| Porthole 3 Nov 15

THE incredible potential of the
Australian cruise industry has
been highlighted in statistics
released in Montreal, Canada .
The local cruise season has
just wrapped up, with a total of
73 cruise ship visits and about
92,000 passengers and crew
passing through the terminal.
However the really interesting
statistic found that 8.5% of the
passengers (about 5,600) were
Australians – more than the
5,000 or so from Canada.
Despite Canada’s population
of 35 million people, nearby
Americans outnumbered them
almost ten to one, while the
Australian contingent also
outstripped the locals even
though “Sydneysiders have to
travel 10,000 miles to get to
Montreal!” according to the
Cybercruises website.