With one more cruise ship left to visit in December, the Port of Cork’s 2018 cruise season is drawing to a close. A total of 92 cruise ships will have visited in 2018, the most significant cruise season ever for the Port of Cork; and with over 157,000 passengers and 69,000 crews stepping ashore this…
Photo: Aidan Fleming The Port of Cork Company and Bantry Bay Port Company today announced their combined turnover for 2017, showing a positive increase compared to 2016. Consolidated turnover for the year 2017 amounted to €31.5 million (including €0.54 million Bantry turnover) up from €29.6 million (including €0.21 million Bantry turnover) in 2016. Consolidated profit…
MV Astoria will arrive into Cobh today. It is the first of 94 cruise liners to visit the Port of Cork in 2018, a 30 percent increase on 2017 calls. The Port of Cork anticipates, with 94 cruise calls, the total passenger numbers to be 188,844 and 80,000 crew. Up to eight cruise liners will…