Dockside Serenades When Cruise Ships Arrive in Port

An Istanbul Welcome

Brass bands, ethnic dancers, school choirs, bagpipes, drummers.....who have you been serenaded by as your ship docks? I love this part of arrival in a new port. The music really adds a bit of life to a dockside scene and gets me interested in finding out more about the port and the people.

Here is a photo gallery of some of my favourites.

Istanbul, Turkey

Lifou, Loyalty Islands, South Pacific

Noumea, New Caledonia

Savusavu, Fiji

Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Port Klang, Malaysia

I hope these photos remind you of some interesting port arrivals on your cruises. Here's to many more!