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Cruise Canada New England welcomed over 1.5m passengers in 2014

Cruise Canada New England welcomed over 1.5m passengers in 2014
Executives from Cruise Canada New England, consisting of five major partners; Cruise the Saint Lawrence, Cruise Atlantic Canada, Cruise Maine, Cruise Port Boston and NYCruise, representing 40 ports held a reception in London Wednesday evening for cruise lines, travel partners and media.

The gathering heard of another successful season for Canada New England ports in 2014 which collectively welcomed more than 1,300 ship calls from 25 different cruise lines and more than 1.5m passengers.

Cruising generated an economic impact in excess of $1bn for the region this year, reported René Trépanier, executive director  of Cruise the Saint Lawrence.