Dundee and Fife’s ports are set to enjoy their busiest cruise season yet.
A bumper year of cruise ship traffic is expected at both Dundee and Rosyth in 2024 as liners travel to and from destinations across Europe.
Dundee will welcome 16 cruise visits in 2024 – up from 14 in 2023.
A total of 27 cruises will dock in Rosyth, a drop of one from last year, but it still represents an overall rise in cruise traffic between the two locations, which are both run by Forth Ports.
Destinations for ships this year include Iceland, Norway, Germany and Spain, as well as a range of towns and cities across the UK.
The cruises are running between April and November.
While most of the trips are open for normal holidaymakers, some have been chartered by private groups.
Among the luxury liners coming to Dundee is the 700ft cruise ship Ambition – which docked in the city for the first time last year.
2024 ‘busiest cruise season yet’ for Dundee and Rosyth
Rob Mason, head of cruise at Capital Cruising, said: “2024 will be our busiest cruise season yet.
“We are seeing cruise holidays increase in popularity in Scotland each year and ports like Dundee and Rosyth offer the perfect regional location for people who can depart from here and cruise directly to many brilliant destinations across the UK and around the popular ports across Europe.
“We look forward to welcoming passenger to our ports in the spring and would encourage anyone new to cruise, to book one of the many fantastic itineraries from their local port.”
Full list of cruises from Dundee and Rosyth in 2024
Dundee
- April 27: Seabourn Venture travelling around the United Kingdom and to Dublin
- June 24: Azamara Onward travelling around Scotland and to Dublin
- June 26: Sea Cloud Spirit travelling on a private charter
- July 16: Azamara Quest travelling around the British Isles
- August 8: Vasco Da Gama travelling around the British Isles
- August 22: Ambition travelling around Norway
- August 26: Crystal Symphony travelling around the Baltic Sea and Northern Europe
- August 29: Ambition travelling around the British Isles and Ireland
- September 10: Ambition travelling around Norway
- September 17: Ambition travelling around France and Spain
- October 1: Ambition travelling around Denmark and Sweden
- October 13: Ambition travelling around Norway
- October 20: Ambition travelling around France and Belgium
- October 28: Ambition travelling around Norway and Denmark
- November 8: Ambition travelling around Norway
- November 22: Ambition travelling to Amsterdam and Antwerp
Rosyth
- April 9: Viking Venus travelling around the British Isles
- April 24: Sirena travelling from London to Barcelona
- April 28: Seabourn Venture travelling around Scotland and IrelandÂ
- May 10: Le Bellot travelling to Shetland, Orkney and the Hebrides
- May 11: Le Lyrial travelling around Scotland and Norway
- May 24: Le Bellot travelling on a private charter
- May 26: Viking Saturn travelling around Norway
- May 31: Amadea travelling around the United Kingdom
- June 9: Hamburg (itinerary not confirmed)
- June 17: Viking Venus travelling around Norway
- June 21: Le Dumont D’urville travelling on a private charter
- June 27: Balmoral travelling around Norway
- July 4: Balmoral travelling around the Scottish Isles
- July 12: Balmoral travelling to Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Denmark
- July 13: Artania travelling around Iceland and Scotland
- July 14: Viking Neptune travelling around the British Isles
- July 22: Balmoral travelling around Iceland
- August 2: Balmoral travelling around Norway
- August 7: Balmoral travelling around Portugal’s islands
- August 18: Amadea travelling around the United Kingdom
- August 22: Balmoral travelling on a mini cruise to Newcastle
- August 23: Viking Venus travelling around the British Isles
- August 24: Sirena travelling from Oslo to London
- August 28: Le Dumont D’urville travelling on a private charter
- August 31: Amadea travelling around the United Kingdom
- September 11: Le Dumont D’urville travelling on a private charter
- October 4: Hamburg travelling from Canada to Greenland, Iceland and Germany
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