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East Scotland ports ready for busiest cruise season ever
The ports of Leith, Rosyth and Dundee are gearing up for their busiest season ever.
Forth Ports’ Capital Cruising business will welcome 161 cruise calls across Scotland’s east coast this season.
That represents an estimated 235,000 passengers who will be visiting Edinburgh, Fife and Dundee by seas during 2024,
This is further growth for the Scotland cruise business, which welcomed 149 vessels in 2023, where ships sail directly into cruise berths as well as anchored in the River Forth for Newhaven and South Queensferry.
The Scotland cruise season traditionally runs between April and October.
Dundee is enjoying further strong growth in cruise, with 16 calls booked for 2024, up from 14 last year.
The Dundee season begins on 27 April with the arrival of the Seaborne Venture.
Rob Mason, Head of Cruise at Forth Ports, said: “Cruise is an important contributor to our local and national economy.
“We are working hard with the city, destination partners, communities and the wider cruise industry to deliver another success cruise season.”
Work has been done to make cruising more sustainable at the ports and during city shore excursions.
EZ Bike Tours located next to the port in Newhaven offers electric bike tours of the city as a shore excursion option.
Also, the launch of the Edinburgh Trams extension last year will also allow passengers easy access to the City using the tram stops in Newhaven and also at the Port of Leith.
Forth Ports’ has specifically set its own targets to be carbon neutral by 2032 and net zero by 2042.
Last year the Port of Leith becoming the first large mainland commercial port in Scotland to provide a shore power connection.
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