Three cruise ships are visiting the island in a week.

On Wednesday Hapag-Lloyd’s Hanseatic Nature carried 230 passengers to the island.

Tomorrow (Friday), Overseas Adventure Travel’s Corinthian will call at 8am with about 100 passengers.

May 27 sees Vantage Cruises’ ’Variety Voyager’ calling into Peel at 7am with a capacity for 72 passengers.

Vantage Cruises has booked 10 calls for Variety Voyager during 2019 and have already booked its new ship ’Ocean Explorer’ for three calls in 2021.

Passengers will go on guided tours to heritage sites and the heritage railways.

The Corinthia’ using Isle of Man Railways’ dining car on all 10 of her visits in 2019.