ˌɛmˈɛs kˈɪŋ sˈiːweɪz ɪz ɐ kɹˈuːzɪfɚɹi ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ˈoʊnd baɪ ðə dˈeɪnɪʃ ʃˈɪpɪŋ kˈʌmpəni dˌiːˌɛfdˌiːˈɛs sˈiːweɪz ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈaʊt kənˈɛktɪŋ nˈɔːɹθ ʃˈiːldz, ɪfˈɛktɪvli ðə pˈoːɹt ʌv nˈuːkæsəl əpˌɑːn tˈaɪn, bˌiːɪŋ sˈɪks mˈaɪlz tə ðɪ ˈiːst ʌvðə sˈɪɾi, ˈɪŋɡlənd tʊ aɪ dʒˈeɪmjˈuːaɪdən ɪnðə nˈɛðɜːləndz.
MS King Seaways is a cruiseferry operated and owned by the Danish shipping company DFDS Seaways on a route connecting North Shields, effectively the port of Newcastle upon Tyne, (being 6 miles to the east of the city), England to IJmuiden in the Netherlands.