Ship ahoy as second cruise liner terminal planned for Cobh

The move would see up to 150  cruise liners visiting the East Cork town every year

The cruise ship Regal Princess berthed at Cobh, Co. Cork. File photo: Larry Cummins

The Port of Cork hopes to have a second cruise liner terminal operational in Cobh by the end of the decade which will see up to 150 cruise liners visiting the town every year.

In the interim it's planned to move cruise liners out of Ringaskiddy, due to increased shipping demands there, and berth the larger ships at the existing terminal in Cobh and smaller ones at a new terminal which will be developed at Marino Point.