Dover, England
All information about Dover Cruise Port. Timetable for the arrival of ships, the time of their stay and the number of passengers. Dover Port news. Weather forecast and historical weather, as well as water temperatures around Dover.
Dover: tourist information
Dover is one of the most-visited towns in England but most of the 13 million people who travel to Dover each year are bound for one of the many ferries, catamarans or hydrofoils that cross the English Channel (more properly called the Dover Straits) to North-West France. A small number of travellers actually stop in the town and enjoy the 'Dover hospitality' that is on offer. There is information on these pages for people travelling into Dover by road/rail/cycle and for those wanting to take a ferry to France, including Port & Ferry News. Drivers will see very little of Dover itself as they enter on either the A20 from the South or the A2 from the North-West. In both cases, the roads arrive at the Harbour, where they join. The whole of Dover's town stretches inland from the Harbour and continues along three valleys into the Kent countryside. Dover is at one end of the North Downs and has several ranges of hills, two of which have fortresses dating from the medieval and Roman eras, as well as more modern (19th Century) times. Behind the town centre are the modern-day barracks, Dover's past and current commitments to the country have always included more than can be seen under the famous White Cliffs. Modern-day Dover has a mixed economy but is still very-heavily dependant on the ferry industry. Other major employers include: the Ministry of Defence (at Connaught Barracks), numerous freight companies, vehicle sellers & repairers!
The history of Dover is best covered in the many books and videos on the subject (available, of course, at the town's Museum!).
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Dover Cruise Port Schedule
Dover in the News
- Oct 25, 2023
Search ended for crew who fell overboard from AIDAperla cruise ship A significant search operation was concluded following the reported incident of a crew member fal... - Oct 23, 2023
Crew overboard from AIDAperla cruise ship near Ramsgate (England) A search operation is currently in progress off the Kent (England) coast in response to reports o... - Oct 19, 2023
CCL-Carnival adds new European cruises and more itineraries/ships visiting Celebration Key Bahamas CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has shared details about its 2025 deployment, which encompasses European... - Sep 19, 2023
DFDS Ferries expands Mediterranean operations having acquired FRS Iberia/Maroc Ferry and logistics company DFDS Ferries has announced a substantial expansion of its Mediterrane... - Sep 13, 2023
HAL-Holland America marks ms Nieuw Statendam's inaugural call to Dover UK HAL-Holland America Line marked ms Nieuw Statendam's inaugural visit to the Port of Dover, coinci... - Aug 25, 2023
Holland America Line to homeport ship in UK in summer 2025 Holland America Line will sail a full season of cruises out of Dover in summer 2025 ... - Jul 29, 2023
Coral Princess cruise ship arrives in Dover UK for inaugural call before world voyage This week, Port Dover (England UK) celebrated the maiden call of Coral Princess ship on Wednesday... - Jul 25, 2023
Port of Dover expands team with new head of cruise The Port of Dover has announced that Saga Cruises commercial director Peter Wright will join the ... - Jul 23, 2023
Cruise News Catch-Up: Carnival Ship Breaks, Cancellations, and Something Unexpected It’s time once again for the weekly round-up of the top cruise stories from Cruise Hive, where ... - Jul 22, 2023
Carnival Provides Travel Plans, Broken Ship Must Leave Pier Carnival Cruise Line has been finalizing travel plans for guests onboard Carnival Pride, now that... - Jul 22, 2023
Carnival Ship to Sail Shorter Cruise After Repairs Carnival Cruise Line has confirmed that Carnival Pride will sail a shortened 6-night itinerary fo... - Jul 22, 2023
Carnival Pride cruise ship cancels sailings due to propulsion issue CCL-Carnival Cruise Line passengers had an unfortunate ending to their voyage, and many others ha... - Jul 20, 2023
Carnival Cruise Ship Suffers Propulsion Issue, Port Cancelled Carnival Pride will not be visiting Gothenburg, Sweden as scheduled on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, ... - Jul 20, 2023
Carnival Cancels Sailing for Ship Impacted by Propulsion Issue Carnival Cruise Line has reached out to guests booked on the next sailing of Carnival Pride to in... - Jul 17, 2023
Buczek steps up at Cruise Saudi Recently established port and cruise ship operator, Cruise Saudi, has promoted Barbara Buczek (pi...
Port rating and occupancy
Port of Dover ranks 1022th in the world in terms of the number of tourists visiting it.
Number of cruise ship calls in the coming year: 0.
The total number of tourists (passengers) of cruise ships in the port of Dover in the next 12 months is 0.
According to the popularity rating among more than 1,000 cruise ports in the world, Dover ranks 124.
Weather in Dover
Current water temperature in Dover now is 55°F (12.8°C)
Water temperature data provided by seatemperature.net.
Annual Weather