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‘Lost Weight’ Cruiseship to Call to Dublin Port
#CRUISE LINERS – Following Friday's first cruise call to Dublin Port this year of the 300-plus passenger Arion as previously reported, the considerably larger Grand Princess is to call on Wednesday. Notably on this occasion the 2,600 passenger cruiseship is to appear without her signature 'Skywalker' Nightclub, which used to be perched 18 decks-high at the aft of the vessel, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The aptly named nightclub was built on two legs to form a bridge (see PHOTO) and was accessed by a glass gangway. Not only was the structure at such an elevated position but it also overhang beyond the sheer of the stern superstructure below, where clubbers had bird's eye views over the oceans and to numerous ports of calls.
In an operation to remove the Skywalker last year, the structure weighing 211 tons took over 10 hours to complete (as previously reported including VIDEO of the work). The reason for removing the nightclub according to her owners Princess Cruises was to 'significantly improve the operational performance of the ship, including greater fuel efficiency.' For a post dry-docking view click PHOTO.
During the procedure at the Grand Bahama Shipyard in the US, the opportunity included the installation of a new nightclub three decks below and was named One5.
Ironically before the vessel lost weight!....she was the first cruiseship to visit Dublin Port to surpass the 100,000 tonnes milestone, when the leadship of the 'Grand' class docked in 2004.
From Falmouth to the Fjords
#CRUISE LINERS – Dublin Port's first cruise caller for this season will be Arion which today sets sail from Falmouth on an eleven night / twelve day cruise to Scotland and Norwegian fjords. The 5,888 gross tonnes cruiseship built in 1965 is to berth in the capital at Ocean Pier, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The veteran vessel which has sleek traditional lines can carry over 300 passengers and she is operated by Classic International Cruises. Her visit will be one of around 90 cruise calls scheduled to Dublin Port during this year's season which stretches to early October. The majority of these calls will be in the summer and where several ships will be making repeat port of calls.
With so many callers to Dublin Port, this brings a greater variety of vessels as evident between the Arion and Princess Cruises considerably larger Grand Princess which is due next week. The giant vessel weighs over 109,000 gross tonnes and has a capacity for over 4,000 passenger and crew.
The Portuguese flagged Arion is also set to open the season to Galway, as previously reported she is to make an anchorage call off the mid-west harbour next month.
Meanwhile following all the recent focus centred in Cobh, Cruise & Maritime Voyages Marco Polo is expected to arrive this afternoon by berthing at the town's dedicated cruiseship quayside.
Cruise Caller Line-Up for Galway Harbour
#CRUISE LINERS- Galway Harbour can look forward to welcoming nine cruise calls to the mid-west port this year, with the first visitor being Arion which is scheduled to arrive in Galway Bay during late May, writes Jehan Ashmore.
Arion harks back to an era of the more classically designed ships with graceful sweeping lines. The 5,888 tonnes veteran vessel was launched in 1965 at Pula, in Croatia, as Istra and later in her career she underwent a major reconstruction in a Lisbon shipyard during 2000.
Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) will be sending their Marco Polo, another classic veteran, in July as part of a 12 night 'Emerald Isle' discovery cruise departing Tilbury, with en-route calls to Cobh and Glengariff the previous day.
For a full listing of the cruise-calls schedule click HERE.
Dublin Port Cruise Sector On the Rise for 2012
#CRUISE LINERS – In 2012 the Dublin Port Company can look forward to welcoming 90 cruiseship calls, slightly up compared to this year's season, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The sector in 2011 performed positively with a 7.5% increase in cruise passengers on board 87 cruise-calls. In total they brought over 135,000 passengers and crew to the capital, generating between €35 - €55m to the local economy.
The increase in passengers brings the total number of high-spend cruise passengers to almost 750,000 since 2000, providing a boon to city-centre businesses to the tune of over €400m in that period.
Once again cruiseships from the leading operators are scheduled to Dublin Port in 2012. They will appear in the form of the small, medium and giant-sized ships, many of which will be making more than one cruisecall throughout the season, which starts in April and culminates in October.
To view a timetable of cruiseships calling to Dublin Port see below.
A newcomer will be Kristina Katarina (1982/12,668grt) which is operated by Finnish owners Kristina Cruises. The former Russian ship replaced Kristina Regina last year due to new safety regulations which forced the veteran vessel to withdraw from service.
Mediterranean Shipping Lines (MSL) which operates container services to Ireland, will be deploying the 1,560 passenger MSC Lirica (2003/59,038grt). To view more about this French built cruiseship click HERE.
While the veteran Arion (1965/5,888grt) makes a welcome return for those with an affinity to smaller classic vessels, she orignially served in the Adriatic and was built at the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia.
Ship Name | ETA | Ship Length | Expected From | NAME |
---|---|---|---|---|
ARION | 13/04/2012 12:00 | 118.00 | Falmouth | Burke Shipping Group |
GRAND PRINCESS | 18/04/2012 07:00 | 289.52 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
QUEST | 24/04/2012 06:00 | 49.65 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
LE BOREAL | 26/04/2012 07:00 | 142.10 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
MARCO POLO | 28/04/2012 07:00 | 176.28 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
ALBATROS | 04/05/2012 10:00 | 205.46 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
BOUDICCA | 06/05/2012 07:00 | 206.96 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
LE BOREAL | 06/05/2012 07:00 | 142.10 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 11/05/2012 05:30 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
QUEST FOR ADVENTURE | 11/05/2012 07:00 | 170.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
QUEST | 13/05/2012 05:00 | 49.65 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
VISION OF THE SEAS | 16/05/2012 11:00 | 279.00 | Cherbourg | Hamilton Shipping |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 17/05/2012 06:30 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
SEABOURN SOJOURN | 17/05/2012 07:00 | 198.19 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
SILVER WHISPER | 18/05/2012 07:00 | 186.00 | Belfast | Burke Shipping Group |
CALEDONIAN SKY | 24/05/2012 05:15 | 90.60 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
BRAEMAR | 24/05/2012 06:30 | 195.92 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 29/05/2012 06:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
DELPHIN | 30/05/2012 07:00 | 156.27 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
SILVER EXPLORER | 01/06/2012 05:30 | 108.11 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ARION | 01/06/2012 06:00 | 118.00 | British - Others | Burke Shipping Group |
AZAMARA JOURNEY | 01/06/2012 07:00 | 181.00 | Scilly Isles | Hamilton Shipping |
VENTURA | 05/06/2012 02:00 | 288.61 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
SILVER CLOUD | 06/06/2012 07:00 | 155.81 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER | 06/06/2012 07:00 | 206.50 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 10/06/2012 06:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ATHENA | 12/06/2012 06:30 | 160.08 | British - Others | Burke Shipping Group (D9) |
MARINA | 13/06/2012 07:00 | 251.46 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
BLACK WATCH | 14/06/2012 06:00 | 205.47 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
AIDACARA | 15/06/2012 06:30 | 193.34 | Cork | Interocean Agencies Ltd., |
MARINA | 20/06/2012 07:00 | 251.46 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
ARCADIA | 23/06/2012 05:00 | 285.11 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
SAGA SAPPHIRE | 02/07/2012 07:00 | 199.50 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ARCADIA | 05/07/2012 03:00 | 285.11 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
PRINSENDAM | 05/07/2012 07:00 | 204.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 11/07/2012 06:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
EUROPA | 11/07/2012 11:59 | 198.60 | British - Others | Hapag Lloyd (Irl) Ltd., |
NAUTICA | 20/07/2012 07:00 | 181.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
PRINSENDAM | 21/07/2012 06:00 | 204.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
MINERVA | 21/07/2012 07:00 | 133.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
DEUTSCHLAND | 21/07/2012 07:00 | 175.30 | null | Leinster Shipping (Agencies) Ltd |
MARCO POLO | 26/07/2012 07:00 | 176.28 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
MEIN SCHIFF II | 29/07/2012 06:00 | 263.90 | Belfast | Hamilton Shipping |
NAUTICA | 31/07/2012 07:00 | 181.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
AZAMARA JOURNEY | 01/08/2012 15:30 | 181.00 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS | 01/08/2012 19:30 | 71.63 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
QUEEN ELIZABETH | 04/08/2012 10:30 | 294.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
MAASDAM | 04/08/2012 11:00 | 219.21 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
OCEAN PRINCESS | 05/08/2012 06:00 | 181.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
CLIPPER ODYSSEY | 07/08/2012 07:00 | 102.96 | Belfast | Hamilton Shipping |
ASTOR | 07/08/2012 09:30 | 176.26 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
KRISTINA KATARINA | 09/08/2012 06:00 | 137.10 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
SILVER CLOUD | 09/08/2012 07:00 | 155.81 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ADONIA | 09/08/2012 07:00 | 181.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 10/08/2012 06:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
MSC LIRICA | 14/08/2012 07:00 | 251.25 | Oban | Hamilton Shipping |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 16/08/2012 01:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
PRINSENDAM | 18/08/2012 06:30 | 204.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS | 18/08/2012 09:30 | 71.63 | Kinsale | Hamilton Shipping |
AIDACARA | 19/08/2012 06:30 | 193.34 | Cork | Interocean Agencies Ltd., |
OCEAN PRINCESS | 20/08/2012 06:00 | 181.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ORIANA | 20/08/2012 11:59 | 260.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
CLIPPER ODYSSEY | 21/08/2012 02:15 | 102.96 | Belfast | Hamilton Shipping |
QUEST FOR ADVENTURE | 21/08/2012 07:00 | 170.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
MSC LIRICA | 25/08/2012 07:00 | 251.25 | Oban | Hamilton Shipping |
SAGA SAPPHIRE | 26/08/2012 06:00 | 199.50 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
AIDAAURA | 26/08/2012 06:30 | 203.20 | La Corruna | Interocean Agencies Ltd., |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 27/08/2012 07:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
HAMBURG | 28/08/2012 09:30 | 145.00 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
LE DIAMANT | 28/08/2012 11:30 | 124.19 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
PRINCESS DAPHNE | 29/08/2012 07:15 | 162.39 | Falmouth | Burke Shipping Group |
PRINCESS DANAE | 30/08/2012 07:00 | 162.31 | Belfast | Burke Shipping Group |
CRYSTAL SYMPHONY | 31/08/2012 02:30 | 238.01 | Belfast | Hamilton Shipping |
DELPHIN | 01/09/2012 07:00 | 156.27 | Falmouth | Hamilton Shipping |
SILVER EXPLORER | 02/09/2012 05:30 | 108.11 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
EXPLORER | 02/09/2012 07:15 | 180.40 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
JEWEL OF THE SEAS | 04/09/2012 03:45 | 293.95 | Cork | Hamilton Shipping |
MSC LIRICA | 04/09/2012 07:00 | 251.25 | Oban | Hamilton Shipping |
THOMSON SPIRIT | 05/09/2012 06:45 | 214.66 | Cork | Hamilton Shipping |
CRYSTAL SYMPHONY | 07/09/2012 05:30 | 238.01 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
MARCO POLO | 07/09/2012 07:00 | 176.28 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
MARINA | 08/09/2012 07:00 | 251.46 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
SEABOURN SOJOURN | 12/09/2012 06:00 | 198.19 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER | 13/09/2012 07:00 | 206.50 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
ALBATROS | 14/09/2012 07:00 | 205.46 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
EMERALD PRINCESS | 15/09/2012 08:15 | 288.61 | null | Burke Shipping Group (D9) |
LE DIAMANT | 16/09/2012 11:30 | 124.19 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
OCEAN COUNTESS | 26/09/2012 08:30 | 163.56 | La Corruna | Hamilton Shipping |
NORWEGIAN SUN | 27/09/2012 07:00 | 258.57 | Greenock | Hamilton Shipping |
OCEAN COUNTESS | 08/10/2012 08:30 | 163.56 | Vigo | Hamilton Shipping |
MARCO POLO | 12/04/2013 03:45 | 176.28 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
CROWN PRINCESS | 26/04/2013 11:59 | 288.63 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
FRAM | 05/05/2013 07:00 | 113.86 | Cork | Hamilton Shipping |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 08/05/2013 07:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ARTANIA | 16/05/2013 07:00 | 230.61 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
CELEBRITY INFINITY | 17/05/2013 06:30 | 294.00 | Cork | Hamilton Shipping |
MEIN SCHIFF I | 18/05/2013 06:00 | 263.90 | Belfast | Hamilton Shipping |
TBN | 18/05/2013 07:00 | 999.00 | Waterford | Hamilton Shipping |
SILVER EXPLORER | 19/05/2013 05:30 | 108.11 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
VISION OF THE SEAS | 20/05/2013 07:00 | 279.00 | Cherbourg | Hamilton Shipping |
SILVER WHISPER | 20/05/2013 07:00 | 186.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 21/05/2013 07:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
EXPLORER | 22/05/2013 06:45 | 180.40 | Belfast | Burke Shipping Group |
SILVER EXPLORER | 25/05/2013 06:00 | 108.11 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
BRAEMAR | 27/05/2013 11:30 | 195.92 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 27/05/2013 11:59 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
MSC MAGNIFICA | 28/05/2013 03:45 | 293.80 | Greenock | Hamilton Shipping |
TBN | 30/05/2013 06:00 | 999.00 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER | 05/06/2013 07:00 | 206.50 | Cork | Hamilton Shipping |
CELEBRITY INFINITY | 08/06/2013 09:30 | 294.00 | Waterford | Hamilton Shipping |
DEUTSCHLAND | 09/06/2013 07:00 | 175.30 | null | Leinster Shipping (Agencies) Ltd |
MARINA | 09/06/2013 07:15 | 251.46 | Cork | Hamilton Shipping |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 14/06/2013 07:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ASTOR | 19/06/2013 06:00 | 176.26 | Cork | Hamilton Shipping |
PRINSENDAM | 23/06/2013 06:00 | 204.00 | Waterford | Hamilton Shipping |
NAUTICA | 30/06/2013 07:00 | 181.00 | Isle of Man | Hamilton Shipping |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 02/07/2013 07:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
SEA PRINCESS | 08/07/2013 11:59 | 261.31 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ARCADIA | 09/07/2013 11:59 | 285.11 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
THE WORLD | 11/07/2013 09:45 | 196.35 | Galway | Hamilton Shipping |
SEA CLOUD II | 14/07/2013 06:00 | 117.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
AZAMARA QUEST | 14/07/2013 06:00 | 181.00 | Isle of Man | Hamilton Shipping |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 14/07/2013 07:00 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
BOUDICCA | 15/07/2013 07:00 | 206.96 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
DEUTSCHLAND | 16/07/2013 07:00 | 175.30 | null | Leinster Shipping (Agencies) Ltd |
WIND SURF | 18/07/2013 07:00 | 187.20 | Holyhead | Hamilton Shipping |
BALMORAL | 18/07/2013 16:30 | 217.91 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ARTANIA | 24/07/2013 11:59 | 230.61 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 26/07/2013 11:59 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ORIANA | 26/07/2013 11:59 | 260.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
SAGA SAPPHIRE | 29/07/2013 07:00 | 199.50 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
EURODAM | 29/07/2013 07:00 | 285.43 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
SEA CLOUD II | 30/07/2013 06:00 | 117.00 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
SILVER CLOUD | 31/07/2013 07:00 | 155.81 | Belfast | Burke Shipping Group |
OCEAN PRINCESS | 01/08/2013 07:00 | 181.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
VEENDAM | 03/08/2013 06:00 | 219.21 | Waterford | Hamilton Shipping |
MARINA | 07/08/2013 07:15 | 251.46 | Belfast | Hamilton Shipping |
QUEEN ELIZABETH | 07/08/2013 11:59 | 294.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 07/08/2013 11:59 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
PRINSENDAM | 09/08/2013 07:00 | 204.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
CELEBRITY INFINITY | 09/08/2013 11:00 | 294.00 | Waterford | Hamilton Shipping |
DISCOVERY | 09/08/2013 12:00 | 168.74 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
EUROPA | 10/08/2013 06:00 | 198.60 | Ayr | Hapag Lloyd (Irl) Ltd., |
OCEAN PRINCESS | 10/08/2013 07:00 | 181.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
SILVER CLOUD | 11/08/2013 07:00 | 155.81 | Belfast | Burke Shipping Group |
OCEAN MAJESTY | 14/08/2013 07:00 | 135.30 | Falmouth | Hamilton Shipping |
AIDACARA | 16/08/2013 06:30 | 193.34 | Cork | Interocean Agencies Ltd., |
BRAEMAR | 16/08/2013 07:00 | 195.92 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
PACIFIC STAR PRINCESS | 17/08/2013 07:00 | 75.00 | Cardiff | Hamilton Shipping |
OCEAN PRINCESS | 18/08/2013 07:00 | 181.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
MSC MAGNIFICA | 19/08/2013 07:00 | 293.80 | Greenock | Hamilton Shipping |
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS | 19/08/2013 11:59 | 289.56 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
COLUMBUS 2 | 20/08/2013 07:00 | 181.00 | Isle of Man | Hapag Lloyd (Irl) Ltd., |
ALBATROS | 21/08/2013 07:00 | 205.46 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
ORIANA | 21/08/2013 11:59 | 260.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
NAUTICA | 24/08/2013 07:00 | 181.00 | Belfast | Hamilton Shipping |
MINERVA | 25/08/2013 11:00 | 133.00 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
CRYSTAL SERENITY | 26/08/2013 01:00 | 250.00 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
OCEAN PRINCESS | 27/08/2013 07:00 | 181.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
BOUDICCA | 28/08/2013 12:00 | 206.96 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
SAGA SAPPHIRE | 29/08/2013 07:00 | 199.50 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
AIDACARA | 30/08/2013 06:30 | 193.34 | Cork | Interocean Agencies Ltd., |
CELEBRITY INFINITY | 31/08/2013 07:00 | 294.00 | Waterford | Hamilton Shipping |
WIND SURF | 31/08/2013 07:00 | 187.20 | Isle of Man | Hamilton Shipping |
OCEAN PRINCESS | 03/09/2013 07:00 | 181.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
THOMSON SPIRIT | 03/09/2013 07:00 | 214.66 | Belfast | Hamilton Shipping |
JEWEL OF THE SEAS | 04/09/2013 09:30 | 293.95 | Cork | Hamilton Shipping |
SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER | 09/09/2013 07:00 | 206.50 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
BREMEN | 10/09/2013 07:00 | 111.51 | British - Others | Hamilton Shipping |
VISION OF THE SEAS | 11/09/2013 05:30 | 279.00 | Cork | Hamilton Shipping |
SEABOURN PRIDE | 11/09/2013 05:30 | 133.80 | null | Hamilton Shipping |
BOUDICCA | 13/09/2013 18:00 | 206.96 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
SILVER WHISPER | 14/09/2013 07:00 | 186.00 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
CARNIVAL GLORY | 22/09/2013 11:59 | 290.20 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
BOUDICCA | 23/09/2013 09:30 | 206.96 | null | Burke Shipping Group |
BOUDICCA | 03/10/2013 05:30 | 206.96 | null | Burke Shipping Group |