Seven Seas Voyager no longer making a stop in Bristol

The cruise ship Seven Seas Voyager was due to make a port of call in Bristol which would have marked 10 years since a cruise ship stopped in the city.  The stop by the seven seas voyager was highly anticipated by the people of Bristol to help increase profits in the tourism industry there.  At the last minute the stop in Bristol was cancelled and the ship was routed to a new port.

A huge ceremony had been planned in Bristol and the captain of the seven seas voyager was to be handed the keys to the city.  A choir had also been scheduled to perform during the ceremony and expressed great disappointment when their performance was cancelled.

The chairperson of the choir, Margaret Pearson, said: “We had been invited by the Lord Mayor to sing on board the ship on behalf of Bristol.  Everyone is absolutely gutted, and we all feel deflated. We were all really looking forward to it, and the prestige of it would have been wonderful.  Lots of arrangements have been put in place so that we could sing on the ship. We drafted in a standby conductor because our regular conductor couldn’t make it, and we have all been through lots of security checks to make it possible.

“It is a bit off really. Bristol is an up-and-coming city, and having a cruise liner coming here would have been great for the region,” she added.

The cruise company said the change in port was done to provide passengers a better experience during the cruise.  Passengers will now be visiting Dartmouth instead of Bristol.

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