The Port of Liverpool, which has handled an increasing number of both daycall and embarkation cruise visits over the last 15 years. Since 2007 and the inauguration of the new cruise berth capable of accommodating ships of all sizes, passengers are now able to step ashore at the city’s famous Pier Head for visits and excursions to a diverse range of attractions within the city and its neighbouring regions.
The larger cruise ships calling for the day have previously had to anchor in mid-river and tender thier passengers ashore. With the new facility capable of accommodating vessels of 345m loa and 10m draught, the giants of the cruise industry such as the Queen Mary 2, will be able to tie up alongside the UNESCO designated World Heritage site.
The new cruise berth with its floating stage of 250m, plus additional length accommodated by mooring dolphins began operations in time for the Port of Liverpool’s 800th anniversary celebrations in 2007 and the City of Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture in 2008.
These two major milestones added a plethora of special events and attractions to a cruise destination already brimming with tourism riches. Liverpool’s jewels range from the cultural icons of the Walker Art Gallery, the Tate Gallery of the North and the Maritime Museum with its focus on `Emigration to the New World’, to the unique Beatles Musum and Magical Mystery Tour celegrating the world famous `Fab Four’ – all set in a city with two cathedrals, plus more museums and galleries and the largest collection of Grade I listed buildings outside of London.
Liverpool is at the heart of the UK’s Golf Coast with seven courses of championship status including clubs which regularly host the Open and the Ryder Cup. Within easy reach by road are the Roman city of Chester, the castles of North Wales and the poet Wordsworth’s treasured English Lakeland.
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