HONOLULU (AP) – More people are setting sail for Hawaii on
cruise ships from the West Coast.
More than 104,000 travelers arrived in the islands on the large
ocean liners – mostly from the West Coast – in the first 11 months
of last year. That’s a 14.5 percent increase from the same period
in 2010.
The number of cruise liners pulling into Hawaii ports rose 11.3
percent to 59.
There are several reasons for the growth, including the presence
of more cruise ships in the Pacific and a fear among some travelers
of drug cartel-related violence in Mexico.
The industry still hasn’t recouped a pre-recession peak of about
130,000 passengers reached in 2007, but travel agents say demand
for West Coast to Hawaii cruises is strong.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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