The latest one, weighing 58,000 tonne, sailed in on Saturday.
The Vasco de Gama cruise ship in Fowey harbour on Saturday On Saturday an enormous 58,000 tonne cruise ship sailed into the small Cornish port town of Fowey The Nicko Cruises ship, which dwarfed the tiny yachts moored in the same harbour, brought with it 1,258 mostly German passengers, more than half the town’s population of 2,315. It’s one of around 15 cruise ships a year that visit Fowey, pronounced Foy as in Joy, and according to reports last year locals weren’t happy about it.
Shop owner Caroline Cooper says Fowey is ‘lucky’ to receive the ships She added: ‘The guests say how wonderful it is. And we think it’s lovely too. If we hear the hooter we’ll run into dining room to see the ship come in.’ Captain Paul Thomas has been Fowey’s harbour master for the past 12 years and will board the cruise ships and pilot them in and out of the harbour. ‘I basically stand beside the captain and guide them,’ he explained.
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