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Region Ireland - UK - British Isles

Local Time 2024-09-19 06:04

Port Leith-Edinburgh cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Leith-Edinburgh, Newhaven-Rosyth-Queensferry, Scotland. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

Edinburgh's principal cruise port is Port Leith, but some ships may alternatively stop at Newhaven (tender cruise port). Both seaports are located on Firth of Forth's southern shore. Firth of Forth (mainland Scotland) is River Forth's estuary. Aberdeen Harbour is approx 100 mi (160 km) away. Edinburgh is Scotland's capital city. By population (around 0,5 million, metro 1,35 million) it is ranked country's 2nd largest - after Glasgow . Edinburgh is also UNESCO World Heritage Site, attracting international and UK tourist with its historic sights, castles, numerous entertainment and activities options, the annual Edinburgh Festival.

Forth Ports (Edinburgh's cruise port operator company) manages a total of 7 UK seaport terminals and anchorages - Leith, Dundee, London-Tilbury , plus the anchorages Rosyth, South Queensferry and Newhaven (England). In 2018, Edinburgh received 114 cruise ship calls with 150,000+ tourists (passengers and crew). In 2019, the number grew to 155,000.

Port Leith (Edinburgh)

Port Leith (locode GBLEI) is to the northeast of Edinburgh City and is within the city's council area. Leith is one of Edinburgh's most profitable enterprises, with annual cargo shipping capacity 1.5+ million tons.

Leith Docks became Edinburgh's port in early-19th-century, when there were built numerous facilities serving the shipbuilding and ship repair industries. During 19th-century, Leith also became a major port serving Scotland's herring export trade.

Currently, Port Leith is Scotland's biggest enclosed (harbor) deepwater port, with capability to handle vessels up to 50,000 DWT (deadweight tons). Port Leith provides easy access to major roads in Scotland, including A1 highway, Edinburgh by-pass, M8 and M9. It offers road and rail connections and is perfectly located for North Sea shipping operations of any kind. Port's busy cruising season is March through October, with roundtrip itineraries offered mainly by large liners operated by Cunard , Princess , MSC , Costa .

In January 2023, the cruiseferry Tallink Victoria I (permanently berthed at Imperial Dock and being chartered by the Scottish government to house Ukrainian refugees) became Port Leith's first vessel to receive shore-power . The technology allows berthed vessels to switch off their diesel engines/electricity generators and instead use electricity from the city grid for their onboard hotel services. In this case, the ship was provided with electricity generated from non-fossil fuels (wind turbines).

In January 2023 was also completed the Port's electrical network extension (connection to the Harbour Berth) that now allows shore-power supply to offshore construction vessels homeported in Leith.

Port Rosyth (Edinburgh)

An alternative cruise port for Edinburgh is Port Rosyth (locode GBROY), but it is rarely used. Large-sized liners usually anchor near South Queensferry (opposite to Rosyth), from where their passengers are tendered ashore. Port Rosyth is located across Forth Railway Bridge, approx 35-min drive distance from Edinburgh's downtown. Rosyth is a ferry port used by Blue Star Ferries .

Next photo shows South Queensferry's cruise ship anchorage area.

South Queensferry (aka "The Ferry") is a small port town located approx 10 mi (16 km) to the northwest of Edinburgh downtown. The town is between Forth Railway Bridge and Forth Road Bridge. The prefix "South" is used to distinguish it from the town "North Queensferry". Both towns are named for the established by Queen Margaret (aka Margaret of Wessex, 1045-1093) ferry service between them. The service was discontinued in 1964, when the Forth Road Bridge was inaugurated.

The above photo shows Rosyth Dockyard (part of the seaport). Rosyth Dockyard is a naval dockyard owned and operated by Babcock Marine Ltd (2007-founded subsidiary of Babcock International Group / multinational corporation). Before the company's privatization in 1987, the large shipyard complex was named "Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth" and was operated as British Government-owned and contractor-managed facility. In 1997, Babcock International purchased the shipyard. Currently, this is the shipbuilding yard for the UK's newest and largest aircraft carriers of the Queen Elizabeth-class.

In 2017, the Fred Olsen -owned ship Black Watch offered a total of 8 cruises leaving roundtrip from Rosyth. Operated in the period August 14 through October 14, the roundtrip itineraries included 7-night Norwegian Fjords, 10-night Northern European cities, 16-night Canary Islands and Madeira . Also roundtrip from Rosyth, In 2017 the company offered (for the first time ever) 2 river cruises. The itineraries were themed "French Rivers" and "German Waterways".

According to statistical data provided by Peter Wilson (cruiseforth.com), for season 2019, from all the 110 scheduled to visit Edinburgh cruise liners, 34 were booked at Newhaven, 29 at Rosyth, 25 at Leith and 22 at Queensferry.

In October 2022 was announced the "Forth Green Freeport" project to transform Rosyth into a modern port, an advanced shipbuilding and manufacturing center as well as a major logistics hub. The project (budgeted ~GBP 1 billion/~EUR 1,14B) included the construction of a new cargo terminal, a new rail freight connection, manufacturing facilities for the marine renewable energy industry (offshore wind farms) and green power generation.

  • Forth Green Freeport covers an area of ~150 hectares/~370 acres (sites within Rosyth and Burntisland) owned by the companies Babcock International Group plc, Forth Ports Ltd and Scarborough Muir Group Ltd.
  • Forth Green Freeport's employment at Rosyth and Burntisland included ~7000 newly created local jobs in addition to ~50,000 new jobs across Scotland.

In July 2022, DFDS Seaways (Danish ferry company) signed with Ptarmigan Shipping an agreement for a new freight ferry route connecting Rosyth with Zeebrugge-Bruges Belgium (opened in 2023)

Leith-Edinburgh cruise terminal

Smaller-sized cruise ships to Edinburgh dock at Leith port's cruise terminal located approx 3 mi (5 km) from downtown Edinburgh. Cruise vessels enter the port from River Forth's estuary. The dock can accommodate vessels with max LOA length 720 ft (220 m).

Newhaven UK is a tender cruise port, meaning passengers are tendered between the anchored ship and the quay (~10-min ride). Newhaven Port Authority complimentary provides bus transfer to Ocean Terminal's shopping mall. At the quay, there are a taxi rank and a bus station.

Port Leith is an important destination for Northern Europe's ship cruising industry. The port handles around 40 cruise vessels and 20,000 passengers annually. Leith Cruise Terminal provides good facilities for turnarounds (roundthrips) and transit calls.  Its central location is convenient for shore excursions and tours to Edinburgh and the surrounding areas.

The cruise ship terminal building features a modern design and has all the necessary passenger facilities, including waiting area, phone, internet, toilets. More amenities are offered by the "Ocean Terminal" shopping mall, located at 5-min walking distance from the Leith cruise port terminal. The mall has shops, banking facilities, restaurants, cafes, car parking, and is served by Lothian Buses lines 11, 22, 34, 35, 36. Lothian Buses started the direct service "X99 Cruiselink" Queensferry-Edinburgh (in 2018) and Newhaven-Edinburgh (in 2019).

At Port Leith are available taxis and shuttle buses. The port's parking area is adjacent to the cruise terminal and can accommodate up to 450 vehicles (cars and tour buses). The closest to the cruise port airport (Edinburgh Airport) is about 30 min ride. The closest to the port railway station (Waverley) is about 15-min ride from the cruise terminal.

At Ocean Terminal is also the permanently berthed Royal Yacht Britannia (officially "HMY Britannia"). This is Queen Elizabeth II's former royal yacht, operated in the period 1954-1997.

Large cruise ships dock at Newhaven (Edinburgh City's district) located between Leith and Granton. It is approx 3 km (2 ml) north of downtown Edinburgh. These liners actually anchor near Newhaven and their passengers are transported between the anchorage point and the tender pier via tender boats. This distance is approx 1,7 mi (3 km) or about 15-min ride.

At Port Rosyth, due to the lack of public transportation service, the available ways for cruise ship passengers are taxis (at the passenger / ferry terminal building) and eventually shuttle bus service provided by the cruise company.

Most cruise operators offer shuttles to Edinburgh's downtown. This service is at fee pp. The local bus operator Cramond Coaches provides an alternative shuttle service to downtown. Cramond Coaches staff will be waiting at the pier. Their buses go to Charlotte Square, from where passengers can catch the green bus (hop-on / hop-off) for the popular Edinburgh Tour. Cruise line's bus shuttle offers 25-min travel to Waterloo Place (a green bus stop).

Leith-Edinburgh tours, shore excursions, hotels

City tours and shore excursions.

  • Edinburgh castle: the castle is the most popular landmark in the city. It is two kilometres from Edinburgh cruise port. It is located on a volcanic rock’s top. The view from the highest point offers a panorama of the Firth of Forth and Fife. Inside you can see the Great Hall, the St Margaret’s Chapel and the Stone of Destiny.
  • The Royal Mile: the one-mile long road connects the Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, both Royal Residences.
  • Royal Botanic Garden: the second oldest (after Oxford’s) British botanic garden. It dates from 1670 and was originally medicinal plants garden. It is located in the north of the city and is amazing, especially in the spring time.
  • Edinburgh Fringe Festival: the world’s largest art festival is held for three weeks every August.
  • National Museum of Scotland: located on Chambers Street. It was reopened in July 2011 after a renovation for £47 million. It houses 16 galleries and displays more than 8,000 different objects.
  • Camera Obscura: spend a really fun time! Located in Victorian rooftop chamber near the Edinburgh Castle’ entrance.

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Incredible pics show Scots port welcoming its biggest cruise ship to dock in its history

  • Jennifer Jones , News Reporter
  • Published : 18:19, 30 Jul 2024
  • Updated : 12:37, 1 Aug 2024

A HUGE cruise liner made history after it docked in Edinburgh for the first time.

The Port of Leith welcomed the enormous Carnival Legend as part of a trial of their new deep water berth today.

The Port of Leith welcomed the enormous Carnival Legend

The massive 8,500 tonne cruise ship is 293m long - the length of three football pitches - and can carry over 2,000 passengers and 930 crew members.

More likely to be spotted near Hawaii, Alaska or the Caribbean rather than the Scottish capital, the Carnival Legend is the largest vessel to ever dock in the Leith port's history.

Images from today's docking show the liners spacious outdoor decks lined up with bright blue sun-loungers and pink bar stools.

The giant ship has several swimming pools on deck as well as a mini golf course.

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Inside the ship, there is a comedy club, a theatre , a full sized cinema , casino and a spa.

The ship was the first cruise liner to have its own wedding chapel on board.

The Legend is a spirt-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line and was built in Helsinki, Finland at the turn of the century.

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She was floated out on December 17, 2001 and was christened by actress Dame Judi Dench the following year after three failed attempts to smash the champagne bottle off the side.

Before the new outer berth was constructed, the port was incapable of accommodating ships as large as this one.

However, the Port will not dock liners like the Legend in the future as the new berth was designed to support green energy vessels headed to the North Sea.

The new deep berth is the first part of further plans to develop the Port of Leith into a renewable energy hub.

Forth Ports, a port operator based in Edinburgh , has invested in the area with the hopes of creating green jobs and revitalising Scotland’s manufacturing industry .

The massive liner was docked as part of a sea trial for the dock

Port bosses estimate that the hub could support up to 1,000 long term jobs and 2,000 indirect jobs in Leith.

It comes as the Port of  Aberdeen  welcomed the largest-ever ship in its 900 years of operating last week.

The floating hotel - nicknamed the Costa Favolosa - arrived in  Scotland 's 'granite city' at 6.40am from Kirkwall.

Met  by a small number of people, the colossal 950ft long boat was manoeuvred into Aberdeen South Harbour by two tug  boats  along the Dunnottar Quay.

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And, the majestic  Queen  Anne cruiser arrived in Greenock Harbour on Friday.

It's second visit to  Glasgow , the 113,000 tonne ship departed on its maiden voyage from  Southampton  in May and arrived on the  banks  of the Clyde on June 1.

The Carnival Legend has been used to trial the new deep water dock

'Monster' Edinburgh cruise ship bigger than Arthur's Seat spotted docked in Leith

Two large cruise ships docked in Edinburgh’s Leith Port over the weekend - dominating the view from the shore as locals snapped photos and shared them on social media.

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Locals reported seeing two European cruise liners docked off Edinburgh at the weekend.

“It’s like Piccadilly Circus today in Wardie Bay,” the Tweet said. “Monster cruise ship, Costa Fortuna, in Wardie Bay this afternoon.

"[Thousands of] people and crew and all the waste and emissions it brings with it, not to mention adding to traffic on Pier Place and inconvenience for locals. #ClimateEmergency #CruisesNotWelcome”

The Italian Costa Fortuna has a 3,470 passenger capacity and weighs in at more than 102,500 tonnes.

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The 272-metre long ship - longer than 251-metre Arthur's Seat is high - has 14 decks and was docked in Edinburgh-Leith on Sunday during a 10-day cruise around the UK.

The ship sailed from the German coast last week before stopping in the Netherlands, Ireland and three other UK coastal ports. On Monday, the massive cruiser was docked at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

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The French World Explorer owned and operated by Rivages du Mondes is a smaller vessel with a 180 passenger capacity.

The ship is 126 metres long and the smaller luxury cruise vessel has hybrid Rolls Royce engines. All 98 cabins have sea views.

The Tallink Victoria I Ferry is also currently docked in Leith and is hosting Ukrainian refugees until more permanent housing is available.

There are currently 1,400 people living on board, including around 500 children.

The Scottish government has a two year contract to licence the MS Victoria. Recent news has suggested that refugees could be forced to reside there until December 2024 if longer term options are not found.

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Thirty-three injured with 21 in hospital after large ship dislodges in Edinburgh dry dock sparking 'major incident'

Specialist trauma teams, ambulances, fire crews and police are on the scene with pictures posted on social media showing the vessel leaning at a 45-degree angle.

cruise ship docked in leith today

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Multiple people injured after large ship dislodges in Edinburgh dry dock, Sky News understands

A total of 33 people have been injured after a ship dislodged in a dry dock in Edinburgh, the Scottish Ambulance Service has said.

Twenty-one people were taken to hospital and 12 were treated and discharged at the scene.

A major rescue operation was launched at Imperial Dock in Leith after the vessel lurched towards its right-hand side.

The Scottish Ambulance Service sent five ambulances, an air ambulance, three trauma teams and other resources to the scene, while the fire service and police also attended after being alerted at 8.35am.

Leith docks, Edinburgh. Pic: @Tomafc83

Pictures show the Petrel, a research vessel, leaning at a 45-degree angle.

Chaplain of the port, Pauline Robertson, from the Sailors Society, told Sky News that workers were left in "complete disbelief" by the incident.

"People were shocked and stunned, slightly dazed," she said.

"There was a lot of repeating of 'what have I just witnessed?' and trying to make sense of it because it is just not something you see.

"The staff that had been on the vessel shared with me their shock, their complete disbelief that this had happened, but also the fact that they had got off that vessel as walking wounded because many of their colleagues and other staff that were on it didn't and had to go to hospital for medical treatment."

She added: "I think they were just relieved to be sitting in the warehouse."

The Petrel was previously bought and outfitted by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, but is no longer owned by his estate.

A wind speed of 38mph was recorded in Edinburgh at 8am on Wednesday, while a 44mph gust was recorded at 9am, according to Met Office data.

Pauline Robertson a Sailors Society Chaplin in Leith

'Terrifying'

Leith councillor Adam McVey said the ship became dislodged in strong winds and he described the incident as "terrifying" for those on board.

He tweeted: "Emergency services are responding to a major incident at Leith docks - a ship has been dislodged from its holding in strong winds.

"Terrifying for those on board, my thoughts are with those who've been injured and hope everyone recovers quickly. Please avoid area."

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Officers were called around 8.35am on Wednesday following a report of a ship becoming dislodged from its dry dock in Edinburgh. "Emergency services attended at the location at Imperial Dock, Leith, and a multi-agency response was co-ordinated by Police Scotland.

"The Scottish Ambulance Service took 15 people to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, four to the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh and two to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife.

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Leith docks, Edinburgh. Pic: @Tomafc83

The coastguard also sent teams to the scene.

A spokesman said: "HM Coastguard is currently assisting Police Scotland in responding to a major incident at Imperial Dry Dock in Edinburgh.

"At around 9.30am, Coastguard rescue teams from Fisherrow, South Queensferry and Kinghorn were sent to the scene.

"This is a multi-agency response, with the Scottish Ambulance Service and Scottish Fire and Rescue also in attendance."

Superintendent Mark Rennie, from Police Scotland, added: "I would like to thank partner agencies involved in the response to this incident which involved a complex operation to make sure everyone was safe. "There is no risk to the wider public and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what has happened. The Health and Safety Executive has been informed.

"I would also like to thank the public for their patience while the emergency services undertook a very difficult job aiding casualties. We continue to ask people to avoid the area."

Officers remain at the scene as enquiries continue.

Dales Marine Services, which runs the dry dock, said it had no comment.

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