CRUISING in New Zealand is
booming, reaching a record high
last season, says the country’s
cruise industry association, Cruise
New Zealand.
Over 254,400 passengers visited
NZ on 35 ships that collectively
stopped by the country 138 times
and made 703 port calls during
the 2015/16 cruise season.
“This represents a phenomenal
growth of 26% in terms of
passenger arrivals which
translates to an injection of
$484 million into New Zealand’s
economy,” Kevin O’Sullivan,
Cruise New Zealand’s outgoing
chair said.
Looking forward, O’Sullivan
is expecting a slight dip in
passenger numbers due to the
exit of Pacific Pearl, but capacity
in 2016/17 will still rise by 11% to
a record high.
MEANWHILE, Debbie
Summers, executive director of
ID New Zealand was last week
elected chair of Cruise NZ.
