Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
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Hi all,
I see that a cruise liner terminal is being proposed for the dramatic and impressive location of Greenwich waterfront, near the Cutty Sark. What are Dover Harbour Board doing to aggressively counter this potential major blow for Dover Cruise Terminal, and ensure its long-term future?
Regards,
Andy
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Planning permission was given in February 2011.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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We went from the existing cruise terminal a couple of years ago. It already has good facilities and transport links, lots of attractions within a short distance for visiting ships, and good car parking that doesn't get drenched with salt water. It will be serious compertition.
Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
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Let's not panic.
If passengers from the Cruise Terminal are guided correctly they can get the sensory experience that is the underpass, the recreation of Hellfire Corner in Bench Street and the 'Dover greeters' on the benches in the Market Square who will happily share their cider-fuelled world view with them.
Why would we fear Greenwich?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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got in before me mark, i bet they have flowers in greenwich too.
Guest 711- Registered: 1 Mar 2011
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Mark
So so funny but so so sad
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
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This development at Enderby Wharf in Greenwich will indeed be serious competition for Dover and the other major cruise ports (Southampton/Harwich). This will particularly interest the itinerary planners for port of call visits. Many cruise lines already refer to London/Dover and London/Southampton in their brochures! The key point is not what DHB are doing, but what is the town doing to improve its image and appeal? Whilst acknowledging the excellent work that the cruise "greeters" do, there has to be a more strategic approach to developing and marketing the tourism offer for the cruise business. It is after all, the fastest growing sector in the travel industry. It is not the port the cruise companies are interested in, it is the destination.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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There is an increasing number of independant cruise-passengers who don't want to go on the very expensive cruise day-excursions, but we need to give them a Town they will be happy to visit.
The buildings, the general appearance of the Town needs smartening up. The really awful buildings at the junction of Bench Street and Townwall Street, would benefit from a vinyl covering with an image of what it will look like when done up.
Unless there is a Town-Team Manager/Co-ordinator (whoever that may be - not me of course), the Town will never move forward.
Dover cannot be run by volunteers; it deserves and needs a full-time Manager to work up the projects and initiatives that are so necessary.
Perhaps Richard Mahony's tourism tour bus is working ?
Roger
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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i will tell you andrewe, Sweet F-A