LATEST NEWS
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March 9 2010
Sail Training Shetland Launches New Website
Sail Training Shetland is pleased to announce the launch of its new website www.sailtrainingshetland.com which has kindly been sponsored by NB Communication Ltd.
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February 17 2010
Record cruise season in prospect for Lerwick Harbour
A record number of cruise passengers are expected to sail into Lerwick Harbour this year, reinforcing the popularity of the Shetland Islands as one of Scotland’s top destinations.
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Cruise Ships
As a gateway for almost 140,000 passengers annually, Lerwick Harbour makes a major contribution to Shetland's important tourism industry.
It has long been a port-of-call for cruise ships which have arrived in record numbers in recent years. With nearly 50 in a single season, Lerwick is one of Scotland's top destinations, ideally located midway between Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Norway and the Scottish mainland and Europe.
Cruise ships up to 205 metres in length berth alongside. Larger ships anchor in Bressay Sound, with passengers just five minutes by launch from a floating pontoon in a sheltered dock close to the town centre. The small 1.7 metre tidal range facilitates ease of transfer.
The introduction of a new pontoon system for tenders from the largest cruise ships accommodated at anchor in the sheltered harbour has greatly improved the safety and speed of passenger transfers.
Lerwick Port Authority manages a 'meet and greet' service for visiting cruise ships with assistance from local Destination Marketing Organisation, Promote Shetland. The project includes an onboard and onshore welcome by a greeter in traditional costume on the quayside and musicians playing Shetland music as passengers come ashore. For passengers on ships berthed outside the immediate town centre area, the project also can also supply shuttle buses into the town centre.
The islands’ many attractions for visitors include the fantastic Shetland Museum and Archives, opened in 2007 at a restored historic dock on the Lerwick waterfront.
Lerwick Port Authority is a member of Cruise Scotland and Cruise Europe. More information on the Authority's involvement with the cruise industry and its future plans can be found on our Bulletins page.
To view cruise ships scheduled to visit Lerwick in 2010, please download below.
- Cruise Ships scheduled to visit Lerwick during 2010 [PDF format: 59.0kb]
To view cruise ships which visited Lerwick in previous years, please download from list below.
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Cruise Ships visiting Lerwick during 2004 [PDF format:77.7kb]
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Cruise Ships visiting Lerwick during 2005 [PDF format:78.7kb]
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Cruise Ships visiting Lerwick during 2006 [PDF format:58.7kb]
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Cruise Ships visiting Lerwick during 2007 [PDF format:75.4kb]
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Cruise Ships visiting Lerwick during 2008 [PDF format:73.3kb]
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Cruise Ships visiting Lerwick during 2009 [PDF format:73.2kb]
Lerwick Harbour - 'The Seaway to the Shetland Islands'
View our short film on cruising (2.46 minutes).