Predictions Favor a Successful 2024 Cruise Season
The Port of Dover in January 2024 predicted the year would be one of its busiest, following a very successful 2023, when six cruise ships made inaugural calls and there were increased visits from returning ships.
While final 2024 arrival numbers are not yet available, it is anticipated that the port will have hosted ships from 20-plus cruise lines.
One of the ships that homeported at Dover in 2024 was Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 1,400-guest Borealis, a vessel that was welcomed with water cannons and a traditional plaque exchange when she arrived in early July.
Borealis was based in Dover through mid-August and is scheduled to return in summer 2025, with a series of voyages to the Norwegian fjords, Iceland, and the Azores.
Yet to call at Dover this season is AIDA Cruises’ AIDAbella. The 2,050-guest ship will visit the port on October 30, 2024, as she begins her 20-day transatlantic crossing from Kiel, Germany, to La Romana, Dominican Republic.
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Publish date : 2024-10-18 13:32:19
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