More than 250,000 tourists visited Belfast in the past eight months from cruise liners which docked in the city.
There were more thann 50 different ships from 33 cruiselines docked in the city during cruise season, which ran from April to November.
In total, there were 141 calls made to Belfast.
Among the visiting vessels were 18 ships making their inaugural call to the shores of the city, including the ‘Enchanted Princess’ and ‘Island Princess’ from Princess Cruises and the ‘Ambassador Ambience’ from Ambassador, a new British cruise line.
Reflective of Northern Ireland’s increasing popularity as a tourist destination, and Belfast’s position as one of the UK and…
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