Plans submitted for £50 million River Mersey cruise terminal

Liverpool City Council is looking to create an 'international standard', permanent facility which would enable the city region to welcome the world’s biggest cruise ships.

The new application includes the controlled removal of Princes Jetty and the construction of a new terminal set within a statement building, based on a new suspended deck structure on the Mersey.

In 2017, Liverpool has welcomed more than 60 vessels, with 120,000 passengers and crew, but its time the city capitalises on the cruise boom by creating a state of the art passenger and baggage facility.

The facility will be complete with passport control, lounge, café, toilets, taxi rank and vehicle pick up point, to cater for the region's growing appeal in the cruise industry.

The council is currently inviting tenders to select a Design and Build Contractor to construct the facility with a closing date for submissions of Thursday, 14 December.

CGI plans of the new cruise terminal

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said: “A new cruise facility is one of the city’s most important regeneration projects of this decade and is vital to growing Liverpool’s tourism economy.

“We want to provide the next generation of super liners and their passengers a world class welcome with a five star experience.

“A new cruise facility will also be a huge boost to our plans to regenerate the North Liverpool docklands and create thousands of new jobs which is why we’re putting together the best team of experts to ensure we build this facility to the very highest standards.”

The application is expected to be heard by the council’s Planning Committee in January 2018.

Ian Pollitt, Assistant Project Director at Liverpool Waters, said: “We are delighted at the progress the city council is making with the new terminal proposals.

"We are working very closely with them and our other partners to progress the development and this planning applications is a major milestone in that process.”