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Boston: Massport Launches 2013 Cruise Season

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The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) launched its 2013 cruise season with the May 2 sailing to Bermuda of Norwegian Dawn from Cruiseport Boston’s Black Falcon Terminal in South Boston.

This year for the first time, Massport is offering travelers free wireless Internet access at the cruise terminal. The free WiFi service is supported by advertising and sponsorship programs. Subscribers to a roaming service, such as Boingo or T-Mobile, get access through those providers; those using the free service view advertising before accessing the Internet.

Almost 20 cruise lines call on Cruiseport Boston each season, which this year runs from May through November – with four ships calling Boston home. Cruise destinations include Bermuda and Canada-New England. The schedule also includes repositioning cruises to San Diego via the Panama Canal, the Southern Caribbean to Tampa and a European Transatlantic cruise.

In 2012, Cruiseport Boston received 117 vessel calls and more than 380,000 passengers. According to a 2012 report by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), cruise industry spending generated nearly 7,500 jobs and $438 million in income for Massachusetts’ workers through direct, indirect and induced impact. The report estimated that cruise industry direct spending in Massachusetts accounted for more than $452 million and that passengers and crew spent $24.8 million in Boston in 2011. 

Norwegian Dawn docked at Black Falcon Terminal on May 2.
Photo/Massachusetts Port Authority
 

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