St. John’s Reaches 300,000 Cruise Ship Passengers
The City of St. John's has reached a milestone in the tourism industry.
On Thursday the city welcomed the 300,000th cruise ship guest to the city since 1999.
To celebrate there was a dockside ceremony with the mayor and council along with representatives from the St. John’s Port Authority.
The 300,000th cruise ship passenger was on the Sky Princess ship. The tourist will receive a gift bag containing local goodies and a plaque to mark this milestone for the city.
This year 26 cruise ships visited St. John’s.