Belfast Harbour is Named 'Best UK & Ireland Port of Call' by Cruise Critic's Editors’ Picks Awards

11th December 2023

Belfast Harbour announced the ‘Best UK & British Isles Port of Call’ by Cruise Critic, the port welcomed 159 cruise calls and 32 cruise lines in 2023. Afloat adds above is a Norwegian Dawn in Belfast Lough as seen from a departing Stena Line ferry. Credit: IsleofManHarbours-facebook

Belfast Harbour has been recognised as the Best UK & British Isles Port of Call at this year’s Cruise Critic UK Editors’ Picks Awards.

Cruise Critic, a subsidiary of TripAdvisor, is the world’s leading cruise reviews site and online cruise community and each year it names the winners of its Editors’ Picks Awards, chosen by the site’s international team of cruise experts.

Guided by the Cruise Critic editorial team’s impartial cruise expertise – based on first-hand experiences and industry knowledge – the awards name the best-in-industry while also helping travelers select the best cruise for their specific interests and needs.

At the 15th annual awards Belfast took home the prize for Best Port Call in a year when the city enjoyed a record cruise season, with 159 cruise calls from 57 ships from 32 different cruise lines in 2023. That was an 8% increase on the pre-pandemic record set in 2019.

For the full details of this year’s winners, visit this link.

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Jehan Ashmore

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Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals.

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