More than 700 cruise passengers will visit the Isle of Man this week.

The Azamara Pursuit will land in Manx waters on Wednesday.

It will have 710 passengers and 395 crew on board – the captain, Carl Smith, is a Manxman from Peel.

Enterprise Minister Laurence Skelly says: "It is a great honour for the Isle of Man to be the very first port of call for the Azamara Pursuit and with 37 cruise calls planned for 2019 already, this is further evidence of the growing confidence in the Isle of Man as a cruise destination."

Passengers will have the opportunity of visiting numerous heritage sites and travel onboard the Steam and Electric Railway.

Local produce will also be supplied to the vessel including Manx meat, salmon, queenies, cheese, ice cream and chocolate.