The busiest season ever for Forth Ports’ Capital Cruising business, kicks off this month. A record bursting 161 cruise calls are booked in this season calling across Scotland’s east coast, carrying an estimated 235,000 passengers who will be visiting Edinburgh, Fife and Dundee during 2024.
Edinburgh to host prestigious European cruise event in 2020 for first time
Capital Cruising has won a bid to host the prestigious Cruise Europe Conference for the first time in Edinburgh next year. The annual three-day event, which will be held in venues across the Capital in March 2020 including a gala dinner in the Museum of Scotland, is the largest and best attended cruise event in Europe with over 150 executives flying into Edinburgh from around the world.
Inaugural call at Rosyth for Balmoral
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Balmoral, navigating under the three bridges on the Forth, assisted by Forth Ports’ pilots as she departs from Rosyth.
Capital Cruising expands
The PLA has awarded the five-year contract for management of its Central London Cruise Moorings to a joint venture between Port of Tilbury & MBNA Thames Clippers
New appointment for Capital Cruising
Capital Cruising, who run six busy cruise terminals across the UK – including Edinburgh and London – has appointed Chris Alexander to the management team.
Fred. Olsen reception in Rosyth
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines welcomed VIPs including travel agents, dignitaries, tourism organisations & MP Douglas Chapman on board Black Watch at Rosyth
Mein Schiff 3 in Tilbury
The giant Mein Schiff 3 cruise liner, the largest cruise liner that the terminal has welcomed sailed into the London Cruise Terminal in Tilbury on 12 September
Black Watch in Rosyth
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Black Watch commenced her cruise season on 14th August 2017 with her arrival under the iconic Forth Bridges into Rosyth.
Port of Dundee cruise season gets underway with the arrival of the elegant Pacific Princess
Capital Cruising, who run several UK cruise terminals, including Dundee, Edinburgh and London, this weekend welcomed the Pacific Princess to mark the start of the busiest cruise season on record in Dundee.
Maiden visit for Viking Star cruise ship at Port of Rosyth
Capital Cruising celebrate maiden visit of Viking Star cruise ship at Port of Rosyth with on board plaque exchange.