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Invergordon crowned Scotland’s busiest cruise port in 2016
Published: December 20th 2016
The Port of Cromarty Firth, Invergordon has welcomed more passengers from cruise liners in 2016 than any other port in Scotland.
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Scottish Ports book an eighth record-breaking cruise season
Published: December 6th 2016
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.
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Busiest Season on Record for Cruise in Orkney
Published: October 6th 2016
Kirkwall is the most popular cruise ship destination in the United Kingdom, and this season it recorded 126 port calls delivering just over 100,000 passengers and 30,000 crew.
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Cruise season closes at Lerwick with records smashed
Published: October 5th 2016
Record-beating summer on horizon for Shetland in 2017
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Port of Cromarty Firth welcomes 1,000th cruise liner
Published: August 18th 2016
The Port of Cromarty Firth welcomed its 1,000th cruise liner into the port today (18th August 2016).
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CruiseForth complete WorldHost training
Published: August 18th 2016
Cruise passengers arriving at Rosyth this year will receive an even better welcome after CruiseForth volunteers completed WorldHost training to add to their already award winning service.
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Another big day for cruise season at Lerwick Harbour
Published: August 12th 2016
The record for the biggest cruise ship into Lerwick Harbour will be broken on Sunday (14 August) for the second time this summer when Celebrity Silhouette enters the Shetland port on a 14- nights British Isles Cruise.
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Kirkwall celebrates 1,500th cruise call and 750,000th cruise guest with the arrival of Fred. Olsen’s Black Watch
Published: August 11th 2016
Kirkwall, historic capital of the Orkney Islands, celebrated a milestone 1,500th cruise call on 10th August 2016, with the arrival of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Black Watch.
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Award-winning Orkney Welcomes Milestone Cruise Visitor
Published: August 10th 2016
Orkney’s 750,000 cruise ship passenger stepped ashore in Kirkwall today (10 August) to a real Orcadian welcome.
Read More...New cruise support website launched
Published: July 1st 2016
Apart from the publishing of the cruise ship lists present and future on the marine services website orkneyharbours.com, there is no other central point of pre arrival information for cruise ship passengers and crew arriving in Orkney.
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Big day for cruise season at Lerwick Harbour
Published: June 28th 2016
Lerwick Harbour’s record-breaking cruise season will hit the first of several milestones this season on Thursday (30 June) with the arrival of Azura, the largest cruise ship yet to enter the Shetland port.
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Viking welcome for Viking Sea’s maiden call at Lerwick
Published: June 16th 2016
Members of Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa Jarl Squad warmly welcomed Viking Sea passengers ashore during her maiden visit to Lerwick.
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Disney Magic Spreads the Love in Kirkwall
Published: June 10th 2016
Kenny and Heidi Strahm of Montgomery, Alabama arrived on the Disney Magic cruise liner into Kirkwall on Thursday (9 June) to spring a huge surprise to family members and friends travelling with them, by planning to get secretly married in Kirkwall that day.
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Disney Magic welcomed at Invergordon for first time
Published: June 8th 2016
During a 12-night Britain and Ireland cruise from Dover, England this week, the Disney Magic will celebrate its first-call to Invergordon.
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Management committee changes at Cruise Scotland
Published: April 27th 2016
Andrew Hemphill, Port Director with Peel Ports - Clydeport has been appointed as Chairman of Cruise Scotland at the marketing association's Annual General Meeting in Glasgow having previously served as Vice Chairman for the past two years.
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Quartet of cruise records in prospect for Lerwick Harbour
Published: April 21st 2016
Longer-term outlook also positive
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Half-a-million cruise passengers heading for Scotland
Published: March 10th 2016
Best year yet follows another record-breaking season in 2015
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Orkney’s cruise season starts early with arrival of Magellan
Published: March 9th 2016
The first cruise ship to arrive for the 2016 season will berth at Hatston Pier at 0800hrs on Thursday 10 March.
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