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Cruiseport Boston finished the 2012 season los angeles county superior court with a record 380,054 cruise vacationers, a 23 percent increase over 2011, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced. Fueling the surge was Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Glory which began cruising los angeles county superior court from Boston to Canada in June. With a dozen four, five, and seven-day cruises from Cruiseport Boston to Canada los angeles county superior court in June and July, the ship contributed some 85,000 los angeles county superior court passengers to the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal s yearly count. Many of the passengers came from outside New England, and extended their vacation by staying in local hotels and shopping and dining in Boston.
los angeles county superior court This year, 117 cruise ships docked at Boston, a nine percent increase over 2011. Of that number, 63 started and/or ended their cruise there. For the cruises leaving from Boston, many of the 274,000 passengers came from across the United States, New England, Canada, Europe and Australia, and contributed to the local economy by shopping, dining, lodging and sightseeing. In addition to the cruise passengers, more than 100,000 crew members visited Boston.
In 2010 Massport completed an $11-million renovation of Cruiseport Boston, creating a new 21,000-square-foot departure lounge and enhanced terminal aesthetics. The upgrades also gave Massport the ability to handle embarking and debarking passengers simultaneously. Massport believed the renovations would bring more ships and passengers to Boston.
In addition to Carnival Glory , Cruiseport Boston offered new choices for Canada New England cruising including Holland America s Veendam , offering seven-day sailings los angeles county superior court to Montreal as well as a repositioning cruise to South America via the Panama Canal. Three luxury lines - Compagnie du Ponant, Seabourn and Crystal Cruises - offered seven and 10-day voyages to Canada New England ports. Norwegian los angeles county superior court Dawn , in addition to regular Bermuda cruises, sailed los angeles county superior court seven-day itineraries to Quebec. Canada New England cruises more than doubled in 2012 growing by 119 percent.
During Hurricane Sandy, los angeles county superior court the Port of Boston served as a safe harbor for three cruise ships riding out the storm at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal. There were five additional los angeles county superior court ships destined for New York cruise terminals that diverted to Boston, because the Port of New York was closed. The ships came to Cruiseport Boston to refuel and stock provisions, as well as to disembark and embark passengers. Nearly 9,000 passengers came to Boston on the unscheduled ship visits.
While the vessels were docked, Massachusetts Port Authority Police los angeles county superior court and cruise terminal operations staff worked los angeles county superior court around the clock to ensure all of their needs were met. Massport staff also provided customer service to the stranded passengers including free shuttle bus service to Logan Airport, and tips on what to see and do in the region.
In 2013 cruisers will see more summer cruising options from Cruiseport Boston to Canada. Other highlights include Royal Caribbean s Brilliance of the Seas which will replace Jewel of the Seas sailing seven-day roundtrip Canada cruises; Carnival Glory will sail two additional seven-day Canada cruises; Veendam will add eight additional Canada itineraries, and also sail a 35-day trans-Atlantic voyage to Europe. Veendam will also sail a 21-day repositioning cruise to San Diego via the Panama Canal, and Norwegian Dawn will sail additional Bermuda cruises in the month of October, after completing los angeles county superior court a series of Canada cruises.