Cruise Season Peaking at Port Saint John Next Week

Cruise Season Peaking at Port Saint John Next Week


Saint John (NB) – Cruise activity will steadily increase over next few weeks as Southern New Brunswick enters the peak period for Fall colours.

In particular next week will bring 8 ship calls between Monday and Thursday with triple cruise ship days on Monday, September 24 and Tuesday, September 25. This includes the added call of the 3100 passenger capacity Emerald Princess on Monday, September 24 and puts the total cruise guests expected this year on 74 ships at just over 190,000.

“We are pleased to gain an added visit of Emerald Princess on Monday,” noted Jim Quinn, President and CEO of Port Saint John. “This addition to the schedule gave us a second triple cruise ship day next week and brings to the total cruise guests expected over a four day period to 20,000 guests and 7,800 crew experiencing our city and region”.

He further noted the following week is nearly as busy with more than 17,000 cruise guests and nearly 7,000 crew members.

“Our tour operators, retailers and restaurateurs will notice a significant increase in the level of traffic in their businesses over the next few weeks and we at the Port Authority are gearing up to welcome these ships and their guests through our facilities as they experience all the Bay of Fundy region offers,” concluded Quinn.

The season will continue through to October 29 and includes three more inaugural calls of new vessels to the Port: Emerald Princess (September 24); Quest for Adventure (October 4); and Artania (October 8).

The cruise ship schedule for the remainder of 2012 is available at www.cruisesaintjohn.com.