Dockyard welcomed its first cruise ship of the year yesterday.

The Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria arrived at Heritage Wharf in the morning and departed in the evening.

Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said the visit made up for a planned call in January that was cancelled because of bad weather.

The Queen Victoria had been due to visit the island with sister ship Queen Elizabeth.

They were to be the first official cruise ship visits of the year, but storms in the North Atlantic forced them to abandon the plan and bypass the island.

It would have been the inaugural visit for the Bermuda-registered Queen Elizabeth.

The Queen Victoria made her first visit to the island on April 2, 2011.

Visitors at the time ranked Bermuda as the best destination on their transatlantic voyage.

The ship’s arrival kicked off the cruise ship season in the West End. The MSC Cruises’ Divina is expected to arrive at Heritage Wharf this morning and leave this evening.