Tourism ambassadors have, for the first time, begun selling Cork city’s visitor attractions to passengers on board the luxury cruise ships calling to the Port of Cork in a bid to capture a slice of an estimated €12m market.

Curious onlookers are being drawn to a trio of cruise ships visiting Cork city centre and Cobh.

HISTORY will be made tomorrow when the Port of Cork hosts three cruise ships for the first time, bringing with them an estimated 7,000 visitors.

ONE of the largest ships in the British Royal Navy is to call to Cork on Thursday to commemorate a tragedy which took place in Cork Harbour 100 years ago.

SEAFARERS and ship-lovers will be glad that the Jeanie Johnston is going back to sea to spend about two months on the east coast of the USA. Will she come back?