By
Rebecca Gibson |
A total of 19 ships will make transit calls and 21 will start and end their voyages at the Port of Tyne in north-east England in 2016.
As the closest UK port to the Baltics, the Port of Tyne provides easy access to destinations such as St. Petersburg, Russia; Copenhagen and the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark; Berlin, Germany; Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; and Stockholm, Sweden.
For example, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ flagship Balmoral will sail 12 cruises from the port in 2016, taking guests to destinations such as Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands and Spitsbergen in Norway.
Meanwhile, Cruise & Maritime Voyages will operate ten cruises to destinations in Norway, Iceland and Orkney, Shetland and the Faroe Islands in Scotland.
“The Port of Tyne is the closest UK port to the Baltics, the Fjords and Russia and offers easy access to the Canary Islands, The Azores, Portugal, Morocco and Spain,” said Nolan Gray, Port of Tyne’s business development director. “The Tyne is not only an excellent choice to start or finish a cruise, but it can rival many European ports in terms of easy access to world-class tourist attractions all within one hour from the port.”