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Record Year for New Zealand Cruise Industry
WELLINGTON – New statistics show that almost 40,000 New Zealanders took a cruise last year – a 29 percent increase on 2007 passenger numbers.
The figures, released by the International Cruise Council Australasia, show that the number of New Zealand cruise passengers surged from 30,215 in 2007 to 38,968 last year.
Cruise Council general manager Brett Jardine said New Zealand’s record year was the result of growing awareness of cruising as a great value holiday as well as increased capacity in the market and greater itinerary options.
Jardine said the latest figures revealed particularly strong growth for the emerging river cruise market, with European river cruising numbers almost doubling from 899 to 1669 in 2008.
The most popular cruise destination in 2008 was Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific, representing 66 percent of the market (25,613) and posting growth of 31 percent on 2007
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