Following a two-year suspension on cruise ships in Atlantic Canada attributable to COVID-19, the cruise trade has made a powerful comeback in 2022.
The Atlantic Canada Cruise Affiliation (ACCA) has introduced a profitable 2022 season and powerful projections for 2023, in response to a press launch.
Atlantic Canada welcomed a complete of 474 ships and 622,811 passengers this yr, setting a powerful basis for the upcoming yr.
“Atlantic Canada was making robust progress as a cruise ship vacation spot earlier than the pandemic shut the trade down. Our focus now’s regaining that momentum and dealing with our neighborhood companions to construct a sustainable trade that delivers actual financial profit to the area as cruise visitors get an opportunity to expertise the enviable high quality of life we get pleasure from right here,” stated Sarah Rumley, the manager director of ACCA.
ACCA’s Accomplice Ports welcomed 360 cruise ships over the cruise season with over 575,000 passengers exploring Charlottetown, Nook Brook, Halifax, Saint John, and Sydney.
Area of interest ports in Atlantic Canada additionally recorded a profitable cruise season welcoming over 23 thousand passengers which is a 24% enhance in passengers to those area of interest ports because the 2019 season.
The ACCA stated that it believed that the 2022 cruise season would have been much more profitable had it not been for Hurricane Fiona, which compelled a variety of cruise ships to cancel their voyages in the course of the storm whereas the harm in some ports was being repaired.
“Regardless of the challenges posed by Hurricane Fiona, 2022 was a powerful cruise ship season in Atlantic Canada. An increasing number of, guests around the globe are appreciating the tradition, heritage and wide-open areas present in Atlantic Canada. We noticed extra alternative for sustainable development and the financial impression it would carry to our communities,” stated Mike Cochrane, chair of ACCA.
