Massport expects a record-breaking 2024 cruise season

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The 2024 cruise season begins on March 29.

The Norwegian Pearl cruise ship. Massport

A record-breaking cruise season is predicted at Flynn Cruiseport Boston in 2024, Massport introduced on Friday.


  • Vacationers cruising to the Bahamas for Christmas holidays wound up in Boston as an alternative

The 2024 season, which begins on March 29, is predicted to set information for passenger and ship quantity, Massport reported, by bringing greater than 170 vessels, 12 maiden calls, and 16 three-ship days to Flynn Cruiseport Boston.

Boston will host a document eight homeport ships in a single season in 2024: Norwegian Cruise Strains’ Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Jade; Holland America Line’s Volendam and Zuiderdam; Princess Cruises’ Emerald Princess; Movie star Cruises’ Movie star Eclipse; Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas, and Oceania
Cruises’ Nautica, Massport famous.

In 2023, Boston’s cruise enterprise generated greater than $135 million, in line with Massport, with Boston seeing 149 cruise ships and 373,000 passengers, a 20% passenger improve over the earlier yr.

“We had been thrilled to see the strong demand for cruising in 2023, supporting the Metropolis of Boston and the Commonwealth’s journey and tourism trade,” stated Joseph Morris, Massport port director, in an announcement. “Boston has
grown as each a homeport and vacation spot port of name for a number of cruise traces, and we stay up for fostering further progress in passengers, ships, and diversified itineraries as we method the 2024 season.”

The 2023 season, which ran from March to December (ending with the a lot talked about re-routed MSC Meraviglia), introduced 5 maiden voyages to Boston and supported itineraries to the Caribbean, Central America, and Iceland/Greenland from 27 completely different cruise traces.

New itineraries in 2024 embody the next:

  • 21-day roundtrip from Boston to the Caribbean/Panama Canal cruise aboard Holland America’s Zuiderdam in October
  • 10-day a method Boston to the Caribbean cruise aboard Movie star Cruises’ Movie star Eclipse in October
  • 9-day a method Boston to St. Maarten cruise aboard Windstar Cruises’ Star Pleasure in October.
  • 7-day a method Boston to Panama cruise aboard Hapag Lloyd Cruises’ Hanseatic Inspiration in October
  • 14-day a method Boston to the Caribbean cruise aboard Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam in November

“Flynn Cruiseport Boston is a crucial homeport for Holland America Line sailings, and we stay up for one other profitable season in 2024,” stated Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line, in an announcement. “Visitors who board our cruise ships in Boston get to discover historic websites alongside the New England coast and immerse themselves within the wealthy cultures of jap Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Caribbean, and Panama Canal, all whereas experiencing impeccable service at sea.”

Massport additionally took steps this season to scale back emissions at Flynn Cruiseport by putting in LED lighting, shopping for hybrid/electriccal help automobiles, recycling, and upgrading the HVAC system.