Mersey Ferries Announce Eurovision-Themed Cruises in Liverpool to Celebrate the Grand Final on May 13th.
Mersey Ferries of Liverpool has announced plans to offer Eurovision-themed cruises in the week building up to the Grand Final on 13 May.
Liverpool Ferry operator Mersey Ferries plans to offer a range of Eurovision-themed cruises in the week building up to the Grand Final on 13 May, in addition to Mersey Ferries’s current set of cruises around the Liverpool waterfront.
Mersey Ferries will offer six different Eurovision-themed cruises starting on May 5th and ending with a live viewing party cruise on May 13th. Complete info about the events, such as pricing and ticket sales, can be found on the Mersey Ferries website.
Each Eurovision-themed cruise will offer a range of activities such as live viewing of the final, dance parties and live music. The list of Eurovision-themed cruises is as followed:
FunnyBoyz Drag Queen Cruise (5 May)
Eurovision Party Night Cruise (7, 8 May)
ABBA Tribute Night with FunnyBoyz (10 May)
Ooh Aah, Just a Little Bit of Eurovision (12 May)
Eurovision Viewing Party (Final 13 May)
Eurovision River Explorer Cruises (May 9,10,11 and 12)
Eurovision 2023
Liverpool will host the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest at the M&S Bank Arena. The decision comes after multiple rounds of shortlisting various UK cities, as the winners of the 2022 contest Ukraine were not able to host. Eurovision 2023 will be held on May 9, 11 and 13.
Liverpool is known globally as the birthplace of the Beatles, as well as music events such as Africa Oyé, Liverpool International Music Festival and Sound City. The city is home to just under 500,000 people and is known for its iconic music venues and cultural events. The city is connected to the world via Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
The 2023 contest will be the first contest since 1979 in which the winning nation was unable to host the following contest. It is the sixth occasion overall on which a different country has hosted after the original host nation was unable to, following the Netherlands in 1960, France in 1963, Monaco in 1972, Luxembourg in 1974, Israel in 1980 and Ukraine in 2023. The 2023 contest will also extend the United Kingdom’s record of hosting Eurovision to nine times.
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