Edinburgh set for record number of visits from cruise ships this summer, says Forth Ports
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www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com— Edinburgh is set for a record number of visits from cruise ships this summer. Capital Cruising, Forth Ports’ cruise division, said it would kick off its busiest ever season this month with the first of 161 cruise liners calling at its ports between now and October, bringing an estimated 235,000 passengers to visit Edinburgh, Fife and Dundee. A total of 118 cruise ships are due to visit Edinburgh - 29 will berth at Leith, 53 will anchor off Newhaven and 36 off South Queensferry. Some 27...
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