Friday, May 28, 2010
Cruise Ship Season Begins
(Cruise Ship In Port)
(File Photo)
The 2010 Cruise Ship season in Saint John begins today.
Betty McMillan of the Port Authority tells CHSJ News the first ship is an 84 hundred ton vessel that specializes in trips to the Antarctic.
Princess Cruises will be calling 15 times with the Grand Princess and the Caribbean Princess.
McMillan says they expect over 214,000 cruise passengers onboard 77 vessels this season.
Meantime, Fundy River Valley MLA and acting Business New Brunswick Minister Jack Keir along with Supply and Services Minister Ed Doherty will be on hand for a funding announcement in the city this afternoon concerning the port. The details will be revealed in a news conference at the Floating Pipeline Company.