Port ready to welcome passengers for staycation cruises after lockdown easing
Portsmouth International Port is ready to take passengers again for staycation cruises (Ben Mitchell/PA)
Staff at Portsmouth International Port are making final preparations to welcome back passengers heading for staycation cruises as lockdown rules are eased.
The Hampshire port has completed its cruise berth extension ahead of the reopening, leading to bookings from several major liners set for a summer schedule of UK sailings.
Portsmouth International Port is ready to take passengers again for staycation cruises (Portsmouth International Port/PA)
Viking Venus, the latest addition to the Viking Cruises luxury fleet, will set sail from Portsmouth on Monday May 17 for its maiden voyage and naming ceremony, hosting journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond as the ship’s ceremonial godmother.