Cruise Ship Season Kicks Off in Style, Setting Falmouth Abuzz!

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With the arrival of the cruise ships Balmoral and Viking Jupiter over Easter, the 2023 cruise season got off to a great start, as reported by Yahoo.

Meet and greet

On Easter Monday, both the Balmoral, from Southampton for Rouen on a five-day “Easter on the River Seine” voyage, and the Viking Jupiter, which was departing Leixoes for Viking Ocean Cruises’ well-liked “Bergen to Barcelona cruise,” arrived.

We had 15 ambassadors on the morning shift and seven in the...

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Iconic Sailing Race Returns To Southampton

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After almost a quarter of a century, the iconic Ocean Globe Race is returning to Southampton, reports Marine Industry News.

Whitbread Round the World Race

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Whitbread Round the World Race, the fully crewed retro Ocean Globe Race 2023 will be run in the spirit of the original 1973 race, starting and finishing at MDL’s Ocean Village Marina in Southampton, as so many editions of this epic sailing challenge did before.

On 10...

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Watch: Man Swims To Save His Life As Huge Container Ship Arrives In Southampton

On Monday (7th March 2022), a man, unidentified so far, was sailing in an inflatable raft off the Southampton coast, England. The small boat’s engine had broken down at one point.

A huge container ship was arriving his way. Unable to move his boat, the person had to jump and swim to prevent getting crushed by ‘Hapag Lloyd’ cargo vessel Al-Zubara that was loaded with thousands of containers.

A video capturing of the cargo vessel almost hitting the man who was in an inflatable raft has left several...

https://www.marineinsight.com/marine/watch-man-swims-to-save-his-life-as-huge-container-ship-arrives-in-southampton/

The SMS Group invests in Cruise and Ferry – Darren Smith joins the SMS Group in Southampton

The SMS Group invests in Cruise and Ferry – Darren Smith joins the SMS Group in Southampton

Darren Smith

The SMS Group is building a Cruise and Ferry team by focusing 100% on the people – ensuring experience, credibility and capability are at the forefront of its service offering.

The Southampton-based business has an enviable reputation as specialists in outfit, ship repair, and marine engineering in the Commercial Marine, Defence and Cruise sectors.

Darren Smith has joined The SMS Group as Head...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/12/the-sms-group-invests-in-cruise-and-ferry-darren-smith-joins-the-sms-group-in-southampton/

Solent’s coastal communities are the catalyst for future economic success

Solent’s coastal communities are the catalyst for future economic success

The Solent’s maritime sector is leading the region’s economic recovery, with local communities celebrating the arrival of three new cruise ships in Southampton and Portsmouth, and Maritime UK (MUK) Solent launching an ambitious and comprehensive Economic Recovery Plan. 

The MUK Solent Economic Recovery Plan charts a course to success for the regional maritime sector, showcasing the Solent’s position as a global maritime hub...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/28/solents-coastal-communities-are-the-catalyst-for-future-economic-success/