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November 27, 2004

St. Thomas experiencing record cruise arrivals

"When St. Thomas merchants welcomed 12,646 passengers on five cruise ships last Tuesday, they knew their world-renowned harbor was in for a record winter. Like some other ports in the region, St. Thomas saw reduced cruise-passenger traffic during three weeks of storms. Nevertheless, it is set to end the year with a record of more than 1.9 million passengers, announced Edward E. Thomas, CEO of the West Indian Co., which hosts most of them. The majority of the passengers (nearly 1.4 million) arrived during the winter and the remainder during the summer."

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Posted by afinta at November 27, 2004 11:01 PM