Submitted by CE-Press on 21 February 2012 - 8:18pm
Harwich is expecting 35 calls and over 96,000 passengers this year, compared with 28 calls and 85,806 passengers in 2011.
Royal Caribbean International’s Jewel of the Seas and Discovery Cruises’ Discovery will both be homeporting again this year. In addition, Thomson Cruises is making seven homeport calls with Thomson Spirit, having had a two-year break from the UK market.
Also returning to the UK port is MSC Cruises with MSC Lirica on two calls having not called since 2008.
Inaugural calls this year come from Phoenix Reisen’s Albatros in May, Costa Cruises’ NeoRomantica in September and Iberocruceros’ Grand Mistral in August.
