The first cruise ship to be based in Dublin Port, Celebrity Eclipse, arrived on Sunday, April 29. The vessel will operate from Dublin till the end of June, 2018.
The 317-metre ship arrived in the port city ahead of the summer season. Passengers embark for the inaugural cruise on Monday, for a 10-night itinerary taking in Ireland & Iceland.
The cruise route will be repeated 3 times, while a service in May will sail to the Norwegian Fjords. The final voyage in June will take in French Open and the British Isles.
About 2,850 passengers will arrive into the port ahead of each trip. More than 400 cruise vessels are due to dock in ports across the country in 2018.