The cruise port in Nassau, Bahamas just lately broke its personal one-day customer report not as soon as, however three occasions over the course of simply 12 days.
On December 28, 2022, the port broke its earlier one-day cruise customer report when 25,279 cruise passengers arrived on the identical day from six ships: Liberty of the Seas, Independence of the Seas, Carnival Sunshine, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Dream, and Norwegian Getaway.
On January fifth, the report was damaged once more when simply over 100 extra company arrived for a complete of 25,393. They got here from six ships as effectively: Symphony of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, Carnival Conquest, Carnival Dream, and Carnival Legend.
CEO and Director of the port Mike Maura stated on January fifth, “25,393 passengers today, January 5th, 2023, beats our prior one-day record of 25,279 achieved December 28th, 2022. Fantastic start to 2023. In the past week, Nassau Cruise Port has welcomed 114,989 passengers. Nassau is the place to be in 2023.”
He continued, “This is indicative of a strong rebound in the cruise industry, with climbing occupancy rates. These passenger volumes have a positive impact on the tourism industry in The Bahamas. Geographically, The Bahamas is blessed, not only with sun, sand, and sea but also with proximity to the major home ports in the US.”
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That identical week, the report was damaged for a 3rd time when 26,393 cruise passengers arrived on six extra ships on January eighth: Wonder of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sunrise, and Norwegian Escape.
Since the start of 2023 earlier this month, Nassau has already welcomed over 150,000 cruise ship passengers. The port is effectively in place to interrupt its annual report of three.85 million passengers, which was achieved in 2019.
In 2022, Nassau had simply 5.5 p.c fewer cruise ship calls in comparison with 2019. Though the 12 months began out with a low occupancy per ship, cruise ships grew to become extra full because the 12 months went on. By the fourth quarter of 2022, the Bahamas had welcomed extra cruise ship passengers than it had in 2019.
Nassau has massive plans for the cruise business, because the port continues development on its new port and waterfront space. It’s anticipated to open on May 27, 2023.
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