Port welcomes 2,000 new customers

More than 2,000 cruise passengers spent the day visiting Kent tourist spots as Dover welcomed a ship which is to become one of its biggest customers.
MSC Lirica, which docked on Tuesday, was the first of Italian-owned MSC Cruises’s ships to stop at the port. Ten more visits are planned next year. “It is a substantial boost for the local economy,” said Keith Southey, spokesman for the Port of Dover. Earlier this year, the port announced a