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原文传递 Port Of New Orleans Sets Monthly Cruise Passenger Record In March

题名：	Port Of New Orleans Sets Monthly Cruise Passenger Record In March
正文语种：	eng
作者：	FRANK MCCORMACK
摘要：	Cruise-goers in the Big Easy are partying like it's pre-COVID, with the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) setting a monthly oceangoing and river cruise passenger record in March with more than 155,225 passenger movements and 39 cruise vessel calls for the month. The previous monthly record was set in February 2020 with 154,409 passenger movements and 31 vessel calls. A month later, in March 2020, the cruise industry came to a halt due to COVID-19 restrictions. Before then, New Orleans was on track for 1.4 million passenger movements in 2020. Three years later, Port NOLA is once again on track for an annual cruise passenger record. "These record numbers highlight how demand for cruising from New Orleans never went away, as people from all over the world returned to our vibrant city to launch their cruise vacations as soon as they were able," said Brandy Christian, president and CEO of Port NOLA. "As a result, our cruise line partners continue to commit to the New Orleans market, and that's good news for Louisiana tourism and hospitality." According to Port NOLA, 90 percent of New Orleans cruise passengers hail from other states, and 73 percent of those extend their trip in the city either before or after their cruise. That generates more than 300,000 room nights for New Orleans hotels and more than $125 million in spending.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	137
期：	7
页码：	11-11