Even though the terminal isn't set to be fully finished until next month, it's now able to take in passengers.
Chairman of Port Saint John Stephen Campbell says we've had about 200,000 visitors this year, and with this new terminal we could reach 300,000. Campbell says it gives us a cutting edge competitiveness in the industry and the positive feedback from passengers they've received is amazing.
Saint John MP Rodney Weston says it's a real success story on how much the cruise industry has expanded. He says over the years we've built better facilities to handle the growing amount of passengers we receive.
The terminal is a little smaller than the Marco Polo terminal, but it will have a venue than can hold about 100 people and increased security.
The Diamond Jubilee Cruise Terminal is part of a larger cruise enhancement project announced last year funded by the federal and provincial governments.
