Massive cruise ship brings over 2,000 mainly German tourists to Fishguard

The AIDAsol cruise ship visited Fishguard Harbour this morning - the largest passenger ship to visit Pembrokeshire this season.

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The AIDAsol visited Fishguard Harbour (Image: Marc Evans Fishyleeks)

The 71,304 tonne ship carrying 2,174 passengers is on a nine-day cruise of Britain and Ireland and left Hamburg on 30 May before sailing to Portsmouth and Falmouth in England and then Cork and Dublin in Ireland.

The AIDAsol was built in 2011 at a cost of $420m. The ship has 14 decks and can carry 2686 passengers and 609 crew.

The ship arrived at Fishguard Harbour at 6.30am this morning (5 June) and will head off this afternoon at 3.30pm to Portland before returning to Hamburg on 8 June.

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Passengers were greeted by Fishguard Friendly Faces, a group of around 30 volunteers who greet cruise ships to hand out goody bags and impart their local knowledge and enthusiasm.

Some passengers headed off on day trips to St Davids Cathedral, Carew Castle and Tenby, while others made use of a free shuttle bus to explore Fishguard.

The AIDAsol will return to Fishguard twice more this year as part of it’s scheduled UK and Ireland tours on 17 July and on 29 September.

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