First cruise liner of 2016 arrives in Port of Cork
Cork's cruise liner season will kick off today.
The first cruise liner of 2016 is to arrive into the Port of Cork today.
Cork's cruise liner season will kick off today with the arrival of MV Balmoral and her 1800 passengers and crew to Cobh Cruise Terminal.
It's the first of 58 liners scheduled to call in 2016.
Last year the Port of Cork invested €1.5 million in upgrading the current facilities at Cobh Cruise Terminal and the season is expected to provide a valuable boost to the local economy with over 100,000 passengers and crew arriving in the region between April and December.
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