Published on 28 April 2022
EMERALD PRINCESS will make its inaugural stopover, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, on Saturday April 30 from 07:00 p.m. to 19:00 p.m..
The jewel and brand new liner of the shipping company Princess Cruises, EMERALD Princess, will be calling for the very first time at the port of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, this Saturday April 30 from 7 a.m. to 19 p.m. Nearly 2 passengers, the vast majority of them American, are expected on board. Cherbourg will mark the end of their transatlantic cruise and the only French stopover on the route !
THE EMERALD PRINCESS was commissioned on March 24, 2007. She was christened in the American style in the port of Piraeus in Greece by the most unlikely master of ceremonies ever, Gavin MacLeo, aka Captain Stubbing from the series “The Boat Love”. © APMM Association This is the seventh ship in Princess Cruises' Grande Classe class.
Boat features :
- Length: 288 m
- Capacity: up to 3 passengers
- Crew: up to 1 people
- Flag: Bermuda
- Nationality on board (majority): American
Directions :
Fort Lauderdale – Ponta Delgada – Lisbon – La Coruna – Bilbao – Cherbourg –Southampton.
Excursions offered on board :
The Shipping Agent is Sea Invest.
The excursions will be provided by the Tour Operator BLB.
Day trips to Mont-Saint-Michel and the D-Day Beaches are offered; half-day, Bayeux, the Val de Saire, Normandie Traditions, the Battle of Normandy and Cherbourg and the Ravalet castle.
Passengers will be able to benefit from the services set up by the Cotentin Tourist Office
The Information desk at the Cruise Terminal from 7:00 a.m. to 18:15 p.m. | Visit from a representative of the Cité de la Mer from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Cruise Greeters will be present to guide passengers during the stopover.
A shuttle will operate from 9 a.m. to 18 p.m. between the Cruise Terminal and the city center, in partnership with Cap Cotentin.
A photo exhibition entitled “Treasures and lights of Cotentin” by Arnaud Guérin accessible to cruise passengers throughout the duration of the stopover at the Cruise Terminal.
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2022 cruise stopovers in Cherbourg in Cotentin
2022 cruise stopovers in Cherbourg in Cotentin
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