Why the €70m cruise liner trade is delivering a tourism boom for ports and attractions across the country
The MS Royal Princess leaving Dublin. Photo: Artur Widak
The €70m high-spending cruise liner trade is delivering a boom year for Irish ports with Dublin, Cork, Belfast and other, smaller docking destinations confirming near-record trade.
Cruise liner visits have bounced-back above some pre-pandemic years as Belfast hosts a record 170 visits while Dublin and Cork are accommodating more than 120 vessels with almost 250,000 passengers and crew.
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