2nd Liner of the season.....

The second liner of the season, the Emerald Princess, arrived early this morning and with it the good weather returned.

What a big liner! It's so big that it couldn't fit into the lens when this picture was taken from the high road. The nearby Train Station and Heritage Centre are dwarfed by it size!!!



Here's a photograph taken from the steps of the Commodore. The ship is only 200 yards away but towers over the old Yacht Club building in the foreground.

Many of the crew and passengers, almost 5,000 in number, took advantage of the good weather to wander around the town

Liner season starts......

The first of this year's liners arrived today. The Legend of the Seas berthed just after dawn at the Cobh Cruise Liner Terminal at the Deep Water Quay. Although, not quite as big as some of the other liners that will be coming this season it is, nevertheless, quite a sizeable liner with a gross tonnage of 70,000 tonnes and with a length of 867 feet.

View from Watersedge Hotel

Many of its 2,000 passengers and 700 crew were out and about from early morning exploring the streets, shops, and restaurants of Cobh. As normal, many others took advantage of the coach trips to Killarney, Blarney and other destinations but were back in Cobh by mid-afternoon. While others walked the relatively short distance to the nearby train station and took a train to Cork. The Heritage Centre and the Titanic Experience also proved to be popular.

Passengers boarding

Unfortunately, the weather wasn't kind. There had been a storm overnight and it was still quite breezy in the morning with heavy showers. This was in complete contrast to the weather all week as it had been positively summery with beautiful sunny days and warm temperatures. Hopefully, its only a blip and the good weather returns.

Berthed at Cruise Terminal

The next liner is due in on Monday and this one, the Emerald Princess, is bigger again. Onboard will be over 5,000 passengers and crew. This starts a run of visiting liners, where there will be almost a liner every day or almost every second day for over a month solid.

View from 1st Bridge

May is a good month to visit Cobh and see one of these fabulous liners. We've got some great overnight accommodation deals on offer on the Commodore Hotel website. Why not avail of one of these packages and come on down! The Port of Cork Schedule of Liner Visits lists the dates of each liner visit and will give you a good idea of when to visit.

Legend of the Seas with Brittany Ferries