships after 2-year pause
PoCC-Port of Cork Company and Cruise Ireland welcomed the return to cruise ships after a 2-year pause as a result of the COVID crisis. Ireland...
March 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry

Scenic Cruises to visit all 7 continents in 2023-2024 season
The ultra-luxury, full all-inclusive travel brand Scenic Yacht Cruises introduced its 2023-2024 itinerary collection. With the introduction of...
January 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry

VIVA Cruises announces 2022 programme of its first expedition ship MS Seaventure
VIVA Cruises (2019-established brand and subsidiary of Scylla AG), announced the 2022 program of its first-ever expedition ship Seaventure (fka MS...
June 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry

TUI Marella Cruises restarts on June 25 from Southampton UK aboard Marella Explorer
TUI Marella Cruises started selling summer voyages around the British Isles on Friday, April 16. The cruise company plans to join the armada of...
April 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry

Irish Ferries started 2021 ship drydocking with Ulysses
Dublin headquartered Irish Ferries started its 2021 drydocking on Tuesday, February 16. Having been released by WB Yeats ferry, Ulysses ferry left...
February 16, 2021