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Lerwick Celebrates 1,000th Cruise Ship

Passengers onboard the cruise ship Boudicca received a rousing Shetland welcome as she arrived at Lerwick at midday on Sunday 2 August 2009.

Her visit marked the 1000th cruise ship visit at the Shetland port since the first was noted in official records which started in 1924.

Celebrations laid on by Lerwick Port Authority included a lunch for local guests and others from elsewhere in the UK. The quayside welcome for Boudicca’s passengers included Lerwick’s Viking Jarl squad and Lerwick Brass Band.

Nigel Lingard, Marketing Director of vessel owners, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, and her Master, Captain Bjarte Roksund, were each presented with hand-crafted pewter Viking galleys to mark the ship’s historic visit before she sailed for Bergen, in Norway.

View news coverage on BBC Reporting Scotland and STV News

Read Lerwick Port Authority news release dated 27 July 2009.

Böd of Gremista visit - Lerwick Port Authority’s UK-based guests pictured at Arthur Anderson’s birthplace at Böd of Gremista, Lerwick during 1000th cruise ship celebrations. Pictured (From L to R – back row) Captain Iain Dunderdale, Vice Chairman – Cruise Scotland, Richard Alexander, Chairman – Cruise Scotland, Pauline Alexander, Mike Deegan, Managing Director – Hebridean Island Cruises, Nigel Lingard, Marketing Director – Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Gordon Ireland, Marketing Development Manager – Cruise Scotland, Shirley Ritchie, Bill Davidson, Managing Director – NorthLink Ferries Ltd. (Seated at front) Anne Dunderdale and Susan Davidson

Böd of Gremista visit - Lerwick Port Authority’s UK-based guests pictured at Arthur Anderson’s birthplace at Böd of Gremista, Lerwick during 1000th cruise ship celebrations. Pictured (From L to R – back row) Captain Iain Dunderdale, Vice Chairman – Cruise Scotland, Richard Alexander, Chairman – Cruise Scotland, Pauline Alexander, Mike Deegan, Managing Director – Hebridean Island Cruises, Nigel Lingard, Marketing Director – Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Gordon Ireland, Marketing Development Manager – Cruise Scotland, Shirley Ritchie, Bill Davidson, Managing Director – NorthLink Ferries Ltd. (Seated at front) Anne Dunderdale and Susan Davidson
Presentation 1 - Exchanging commemorative plaques to mark “MS Boudicca’s” 1000th cruise ship visit to Lerwick are (from L to R) Stephen Mouat - Viking Guizer Jarl, Captain Bjarte Røksund – “MS Boudicca”, Brian Anderson – Lerwick Port Authority Chairman, Captain Calum Grains - Lerwick Port Authority Harbourmaster, Captain Alexander Simpson - Lerwick Port Authority Deputy Harbourmaster
Presentation 1 - Exchanging commemorative plaques to mark “MS Boudicca’s” 1000th cruise ship visit to Lerwick are (from L to R) Stephen Mouat - Viking Guizer Jarl, Captain Bjarte Røksund – “MS Boudicca”, Brian Anderson – Lerwick Port Authority Chairman, Captain Calum Grains - Lerwick Port Authority Harbourmaster, Captain Alexander Simpson - Lerwick Port Authority Deputy Harbourmaster

Boudicca arrives - “MS Boudicca” pictured on arrival for historic 1000th cruise ship visit to Port of Lerwick, Shetland

Boudicca arrives - “MS Boudicca” pictured on arrival for historic 1000th cruise ship visit to Port of Lerwick, Shetland
Viking welcome - Vikings form a guard-of-honour for cruise passengers as they disembark “MS Boudicca”
Viking welcome - Vikings form a guard-of-honour for cruise passengers as they disembark “MS Boudicca”

Presentation 2 - Lerwick Port Authority Chairman, Brian Anderson presenting Nigel Lingard, Marketing Director with Fred. Olsen Criuse Lines with a hand-crafted pewter Viking longship

Presentation 2 - Lerwick Port Authority Chairman, Brian Anderson presenting Nigel Lingard, Marketing Director with Fred. Olsen Criuse Lines with a hand-crafted pewter Viking longship