Sixteen cruiseships called Stornoway in 1991. In 2011 28 calls and over 8,000 passengers have been recorded by the port in the Outer Hebrides, UK. The last call of the season was from Hurtigruten’s Fram on September 24. Last year was the port’s busiest with a 30% growth on 2009 to 9,500 passengers.

On September 5 Costa Cruises’ Costa Magica called Le Havre’s new cruise terminal for the eleventh time this year, ending the 2011 series of turnarounds at the French port.

In April Voyages of Discovery’s Discovery called at Quai Chevire which is 10 minutes from Nantes city centre by shuttle bus.

Aberdeen has 10 calls this year, compared to six (742 passengers) in 2010, says Brian Andrew, assistant harbour master Aberdeen Harbour Board.

Calls this year include Silversea Cruises’ Silver Explorer (ex Prince Albert II) and Silver Cloud, Hurtigruten’s Fram, Hapag-Lloyd’s Europa and Compagnie du Ponant’s Le Diamant.

Olden is expecting 67 calls this year, up from 60 in 2010.

Oceania Cruises’ newbuilding 66,000gt Marina will be calling Douglas, Isle of Man, on July 24 2011 during her inaugural year.

Trondheim is expecting about 10,000 more passengers this year, 62,500, than last year when 51,906 passengers visited.

Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux has invested E610,000 in upgrading its cruiseship berths as part of an overall renovation project, according to Catherine Leparmentier Dayot, Cruise Bordeaux.