Cruise visits worth €60m to Ireland

THE Irish cruise line business is worth €60 million to the Irish economy.

Cruise Ireland, the marketing group promoting Ireland as a cruise destination said, on average, there are more than 200 cruise visits to Ireland every year carrying around half a million passengers and crew.

The group said there are many indirect economic and tourism benefits to Ireland from this sector, as well as the benefit of introducing Ireland to new markets and business opportunities. They said such cruise visits also help to showcase Ireland’s shore products.