Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 09:12 by ce-press
Guernsey is rejoining Cruise Europe to help promote its inclusion in European cruise itineraries.
As a destination, Guernsey is ideally located for European cruises and offers idyllic island charm, a vibrant seafront and unique economic advantages such as tax-free shopping.
Following its recent rebrand, Cruise Guernsey is delighted to be part of Cruise Europe, to make the most of what the association has to offer its members and establish itself as an integral port in the Bay of Saint Malo, alongside ports such as Le Havre and Cherbourg.
“We are aiming to further expand our offering beyond round-UK itineraries,” said Mark Renouf, cruise operations and business development manager, Cruise Guernsey.
Cruise Guernsey has recently unveiled its new branding and social media accounts to help capture what Guernsey has to offer, both as a destination and a port, and reflect a programme of investment in cruise facilities.
There are two berths and three anchorages in St Peter Port, Guernsey. Berth 1 has a length of 131m and draught of 5m and is just 600 metres from the Town Centre. Anchorage A is 0.7nm/8 minutes tender ride from Albert Pier, B is 0.85nm/9 minutes and C 1.25nm/12 minutes.
Albert Pier, which is a pontoon with a length of 51m and maximum draught of 1.8m, is the tender pier for cruise ships at anchor. For any ship with a capacity of over 3,000 passengers and having booked far enough in advance to be the first to book, there will be pier exclusivity.
“We can tender up to four tender boats at once, subject to size. We also have two local shoreside tenders for charter that have capacities of 240 and 150,” explains Renouf.
A port calendar is in place, which guarantees berths booked and shows any changes in booking information.
There is a tourist information team on-site at Albert Pier as well as a bar/restaurant, shop/souvenirs, free WiFi and toilets. New shore excursions are being developed such as seaweed foraging.
In 2019, the Guernsey received 86 calls and 115,243 passengers which dropped to 57/ 37,831 last year but rising to 61/49,957 this year which includes SeaDream Yacht Club, which will call for the first time. Inaugural visits will also come from World Traveller, Star Pride, Oceania Vista and Ilma.
