Aberdeen has 10 calls this year, compared to six (742 passengers) in 2010, says Brian Andrew, assistant harbour master Aberdeen Harbour Board.

Calls this year include Silversea Cruises’ Silver Explorer (ex Prince Albert II) and Silver Cloud, Hurtigruten’s Fram, Hapag-Lloyd’s Europa and Compagnie du Ponant’s Le Diamant.

Oostende is expecting 14 calls this year compared to six in 2010 while having six booked already into 2012.

In 2011, Guernsey will receive 76 calls, up 49% on last year. Included will be inaugural calls from Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth, Phoenix Reisen’s Amadea, Royal Caribbean International’s Vision of the Seas and Compagnie du Ponant’s Le Boreal. 

“Bookings for 2011 are very encouraging indeed, which will hopefully reaffirm our place in the cruise liner market place as the leading destination port of call in Great Britain,” says Capt Gill, harbour master St Peter Port, Guernsey.

In 2010 there were 51 calls and 44,382 passengers, the latter a 5.6% increase on 2009.

Hafnarfjordur is dredging the entrance to the inner harbour in order to allow vessels up to 300m long and with a draught of 8m to enter.

St Malo is refurbishing the pontoon at La Bourse as a tender pier in preparation for the 2011 season which begins on April 28 with the arrival of newcomer to the port, Holland America Line’s Ryndam. Total investment is E1.2m.

Hamburg. For the first time a ship of the French luxury shipping company, Ponant Yacht Cruises, was welcomed in the Port of Hamburg.

A new service centre was opened at the Port of Akureyri in June.

Scrabster is expecting six turnaround and four transit calls this year compared to four plus three in 2009.

Isafjordur has seen a significant increase in its cruise calls over the last few years.