City traders to market to cruise passengers who visit Cork

Traders in Cork City are losing out on millions of euro of business by not tapping into the lucrative luxury cruise passenger market which arrives on their doorsteps every year.

They will be urged tonight to ‘push the boat out’ and develop a co-ordinated approach to entice into the city centre at least half of the 100,000 passengers and almost 40,000 crew on board the ships which call annually to Ireland’s only dedicated cruise berth at the Port of Cork’s Cobh Cruise Terminal.

The call will come at a Cork Business Association (CBA) hosted ‘after-hours’ briefing event for its members this evening. It will be addressed by the chief executive of Cork City Council, Ann Doherty, who will give an overview of developments in the city centre.