Visitors to Hawaii arriving by
cruise ship plummeted 28% in
2014, according to new figures
for the full year published by the
Hawaii Tourism Authority.
The islands saw 123,071 visitors
from 69 cruise vessels based in
other states compared to 170,987
visitors from 84 ships a year prior.
Embarking pax arriving in Hawaii
by air or other cruise ships over
the year totalled 242,057, down
15.8% compared against 2013.
Results were not all bad though,
with the destination seeing a 2.1%
increase in visitors arriving by air
to join a cruise ship home-ported
in Hawaii, such as Norwegian
Cruise Lines’ Pride of America
