The announcement was made as representatives of the provincial government, the Saint John Port Authority and industry attended Cruise Shipping Miami which is the world’s largest annual cruise trade show.
M-S-C Cruises and Oceania Cruises have each booked two calls to the port during the fall of 2011 bringing an additional 10,000 passengers to the city.
More than 70 ships are expected to dock in Saint John in 2011, bringing to the city and region more than 200,000 passengers and close to 70,000 crew members. The Port estimates that more than $30 million was spent last year as a result of cruise traffic to the port.
