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Portsmouth unveils 'master plan' to grow UK cruise calls

Cruise
Tom Parry
16 February 2022

Portsmouth has claimed it will be capable of hosting around 80% of cruise ships calling in UK within the next five years.

The port has claimed it will be capable of hosting around 80% of cruise ships calling in UK within the next five years

The city’s port published a 20-year “master plan” on Wednesday (16 February) detailing its ambitions to grow cruise capacity and what needs to be done to achieve its targets.

Central to Portsmouth’s intentions will be extensions and upgrades to berths, enabling the port to host two 300m ships simultaneously.

A new £14 million terminal extension is currently under construction, following a successful “levelling up” bid to government and will allow the port to handle an additional 2,000 passengers.