The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) celebrated the beginning of what guarantees to be a record-breaking cruise season at Flynn Cruiseport Boston, with the arrival of the Norwegian Gem on Might 3, based on a press launch.
After welcoming over 373,000 passengers and 149 cruise ships in 2023, Massport is anticipating 169 cruise ships in 2024, up by 15 p.c in comparison with the earlier season. Between now and November, the Cruiseport will welcome 90 port of name visits, together with 13 maiden calls, the port mentioned.
To mark the beginning of the season, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) in the present day joined elected officers and neighborhood stakeholders to have fun the beginning of the season.
On the occasion, Massport acknowledged State Consultant David Biele with the 2024 Maritime Champion Award for his help and advocacy in Boston and all through the Commonwealth.
“The maritime trade is important to Boston, particularly South Boston, and generates 1000’s of jobs for the Metropolis and Commonwealth,” mentioned Biele. “Between the increasing cruise trade right here and the important cargo delivery trade, the financial advantages are rising each day. I’m proud to work with Massport and all our maritime companions to make sure that Conley Terminal and Flynn Cruiseport proceed to be supported by the state.”
“We’re excited to kick off the beginning of the 2024 cruise season at Flynn Cruiseport Boston. We’re proud the expansion we’ve seen in our cruise operations over the previous couple of years, and we couldn’t do it with out our cruise companions,” mentioned Massport Port Director Joseph Morris.
“Boston is the preeminent cruise port for New England and performs a vital function in our tourism economic system. It helps 1000’s of jobs and serves as an financial engine for the Commonwealth. We look ahead to welcoming cruise passengers to Boston and New England to allow them to discover all this area has to supply.”
In 2024, a report six cruise traces may have ships homeporting in Boston together with Norwegian Cruise Line’s Gem and the Jade; Holland America’s Volendam and Zuiderdam; Princess Cruises’ Emerald Princess; Movie star Cruises’s Eclipse Royal Caribbean Worldwide’s Jewel of the Seas; and Oceania Cruises’s Nautica.
Juan Kuryla, senior vp of port improvement and development of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, mentioned: “Boston is an distinctive metropolis that our visitors take pleasure in crusing from, and it performs a important function to our long-term presence on the east coast. Whereas we’re excited to have fun Norwegian Gem’s return for one more season, we’re equally desirous to proceed to discover alternatives with Massport to reinforce the present facility to permit bigger ships and extra visitors to cruise from Boston.”
