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Article: Cruise passenger travel increases by 7 percent.
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- M2 Presswire
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- August 21, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 August 2003-US DOT: Cruise passenger travel increases by 7 percent(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:08202003
Passenger cruise travel in 2003 increased by 7 percent over 2002 levels, according to data released by the Maritime Administration today. The top 10 cruise lines carried 2 million passengers on 932 North American cruises in the second quarter of 2003, an increase of 7 percent from the second quarter of 2002. In addition, the first two quarters of 2003 reflect a 9 percent growth from the same period in 2002.
Miami remained the largest departure port, accounting for 23 percent of the total traffic. However, Port ...