Two more impressive cruise ships have sailed into Dorset today, bringing more than 4,000 passengers to the area.
Arriving first at around 6.30am, the Celebrity Apex is on an 11-day cruise from Amsterdam around the British Isles before stopping at Rotterdam.
The large vessel has 15 decks and is carrying around 2,900 passengers. She was built in 2021.
The Celebrity Apex has a 'magic carpet' attached to her right side that can transfer passengers between decks and be used as a floating deck if needed.
It is the property of the American liner Celebrity Cruises, which comes under the Royal Caribbean Cruises group.
The second vessel to arrive this morning is the AidaAura at around 8.30am. It is on a 14-day round trip from Hamburg, Germany and is on a 'Golf' themed voyage. It will be making stops in Spain and France before returning to Germany.
The ship, built in 2003, is operated by the German cruise line AIDA Cruises and was christened by German-American model Heidi Klum.
It is registered in Genoa, Italy and consists of 12 decks with 633 cabins and 418 crew members on board.
In total is is estimated that the cruise ships have brought in 4,150 passengers to Weymouth and Portland today.
The pair of ships were spotted by early risers who captured pictures of the large vessels approaching.
Both will be departing at around 7.30pm today.
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