UK ports attract cruise visitors

Friday, 20 Mar, 2012 0

More passengers are cruising into UK ports as figures show a 6% increase in the number of ships visiting.

The CruiseBritain show revealed that 648,000 passengers arrived at UK ports in 2011 which was an increase of 15% on the previous year.

2011 also saw 878,000 passengers join their cruise at a UK port, a five per cent increase on 2010, with 86 per cent of passengers being British. 

Kate O’Hara, chair of CruiseBritain, said: "The growth in both cruise ship visits and passenger numbers is a testament to Britain’s value as a cruise destination.

"Over the last seven years, we have seen the number of visiting passengers double."



 

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