All aboard as Jewel of the Seas to sparkle in Cobh

THE largest liner to call to Cork this year is expected in Cobh next Thursday.

The 90,000-tonne, 292-metres-long Jewel of the Seas, with 2,500 passengers and a crew of 858, is expected at Cobh at 7am, leaving at 5.30pm.

The vessel is on a 12-night cruise, taking in Stockholm, St Petersburg, Tallinn, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, the Norwegian fjords and Paris (Le Havre).