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Cruise: Canaveral, Port Metro Vancouver, Port Everglades

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Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas opened its 2014-2015 season of Caribbean cruises from its Port Canaveral homeport on November 15. Port Metro Vancouver ended another strong Alaskan season October with a seven-month tally of 812,095 revenue passengers and 243 cruise ship calls – a tad more than 2013 and overall its best year since 2009. Port Everglades’ cruise passenger count topped 4 million during the fiscal year ending September 31, including 3.88 million sailing on multi-day itineraries.

Port Canaveral Welcomes Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas

Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas began homeporting at Port Canaveral on November 15 and will remain there through March 2015, offering a nine-night itinerary that to the southern Caribbean with calls in Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Haiti. Other options include four-, five-, and eight-night Caribbean cruises.

"We are pleased that Royal Caribbean continues to provide innovative ships and diverse itineraries for our community, Orlando and other central Florida residents and visitors," said Port Canaveral CEO John E. Walsh. "We look forward to welcoming Royal Caribbean’s fleet into its new home at Cruise Terminal 1 next month when our state-of-the-art facility opens."

Canaveral also is homeport for Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas and Enchantment of the Seas.

Metro Vancouver: 2014 Cruise Season Ends With Strong Numbers and Increased Capabilities for Shore Power Connections 


Vancouver’s Canada Place Cruise Terminal.
Photo/Port Metro Vancouver

Port Metro Vancouver’s 2014 Alaska cruise season ended in October seven months after it began with excellent results: 812,095 revenue passengers on 243 calls by 29 cruise ships, a bit more than 2013 and overall the port’s best cruise year since 2009, as shown in the attachment. The port is expecting traffic levels similar to this year’s in 2015.

According to the port authority, each cruise ship call produces an approximately $2 million impact on local economy. It also notes that the cruise business annually accounts for approximately 283,000 hotel night stays in Vancouver and more than 440,000 in British Columbia, generating some 6,000 direct and indirect jobs, $220 million in wages, and tax revenues for municipal, provincial and federal governments.

Progress was made this year in reducing cruise ship emissions. Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited joined Disney, Holland America and Princess in adapting vessels to use shore power in Vancouver. Shore power reduces marine diesel air emissions by allowing ships to shut down their engines and connect to BC Hydro’s electrical grid while at dock.

Since its inception in 2009, shore power connections in Vancouver have reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 11,000 metric tons. A third shore power connection arm was installed at Canada Place in 2013 with funding from Transport Canada.

Beginning in 2015, the port will consolidate cruise business at Canada Place and retire Ballantyne Pier as an overflow cruise terminal. Next year as well, changes are planned that will improve passenger flows at the Canada Place cruise terminal, including two new escalators and an elevator, as well as additional check-in and marshalling space at the adjoining Vancouver Convention Centre.

Port Everglades Celebrates 4 Million Passenger Mark 


Busy cruise day at Port Everglades.
Photo/Port Everglades

Passenger moves at Port Everglades topped 4 million during the fiscal year ending September 30, according to preliminary data released by the port. That included 3.88 million passengers embarked on multi-day cruises and 121,321 on day cruises. Port officials attribute the increase to greater numbers of cruise ships sailing during the summer and increased four- and five-night cruise itinerary offerings.

"Port Everglades celebrated a record fiscal year with $153 million in revenue, 1 million TEUs and 4 million passenger moves," said Port Everglades Chief Executive and Port Director Steven Cernak, PPM®. "These are terrific milestones. The key now is to continue moving forward with our infrastructure plans since we know that ships are only getting larger and facility needs are greater."

The port’s 20-Year Master/Vision Plan estimates that Port Everglades will reach 5.6 million cruise passenger moves by the year 2033. The cruise industry at Port Everglades accounts for more than 5,000 direct jobs and nearly $1.7 billion in annual economic activity.

Eight cruise lines, one ferry and more than 40 cruise ships sail from the South Florida seaport including: Balearia’s Bahamas Express, Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Seabourn and Silversea Cruises. Click here for Port Everglades’ latest cruise offerings.

 

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