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Article: New Orleans, New York gain big in cruise departures; Overall departures up more than 12 percent in 2004.
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- M2 Presswire
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- April 27, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 April 2005-US DOT: New Orleans, New York gain big in cruise departures; Overall departures up more than 12 percent in 2004(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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More people are choosing to depart from New Orleans and New York on their cruises than ever before. Departures from New Orleans were up by 33 percent while departures from New York grew 27 percent in 2004, according to statistics released by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) today.
North American cruise passenger traffic increased overall by 12.8 percent in 2004, with more than 9.4 million passengers traveling on the 17 major cruise lines. These figures are ...