Cruise ship calls to Belfast set to rise by 31pc this season
2016 145,000pax 82 cruise calls 2017 154,000pax 94 cruise calls 2018 185,000pax 115 cruise calls…
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Irish Ferries now planning biggest ferry in world as WB Yeats makes maiden passenger voyage
WB Yeats funded to tune of €75m through European Investment Bank loan EIB, the European…
Celebrity Cruises to hire new Ireland sales manager as Mandy Burrie promoted
Mandy Burrie promoted to role in Britain Cruise line aiming to grow market following launch…
Belfast travel veteran to replace Wilkinson as MD of NCL for Irish market
Eamonn Ferrin replaces Nick Wilkinson to lead Ireland Belfast-educated Ferrin to report directly to NCL…
MSC’s Rebecca Kelly to move to Princess Cruises, tells Travel Extra she’s ‘excited’
Rebecca Kelly to move to Princess Cruises Ireland country manager for MSC since 2008 Starts…
Irish Ferries’ WB Yeats finally sails into Dublin Port
Ship originally scheduled for delivery on July 30, to enter service with an inaugural crossing from…
Irish Ferries to transfer French operations from Rosslare to Dublin
WB Yeats will sail from Dublin to Cherbourg No Rosslare to Cherbourg service scheduled…
Rebecca Kelly to head up Princess Cruises in Ireland
Rebecca Kelly to join Princess Headed p MSC asince 2008 Rebecca Kelly is to…
Work begins on Stena Line’s third new Irish Sea ship in Chinese shipyard
First new ship to start on Dublin-Holyhead route in 2020 Ship to operate four daily sailings…
Port of Cork seeks developer for new cruise facility after record year of ship visits
92 ships visiting in 2018 More than 157,000 passengers and 69,000 crew hosted Estimated boost…
NCL offers €99 roundtrip airfares to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Copenhagen & Rome but not from Ireland
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Copenhagen & Rome departures Limited-time €99 (or £99) roundtrip airfares all inclusive…
Cork to Roscoff is Brittany Ferries’ strongest performer, but company warns of Brexit waves
July-September 2017 and 2018 passengers: Cork-Roscoff route: 44,744 – 48,700 Passenger numbers up 9pc on Cork…
Uniworld orders four new river ships for the Nile, Douro, Mekong & Volga
Uniworld orders four new river ships Nile, Douro, Mekong & Volga Luxury river cruise…
MSC to enter ultra-luxury market in 2023 with first of four new cruise ships
First delivery in Spring 2023 8 ships to be built by Fincantieri Inspired by…
MSC to eliminate disposable straws by December in drive to go virtually plastic-free by 2019
MSC Cruises aims to phase out or replace ‘virtually all’ single-use plastic items by March 2019. All…
Silversea Cruises orders three new ships, two in new Evolution class
Silversea Cruises orders three new ships Meyer Werft to deliver two ships in new Silver…
Royal Caribbean reviews group policy as cruise is ruined by 1,300 men behaving badly
Guests boarded in Singapore and cruised to Sydney Ship taken over by 1,300 men…
Royal Caribbean to double agent loyalty payments for suites & Caribbean bookings
Royal Caribbean to double Club Rewards loyalty payments Incentives for suites and Caribbean bookings…
Celebrity wants to homeport in Dublin for full season 2020
Celebrity wants to homeport full season in Dublin Target is 2020 and 2021 if that…
Stena say their 38-ship fleet will use Artificial Intelligence by 2021
helps predict the most fuel-efficient way to operate Entire fleet will use Artificial Intelligence…
Are they inSeine? Uniworld’s programme for younger rivercruisers focusses on France
Idea originated at Irish travel agent conference Two black boats launched programme for younger rivercruisers…
Ponant steps up activity in Ireland with facebook group
Agents can join Facebook group by contacting administrator Ponant market high end luxury cruises on…
MSC carried 17,000 customers from Ireland in 2017 and plans to grow further in 2018
MSC sold 17,000 cruise package sin 2017 Pursuing Royal Caribbean as Ireland’s lading cruise operator…
No firm delivery date for WB Yeats as Irish Ferries counts cost of disruption
No firm delivery date for WB Yeats WB Yeats delay cost €7m Disruption to Ulysses…
2,000 places up for grabs onboard Bellisima in MSC's biggest ever agent incentive
MSC Cruises is launching its biggest ever agent incentive to celebrate the launch of the new…
Dublin welcomes 10,000 cruise ship passengers over bank holiday week
Almost 10,000 cruise ship passengers visited Dublin over the bank holiday – with an estimated…
Cobh hosts 1,500 Australians on Sea Princess round-world cruise
Cobh was host to 1,500 Australians who are cruising on Sea Princess to an Australia…
Dublin Port updates 22 year plan: truly, madly bigger but not so deeply: 10 metres rather than 12 metres
Plans for 2040 updated average annual growth rate of 3.3pc instead of2.5pc 10 meters rather…
Irish Ferries' Ulysses out of action till next week with propellor problem
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Irish Ferries’ Ulysses will be out of…
Stena Line jumps in to become title sponsor of Dublin Horse Show
Stena Line is to become title sponsor of the world-famous Dublin Horse Show – attracting…
Irish, French and Spanish combine to celebrate 40 years of Brittany Ferries in Cork
Brittany Ferries has celebrated 40 years of linking Ireland to France at a multinational event…
Stena building three new ships for Irish Sea routes as market now bigger than Celtic Tiger era
E-Flexer Series Ship Stats Length: 214,5 m Draught: 6,4 m Breadth: 27,8…
Irish Ferries cancels all summer sailings on WB Yeats over latest delay at shipyard
Irish Ferries has cancelled all summer sailings to France by new ship WB Yeats due…
Doolin to Aran Islands gets second high speed cruise ferry
New Garrihy family ferry will halve the journey time of predecessor Two high speed ferry…
Independence of the Seas returns to the waves, but not as we knew her
15 deck Independence to be based in Southampton 3.858 capacity Features from Symphony of the…
Royal Caribbean hires Sarah Slattery's son to design cruise ships of the future
Royal Caribbean has enlisted the help of children – including one from Ireland – to…
Rebecca Kelly delighted after being promoted to Head of Ireland at MSC
Rebecca Kelly has been promoted at MSC Cruises in an expansion of its Irish operation. And…
Former US Navy ship starts service for Irish Ferries on Dublin-Holyhead route
Irish Ferries’ new fast craft, Dublin Swift, has made its maiden sailing on the Dublin-Holyhead route.…
Irish Ferries aims to reassure trade over sailing cancellations
Irish Ferries has issued a statement to the trade over recent sailing cancellations, saying that…
Irish Ferries report car volumes up 9.1pc in 2018 as group reports €89m profit
Ferry and overall profits rise Expansion in services planned for arrival of WB Yeats …