More than 7800 cruise passengers spent Monday in the country

Antigua and Barbuda hosted more than 7,800 passengers who arrived aboard four cruise ships that docked at the St. John’s Harbour on Monday.

The Antigua Cruise Port reported that the vessels are; the Mein Sshiff 2 of the Tui Cruises which brought 2,830 passengers, Aida Sol of the Aida Cruise Lines with 2,449 passengers, Queen Elizabeth of Cunard Cruises with 1,954 passengers and Azamara Quest with 654 passengers.

The visitors brought brisk trade to those involved both directly and indirectly from the cruise industry.

There are a total of 98 cruise calls scheduled for the month of December, an increase from last year’s total, according to ACP.