Cork County Council staff were present at each port to welcome and assist passengers and crew, handing out maps and brochures to encourage the cruise visitors to return and discover all the region has to offer.

On leaving Baltimore, the ship made the short journey along the West Cork coast to Bere Island.

The latest addition to the Cunard line, the Queen Anne is one of the newest and largest cruise ships in the world at 113,000 tonnes, with 14 decks and accommodating 3,000 passengers, will be in Cork in May and August.

More than 100 cruise vessels are scheduled to arrive between April and November. 

“The town comes alive and it’s like a festival down here any day a liner is in”

The German luxury cruise ship, Europa, with 400 passengers and 275 crew on board, anchored just outside Kinsale Harbour

“Economically, the cruise line industry is a big one for the whole region. Some passengers get on trains to go into Cork City, they get buses to Blarney, they visit Carrigtwohill. 

The Port of Cork has confirmed that Cork will still welcome cruise lines and their passengers into Cork, despite concerns expressed by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which highlight the risk of infection to cruise ship ...

UP to 1,500 Australians arrived in Cobh yesterday aboard the cruise ship Sea Princess. The stop was part of a 107-day around-the-world cruise from Sydney.

PORT OF CORK says it will continue to erect security barriers as cruise liners dock in Cobh, despite being prevented from doing so by protesting locals last weekend.

PROTESTS greeting cruise passengers in Cobh are likely to continue after talks between the Port of Cork and locals failed to yield an agreement on rights of way.

CRUISE passengers coming into Cobh from April could be met with protesters if a dispute between residents and the Port of Cork over public rights of way is not resolved.

BRITTANY Ferries today announced a new route from Cork into northern Spain. Starting at the end of April, the service will link Cork and Santander, making two return-sailings a week.

The cruise liner season will open in Cork on Monday with the arrival of the first vessel of 2017, a 539ft, 600-capacity passenger ship.

THE luxury Disney cruise liner will visit Cork next year for the first time. The Port of Cork said the ‘Disney Magic’ will travel to Cork for the first time as part of their new seven-night British Isles cruise, departing in September 2018.

TOURISTS arriving on cruise ships in Cobh will be met by ambassadors from Cork city under a new initiative launched by Cork City Council.

FOUR cruise liners will come to Cork this Christmas, including one on Christmas Day, bringing 5,000 visitors to the region. The increase in winter cruise-liners highlights a changing industry.