Hawaii’s popularity as an embarkation point on the upswing
New York and Hawaii were among the fastest growing embarkation points for cruise travelers, according to a study released in August by Exton, Pa.-based Business Research and Economic Advisors, for the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based cruise association.
Direct spending related to the cruise industry increased 9 percent in 2006 — down slightly from 10 percent growth the year before because of a slower rate of capacity growth and a drop in consumer spending, according to a report from the Cruise Lines International Association.
According to the report US passengers made up 78 percent of the 12 million passengers who took cruise vacations worldwide in 2006. Seven ships were added last year, and about 30 more are slated to be built by the end of 2011 as cruise lines anticipate there will be enough demand to fill some 80,000 new berths.
The port in Honolulu showed substantial growth, with passenger departures reaching 318,000, an increase of 34 percent.
Florida — home base for Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. — led with nearly 56 percent of all embarkations and the top three cruise ports in 2006. The Port of Miami, Port Canaveral and Port Everglades accounted for more than 4.4 million passenger embarkations, the study showed.
New York ranked sixth with 536,000 embarkations in 2006, up 45 percent, with the opening of the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.
While New York and Hawaii were on the upswing passenger embarkations in New Orleans, whose port was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was down by 77 percent. About 72,000 cruise passengers began their trip in New Orleans in 2006, down from 308,000 the year before, the report showed.
Other ports that saw a drop in embarkations were Boston, down 22 percent with 62,000, and San Diego, down 23 percent with 180,000.
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