I crocieristi nordamericani premiano i porti di New Orleans e New York

È in forte crescita il numero dei crocieristi che scelgono di imbarcarsi nei porti di New Orleans e New York. Lo scorso anno i due scali hanno registrato rispettivamente un aumento del 33% e del 27% del traffico dei passeggeri delle crociere rispetto al 2003. Lo ha rilevato ieri la statunitense Maritime Administration (Marad) presentando uno studio statistico sul traffico crocieristico nordamericano.

Lo scorso anno il traffico di crocieristi nordamericani è aumentato del 12,8% a 9.417.000 passeggeri, contro 8,3 milioni di passeggeri nel 2003.

Anche nel 2004 i porti della Florida hanno totalizzato la maggior quota di traffico nonostante le partenze da Miami siano diminuite del 10%. Inoltre i Caraibi occidentali sono stati nuovamente la destinazione maggiormente scelta dai crocieristi.

Cruise Passenger Statistics¹
Cruise Lines
2004
(Passengers in Thousands)

Cruise Line	No. of Cruises	Passengers
Carnival Cruise Line	1,278	3,087.9
Royal Caribbean International	1,036	2,626.2
Princess Cruises	405	963.0
Norwegian Cruise Line	420	810.8
Holland America Line	435	626.6
Celebrity Cruise Lines	329	600.8
Disney Cruise Line	151	395.9
Cunard Line	39	87.1
Costa Cruise Line	41	82.5
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises	114	48.0
Crystal Cruises	54	31.7
MSC Italian Cruises	17	26.4
Silversea Cruises	28	8.9
Oceania Cruises	12	6.5
Windstar Cruises	36	6.4
Seabourn Cruise Line	24	4.4
SeaDream Yacht Club	44	3.5
Total	4,463	9,417

**Less than 500

Cruise Passenger Statistics¹
Top 20 Departure Ports Market Share
2004
(Passengers in Thousands)

Port	No. of Cruises	Percent	No. of Passengers	Percent
Miami	641	14.4	1,682.8	17.9
Fort Lauderdale	637	14.3	1,237.2	13.1
Port Canaveral	466	10.4	1,230.1	13.1
San Juan	322	7.2	676.6	7.2
New York	252	5.6	546.7	5.8
Vancouver, CA	241	5.4	436.2	4.6
Los Angeles	193	4.3	434.4	4.6
Galveston	208	4.7	433.4	4.6
Long Beach	166	3.7	401.3	4.3
Tampa	198	4.4	399.2	4.2
New Orleans	178	4.0	395.8	4.2
Seattle	135	3.0	290.9	3.1
San Diego	104	2.3	172.6	1.8
Honolulu	90	2.0	170.9	1.8
Jacksonville	65	1.5	113.7	1.2
Baltimore	55	1.2	104.6	1.1
Houston	55	1.2	90.5	1.0
Whittier	42	0.9	88.3	0.9
San Francisco	54	1.2	84.9	0.9
Seward	53	1.2	75.0	0.8
All Other Ports	313.0	6.9	358.4	3.3
Total	4,463	100	9,417	100

Cruise Passenger Statistics¹
Length of Cruise
2004
(Passengers in Thousands)

Cruise Length	No. of Cruises	No. of Passengers
2 to 5 Days	1,310	2950
6 to 8 Days	2,476	5,455
9 to 17 Days	650	987
Greater than 17 Days	27	24
Total	4,463	9,416

Cruise Passenger Statistics¹
Departure Ports
2003 through 2004
(Passengers in Thousands)

	2004		2003
Port	Cruises	Passengers	Cruises	Passengers
Miami	641	1,683	738	1,867
Fort Lauderdale	637	1,237	593	1,100
Port Canaveral	466	1,230	450	1,114
San Juan	322	677	258	579
New York	252	547	236	432
Vancouver, CA	241	436	269	466
Galveston	208	433	203	377
Tampa	198	399	216	419
Los Angeles	193	434	229	516
New Orleans	178	396	143	297
All Other Ports	1,127	1,945	759	1,182
Total	4,463	9,417	4,094	8,349

Cruise Passenger Statistics¹
Cruise Destinations
2003 through 2004
(Passengers in Thousands)

	2004		2003
Port	Cruises	Passengers	Cruises	Passengers
Western Caribbean	1,374	3,094	1,341	2,924
Bahamas	597	1,431	536	1,292
Eastern Caribbean	541	1,215	527	1,037
Alaska	473	880	449	776
Southern Caribbean	454	895	362	749
Mexico (Pacific)	430	964	327	731
Bermuda	143	195	146	212
Hawaii	127	233	110	222
Canada/New England	112	214	100	173
Trans-Panama Canal	82	108	75	95
Other Destinations	130	188	121	138
Total	4,463	9,417	4,094	8,349

Cruise Passenger Statistics¹
Cruise Length and Passenger-Days
2003 through 2004
(Passenger-Days in Thousands)

	2004		2003
	No. of Cruises	Passenger Days	No. of Cruises	Passenger Days
2 to 5 Days	1,310	11,583	1,251	10,708
6 to 8 Days	2476	38,294	2,310	34,340
9 to 17 Days	650	11,165	504	7,954
Greater than 17 Days	27	548	29	532
Total	4,463	61,590	4,094	53,534

¹North America Cruises by Seventeen Major Brands
Source: U.S. Maritime Administration, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis