Alaska Cruise Ship Growth 2017 To 2018
And 22 million in spending by cruise ship crew members.
Alaska cruise ship growth 2017 to 2018. If you like to keep track of your past cruises and go down the memory lane or need an itinerary in timetable format for the entire year we got you covered. The state experienced 13-percent growth of cross-border vehicle traffic this year jumping from 190074 arrivals to 214873. Princess Cruises will increase its Alaska capacity by 15 percent in 2018 by adding another ship to its routes here making for its largest Alaska deployment ever.
In 2017 Alaskas visitor industry accounted for Up 20. The industry estimates that 253 million will cruise globally in 2017. Alaska has experienced double-digit growth with a year-over-year 17 percent increase in passengers in 2017 and another 13 percent increase in 2018 accounting for more than one million cruisers travelling to this destination.
Research by Wells Fargo Securities predicts about 6 percent growth from this summers number which is a little more than a million passengers. So there are things that could be in the emissions. Alaska Visitors Statistics Program AVSP VII.
Alaska has experienced double-digit growth with a year-over-year 17 percent increase in passengers in 2017 and another 13 percent increase in 2018 accounting for. Most of the increase is attributed to the cruise market which grew by 7 percent 79300 visitors. We can provide data of past cruise voyages in an excel file with complete.
Statewide the number of cruise visitors is expected to grow 23 since 2018 she said. Alaska Department of Commerce. It also accelerated the retirement of numerous ships as fleets become more modern and environmentally friendly.
The survey conducted in summer 2016 shows a 4 growth in visitation resulting in 197 billion in visitor spending. More tourists will come to Alaska next summer on cruise ships. 2018 forecast based upon historical relationship between yearly capacity increase and yearly passenger increase.
