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CLIA urges Dublin Port to reconsider stricter regime
Cruise body CLIA is calling on Dublin port to reconsider its decision to impose a strict regime on cruise calls.
The port has decided to restrict cruises from 2021 to two large cruise ships a week for the summer season, one large ship each week in the winter, and zero turnarounds.
In a statement issued today, CLIA said: "This decision we believe has been taken without considering the impact it will have on the other ports in Ireland, and on Ireland itself.
“The number of cruise calls will dramatically drop across all Irish ports as a result of the Port of Dublin’s plans. We urge the port to reconsider its decision and to work with the Irish Government and the cruise industry to build cruise tourism sustainably across Ireland moving forward.
"CLIA understands the challenges the Port of Dublin faces in terms of Brexit but its decision to reduce their presence in the Irish cruise sector is very disappointing."
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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