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Tag: Newcastle cruise port

Back to the Balmoral

Posted on August 7, 2019March 27, 2022 by bollingerbabe

At 1.00pm exactly we left the house and set off through the light lunchtime traffic for the Port of Tyne, Newcastle, as once again we are setting off on a cruise, this time on the Balmoral, a lovely ship of the Fred Olsen fleet on which we’ve had three previous fantastic cruises.  Despite the weather…

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Newcastle to Norway

Posted on June 11, 2016April 2, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Today we were setting off on another cruise, but there was no getting up at the crack of dawn because we were sailing out of Newcastle, and the Port of Tyne is only about half an hour’s drive from us.  So we were able to spend the morning at our leisure, not having to leave…

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Blog on the Tyne

Posted on August 18, 2010 by bollingerbabe

As cruising becomes more popular to the wider public, more British ports are finding themselves on the map as cruising ports of call.  We all know about famous cruise ports such as Southampton and Liverpool, but in recent years the Port of Tyne has become well-known as a port of call and cruise embarkation point….

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