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Police and town centre-based organisations have warned motorists to be extra careful when driving on Commercial Street. (more…) Read more...
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Police and town centre-based organisations have warned motorists to be extra careful when driving on Commercial Street. (more…) Read more...
Another record-breaking cruise season is being predicted by Lerwick Port Authority, with nearly 100,000 passengers due to visit the isles over the next eight months.The arrival of the cruise ship Magellan on Tuesday will launch a cruise season in which five records are set to be toppled.Arou... Read more...
Lerwick Harbour is on course for record cruise traffic next year, with advance bookings currently at the highest level yet and 87 ships scheduled to arrive between March and October. (more…) Read more...
Lerwick Harbour has today welcomed the largest ever cruise ship to visit the isles, since records began in 1928.The Celebrity Silhouette made her maiden call at Lerwick today as part of a 14 night British Isles Cruise.This is the second time this year that the record for largest cruise ship... Read more...
The opening of the offshore season in northern waters saw specialist oil industry vessels return to Lerwick Harbour during April to support subsea development projects.This month also saw the first cruise ship of the year to the port for what promises to be a record-breaking cruise season.Le... Read more...
The first cruise ship of the year was in Lerwick Harbour yesterday – the Astoria stopped off en route from Skye to Faroe. (more…) Read more...
Next year should see a record-breaking cruise ship season, according to Lerwick Port Authority. (more…) Read more...
The first cruise ships of the season are scheduled to arrive in Lerwick Harbour on Wednesday – with 1,850 tourists on board. (more…) Read more...
The first visit by a cruise ship to Lerwick this year has been cancelled because of bad weather. The Discovery, en route from Norway, was expected to call in today. However, the sea conditions have put paid to the stop-over. Lerwick Port Authority chief executive Sandra Laurenson said the ship wou... Read more...
The first cruise ship of the season is due in Lerwick this weekend, over a month earlier than usual. The Discovery is expected to berth on Sunday for the first of three visits this month on special interest voyages between ports in Scotland, England and Norway. With capacity for 700 passengers, s... Read more...