The 227-metre long Norwegian flagged Viking Venus anchored on Dublin Bay this morning just outside Dun Laoghaire Harbour, marking the start of the 2023 cruise liner season at the east coast port.
More than 90 Cruise Liner visits are booked for the east coast port for 2023, beginning with the call of the Venus this morning and closing out the season with the Norwegian Star on 20 October.
The harbour has 92 visits booked for the season thus far (subject to change).
The anchored Viking Venus is visible on this Dublin Bay anchorage live cam below and shows passengers being ferried ashore by the ship's orange-coloured tenders to the new purpose-built tender berth at Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
That figure represents a 40% increase on 2022’s cruise call numbers when 65 visits were on the books.
Some of these will be repeat visitors — with the Norwegian Dawn slated for an exceptionally busy season with 13 calls from May to October.
