Wednesday will see Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' Hanseatic Nature calling at noon, carrying around 230 passengers. She will be the newest cruise ship to visit the Island. On Friday, Corinthian will call with approximately 98 passengers followed by Vantage Cruises’ Variety Voyager calling into Peel with around 72 passengers. Vantage Cruises has booked ten calls for Variety Voyager during 2019 and its new ship Ocean Explorer for three calls in 2021.
Rob Callister MHK, Political Member with responsibility for Visit Isle of Man and motorsport commented: ‘Receiving three inaugural calls in one week is extremely rare and a fantastic result for our cruise consultants, Neptumar. It is wonderful to see a range of regular and new cruise lines visiting the Island.'
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He said, 'The work the team have been doing in promoting not only the Isle of Man but also our Manx produce is extremely beneficial to the Island’s economy as we continue to increase the value of cruise visitors. The recent Cruise Welcome Scheme has been well received with fifteen businesses on board in three weeks, promoting incentives and offers to cruise passengers.
'We are delighted to see cruise ships visiting the ports of Douglas, Peel and Port Erin in 2019 and welcome the benefits this brings to all areas of the Island as we look to diversify the number of sites visited by cruise passengers and crew.’
Passengers will enjoy guided tours, bespoke and artisan activities, heritage sites and world-renowned vintage transport, with Corinthian using Isle of Man Railways’ Dining Car on all ten visits in 2019.
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