A huge cruise ship has called into Portland Port this morning. 

Mein Schiff 3 arrived at the port today (Monday, June 10) at 6.43am after leaving Belfast on Saturday, June 8. 

The cruise ship will leave for Dover around 7pm today, before completing its voyage to Bremen, Germany with around 2,500 passengers are onboard. 

Built in 2014, Mein Schiff 3 is operated by TUI cruises and has 15 decks. She was christened by German singer, Helene Fischer. The name translates to 'my ship' in German. 

The ship boasts the world’s first philharmonic orchestra at sea, the Klanghaus- which can seat 300 guests. 

This call is part of a busy month for the port, with the AIDAsol arriving Friday, and the MS Artania expected to arrive tomorrow (Tuesday, June 11) at 8am.